Minea vs Use Poach in 2026: ecommerce ad and product research vs a local Meta swipe-file extension
Minea is an ecommerce research workspace for finding social ads, products, shops, and supplier leads across Meta, TikTok, and Pinterest. Use Poach is a focused Chrome extension that saves Facebook Ad Library ads to local files and, with Pro, the user’s own Notion database.
Minea
Use Poach- Minea combines Meta, TikTok, and Pinterest ad discovery with product, shop, and supplier research for ecommerce.
- Use Poach only works from the public Facebook Ad Library and does not publish its own searchable ad database.
- Minea Starter costs $49 monthly or $39 monthly paid quarterly; Use Poach Pro is $67 for lifetime access with no recurring subscription.
- Use Poach Free saves ad media and a metadata screenshot card to local disk, while Pro adds a 13-column Notion database in the customer’s workspace.
- Minea Premium includes 10 tracked shops and unlimited notifications, while Business lists unlimited shop tracking and notifications.
- Neither tool establishes a competitor’s actual spend, sales, return on ad spend, or product profitability.
The choice here is not about which ad library has more filters. Minea is a subscription research platform for ecommerce operators who want to move from a social ad to a product, shop, niche, or supplier lead. Use Poach begins after discovery: it captures an ad already found in Facebook Ad Library and stores the media and a metadata screenshot card locally, with a $67 lifetime Pro option to sync it into a Notion workspace. Minea starts at $49 per month and covers Meta, TikTok, and Pinterest research, but it is not a local-first swipe-file tool. Use Poach is dramatically cheaper for a specific Meta collection habit, but it has no independent ad database, alerts, advertiser monitoring, TikTok coverage, or supplier research. Use both only if Minea discovers the pattern and a personally owned archive is genuinely useful afterward.
The tools at a glance
Minea
Ecommerce ad, product, shop, and supplier research for dropshippers
Minea is designed for a dropshipper deciding what to investigate, not merely collecting examples. It combines Meta, TikTok, and Pinterest ad research with searches by competitor, product, keyword, or niche. The research can continue from creative and engagement signals into product listings, shop information, and an AliExpress supplier finder with reverse-image search. That connects an advertising observation to a tangible sourcing question in a way Use Poach does not try to do.
The platform also supports recurring research through daily niche lists, brand tracking, notifications, and shop monitoring. Premium lists 10 shops and unlimited notifications, while Business lists unlimited shops and notifications. AI Analysis, AI Transcript, and Magic Search have published monthly allowances. These are useful accelerators for reviewing a high volume of examples, but Minea’s reported traffic, revenue, spend, and performance inputs remain directional signals rather than a store’s audited finances or an advertiser’s confirmed return.
Starter is $49 monthly or $39 monthly paid quarterly, with 10 AI analyses, 10 transcripts, and 50 Magic Searches each month. Premium is $99 monthly or $79 quarterly, and Business is $199 monthly or $158 quarterly. The company does not publish the seats, formal team workflow, API, or export detail that a larger research operation may need. It is strongest when product sourcing and ecommerce ad discovery are the central jobs.
| Feature | Starter $49/month, or $39/month paid quarterly | Premium $99/month, or $79/month paid quarterly | Business $199/month, or $158/month paid quarterly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta ads, product, and shop listings | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Daily niche lists | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Brand tracking and notifications | Included, allowance not published | 10 shops, unlimited notifications | Unlimited |
| AI Analysis of an ad | 10/month | 50/month | Unlimited |
| Magic Search | 50/month | 100/month | Unlimited |
Use Poach
Chrome extension for saving Facebook Ad Library ads to local files and, with Pro, a Notion database you control
Use Poach has a deliberately narrow, sensible job: preserve a Facebook Ad Library example after the researcher has found it. The extension captures the selected ad’s image or video and writes a metadata screenshot card to local disk. The published card can include visible headline, primary copy, CTA, advertiser, landing URL, dates, and user-assigned tags, with the metadata embedded in the PNG. This makes a local creative reference self-describing without a recurring hosted dashboard.
Pro adds a one-click connection to the customer’s own Notion workspace. Use Poach says it creates a 13-column database and saves each capture as a native Notion row with its screenshot, searchable and taggable alongside the team’s other records. The published workflow supports niche, awareness-stage, and lead-type tags, and says Notion records are deduplicated. This is useful for an individual or small team already committed to Notion, rather than a replacement for discovery software.
Free captures cost $0, and Pro costs $67 for lifetime access with no renewal. The limitation is fundamental, not a missing paid tier: Use Poach has no independent advertiser search, alerts, shared hosted research area, TikTok or Google coverage, supplier search, campaign controls, or formal reporting. It is the right low-cost companion for a manual Meta swipe file, not the right tool for monitoring competitor activity.
| Feature | Free $0 | Pro $67 lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| Capture Facebook Ad Library ads to disk | ✓ | ✓ |
| Save ad image or video | ✓ | ✓ |
| Metadata-embedded screenshot card | ✓ | ✓ |
| Research tags | ✓ | ✓ |
| Notion database sync | ✗ | ✓ |
| Recurring subscription | ✗ | ✗ |
Head-to-head feature comparison
| Feature | Minea | Use Poach |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | Ecommerce ad and product research | Local-first Meta swipe-file capture |
| Current ad-research coverage | Meta, TikTok, Pinterest | Facebook Ad Library only |
| Independent ad discovery | Yes | No, capture begins after manual discovery |
| Product and supplier research | Yes | No |
| Shop tracking | Yes | No |
| Local ad capture | Not published | Yes |
| Notion sync | Not published | Yes, Pro |
| Starting price | $49/month Starter | $0 Free, $67 lifetime Pro |
| Verified competitor economics | No, directional signals only | No |
Which should you choose?
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Bottom line
Choose Minea if the goal is deciding which ecommerce products, shops, and social-ad patterns deserve more research. Choose Use Poach if you already use Facebook Ad Library and need a durable local or Notion archive of selected ads for almost no ongoing cost. Minea can inform a test hypothesis; Use Poach can preserve the example that inspired it. Neither validates the test’s eventual economics.
Frequently asked questions
Is Minea or Use Poach better for building a Facebook ad swipe file in 2026?
Use Poach is the better direct fit for a Facebook ad swipe file because it saves selected Facebook Ad Library ads to local files and, with Pro, into a Notion database the customer controls. Minea is better for broader ecommerce discovery, but it is not presented as a local-first capture extension.
Can Use Poach find winning Meta ads without Facebook Ad Library?
No, Use Poach begins with an ad the researcher has already found in the public Facebook Ad Library. It does not publish its own ad database, advertiser search, saved-search alerts, or competitor watchlist, so discovery must happen elsewhere before the capture workflow starts.
What does Minea do that Use Poach cannot do for a dropshipping store?
Minea can connect social-ad research to product listings, shop information, supplier finding, brand tracking, notifications, and daily niche lists. Use Poach can preserve a selected Facebook Ad Library example with metadata and tags, but it does not research products, shops, suppliers, TikTok, or Pinterest.
Is the $67 Use Poach Pro license really a one-time purchase?
Use Poach lists Pro at $67 lifetime and states that it has no recurring subscription. Pro adds Notion database sync and creation of a 13-column database, but it does not add a separate hosted ad archive, independent discovery, or competitor monitoring service.
Can Minea prove that a competitor product or ad campaign is profitable?
No, Minea’s spend, budget, revenue, and performance figures are described as estimates or research signals rather than audited advertiser results. Use those signals to prioritize which product or offer to investigate, then validate margin, demand, supplier reliability, and campaign results independently.
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