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The Best Whatnot Bot to Grow Followers, Relist & Sell on Autopilot

Sidekick Tools is the Whatnot bot that auto-follows, follows back, and relists your listings around the clock, so you build the audience that shows up to your live sales, with safe, human-like timing. No downloads. No scripts.

4.6Google Play, 964 ratings4.6Trustpilot, 62 reviews

Sidekick Tools automations: Whatnot connected with Follow / Unfollow and Auto Relist
Whatnot: 1 store connected, Follow / Unfollow and Auto Relist
7 of 7 stores connected, 9 automations on

Followers

Connect your Whatnot shop.

Sign in and link your Whatnot shop securely. It takes under a minute.

Followers

Follow buyers. Follow back.

It follows active buyers so more people get notified when you go live, follows back new followers, and unfollows accounts that don’t follow back.

  • Auto Follow
  • Follow Back
  • Auto Unfollow

Relisting

Aged listings resurface.

Only items past your minimum listing age of 15, 30 or 60 days relist, staggered by a daily limit and a time-slot schedule.

  • Minimum age
  • Daily limit
  • Time slots

Relisting

Bookmarked items stay put.

The relist bot can skip items that already have bookmarks, so you never lose buyer interest.

  • Skip bookmarked items

Crosslisting

Cross post to 7 marketplaces.

Cross post your Whatnot items to Poshmark, eBay, Mercari, Depop, Etsy and Grailed in a few taps, then auto-delist when something sells.

Insights

Your growth at a glance.

See follows, relists and sales for your Whatnot shop in one place, next to your other stores.

Automations: Whatnot connected
Whatnot automation tools: Follow / Unfollow and Auto Relist
Crosslisting: crosslisted items, remaining crosslists and connected accounts
Dashboard: revenue, sales and each store's follows and relists

The basics

What Is a Whatnot Bot?

A Whatnot bot is an automation tool that grows your audience and keeps your listings fresh: following active buyers, following back new followers, unfollowing non-reciprocal accounts, and relisting aged items, so your Whatnot shop keeps building momentum around the clock.

Whatnot is a live-selling marketplace. Your followers get notified when you go live, so your following is the audience that actually shows up to bid and buy. Building that audience by hand, and relisting your marketplace items every day, is impossible to keep up with.

Sidekick Tools is a cloud-based bot for Whatnot that does it for you. It runs on our servers with natural, human-like pacing, so your Whatnot shop keeps growing even when you’re offline, at your day job, or prepping your next show.

Planning your prices? The free Whatnot fee calculator shows what you keep after Whatnot’s fees.

The Whatnot difference

On Whatnot, Your Followers Are Your Live-Show Audience

Whatnot is built around live sales. When you go live, Whatnot notifies your followers, so the size of your following directly decides how many people show up to bid. That makes growing your audience the number one lever on Whatnot, and it works differently from anything on Poshmark or Mercari.

More followers means more viewers per show, more bids, and more sales. But growing a following by hand is slow, and a lopsided follow-to-following ratio looks spammy. The healthy way to grow is a loop:

  • Auto Follow active buyers so more people discover your shop and get notified when you go live.
  • Follow Back everyone who follows you, to reward interest and keep them engaged.
  • Auto Unfollow accounts that don’t follow back, so your ratio stays healthy as you scale.
  • Auto Relist aged marketplace items so your buy-it-now listings keep resurfacing too.

Running that loop manually, every day, is exhausting. Sidekick Tools runs it for you on autopilot, at a safe, human pace, so your Whatnot audience keeps compounding show after show while you focus on selling live.

Whatnot automation tools: Follow / Unfollow and Auto Relist
Follow / Unfollow automation tile
Auto Relist automation tile

Why it wins

Why Sidekick Tools Is the Best Whatnot Bot in 2026

Most tools do one thing. The best Whatnot bot does everything a live seller needs in one place: auto follow, follow back, auto unfollow, relisting, and crosslisting to 7 marketplaces, with safety controls built in.

Grows your audience

Auto follow, follow back and auto unfollow build the following that shows up to your live shows, on autopilot.

Safety built in

Human-like pacing, daily limits and schedules keep your follows and relists inside natural ranges, not robotic bursts.

Runs 24/7 in the cloud

It keeps working between shows, while you sleep, or out sourcing, so your Whatnot momentum never stalls.

Every automation, done for you

Set It Once. Let Your Whatnot Shop Grow Itself.

Whatnot has two automation tiles in the app: Follow / Unfollow and Auto Relist. Turn them on and they run.

