Droplert
Why track IKEA prices
IKEA prices feel fixed, but they aren't. Products get permanent price cuts, short sales, and member-only prices, and the same item can cost different amounts from one month to the next. On a sofa, a bed frame or a kitchen, even a modest drop is real money.
Big furniture is also something most people plan for weeks ahead. That makes it a good fit for a price tracker: add the item when you start thinking about it, let it check quietly in the background, and buy when the price is right.
Set up an IKEA price drop alert in 4 steps
- Open the product on your country's IKEA site in Chrome, or in the IKEA app. Choose the colour, size or cover first. Each one has its own article number and often its own price.
- Tap Share, then Droplert. Droplert opens the product page. Pasting the link works too.
- Tap the big price. Droplert remembers where it sits on the page and shows you what it read. Tap Track it.
- Pick a slow schedule and a target price. For furniture, once a day, every 3 days or once a week is plenty. Slower checks are lighter on your phone and still catch every lasting price change.
IKEA price labels, explained
IKEA Family price vs regular price
In many countries, some products show an IKEA Family price, usually on a blue label, next to the regular price. The Family price is for members of IKEA's free loyalty programme. Anyone else pays the regular price. The member price is often the more prominent of the two, so look closely and tap the one you'll actually pay.
Droplert doesn't sign in to IKEA and doesn't apply member prices. It reads the price shown on the page.
"New lower price"
IKEA marks some products with "New lower price". This isn't a short sale. It's a permanent cut, and it tends to stay. A tracker is a good way to catch these, because they happen without a big announcement and there's no end date to rush for.
Lots of small numbers
IKEA pages are full of figures: dimensions in centimetres and inches, bulb wattages, pack sizes and article numbers. Make sure you tap the large product price, not a measurement. Droplert shows what it read before you track, so check the number looks right.
Delivery and assembly are extra
The product price doesn't include delivery or assembly. Those are added at checkout, so leave room for them when you set a target.
IKEA in different countries
IKEA runs a separate site for each country, and the country is part of the link. A US page looks like ikea.com/us/en/p/…, a UK one like ikea.com/gb/en/p/…. Prices, sales and even the product range differ between them.
- Track the site you'll order from. A lower price in another country only helps if you can buy from there.
- Mixing is fine. Droplert reads the currency from each page, so one watchlist can hold an IKEA item in dollars, another in pounds and another in rupees.
- Same product, two countries. If you're moving or can shop across a border, track the same article on both sites and compare the histories.
Planning a big furniture purchase
A room usually means several products, not one. A sofa, a cover, a rug, a lamp. A tracker makes that easier to plan:
- Add the whole list early. Track each piece while you're still deciding. By the time you're ready, you'll know which ones moved.
- Use targets for the expensive pieces. Set a target on the sofa or wardrobe and leave cheaper items without one.
- Ignore small wobbles. Set a minimum change so a tiny adjustment doesn't send a notification.
If a product stops being sold, the page changes and the check can't read a price. Droplert flags it instead of going quiet, so you'll know to look for a replacement.
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. The free plan tracks up to 5 products with hourly checks and 30 days of history. An optional upgrade gives unlimited products, checks as often as every 15 minutes, and a year of history, which helps for purchases you plan months ahead.
Can it see past IKEA prices?
No. History starts the day you start tracking. That's why it's worth adding a product as soon as you start considering it.
A check keeps failing. What now?
Open the product in Droplert and tap the price again so it re-learns where it sits. If that doesn't fix it, email the link to support@droplert.app.
Does it work on iPhone?
Not yet. Droplert is Android only, Android 10 and newer.