Ad Creatives for Everyone: A List of The Best Free Spy Tools

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We believe that every affiliate marketer should have a spy tool in their toolkit. Picking the right ad creatives is important because choosing the wrong ones can be a waste of money, especially for beginners.



Finding a spy tool is easy, but choosing the right one is a bit more complicated. Here are some things to consider:

- Availability: Not all spy tools offer a trial version that shows you the basic functionality. And even if they do, the trial version is often so limited that it's not very useful. However, not everyone is willing to spend hundreds of dollars every month on a spy tool subscription.
- Advertising formats: Each spy tool focuses on specific sources. Some tools analyze creatives from TikTok, while others specialize in push notifications or native ads. So, it's important to check which advertising formats the spy tool supports, especially if there's no trial period available.
- Sources of data: Each service collects ad creatives from particular affiliate programs and geos. This means that if you are targeting a specific geo, like Brazil, you need to make sure that the spy tool covers that area. Otherwise, you might end up subscribing to a service that doesn't provide the materials you need.

To make things easier for you, the MyBid team has done some research and selected 5 beginner friendly spy tools for push notifications and pop ads. Below is the list:

SpyHouse

Ad formats: Push notifications, InPage Push and Teaser Ads

GEOs: 247 geos

What is it suitable for: Finding ad creative ideas, successful angles, and campaigns.

This is one of the best spy tools—it's completely free. The affiliate registers and then uses all the functionality without restrictions. Here is the information that an affiliate can find out:



The only drawback we noticed is that you can't download ad creatives directly. But to do this, the guys provide a link to the image in Bing or Google, and therefore not everything is so bad. If you need to really evaluate creative statistics and not just look at pictures, then you can safely take this spike to work.



The affiliate can even save a filter to quickly search for creatives for their niche. The service monitors 15 affiliate networks and updates the ad creative database daily.

SpyPush and SpyPop

Ad formats: Push notifications and pop ads

GEOs: 96 geos

What is it suitable for: Finding ad creative ideas and perhaps swiping the right one.

SpyPush and SpyPop are basically the same service but work with different ad types. SpyPush looks at push notifications from 12 affiliate programs, while SpyPop focuses on pops from 8 affiliate networks.

In the trial version, you can only see ads that are currently running in a specific geo. If you want more advanced search options, you'll need to buy a subscription.



Even in the trial version, you can download an ad that suits you and start using it because the service shows how long it has been running. If a picture has only been used for a couple of days, it probably didn't work well.



You can easily copy the text or download the ad directly. However, filters for searching by affiliate, language, device, time, keywords, and activity are only available with a paid subscription.

Analyzing ads in different countries and coming up with ideas can be time-consuming. Many affiliates spend several hours a day on these tasks, but MyBid can help. In our network, each affiliate gets a personal manager who takes care of these routine tasks, so you can focus on more important things.

MegaSpy

Ad formats: Push notifications, InPage Push and Teaser Ads

GEOs: About 100 geos

What is it suitable for: Finding ad creative ideas

MegaSpy is a simple, free, and easy-to-understand spy tool. It's a relatively new project, so it doesn't have a lot of fancy features yet. They focused on the important things: searching by keywords, number of views, and dates. The interface is simple, which makes it great for learning and observing. The service analyzes ads from several affiliate programs, and they plan to expand their database in the future.



AdMobiSpy

Ad formats: Push notifications and pop ads

GEOs: More than 70 GEOs

What is it suitable for: Finding ad creative ideas and searching for ads (only in the paid version)

In addition to photos and text, you can even see landing pages. They add around 700 new ads every day. This helps you get a better idea of what's happening in the niche and what offers are available in a specific region. They collect information from 10 advertising networks and 5 affiliate networks.



However, you can only access current information if you pay for a subscription. In the trial version, you can only see ads from 2020 onwards. The prices for the paid version are reasonable:



So, this spy tool is most useful for those who are willing to pay. For everyone else, it might seem like a collection of old ads. But even if you've been buying traffic for a long time, your personal manager from MyBid understands all the trends based on geos and can find suitable options even from older ads.

Conclusion

We've gathered a few tips that will help you find suitable creative materials more easily:

- Look for alternative sources when searching for ad creatives. There are plenty of websites on the internet that offer a wide range of photos. These sites often have copyright-free images, so you won't have any legal issues. Some popular options include Pinterest, Shutterstock, Juxtapost, FreeStockImages, Pixabay, Unsplash, and others. You can even use AI tools to remove watermarks from images and use them freely.
- Don't hesitate to reach out to affiliate programs or network support to inquire about bonuses. Spy tools usually work together with affiliate programs, trackers, and advertising networks. They often provide promotional codes on partner websites to help affiliates save money. So, it's a good idea to ask if any such offers are available.

If you're interested in exploring more useful tools, staying updated on affiliate marketing news, and learning how to consistently make a profit, we recommend checking out the MyBid blog.