The short answer
Ad Radar tracks 7 winning Meta ads from Spotminders, with an estimated $3M in total spend and a median of $249K per ad. 86% are video, the most common opener is Warning/Shock Opener and the most common angle is Root Cause.
This page breaks down the Spotminders Facebook ads that have passed $50K in estimated spend on the Ad Radar board: 7 winning Meta ads as of October 12, 2026. For each one you get the opening line, the format, how long it has been live and its estimated spend, plus how the brand’s mix of hooks, angles and awareness levels compares with the rest of the board.
7
winning Meta ads
$3M
total estimated spend
$249K
median estimated spend per ad
149 days
median time live
What Spotminders’ Facebook ads do differently
Compared with the 2,443 winning ads on the board, Spotminders stands out in a few ways. The opener it uses most is Warning/Shock Opener (3 of 7 tagged ads), against 7% of the board. 4 of 7 tagged ads are written for Problem-Aware buyers, against 24% of the board. 6 of 7 tagged ads send the click to a product page, against 50% of the board.
Top Spotminders Facebook ads by estimated spend
The 6 Spotminders ads with the most estimated spend, one per opening line. The quote is the first line of the ad (the first sentence of the voiceover for videos), copied as it runs.
AirTags were cool until SpotMinders showed up.
- Est. spend
- $1.5M
- Days live
- 470
- Format
- Video, 51s
- Variants
- 2
Headline: Risk-free 100-day trial
This might just be one of the best Apple accessories on the market.
- Est. spend
- $513K
- Days live
- 517
- Format
- Video, 52s
Headline: Free shipping and returns
Now let's do the math.
- Est. spend
- $394K
- Days live
- 489
- Format
- Video, 72s
Headline: 100-day risk-free trial
SpotMinders just launched a passport cover with the tracker built right in, specifically made for your passport.
- Est. spend
- $249K
- Days live
- 73
- Format
- Video, 55s
- Variants
- 2
Headline: BUY 2 GET 1 FREE!
If your classic gets lifted tonight, you get a police report, a shrug, and a claim form.
- Est. spend
- $152K
- Days live
- 149
- Format
- Video, 42s
Headline: Stolen Mustang. My phone showed me the address.
Travel Sale • Buy 2, Get 1 FREE
- Est. spend
- $124K
- Days live
- 71
- Format
- Image
Formats, hooks, angles and awareness
How Spotminders’ 7 winning ads split on four of the ten dimensions Ad Radar tags. Shares count the ads tagged on that dimension; the Board column is the share across all 2,443 winning ads.
Format
| Format | Ads | Share | Board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video | 6 | 86% | 81% |
| Image | 1 | 14% | 19% |
Hook pattern
| Hook pattern | Ads | Share | Board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warning/Shock Opener | 3 | 43% | 7% |
| Question Opener | 2 | 29% | 15% |
| Offer-First Opener | 1 | 14% | 10% |
| Specific-Number Opener | 1 | 14% | 17% |
Angle
| Angle | Ads | Share | Board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Root Cause | 3 | 43% | 45% |
| Systematic Breakdown | 3 | 43% | 25% |
| Cautionary Tale | 2 | 29% | 7% |
| Wrong Question | 2 | 29% | 14% |
| Story / Case Study | 1 | 14% | 23% |
Awareness level
| Awareness | Ads | Share | Board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Problem-Aware | 4 | 57% | 24% |
| Unaware | 2 | 29% | 38% |
| Product-Aware | 1 | 14% | 6% |
Spotminders in the Facebook Ad Library
The Meta Ad Library lists every ad Spotminders is running right now, but it doesn’t show spend or which ads are working. Search for the page name “Spotminders” to see the full set; our guide on how to use the Meta Ad Library covers the filters. To put your own numbers on a competitor, see how to estimate a competitor’s ad spend.
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Figures marked as estimated spend come from Ad Radar's model of engagement on public Meta Ad Library ads. They are estimates, labeled as such, and are best used to rank ads against each other. Only ads past $50K in estimated spend are counted. How the board is built.