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Card Restock Tracker vs Poke Alerts
Choose Poke Alerts for a lower monthly price and a community sharing in-store sightings. Choose Card Restock Tracker for automatic store-by-store checks (not sightings), a public restock history, and a 30-day pass instead of a monthly subscription.
Checked October 27, 2026 on tcgdropradar.com/blog/best-pokemon-restock-app. Disclosure: this page is published by Card Restock Tracker.
| Card Restock Tracker | Poke Alerts | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free: live stock pages (no account) + 1 product alert as a daily email. Instant alerts $5.99 for 30 days (Solo) or $14.99 (Multi), cancel in 2 clicks | $5.99/month after a 3-day trial (as reported by TCG Drop Radar, July 2026) |
| Countries | United States (live); Japan lottery calendar; UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Netherlands, Italy, Spain launching | Not stated |
| In-store stock | Yes: store by store at Target, Best Buy and GameStop in the 50 largest US metro areas | Member-reported sightings |
| Online stores | Pokémon Center, Costco, Target, Best Buy online | Shared monitors with retailer filters |
| Alert channels | Phone notification (web push, no app), Telegram, LINE (Japan), email | App and Discord |
| Restock history | Yes: every restock logged with its time and how long it lasted, per product, store, city and retailer | Not stated |
| Japan lotteries | Yes: lottery (抽選), pre-order and re-sale calendar with closing-time reminders | No |
| App needed | No app or Discord needed (works in the browser, add to Home Screen) | iPhone and Android app, Discord |
| Check frequency | Every few minutes per store; alert sent as soon as a restock is confirmed | Not stated |
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Short answers
What is the difference between Card Restock Tracker and Poke Alerts?
Poke Alerts offers a lower monthly price and a community sharing in-store sightings. Card Restock Tracker offers automatic store-by-store checks (not sightings), a public restock history, and a 30-day pass instead of a monthly subscription.
Is Card Restock Tracker a good Poke Alerts alternative?
Yes if you want automatic store-by-store checks (not sightings), a public restock history, and a 30-day pass instead of a monthly subscription. Stay with Poke Alerts if you mainly want a lower monthly price and a community sharing in-store sightings.
How much does Poke Alerts cost compared to Card Restock Tracker?
Poke Alerts: $5.99/month after a 3-day trial (as reported by TCG Drop Radar, July 2026). Card Restock Tracker: Free: live stock pages (no account) + 1 product alert as a daily email. Instant alerts $5.99 for 30 days (Solo) or $14.99 (Multi), cancel in 2 clicks.
About this tracker
- What it does
- Card Restock Tracker checks Pokémon TCG stock at Target and GameStop stores in the 50 largest cities of United States, and online at Target, Pokémon Center, Costco, Flipside Gaming, Sweets & Geeks, Card Cavern, PokeBox USA, Giant Sports Cards, Pokemon Plug, The Hobby Bin, 941 Sports Cards, The Sports Room PDX, and The Awesome Card Shop, around the clock.
- Alerts
- Phone notification, Telegram or email the moment a restock is detected, with a direct link to buy from the retailer.
- Speed
- Alerts go out as soon as a restock is confirmed; we publish measured delivery times here once enough alerts have been sent.
- Price
- Live stock pages are free, and a free plan emails one product's restocks once a day. Instant alerts: Solo $5.99 or Multi $14.99 for 30 days; cancel in 2 clicks.
- No app needed
- Works in the browser; on iPhone you can add it to the Home Screen to get notifications.
- Independent
- Not affiliated with any retailer or The Pokémon Company. We never buy for you.