AdSpy

AdSpy is a Facebook and Instagram spy service with one of the largest databases of ad creatives and flexible filtering that helps you quickly find ads and promotion ideas that work.

How the service is useful

AdSpy shows which creatives are in demand among the audience, which saves time and budget for tests. You can study the successful and unsuccessful approaches of competitors, see trends and apply them to your own campaigns.

Key features

The service's tools cover the main tasks of advertising intelligence - from quick searches to analyzing audiences and lendings.

• Advanced search and sorting - by ad text, advertiser name, number of likes, audience reaction, last display date.
• Search by comments - see real user reviews and questions below the ads, including brand and offerer mentions.
• Accurate demographics - estimating the geo, gender, and age of the ad's target audience.
• Affiliate Networks and Offers - search by networks and specific offers, by affiliate ID and offer ID, about 100 networks.
• Landing page analytics - bypassing cloaking, accessing information from landing pages and screenshots of landing pages.
• Technologies on the landing page - filters by solutions used, e.g. Active Campaign, Agent Interactive, Adobe Marketing Cloud, etc.
• Fast operation - searches take seconds thanks to technical optimization and server infrastructure.
• Big data - the service quickly collects and shows bursts of activity on new products and creatives.

Filters and search options

The search is customizable for any niche and geography, allowing you to pinpoint the right ads and reduce the time for analysis.

• By content: comments, ad text, advertiser name, ad URL, landing page URL, landing page text.
• By reach and engagement: reactions, likes, comments, date last shown.
• By traffic source: Facebook, Instagram, media type - video or image.
• By geo and language: select the display country and language of the ad.
• By affiliate network and offerer: network, affiliate, affiliate ID, offerer ID, technology on the landing page.

Examples of using filters

Below are a few practical scenarios that speed up the selection of working creatives.

• Looking for e-commerce and dropshipping - use the filter on the «Buy Now» call to action button.
• Evaluate audience approval - search by keywords in the comments, such as «I like it».
• Need fresh ideas - sort through the ads released in the last month to see creatives gaining coverage quickly.

Working with requests

Generate a query based on your niche keywords and filters and save it for reuse. The «Save Current Search» function saves time when monitoring regularly.

How to use

Sign up, set keywords and filters by desired vertical, geo and language. For example, when promoting an educational offerer, search for the phrase in the ad text «foreign language courses» and analyze competitors' approaches, demographics, and landings.

Rates and credits

The payment model is transparent and suitable for constant monitoring of the advertising field.

Limitations

To get the most accurate insights possible, consider the characteristics of the data sources and available networks.

• High price relative to a fraction of the alternatives on the market.
• No full free trial - you need coupons with credits to test.
• Only Facebook and Instagram are supported - other networks, such as TikTok, are not tracked.
• Individual metrics can skew the picture - for example, a filter on likes affects and ads with a tweak.

Tips for effective use

Combine filters and test multiple signals to cull out the really strong creatives.

• Match likes to the content of comments and the length of the spin off.
• Look at demographics and geo to gauge the relevance of your CA.
• Check lendings and technologies - this speeds up the parsing of competitors' funnels.
• Save searches regularly to update the sample promptly.