Auto Follow, Follow Back & Auto Unfollow

The follow bot grows the audience that powers your live shows. It follows active buyers so more people get notified when you go live, follows back new followers to keep them engaged, and unfollows non-reciprocal accounts to keep your ratio healthy.

  • Auto Follow active buyers to expand your reach
  • Follow Back everyone who follows your shop
  • Auto Unfollow to protect your follow ratio

Auto Relist: Keep Aged Listings Selling

Your Whatnot marketplace listings get buried as new items are added. The relist bot reposts eligible aged items automatically so they resurface for buyers, with rules you control, and it can skip items that already have bookmarks so you keep buyer interest.

  • Only relists aged items (minimum listing age of 15, 30 or 60 days)
  • Staggers relists with a daily limit and a time-slot schedule
  • Skips items with bookmarks so you never lose buyer interest

Cross Post Whatnot to 7 Marketplaces

Your inventory shouldn’t be stuck on one app. Cross Post your Whatnot items to Poshmark, eBay, Mercari, Depop, Etsy, and Grailed in a few taps, then auto-delist when something sells so you never oversell.

  • List once, sell across 7 marketplaces
  • Auto-delist sold items to avoid double sales
  • AI stock photos and a background remover included

See Your Whatnot Growth at a Glance

Track your whole Whatnot shop from one insights view: Follows, Follow Backs, Unfollows, Relists, Total Following, and Sales, updated as it happens, plus AI stock photos and a background remover for cleaner listings.

The honest answer

Is There a Free Whatnot Bot?

If you’re searching for a free Whatnot bot, here’s the honest truth: most “free” tools are local scripts that only run while your computer is on, and their aggressive behavior can put your account at risk.

Sidekick Tools gives you something better: a free 7-day trial of the full cloud bot. You get real, 24/7 follow, relist, and crosslisting automation that runs on our servers, not your device, with every feature unlocked. Try it all free, and if you love it, it’s just $29.99/month. Cancel anytime.

"Free" scripts

  • Only run while your computer is on
  • Use robotic timing
  • Carry real account risk

Sidekick free trial

  • Full cloud bot, 24/7 on our servers
  • Every feature unlocked
  • Human-like pacing

Works everywhere

Works on iPhone, Android, Mac & Desktop. Nothing to Download.

Because Sidekick Tools is cloud-based, your Whatnot bot runs on our servers 24/7, not on your phone or laptop. Manage it from an iPhone, Android, iPad, Mac, or any browser, Chrome included.

There’s nothing to install on your computer and no script to babysit. Close the tab, put your phone away, and your shop keeps following, relisting, and growing without you.

  • iPhone and Android
  • Mac and desktop
  • iPad and tablet
  • Any browser, Chrome included
Dashboard: revenue, sales, listed items and each store's activity
A Whatnot shop on the dashboard: follows and relists
Whatnot: 1 store connected, Follow / Unfollow and Auto Relist

The #1 question

Is It Safe? Are Whatnot Bots Allowed?

Whatnot’s terms discourage aggressive automation, so account safety comes down to one thing: behaving like a human. That’s exactly how Sidekick Tools is engineered.

Human-like pacing

Follows, follow backs and relists run at natural intervals, so your activity looks like a real person, not a bot.

Daily limits and schedules

Cap how much runs per day and choose a time slot, so your activity stays inside safe, natural ranges.

Healthy ratios

Auto unfollow keeps your follow-to-following ratio balanced, so your growth looks organic as you scale.

No tool can promise zero risk, but safe, natural behavior is what protects your account, and it’s built into everything Sidekick Tools does. See the FAQ below for direct answers on bans, legality, and Whatnot’s policy.

Why automate

Sidekick Tools vs Doing It by Hand

Growing a Whatnot audience by hand eats your day. Sidekick Tools does the same work on autopilot, at a safe pace.

Doing it by hand

  • Search and follow buyers one by one
  • Check and follow back every new follower
  • Manually prune who you follow
  • Delete and relist each old item yourself
  • Re-type each listing on every marketplace
  • Piece your numbers together by hand

With Sidekick Tools

  • Auto follow active buyers all day to grow reach
  • Follow back new followers automatically
  • Auto unfollow to keep a healthy ratio
  • Aged listings relist on a schedule
  • One listing crosslists to 7 marketplaces
  • Follows, follow backs and sales in one insights view

Simple, honest pricing

One Plan. Everything Included.

Free 7-day trial, then $29.99/month. That’s cheaper than a single afternoon with a VA, and it never calls in sick, never needs training, and never quits.

