Foreplay vs Minea (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Foreplay grades higher than Minea: 2.0 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Foreplay grades higher on the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Foreplay
Save, search and track competitors' ads, and report on your own
Which one is for you
Pick Foreplay if
- Fits if you collect ads you like and want them saved with transcripts and landing pages
- Works for agencies watching dozens of rival brands, on Agency at $389 a month billed annually
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want ads made for you, as it only finds them and turns them into briefs
- Tight if you're on Basic, which has no rival tracking or reports on your own ads
- Not for you if you want to try it without handing over a card, as the trial charges when it ends
- Pricey if your team grows: extra users are $20 a month each, and each extra Lens brand is $50
- Watch out: Spyder tracks Meta ads only, and Lens reads Meta and TikTok accounts only
Pick Minea if
- Fits if you hunt for products to dropship and want ads and shops in one place
- Works for sellers who track competing brands
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need TikTok ads, as TikTok, Pinterest and Snapchat are marked coming soon
- Tight if you want to try first, since there is no free plan or trial
- Watch out: Premium limits shop notifications to 10
- Watch out: AI analyses, transcripts and magic search are capped on Starter and Premium
- Watch out: the annual price was not readable
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAForeplayFair | 1.6GPAMineaWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CGraded against the ad research tools it's listed with. Basic, enough for one person saving and searching ads, is $49 a month billed annually ($59 monthly). Tracking rivals and reporting on your own ads needs Workflow at $149, though that doesn't rise with ad spend. | CStarter is $49 a month ($39 if paid quarterly), the middle of ad tools. Premium is $99 and Business $199. |
| Free plan and trial | DNo free plan. Every self-serve plan has a 7-day trial, but the pricing page says you enter a card to start and are charged when it ends unless you cancel. | FNothing free: no plan and no trial on record. |
| Features | CSwipe File, Discovery search of 200M+ saved ads, Spyder tracking of rivals' Meta ads with up to 3 years of history, Lens reports and AI briefs. It covers research, but it doesn't make finished ads, and Spyder and Lens aren't on Basic. | CAd listings, products and shops, brand tracking, AI analysis and transcripts and influencer placements. Snapchat, Pinterest and TikTok ads are marked coming soon. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Saving an ad with the Chrome extension is a click, but boards, brand tracking and connecting ad accounts for Lens take some setting up. | CNo store rating on record. You learn its filters before the results make sense. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android apps and a Chrome extension, saving from the Meta Ad Library, Instagram and more. Lens reads Meta and TikTok accounts, and an MCP server and API come from Workflow. No desktop app. | CA web app with a browser extension. No integrations list or phone apps were found. |
| Best for | saving and searching competitors' ads | ad and product research for dropshippers |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Foreplay and Minea. How we grade
Price against what you get
Foreplay starts at $49 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Minea starts at $49 a month and scores 2.0.
Foreplay scores higher for the same starting price. Of the other ad creative and reporting tools on the chart, 5 score higher than Foreplay for less, and 13 score higher than Minea for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Foreplay also covers reports.
- Minea also covers research and dropshipping.
At a glance
| Foreplay | Minea | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $49 per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly) | $49 per month, billed monthly ($39 per month if paid quarterly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial on every self-serve plan | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Foreplay, Inc. | Minea |
| Price read from | foreplay.co | minea.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Foreplay
- Basic has no competitor tracking or analytics of your own ads; Spyder and Lens start on Workflow.
- Extra users cost $20 a month each on every plan, and each extra Lens brand $50.
- Lens reads Meta and TikTok ad accounts; Spyder tracks Meta ads.
- Prices do not rise with ad spend: Lens has unlimited ad spend and history on every plan that includes it.
Minea
- The pricing page lists a Monthly, Quarterly and Annual toggle, but only monthly and quarterly prices were readable; the annual price is not recorded.
- Snapchat, Pinterest and TikTok ads are marked as coming soon on the pricing page, although the homepage mentions TikTok ads.
- Premium limits shop notifications to 10, and AI analyses, transcripts and magic search are capped on Starter and Premium.
Key features
Foreplay
- Swipe File
- Save ads from the Meta Ad Library, Instagram and other sources into shared boards, with automatic transcripts, landing page screenshots and live status.
- Discovery
- Searches 200M+ ads saved by Foreplay users, sorted by how long they have run, with AI search and analysis of emotion and target persona.
- Spyder competitor tracking
- Tracks every Meta ad a competitor launches around the clock, with up to 3 years of ad history, creative tests, top hooks and landing pages.
- Lens creative analytics
- Connects your Meta and TikTok ad accounts for top-performer and comparison reports, creative scores and a testing dashboard, with no ad-spend limit.
- Briefs
- Turns saved inspiration into shareable briefs with an AI script writer, brand profiles and a storyboard generator.
- MCP and API
- Brings saved ads and reports into Claude, ChatGPT and other tools through an MCP server or the API, from the Workflow plan.
Minea
- Ad listing
- Search Meta ads with filters, for example the most liked Shopify ads from the last two weeks. The homepage cites more than 80 million active ads.
- Products and shops
- Browse listings of products and shops, with daily niche lists of products the site flags as winners.
- Brand tracker and notifications
- Follow competitor brands; notifications cover 10 shops on Premium and are unlimited on Business.
- AI analysis and transcripts
- An AI analysis of a given ad and an AI transcript, both capped per month on Starter and Premium and unlimited on Business.
- Influencer placements
- The pricing page says Minea tracks influencer product placements as well as ads.
Plans
Foreplay
Basic$49
per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly)
1 user: Swipe File with the Chrome extension and mobile app, Discovery search of 200M+ ads, and Briefs. No competitor tracking or analytics.
Workflow$149
per month, billed annually ($175 billed monthly)
5 users, Spyder for 15 competitor brands (unlimited on annual), Lens analytics for 1 brand, and MCP and API access.
Agency$389
per month, billed annually ($459 billed monthly)
10 users, Spyder for 50 brands (unlimited on annual), Lens for 10 brands, white-label sharing.
EnterpriseCustom
Sold through sales: unlimited users and usage, priority in-app or Slack support and early access to new features.
Minea
Starter$49
per month, billed monthly ($39 if paid quarterly)
Meta ads, product and shop listings, brand tracker, 10 AI ad analyses and 10 AI transcripts a month.
Premium$99
per month, billed monthly ($79 if paid quarterly)
Unlimited listings and brand tracker, notifications for 10 shops, 50 AI analyses and 50 transcripts a month.
Business$199
per month, billed monthly ($158 if paid quarterly)
Unlimited notifications, AI ad analyses, AI transcripts and magic search.
Ways to pay less
Foreplay
- Annual discount
Save about 15% and get unlimited Spyder yearly
Billed annually, Basic is $49 a month instead of $59, Workflow $149 instead of $175 and Agency $389 instead of $459, and Spyder brand tracking becomes unlimited.
Minea
- Other savings
Quarterly billing saves about 20%
Paying quarterly lowers each plan: Starter is $39 a month instead of $49, Premium $79 instead of $99 and Business $158 instead of $199.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Foreplay or Minea?
As of Nov 12, 2026, they start at the same price. Foreplay starts at $49 per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly), and Minea starts at $49 per month, billed monthly ($39 per month if paid quarterly).
Which has a free plan, Foreplay or Minea?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Foreplay nor Minea has a free plan. Foreplay has a free trial.
Which platforms do Foreplay and Minea run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Foreplay lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app and a browser extension. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.