Fake-sale detector
If the crossed-out "was" price is more than 10% above the highest price in the store's 90-day price history from shoppers and our checks, Prysly says so. A verdict needs at least 5 recorded prices.
Free browser extension for South African shoppers
Is that deal real?
Prysly checks a sale against the product's price history from shoppers and our own checks, calls out inflated "was" prices, and shows cheaper offers at other South African stores with the standard delivery fee from our store data (may differ at checkout).
Free. No account, no cookies, no profile. Works on 35 South African stores, from Takealot and Makro to Woolworths, Pick n Pay, Dis-Chem and Leroy Merlin.
How it works
Three steps. No sign-up.
Prysly sits quietly in the corner of supported store pages and only speaks up on product pages.
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Install
Add Prysly to Chrome or Microsoft Edge on your computer. There's no account to create and nothing to set up.
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Shop as normal
Open a product on any of the 35 supported stores. A small Prysly pill appears in the bottom corner with the headline.
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See the truth
Open the pill for the verdict, the 90-day price history and cheaper offers elsewhere, with the standard delivery fee from our store data (may differ at checkout).
Features
Everything you need to know before you click "Buy"
Cheaper elsewhere, with delivery
Up to five cheaper offers for the same product, ranked by price plus the standard delivery fee from our store data (may differ at checkout). Offers we haven't confirmed recently are labelled with when they were last checked.
Price history
A 90-day chart of the price history from shoppers and our checks, with the low and the high, so you can see whether today's price is actually good.
Fresh prices
Prysly re-reads product pages itself about every 12 hours, for products viewed in the last week, on Makro, Incredible, HiFi Corp, Superbalist, Dis-Chem, Hirsch's, Baby City, Computer Mania, Exclusive Books, Evetech, Woolworths, Digital Experience, Loot, Sportsmans Warehouse, CTM, Italtile, Chamberlain, Adendorff Machinery Mart, Tile Africa, Brights Hardware, Cashbuild, Mica, The Lighting Warehouse and ACDC Dynamics. Takealot, Amazon.co.za, Game, Bash, Checkers, Shoprite, Clicks, Pick n Pay, Mr Price, Faithful to Nature and Leroy Merlin prices come from shoppers' extensions as they browse.
Fair-play affiliate promise
Store links in the Prysly card may include affiliate links; when a store pays us a commission, the offer is labelled. Prysly never rewrites other links, and a pricier offer never ranks above a cheaper one. Read the disclosure.
Privacy-first
No account, no cookies, no profile. Prysly only runs on the 35 stores, only reads product details on product pages, and uses a daily anonymous code instead of your IP address.
Supported stores
35 South African stores, one honest price check
- Takealottakealot.com
- Amazon South Africaamazon.co.za
- Makromakro.co.za
- Gamegame.co.za
- Incredible Connectionincredible.co.za
- HiFi Corphificorp.co.za
- Superbalistsuperbalist.com
- Bashbash.com
- Dis-Chemdischem.co.za
- Hirsch'shirschs.co.za
- Baby Citybabycity.co.za
- Computer Maniacomputermania.co.za
- Exclusive Booksexclusivebooks.co.za
- Evetechevetech.co.za
- Checkerscheckers.co.za
- Shopriteshoprite.co.za
- Clicksclicks.co.za
- Woolworthswoolworths.co.za
- Pick n Paypnp.co.za
- Mr Pricemrp.com
- Digital Experiencedigitalexperience.co.za
- Lootloot.co.za
- Sportsmans Warehousesportsmanswarehouse.co.za
- Faithful to Naturefaithful-to-nature.co.za
- Leroy Merlinleroymerlin.co.za
- CTMctm.co.za
- Italtileitaltile.co.za
- Chamberlainchamberlains.co.za
- Adendorff Machinery Martadendorff.co.za
- Tile Africatileafrica.co.za
- Brights Hardwarebrights.co.za
- Cashbuildcashbuild.co.za
- Micamicashop.co.za
- The Lighting Warehouselightingwarehouse.co.za
- ACDC Dynamicsacdc.co.za
Prysly is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of these stores. Store names are trademarks of their owners.
