How Watchlyst – Price Alerts Works

Once Watchlyst – Price Alerts is installed and configured, the app automatically tracks product prices and notifies customers when their desired price is reached.

Step-by-Step Process

1 Install & Configure the App

Install Watchlyst – Price Alerts on your Shopify store and configure the app settings to display the Watch Price button on your product pages.

Note: If you've already installed and configured the app, you can skip this step.

2 Customers Subscribe to Price Alerts

When customers visit a product page, they'll see the Watch Price button. By clicking it, they can enter:

  • Their email address
  • Their desired price for the product

The app securely stores this information and creates a price alert for that product.

3 Automatic Price Monitoring

Watchlyst continuously monitors the product's price at the interval configured in the app settings.

4 Price Drop Notification

As soon as the product price reaches or falls below the customer's target price, Watchlyst automatically sends a personalised email notification.

The email includes:

  • Product details
  • Updated product price
  • A direct link back to the product page

5 Customer Returns to Purchase

The customer clicks the link in the email, returns to your Shopify store, and can complete their purchase at the new price.

Important Notes

  • Customisable Monitoring Interval
    The price monitoring frequency is fully configurable. You can choose how often Watchlyst checks for product price changes based on your store's requirements.
  • One-Time Notification per Alert
    Once a customer receives a price drop notification for a subscribed product, that specific alert is automatically marked as completed. No additional emails will be sent for the same subscription unless the customer creates a new alert.
  • Automatic Alert Expiry
    Price alerts automatically expire three months after the customer subscribes, helping keep your alert list up to date and relevant.