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Questions and answers.

The basics

Is Save Genie free to use?

Yes, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Track up to 15 products with price drop alerts, add up to 3 new items a day, and create and share as many collections as you like.

The free version shows ads on iPhone and iPad. Premium removes the ads and those limits, and adds Home Screen widgets.

Which online stores can I track?

Save Genie works with most online stores, from Amazon, Walmart and Target to Best Buy, Apple and Nike. Paste a link or tap Share, and Genie will try to find the price. A few stores block automated price checks. On the rare occasion Genie can't read a price, it lets you know, and you can add the details yourself.

Save Genie works with most online stores, from Amazon, Walmart and Best Buy to Indigo, Simons and Roots. Paste a link or tap Share, and Genie will try to find the price. A few stores block automated price checks. On the rare occasion Genie can't read a price, it lets you know, and you can add the details yourself.

Save Genie works with most online stores, from Amazon, ASOS and John Lewis to Marks & Spencer, Currys and Argos. Paste a link or tap Share, and Genie will try to find the price. A few stores block automated price checks. On the rare occasion Genie can't read a price, it lets you know, and you can add the details yourself.

Save Genie works with most online stores, from The Warehouse, Mighty Ape and Trade Me to Kathmandu, Noel Leeming and Briscoes. Paste a link or tap Share, and Genie will try to find the price. A few stores block automated price checks. On the rare occasion Genie can't read a price, it lets you know, and you can add the details yourself.

Save Genie works with most online stores, from Amazon, Coles and Woolworths to Bunnings, JB Hi-Fi and Mecca. Paste a link or tap Share, and Genie will try to find the price. A few stores block automated price checks. On the rare occasion Genie can't read a price, it lets you know, and you can add the details yourself.

How do price drop alerts work?

Genie checks your saved items periodically in the background, and more often for items you've just added. When a price drops or an item comes back in stock, you get a notification, as long as notifications are switched on for Save Genie. Where it can, Genie also shows you when it's cheaper at another store. Checks aren't continuous, so alerts aren't instant: if you want the latest price right now, just open the app.

What happens when I reach 15 items?

If you need to add more items, you can upgrade to Premium (or remove an item). Only your own tracked products count toward the 15: items you've purchased, notes, and items shared into your collections by other people don't count. Lists and collections are always unlimited.

How much does Premium cost?

Premium is an optional subscription, and the price depends on where you live: you'll see it in your own currency in Save Genie before you subscribe. Some of our users save more than it costs in their first few months. It renews automatically until you cancel, and you can cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. The free plan stays free either way.

Money and value

Will Save Genie actually save me money?

Genie can't make a shop lower its prices, but many stores do drop prices at various times. What Genie does is keep watch for you, checking your saved items periodically and letting you know when a price falls. Where it can, Genie also shows you when it's cheaper at another store, so you don't have to check each site yourself.

How does Save Genie make money?

Through ads in the free version and optional Premium subscriptions.

Can I track supermarket and everyday items?

Yes, you can save items from stores like Walmart and Target. Genie tracks the price shown on the store's online product page. Prices can vary by location and between online and in-store, so always check at the checkout.

Yes, you can save items from stores like Walmart. Genie tracks the price shown on the store's online product page. Prices can vary by location and between online and in-store, so always check at the checkout.

Yes, you can save items from stores like Tesco. Genie tracks the price shown on the store's online product page. Prices can vary by location and between online and in-store, so always check at the checkout.

Yes, you can save items from stores like Woolworths. Genie tracks the price shown on the store's online product page. Prices can vary by location and between online and in-store, so always check at the checkout.

Yes, you can save items from stores like Coles and Woolworths. Genie tracks the price shown on the store's online product page. Prices can vary by location and between online and in-store, so always check at the checkout.

Why is the price different at checkout?

Genie shows the price on the store's product page. Delivery fees, member-only prices and discount codes can all change what you actually pay. Some stores also show a lower "members" price. Genie can flag that where it spots one, but the final price is always whatever the store charges at checkout.

How it works

What if a store isn't supported, or the price can't be read?

Genie saves the item anyway and shows a "couldn't read the price" note. You can try again later, enter the price and details by hand, or open the page in your browser to check it yourself. Supported stores improve over time, so an item that won't read today may start working later.

How does Genie find the same item cheaper elsewhere?

Where a product has a barcode, Genie matches on that barcode, so it's genuinely the same item and not just something similar. When a barcode isn't available, it looks for very close matches. You'll only get a "cheaper elsewhere" alert when Genie is confident it's the same product.

I'm not getting notifications.

First, make sure notifications are switched on for Save Genie in your device's Settings. You can also check inside the app: tap your profile picture (top right), then Items & Notifications, open any category, and tap Enable Notifications (or Open Settings if they're turned off at the system level). Notifications also need a working internet connection to come through.

Premium and Mac

Do I need Premium for the Mac app?

No. Save Genie for Mac is free to use, just like on iPhone and iPad. If you go Premium, one subscription covers all your own devices (iPhone, iPad and Mac) signed in with the same Apple Account. It isn't shared through Family Sharing.

How do I cancel or restore Premium?

To cancel on iPhone or iPad: Settings → your name → Subscriptions → Save Genie. On a Mac: App Store → your name → Account Settings → Subscriptions.

To restore on a new device, open Save Genie, tap your profile picture, then Go Premium, and tap Restore Purchases.

How do I add items on my Mac?

A few ways: paste a link ("New from Clipboard", ⌘⇧V), use the Safari or Chrome extension to save the page you're on, drag a link onto the window, or import your open browser tabs.

Sharing

How do shared collections work?

There are two ways to share a collection, and people join with a link (they'll need the Save Genie app).

Build together: everyone can add items and react. The owner can see who's adding items and who's marked something as bought, but to everyone else a purchase stays private unless the person chooses to tell the group.

My wishlist: friends shop for you, and what they buy stays secret from you, so a gift stays a surprise.

Trust and basics

Is my data private, and can I delete it?

You sign in with Sign in with Apple, so there's no separate email and password account. Ads in the free version are served by Google.

You can delete your account and all its data at any time: tap your profile picture, then Account Actions → Delete Account. This permanently erases your saved products, collections, photos and price history on every device, and can't be undone. See our Privacy Policy.

Who makes Save Genie?

Compound Pixels, a small independent team in Australia.

Is there an Android version?

Not yet. Save Genie is available for iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Which countries does it work in?

The US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand, with prices shown in your own currency. Somewhere else? We're working on more countries, so watch this space.