Minea Finds the Ad.
Heista Decodes Why It Converts.
Minea has one of the largest ad spy databases on the market. 900M+ ads. Multi-platform. Great product research. But a database of ads is security footage — you see what ran. Heista gives you X-ray vision: decode the psychological formula, load your brand, and generate your version from the proven structure. Stop guessing. Start with winners.
Get StartedWhat Minea Does Well
Minea has built a strong product for ad discovery and ecommerce research:
Massive ad database
900M+ ads across Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, and Instagram. One of the largest ad spy databases available.
Product research
AI-powered product discovery with Magic Search. Find trending products before they saturate.
Multi-platform coverage
Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest ads all in one place with advanced filtering.
Shop analysis
Analyze competitor Shopify stores to understand product ranges, pricing, and ad strategies.
Chrome extension
Save ads while browsing social platforms. Quick capture for building reference libraries.
Pricing
Starts at $49/mo (Starter) with 10,000 credits. Premium at $99/mo. Business at $399/mo for enterprise needs.
Minea is a strong tool for the FIND and MONITOR layers of the creative workflow — especially for ecommerce and dropshipping. But finding ads is where it stops. You still need to decode WHY they convert and build YOUR version from the formula.
Where Minea Stops — And Heista Starts
| Layer | Minea | Heista |
|---|---|---|
| Find competitor ads | ✓900M+ ads, multi-platform | ✓Browser extension, curated decodes |
| Product research | ✓AI Magic Search, trending products | ✗Not a product research tool |
| Why it works | ✗Shows the ad. Not the formula. | ✓PatternMap decodes every beat and trigger |
| Brand strategy | ✗No brand intelligence extraction | ✓Full strategy from URL in 2 minutes |
| Ad psychology | ✗No behavioral analysis | ✓Persuasion principles, triggers, beats mapped |
| Formula-based scripts | ✗No script generation | ✓Scripts from decoded formulas, brand-loaded |
| Image generation | ✗No image creation | ✓Visual Studio with brand personalization |
| Playbooks | ✗No creative frameworks | ✓Legendary agency playbooks built in |
| Performance prediction | ✓Estimated ad spend and reach | ✗Focuses on formula intelligence, not spend data |
The Same Ad — Two Completely Different Outputs
What Minea shows you
The ad creative. The platform it ran on. Estimated spend. The landing page. Maybe the product behind it. You see the surface. You still have to figure out why it converts and how to make your own version.
What Heista shows you
The complete psychological architecture. Every beat timed to the second. Every behavioral trigger identified. Every persuasion principle mapped. Your brand strategy extracted automatically. A script generated from the decoded formula with your brand intelligence loaded in.
Minea is a telescope. Heista is an X-ray machine. Decode any winning ad. Get your brand's version.
Complementary or Replacement?
If you need product research:
Keep Minea. Its product discovery and shop analysis features are purpose-built for ecommerce. Add Heista for the creative intelligence layer — decode the winning ads Minea finds.
If you need creative intelligence:
Heista replaces the creative analysis gap that Minea doesn't fill. Decode any winning ad, load your brand, generate scripts and images from the proven formula. Not a swipe file — an executable formula engine.
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