What it is
GE Tracker is a web tool (with iOS and Android apps) focused on Old School RuneScape's Grand Exchange. It tracks live buy and sell prices, calculates flipping margins with the GE tax already factored in, and offers per-item graphs, watchlists, market indexes, and price alerts. Prices update roughly every 5 minutes and are sourced from players running RuneLite, combined with the OSRS Wiki API.
It is not an official Jagex tool. It is a third-party product built around the community's crowd-sourced price data.
What problem it solves
Flipping on the Grand Exchange means buying low and selling high, but working out by hand whether an item leaves a margin — subtracting the GE tax and checking real volume — is tedious and slow. GE Tracker centralizes that information: you see at a glance which items have a margin, how much you'd profit per unit, and you can log your transactions to measure your profit over time. It turns flipping from "gut feeling and memory" into something measurable.
Differentiation
The three OSRS economy tools we list solve different jobs. OSRS Wiki Real-time Prices (by Weirdgloop) is the authoritative, free, open data source: the raw price feed that nearly every other tool — GE Tracker included — feeds on. OSRS Exchange is a free flipping-oriented tracker, a middle ground with no paywall. GE Tracker is the most complete suite — margins, alerts, app, indexes — but reserves the advanced features for paying subscribers. If you want free and authoritative, go to Wiki Prices; if you want free flipping, OSRS Exchange; if you want the whole arsenal and don't mind paying, GE Tracker.
What people use it for
- Finding profitable flips by filtering items by margin and volume without doing the math by hand.
- Calculating real profit with the GE tax already deducted before placing an order.
- Getting alerts by email or SMS when an item crosses a target price.
- Logging transactions to measure how much gold they're making from flipping over time.
- Watching market trends via category indexes (runes, herbs, metals, food).
Who this tool is NOT for
It's not for someone who just wants to check an item's price once — the OSRS Wiki or RuneLite cover that. It's also not ideal if you refuse to pay: the free tier exists, but the flipping features that justify the tool sit behind the subscription. And it's not for pure iron man players, who don't use the Grand Exchange.
How it's used in practice
- Go to ge-tracker.com and create a free account (or use the no-login tier to glance at individual prices).
- Open the dashboard and look at the list of items with a margin, sorted by potential profit.
- Filter by volume to avoid items that sell slowly.
- Place a buy order in-game at the suggested price; once it fills, sell at the calculated margin.
- If you want alerts, expanded watchlists, and the advanced tools, weigh the paid subscription.
Honest limitations
- The key features are behind the paywall. There's a usable free tier, but serious flipping pushes you toward the paid subscription (a recurring monthly charge). Be aware of this before you sink time in.
- Prices aren't 100% accurate. They depend on crowd-sourced data from RuneLite players; on low-volume items the figure can be stale or misleading.
- It's not official. Jagex doesn't endorse the tool or guarantee its prices.
- The displayed margin is theoretical. An item "leaving a margin" in the table doesn't mean the flip will fill instantly in the live game.
How to get started
Go to ge-tracker.com, create a free account, and explore the price dashboard and margin table. Use it for a few days on the free tier to see if it fits your play style before considering paying. If you only want price data without a suite on top, look at OSRS Wiki Real-time Prices or OSRS Exchange first.
Alternatives to GE Tracker
If GE Tracker isn't the right fit, these Old School RuneScape tools cover similar needs.
