Use Poach Review
Chrome extension for saving Facebook Ad Library ads to local files and, with Pro, a Notion database you control
Use Poach solves one specific paid-social research task well: taking an ad already found in Facebook Ad Library and keeping it outside somebody else’s subscription dashboard. The free extension saves the media and a metadata card to disk. The $67 lifetime Pro license adds a Notion database, which is a sensible purchase for a researcher who already organises creative references there. It is not an ad-spy database, monitoring service, or campaign-management product.
Pros and cons
- Free captures save the selected Facebook Ad Library ad’s media plus a self-describing metadata screenshot to the user’s local disk
- Pro creates a 13-column database in the customer’s own Notion workspace and saves each capture as a native row with its screenshot
- Capture metadata includes the headline, primary copy, CTA, advertiser, landing URL, dates, and user-applied tags
- The product lists a one-time $67 lifetime license rather than a recurring Pro subscription
- The published privacy policy says captured ads, screenshots, Notion content, and Notion tokens are not sent to the licensing service
- It only works from the public Facebook Ad Library, so it cannot discover ads or monitor competitors on its own
- The official product scope does not include TikTok, Google Ads, display, native, or other ad networks
- Notion sync requires the user to create a Notion token and connect their own workspace
- No public documentation describes multi-user workspaces, approvals, alerts, reporting, or a shared hosted research dashboard
- The official site does not publish a support plan, API, or integration catalogue beyond the direct Notion connection
What is Use Poach?
Use Poach is a Chrome extension for people who browse the public Facebook Ad Library and want to preserve the individual ads they find. Rather than building a proprietary search archive, it starts after discovery: the researcher opens an ad in Facebook Ad Library, triggers a capture, and keeps the resulting media and screenshot on their own disk. Its appeal is ownership of a small, curated swipe file rather than access to a large vendor-controlled database.
The free workflow saves an ad’s image or video alongside a screenshot card. Use Poach says that card records the headline, primary text, CTA, advertiser, landing-page URL, dates, and the researcher’s tags, with the metadata embedded in the PNG for ExifTool reading. That gives a saved reference context even if the researcher later moves it out of the original download folder.
Pro is a Notion add-on rather than a larger intelligence package. For one $67 lifetime payment, the extension creates a 13-column database in the user’s Notion workspace and sends each selected capture there as a native row with its screenshot. Researchers who want cross-network discovery, competitor alerts, spend estimates, a team briefing system, or campaign execution need a different class of tool.
Core features
Facebook Ad Library capture
Use Poach runs on the public Facebook Ad Library. The workflow begins with an ad the researcher has found there, then uses the Poach capture button on that page to retain the selected example. It does not publish its own ad database, advertiser search, saved-search alerts, or automatic competitor watchlist. The extension therefore improves collection after a manual search rather than replacing the Ad Library discovery step.
Local media and metadata screenshot cards
The Free tier saves an ad’s image or video and a screenshot card to local disk. Use Poach says the card includes the visible headline, primary copy, CTA, advertiser, landing URL, dates, and tags added by the user. The site also says that metadata is embedded in the PNG and readable with ExifTool. A capture can remain useful as a local creative reference without requiring a paid hosted account.
Notion database sync
Pro adds one-click sync to the customer’s own Notion workspace. Use Poach says it creates a 13-column database and sends each captured ad as a native Notion row plus its screenshot, where it can be searched, filtered, and tagged like other Notion records. The privacy policy says the Notion token is stored in Chrome extension storage and sent only to api.notion.com for actions the user triggers, including database creation, ad saving, and screenshot uploads.
Research tags and duplicate handling
Before a capture is saved, the published workflow allows niche, awareness-stage, and lead-type tags. The same tags are included with the capture metadata, and the Pro workflow is described as searchable and taggable inside Notion. Use Poach also says Notion records are deduplicated. The site does not describe a shared taxonomy, AI classification, approval path, or a mechanism for tracking creative changes over time.
Local-first data handling and lifetime license
The product distinguishes itself from a recurring dashboard by putting captures on the user’s disk and, if configured, in that user’s Notion workspace. Its privacy policy states that the licensing service receives the identifiers needed for licensing and payment fulfillment, but not captured ads, screenshots, Notion content, or Notion tokens. Free is listed at $0, while Pro is listed at $67 for lifetime access with no renewal. That is attractive for a focused personal swipe file, but it does not buy the ongoing research coverage found in a subscription intelligence platform.
Pricing
| Feature | Free $0 | Pro $67 lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| Capture Facebook Ad Library ads to disk | ✓ | ✓ |
| Save ad image or video | ✓ | ✓ |
| Metadata-embedded screenshot card | ✓ | ✓ |
| Niche, awareness-stage, and lead-type tags | ✓ | ✓ |
| Notion database sync | ✗ | ✓ |
| 13-column Notion database creation | ✗ | ✓ |
| Recurring subscription | ✗ | ✗ |
Who it is for
A researcher who already uses Facebook Ad Library and wants to keep selected creative as local files can start with Free without creating a hosted swipe-file account.
A strategist who uses Notion to sort examples by niche, awareness stage, or lead type can use Pro to turn captures into rows in an existing working database.
A marketer who needs a small reference collection for creative briefs will get more value from the low fixed price than someone who needs broad competitor intelligence.
Verdict
Use Poach earns a 6.8 because its narrow promise is clearly published and unusually affordable: it preserves Facebook Ad Library references as files the customer owns, then adds direct Notion storage for a one-time fee. The score stops there because its documented coverage is one public source and its published product surface lacks discovery, monitoring, team workflow, reporting, or broader integrations. It is a good companion to Facebook Ad Library, not a replacement for an ad-intelligence platform.
Frequently asked questions
Is Use Poach worth paying for if I already use Facebook Ad Library?
Use Poach Pro is worth paying for when you want ads found in Facebook Ad Library saved as native, searchable Notion rows instead of only as local files. Its Free tier already captures the ad media and a metadata screenshot card to disk, so the paid upgrade is mainly for the connected Notion workflow.
What does Use Poach Free save from a Facebook Ad Library ad?
Use Poach Free saves the selected ad’s image or video plus a screenshot card containing the headline, primary copy, CTA, advertiser, landing URL, dates, and user tags. The vendor says that metadata is embedded in the PNG and can be read with ExifTool.
How does Use Poach connect to Notion without sending my ad research to the vendor?
Use Poach says the Notion token stays in Chrome extension storage and is sent only to Notion’s API for user-triggered database, capture, and screenshot actions. Its privacy policy says the licensing service does not receive captured ads, screenshots, Notion content, or Notion tokens.
Can Use Poach monitor Meta competitors or find ads across TikTok and Google?
No, Use Poach is documented as a capture extension for ads a user finds in the public Facebook Ad Library. The official site does not publish competitor monitoring, a proprietary discovery database, TikTok coverage, Google Ads coverage, or other ad-network support.
Reviewed by Filipe Lins DuarteCo-Founder & CEOVast experience talking to customers and users to understand what good software looks like. Background spans commercial and product roles.
Checked by John RiceCo-Founder & CTO15+ years building tech products and web applications. Conducted hundreds of user interviews to know what a good product looks like.
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