For owners who run their own ads
Free Google Ads scan: see your leaks in dollars
The free Google Ads scan finds every leak in about 2 minutes, with what it costs you a month and how to fix it.
Read-only · no card · nothing changes without your OK
Leaks found
about $1,515 a month
- Target cost per lead up while limited by budget$535 a month
- Performance Max budget sliding to YouTube and Display$480 a month
- Clicks from people outside your area$200 a month
How it works
Step 1
Run the free scan
Paste a short, read-only script into Google Ads. About 2 minutes.
Step 2
See every leak in dollars
What each one costs you a month, and how to fix it.
Step 3
Keep watch
Daily checks of one account are free. Fix leaks in one click from $29 a month.
How it works: free spend alerts · daily spend cap
See it in 100 seconds
What the video shows
- Enter your email on spendcanary.com and get a short, read-only script.
- In Google Ads, open Tools, then Bulk actions, then Scripts, and add a new script.
- Paste the script, click Authorize and allow access, then click Run.
- The script finishes in seconds and your report arrives by email in about 2 minutes.
- The report lists each leak with what it costs you a month, and the steps to fix it.
- Want it checked every day? Sign in with Google and SpendCanary checks one account every morning, free.
Google’s AI now runs more of your account. We show what it costs.
AI Max picks extra searches, writes ad text and chooses landing pages. The scan shows what it bought and whether it paid.
- Without AI Max30
- With AI Max955
As reported by an advertiser on Reddit, 2026.
What the scan checks
- Search Partners
- Display inside Search
- Performance Max drift
- Wrong-place clicks
- Searches you don’t sell
- Broken tracking
- Fake leads
- Maximize Clicks
- Budget-limited targets
- Google-made ads
- Account-wide extras
- AI Max
- Changes by Google
- Landing pages
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Questions
How is this different from Google’s recommendations?
Google’s recommendations are free tips, and many of them help you spend more, for example by switching on broad match, search partners or automatically created assets. SpendCanary shows what to stop paying for.
Should I hire an agency instead?
An agency runs your ads for you, usually for a monthly fee or a share of your ad spend. SpendCanary is a second opinion that watches for leaks, free for one account. If you want someone to manage your ads day to day, an agency is the better fit.
How is it different from PPC tools for specialists?
Most of those tools are built for PPC specialists and agencies who manage many accounts. SpendCanary is built for owners who run their own ads: a short list of leaks, in dollars and plain English.
Do I have to chat with an AI?
No. AI chat assistants answer when you ask. SpendCanary checks your account every day and tells you first, by email.
Is the scan safe?
Yes. The script only reads your account. It contains no commands that change anything, and you can read every line before you run it.
Why does Google ask for full access?
Google Ads has no read-only permission for scripts, so it always asks for full access. Our script still only reads.
Is this the same as an AdWords scan?
Yes. Google Ads was called AdWords until 2018. The scan checks the same account, under its current name.
What does it cost?
The scan and daily checks of one account are free. One-click fixes, a daily spend cap and up to 3 accounts come with the Fix plan, $29 a month.
What do you keep?
Only summary numbers for each leak, never your raw ad data. Your report link stops working after 30 days, and the results are deleted after 13 months. You can ask us to delete everything sooner.