Chrome extension
Spy on Shopify stores and the Meta Ad Library with one Chrome extension
A panel on the stores we track, with their monthly visits, Meta ads and estimated ad spend. On Shopify stores, also best sellers, apps and theme. And in the Meta Ad Library, filters, days running and estimated spend.
Free to install. For Chrome on a computer.
Loop
loopearplugs.com
Monthly visits
4.2M
Visits from
33%
9%
7%
Active ads
5,015
Spend in Europe, 90 days
$2.41M
Meta ads
$50.4K
$35.3K
$32.3KAppsKlaviyoYotpo ReviewsTrustpilot
What it adds to the sites you already visit
A panel on every online store
A floating icon opens the panel inside the page: monthly visits and where they come from, active Meta ads with their history, estimated ad spend and similar stores.
Shopify theme and app detector
On Shopify stores the panel also names the theme, the apps and the pixels, and lists the best sellers and the newest products.
Filters inside the Meta Ad Library
A bar on top of the Ad Library: active more than N days, several versions, Shopify only. Sort by spend, spend per day or days running, or press “Ads that work” to do it in one click.
Days and estimated spend under the ads
Each ad shows how long it has been active and its versions, and its estimated spend if it ran in the EU or the UK. Download its image or video, or save it to a board if we already track it.
TikTok and Instagram
The figures of each post, right on it: views, likes and comments. Save posts to your boards (they show up in Saved, in the web app) and download the video or the photos.
Tools for any page
Download every image and video of a page as a ZIP, remove copy protection, see the page as on a phone, and read its fonts and colors.
Free plan and paid plans
| In the extension | Free plan | Starter, Pro and Team |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly visits and their countries | Yes | Yes |
| Active ads of a store | The number and 2 weeks of history | 6 months of history, by Facebook page |
| Ad spend of a store, 90 days | Locked | Yes |
| Similar stores | 1 | Up to 6 |
| Meta ads of a store | 1, without its spend | Up to 9, with their spend |
| Products with ads | Locked | Up to 12, with their spend |
| Best sellers, newest products, apps and theme (Shopify), and pixels | Yes | Yes |
| Ad Library: filters, days active and download; saving, for the ads we track | Yes | Yes |
| Ad Library: estimated spend of ads shown in the EU or the UK | Worked out on click, from the reach Meta publishes | Shown at once, from our data |
| TikTok and Instagram: figures, save and download | Yes | Yes |
| Page tools | Yes | Yes |
How to start
- 1
Add it to Chrome
Install it from the Chrome Web Store. It is free.
- 2
Connect your free account
Sign in once to SearchTheTrend, or create an account without a card, and the extension shows its data.
- 3
Open a store or the Ad Library
On a store, click our icon on the right edge. In the Meta Ad Library, the filter bar is already there.
What people use it for
Check a competitor in a minute
Open their store and see if their ads and visits are growing, what they sell the most and which apps they run.
Find the ads worth studying
In the Ad Library, sort a brand’s ads by spend and keep the ones that have been running for weeks.
Keep what you find
Save ads, stores and TikTok or Instagram posts to boards. You will find them in Saved, in the web app.
Frequently asked questions
Is the SearchTheTrend extension free?
Yes. It is free to install and works with a free account. The free plan shows a store’s visits, its number of active ads with two weeks of history, one similar store and one ad without its spend, plus every filter for the Ad Library. Starter, from $29 USD a month, opens the rest.
How do I see what theme and apps a Shopify store is using?
Open the store and click the SearchTheTrend icon. The panel names the Shopify theme and lists the apps it detects, each with a link to the Shopify App Store.
Can I see a store’s best-selling products?
Yes, on Shopify stores. The panel reads the store’s own public catalog and lists its best sellers and its newest products. With a paid plan you also see the products it advertises, with their spend.
How do I see how much an ad spends in the Meta Ad Library?
Meta does not show spend for regular ads. The extension estimates it from the reach Meta publishes for the EU and the UK and writes it under each ad, in total and per day. It is an estimate, and ads that never ran in the EU or the UK have none.
Can I download the videos and images of an ad?
Yes. Each ad in the Ad Library gets a button to download its image or video. On TikTok and Instagram you can download the video or the photos of a post, and on any page every image and video as a ZIP.
Which stores does it work on?
The panel opens on stores built with Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, PrestaShop, Magento, ClickFunnels and Funnelish, and on sites built with Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, Framer, WordPress or custom code when the page sells products. Best sellers, apps and theme are read on Shopify stores. If we do not track a store yet, a paid plan can request it from the panel.
Is the data only from Europe?
No. Stores, ads, visits and products are from every country. Only ad spend is an estimate based on the EU and the UK, because that is where Meta publishes reach.
What does the extension read on the pages I visit?
To know if a page is an online store it only looks at the page’s tags and scripts, inside your browser. When it is a store, it sends its address to SearchTheTrend to show you its data and, if we do not have it yet, to add it for analysis.
Which languages is it in?
English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Dutch and Portuguese. It follows your browser language, or you choose one in its settings.
Keep exploring
Open a store and see its visits and ads
Create a free account and open the Meta ads, products and online stores selling right now.
Free to install. For Chrome on a computer.