Privacy
We look at prices, not at you
Prysly has no accounts and doesn't ask who you are. Here is exactly what it handles. The privacy policy has the full detail.
What Prysly collects
- On product pages of the 35 stores only: the page address, product title, price, "was" price, barcode, model number, brand and whether it's in stock.
- A short error report (store name and the field it couldn't read) when a page can't be read.
- That a store link in the Prysly card was clicked: the listing, store and time.
- Instead of your IP address, a daily anonymous code (a one-way hash that changes every day), used against abuse and to count different shoppers. The Prysly service doesn't store or log your IP address; our hosting provider may keep standard request logs.
What the extension never collects
- Your name, email address or any account details.
- Anything from other websites, or from store pages that aren't product pages.
- Anything you type: searches, addresses, passwords or payment details.
- Your cart, orders or wish lists.
- Cookies or your browsing history. This website sets no cookies and runs no analytics.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Is Prysly free?
Yes. Prysly is free to install and use. Store links in the Prysly card may include affiliate links: when a store pays us a commission, the offer is labelled, and the store may pay Prysly a small commission if you buy after clicking it. You pay the same price either way.
How does Prysly decide whether a deal is real?
It compares the page with the prices it has recorded for that product at that store over the last 90 days. It needs at least 5 recorded prices before it judges. If the "was" price is more than 10% above the highest recorded price, the verdict is Inflated 'was' price. If today's price is at least 10% below the usual (median) price, it's a Real deal. Otherwise it's a Normal price. Open "Why this verdict?" in the card to see the reason.
Where does the price history come from?
From two sources: prices that shoppers' extensions see when they open a product page, and Prysly's own checks of product pages, about every 12 hours for products someone viewed in the last 7 days, on Makro, Incredible, HiFi Corp, Superbalist, Dis-Chem, Hirsch's, Baby City, Computer Mania, Exclusive Books, Evetech, Woolworths, Digital Experience, Loot, Sportsmans Warehouse, CTM, Italtile, Chamberlain, Adendorff Machinery Mart, Tile Africa, Brights Hardware, Cashbuild, Mica, The Lighting Warehouse and ACDC Dynamics. Takealot, Amazon.co.za, Game, Bash, Checkers, Shoprite, Clicks, Pick n Pay, Mr Price, Faithful to Nature and Leroy Merlin prices come from shoppers only, because Prysly doesn't read those stores' pages itself. Unusual price jumps are only trusted once they're confirmed.
Does "cheaper elsewhere" really include delivery?
Yes, as an estimate. Offers are ranked by price plus the standard delivery fee from our store data (may differ at checkout). Delivery can depend on your address and order, so your final cost is always what the store shows at checkout.
Which browsers does Prysly work in?
Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge on desktop and laptop computers.
Does Prysly track me or sell my data?
No. There's no account, no cookies and no profile of you: the server uses a daily anonymous code instead of your IP address (our hosting provider may keep standard request logs). Prysly never sells or rents information or shares it with advertisers. It only reads product details on product pages of the 35 supported stores. See the privacy policy for exactly what is sent and how long it's kept.
Will Prysly change the links on store websites?
Never. Prysly doesn't touch the store's page or any of its links. It only adds its own small card, and only the links inside that card go through Prysly. Read the affiliate disclosure.
Why don't I see any cheaper offers?
Prysly lists up to five cheaper offers: cheaper in total, in stock, and from a listing it has a confirmed price for. If none qualify, there's nothing to show yet, and every visit helps build the picture.
Prysly links the same product across stores by its barcode or model number. Some stores don't show either, so some products may not be matched across stores yet; we're working on matching those too.
Is Prysly part of any of these stores?
No. Prysly is independent and isn't affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of the stores it works on.
Check the next deal before you buy it
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