Both draft an eBay listing from photos. Strooply also drafts a shipping estimate, shows live eBay comps and tracks per-item profit; eBay's tool is built into eBay. Here is what eBay's own pages say, side by side.
eBay's tool lives inside eBay, and no eBay page we reviewed states a separate charge for it.[1][3] Strooply is a separate app. From your photos it drafts the same core fields (title, description, category, item specifics), adds a shipping box and carrier rate estimate, shows real eBay listings to compare next to an AI price estimate, and keeps your cost and profit after the sale. Both tools can be wrong, so review either draft before it goes live. Nothing stops you from using both.
Title, description, category, condition notes and item specifics, on every plan, reviewed by you before publishing in the app.
Real eBay listings to compare, an AI price estimate you can override, and a box and carrier rate estimate.
eBay fees, ad fees, labels, refunds and your cost, tracked to net profit per item.
Each row follows an item from the moment you find it to the moment its profit is recorded. Where eBay's pages do not describe a step, the cell says so rather than guessing.
| Step | Strooply | eBay's magical listing tool |
|---|---|---|
| Deciding what to buy | Point your phone at an item: Strooply identifies it and shows real eBay listings to compare, plus an AI price estimate, before you type anything. You set the price[S2][S3] | Not described on the pages we reviewed. eBay's pages cover creating a listing, not deciding what to buy. Scan to List matches a card you scan to eBay's catalog to start a listing[5] |
| Creating the listing | AI drafts the title, description, category, condition notes, and eBay item specifics from your photos, on every plan. Item specifics are cross-checked against comparable listings[S1][S2] | In the eBay app, you add photos and a title and the AI suggests product details, categories, and item specifics, per eBay[1]. A separate "Use AI description" option writes a description, which you can use as is, edit, or build on[4]. In Seller Hub, "Multiple listings from photos" drafts listings from batches of photos, and eBay says it prefills values when it is confident there is a match[3] |
| Reviewing before it goes live | The draft is never published automatically. a caption tells you the content is AI-generated and to review it, and nothing publishes until you tap Publish[S2] | eBay says sellers review and approve the suggestions in the app[1] and review bulk drafts before publishing[2] |
| Publishing | In the Strooply app, after you review, Strooply publishes through eBay's API with your business policies[S2] | Publishes inside eBay. For bulk drafts, shipping, return, and payment settings are copied from your latest listing in the same category and can be changed[3] |
| Shipping box and rate | Matches a box from your saved boxes and estimates USPS, UPS, and FedEx rates[S2] | Not described on the pages we reviewed. eBay's 2023 post said a shipping cost was planned for the photo version[6] |
| Knowing your real profit | Syncs eBay final value fees, ad fees, shipping labels, and refunds, and subtracts your cost of goods, for net profit per item[S1][S2] | Not described on the pages we reviewed for the listing tool |
| Mileage, receipts, and tax summary | Sourcing trips, mileage, receipt scanning, and an estimated tax summary on Pro and Team[S1] | Not described on the pages we reviewed for the listing tool |
| Working from your phone | Strooply is a native iPhone and Android app, and publishing happens in the app[S2] | The single-item flow is in the eBay mobile app in the US, UK, and Germany, for private sellers[1]. Bulk listing is on the Seller Hub website and mobile web, not the app[3] |
| Price and free option | Free plan with no credit card, then $12.99/mo (Starter), $29.99/mo (Pro), $79.99/mo (Team)[S1] | No separate charge is described on the pages we reviewed[1][3][4]. Normal eBay selling fees still apply |
| Listing volume | Monthly publishes and lookups by plan: 5 and 15 on Free, 100 and 500 on Starter, 250 and 1.25k on Pro, 1k and 5k on Team[S1] | eBay says its bulk tool can process hundreds of photos per batch[2]. No monthly publish cap is described on the pages we reviewed |
Strooply publishes from its iPhone and Android app, not from a website, and you review every draft before it goes live. Monthly publishes and lookups are capped by plan, so a very large batch may need a higher plan. The price is an AI estimate shown next to real eBay listings to compare, and you set the final price. It is an estimate, so check a few recent sold listings on eBay for anything valuable.
It is built into the place you already list, with no extra app or account, and eBay's pages describe flows for single items, batches of photos, and trading cards.[1][3][5]
Availability and scope, per eBay: eBay's April 2025 post describes the app flow in the US, UK, and Germany for private sellers, with business sellers planned and no date given.[1] It also quotes a UK test with a 50% reduction in the total steps needed to list, which is eBay's own claim.[1] We found no accuracy figure for eBay's tool from eBay or from independent testers, and Strooply publishes none for its own. The bulk announcement is undated, so we cite it as eBay's announcement.[3] eBay's pages change often, so confirm what you can use in your own account.
eBay's pages describe the AI description as something you choose to use: you can use it as written, edit it, or write your own.[4] The bulk announcement says the bulk tool is optional and the standard "Multiple listings" option is still there.[3] For anything else, such as turning off a suggestion in the app, we found no eBay page to cite, so check eBay's help. If you list by hand, the eBay listing checklist lists what to include. In Strooply you can edit every field of a draft before it publishes.
It is eBay's name for its AI listing features. eBay announced it in September 2023 as an AI description written from a title, with a photo version in beta.[6] Later eBay posts describe a photo-first flow in the eBay app[1] and a bulk "Multiple listings from photos" option in Seller Hub.[3]
No separate charge is described on the eBay pages we reviewed, and normal eBay selling fees still apply.[1][3][4] Strooply has a free plan with no credit card and paid plans from $12.99 per month.
We found no published accuracy rate from eBay or from independent testers. Both tools can be wrong, so review any AI draft, from eBay or Strooply, before it goes live.
We cannot tell from outside your account. Availability depends on your country, account type, and where you list, per eBay,[1][3] so start with eBay's help pages or customer support.
eBay's AI description is an option you can edit or skip, and the bulk tool is optional.[3][4] In Strooply, every field of a draft is editable before you publish.
Yes. Nothing about either tool prevents you from using the other. Strooply publishes through eBay's API after you review the draft, and eBay's tool works inside eBay.
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Strooply is an app for eBay resellers that identifies items from photos, shows live comps and sold-price estimates, drafts eBay listings for your review, and tracks costs and profit.
A free plan is available.