Craigslist Search and Notifications - Craigs Alert app for iPhone and iPad

4.0 ( 3360 ratings )

Lifestyle Catalogs Shopping
Developer: Seajei, LLC

Free

Current version: 2.2, last update: 8 years ago
First release : 11 Sep 2014
App size: 9.29 Mb

CraigsAlert enables you to easily search postings with all the options you are used to. Most importantly it is the only app capable to notify you soon after a new posting you are interested in shows up in Craigslists RSS feed. No more need to spend any time checking for new postings to show up. Browse posting details with images and contact the author from inside the app. Available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.

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WHY USE CRAIGSALERT
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* NEVER MISS A GREAT DEAL: this is the only app where notifications work reliably! Create multiple alerts and let the app go to work and send you notifications shortly after new postings matching your search criteria show up.

* SEE RESULTS AND CONTACT SELLER: browse postings and see search results for your alert, browse and zoom images, and directly call or send an email to contact the seller.

* LOW BATTERY USAGE: this app does not need to turn on location services (GPS) to be able to keep searching while in the background.

* OPTIONS YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH: use all of the same filtering options you are familiar with in order to refine your search and create the perfect alert that will only notify you for postings you are really interested in. This is the only app that has all the current filters!

* MULTI-CITY SEARCH: set up your alert to search multiple cities at once.

* SHARE THAT GREAT DEAL: easily share a posting via Facebook, Twitter, Message or Email.

* FULL RESOLUTION IMAGES: zoom in on full resolution images with a pinch or double-tap.

* CHECK FOR NEW POSTINGS ANY TIME: check any time with a simple swipe.

* AD FREE: enjoy this app free of annoying ads.

* AND MUCH MORE:
- Mark any postings as favorites and easily find them later in a separate tab.
- Sort your postings at any time.
- Mark postings as read/unread with a single right swipe.
- Delete postings with a single left swipe.
- Switch between gallery, thumbnails, and list view.
- Automatically chooses the closest location on first time use.
- Choose locations from a list ordered by distance to your current location.
- Choose locations by browsing through a list of states and cities, anywhere in the USA and Canada.
- Toggle alerts on and off.
- Filters out those annoying duplicates.
- Remembers your preferred settings for each category so creating new alerts becomes quicker.
- Modify existing alerts at any time to refine search results.
- Delete found postings with a swipe.
- Displays location of a posting on interactive map.
- Choose neighborhoods where supported (currently San Francisco Bay Area).
- Reset all your filter settings with a single tap.

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PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION FEATURES:

* Create up to 15 active alerts (1 in free version). Actual number of alerts is limited by a maximum of 15 locations (for example 15 alerts with 1 location each, or 3 alerts with 5 locations each).

* Checks for new postings every 20 minutes (4 hours in free version).

NOTE: The CraigsAlert premium subscription is optional. Extend your subscription at any time. A 7 day premium subscription will be automatically enabled on first use. When premium subscription expires you may continue using the free version.

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TWO SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS:

* 30 days premium subscription for $0.99.

* 1 year premium subscription for $6.99.

Pros and cons of Craigslist Search and Notifications - Craigs Alert app for iPhone and iPad

Craigslist Search and Notifications - Craigs Alert app good for

If you are looking for a particular item, this takes away the constant searching and scanning. Highly recommend!

Overall it is a great app. I wish that the search bar would remember what items you have searched for in the past so that you can choose it from a list versus re-typing it. The layout of the app is okay but I have seen better. On the upside,the weblinks work unlike other apps I have tried.

Very well done. Simple and fast to search. Gallery pic and description prominently displayed and easy to scroll through. Easy to use, convenient saved searches feature. Nice app!

This app empowers you to be ahead of other buyers by alerting you of new postings as soon as they are available. Thanks for saving tons of money.

Does exactly what is advertised. Wished I didnt have to pay to unlock all the features, but such is life. I literary use this so every day.

Works exactly as described. Pay a few bucks and get more features!

Some bad moments

It was working great but then I paid for the one year service to get all extra services. And it was never activated. Emailed over 2 weeks got one response for proof, I sent it and still waiting. Horrible Cust service. Try other apps work better in App Store.

Previous versions of this software were outstanding and the best Craigs List app around. The current version though, is super-buggy and very unstable. I would avoid this app unless they improve their coding quality and restore it to its former glory. Until then, consider another app.

It was ok. Its definite really to use. I literally tried out about 13 Craigslists apps and I thought I was going to stick with this one until I tried to airdrop share and it only gives you three basic options (mail,message,and Facebook) Im thinking the person that developed this all was a little outdated. Hellooooooo we have notes we have 30 of our apps that we would like to put our notes on or share. Notes is what I use. Even if I did share it using the boring typical mail app, it just leaves a lame html link. 99% of the Craigslists apps allows you to send it or save it as an embedded link sort to say. Where youll be able to see the details including the picture of the saved item rather than having no clue what the link is then having it to open it in a browser. Nope tooooo many extra steps. Sorry. Its a great app for a very simple person looking for a quick thing.

I downloaded and purchased a 1 year license for this app mainly because it shows an Update of every 20 minutes to check for new adds while running in the background. So far it has updated twice. Once showed it was over 11 hours since the last update and the one this morning showed it had not checked for anything since YESTERDAY. Until they get the update time fixed or make it a user selectable time I DO NOT RECOMMEND it to anyone.

Testing, using identical parameters for Craigs List searches running from (1) Firefox on a MacBook Pro and (2) CraigsAlert on an iPad2, both with the latest OS revs, (1)s result set is a superset of (2)s result set, frequently, for various parameter lists.

Tried to use this to keep up with job leads, it didnt even update the list just stayed the same.

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