How to track price drops on any online store

A practical 2026 guide

You found something you want, but not at that price. Instead of checking the tab every day (or buying now and regretting it during next week's sale), you can have the price watched for you. Here are the four main ways to track a price drop, and how to pick the one that fits how you shop.

1. Check the page manually

The zero-tools option: bookmark the product and revisit it every few days. It's free and works anywhere, but it's easy to forget, and by the time you remember, a short flash sale may already be over. Fine for one or two items; unworkable once your list grows.

2. Use the store's own alerts

Many retailers let you add an item to a wishlist or "notify me" list and email you about price changes or restocks. The catch: every store is a separate account, a separate inbox, and a separate set of rules. Track things across ten shops and you're managing ten different systems, and some smaller stores offer nothing at all.

3. Track prices with a browser extension

A price-tracking browser extension saves the product as you browse and watches the price for you, across stores, in one place. This is the sweet spot for most people: you save with one click while you're already on the page, and the tool re-checks the price in the background and alerts you when it falls. No per-store accounts, no manual checks.

4. Save and track with an app

If you shop on your phone, an app that hooks into the share sheet lets you save from Safari or any shopping app in a couple of taps, then sends a push notification when the price drops or a sold-out size comes back. The best setups sync with a browser extension so your list is the same everywhere.

How to do it with WindowShopping (step by step)

WindowShopping combines options 3 and 4, a free browser extension and an iOS app that share one list, so a saved item is watched no matter where you found it:

• Save the product. On desktop, click the WindowShopping button on the product page. On iPhone, tap Share → WindowShopping in Safari. On the website, paste the product link and the details fill in automatically.
• Drop it in a collection. Group saves however you like, "Wardrobe," "Gift ideas," "Someday", so your list stays readable as it grows.
• Let it watch the price. WindowShopping periodically re-checks each item's price and stock and alerts you when the price falls or a sold-out item returns.
• Buy on the dip. When the alert lands, open the item and head straight to the store to check out at the lower price.

Tips for tracking price drops well

• Save early. The sooner you save, the longer the tool has to catch a dip before you'd have bought anyway.
• Watch stock, not just price. For popular sizes and limited items, a back-in-stock alert matters as much as a price cut.
• Keep everything in one list. Scattering saves across store wishlists, tabs, and screenshots is why sales get missed. One place you actually check is worth more than five you don't.

Related reading: how to make a wishlist that alerts you, and our roundup of the best price-drop trackers in 2026.