  • Auto follow, follow back and auto unfollow
  • Auto relist with daily limits and schedules
  • Cross Posting to 7 marketplaces
  • Auto-delist sold items
  • AI stock photos and background remover
  • Whatnot insights and activity feed

Cancel anytime. Works on iPhone, Android and Mac. Compare every plan on the pricing page.

Crosslisting: crosslisted items, remaining crosslists, connected accounts and quick actions
Background Remover: remove image backgrounds
Stock Photo: AI generated photos

Crosslist to 7 marketplaces

  • Poshmark
  • Mercari
  • eBay
  • Depop
  • Whatnot
  • Etsy
  • Grailed
4.6Trustpilot62 reviews
4.6Google Play964 ratings

Customer reviews

What Sellers Are Saying

Real, unedited reviews from resellers on Trustpilot and Google Play, not stock quotes.

4.6/ 5
Trustpilot
62 reviews
4.6/ 5
Google Play
964 ratings
Love this app! My sales tripled and I love the silent auction option.
BBrandi KantzGoogle Play, verified review
I have had Sidekick for 4 weeks. This was my best month in a long time. I'm very happy using Sidekick. Customer service is great!
CCary ChapmanGoogle Play, verified review
It has made crosslisting a breeze. I love the charts, stats, sale notifications and everything about this app. Service when I have a problem is very fast, usually within 30 minutes.
LllilientschmidtTrustpilot, verified review
Stands head and shoulders above its supposed competition. I use it every day and am a huge fan. Plus, if there ever is a question they are extremely responsive. Love it!
DDana RichardsonTrustpilot, verified review
Sidekick Tools has changed my reseller game. It's made it so much easier to list items efficiently in much less time. Definitely doubled my profits monthly.
SSarah PearsonTrustpilot, verified review
This app has boosted my sales by 50%. I have little to no problems crosslisting. It's a great app!
VVelvet ParhamTrustpilot, verified review

Up and running in minutes

Set Up Your Whatnot Bot in Minutes

No code. No scripts. No download. Your shop starts growing for you the moment you turn it on.

  1. Connect your Whatnot

    Sign in and link your Whatnot shop securely. It takes under a minute.

  2. Choose your automations

    Turn on Auto Follow, Follow Back, Auto Unfollow, and Auto Relist.

  3. Let it run

    Sidekick grows your audience and relists 24/7. That’s it.

FAQ

Whatnot Bot FAQ

Still stuck? Contact support.

What is the best Whatnot bot?

The best Whatnot bot grows your audience and keeps your listings fresh. Sidekick Tools automates auto follow, follow back, and auto unfollow to build your following, plus relisting and crosslisting, for $29.99/month, which is why sellers rate it a top Whatnot bot in 2026.

How does following help me sell on Whatnot?

On Whatnot, your followers are notified when you go live, so a bigger following means more viewers in your live shows and more bids and sales. Sidekick Tools grows that audience automatically with auto follow and follow back, then keeps a healthy ratio with auto unfollow.

Is there a free Whatnot bot?

Most free Whatnot bots are local scripts that only run while your computer is on and can put your account at risk. Sidekick Tools offers a free 7-day trial of the full cloud bot instead, so you get real 24/7 automation before you ever pay.

Does Whatnot allow bots and automation?

Whatnot’s terms discourage aggressive automation, so safe use means keeping your activity human-like. Sidekick Tools uses natural pacing, daily limits, and schedules rather than robotic bursts, so your follows and relists stay within normal ranges.

Can I get banned for using a Whatnot bot?

Aggressive, robotic activity is what gets accounts flagged. Sidekick Tools minimizes that risk with human-like pacing, daily limits, and schedules. No tool can promise zero risk, but safe behavior is what protects your account.

What does the Whatnot relist bot do?

Whatnot marketplace listings get buried as new items are added. The relist bot reposts eligible aged items automatically, based on your minimum listing age, daily limit, and schedule, so older items resurface. It can skip items that already have bookmarks so you keep buyer interest.

How much does a Whatnot bot cost?

Sidekick Tools starts at $29.99/month with a free 7-day trial, cheaper than a VA and far more capable than a single-purpose follow or relist tool.

Does the Whatnot bot work on iPhone, Android, and Mac?

Yes. It’s cloud-based, so it runs 24/7 on our servers and you manage it from any device: iPhone, Android, iPad, Mac, or any browser. There’s nothing to download.

What is auto unfollow and why does it matter on Whatnot?

Auto unfollow removes accounts that don’t follow you back so your follower-to-following ratio stays healthy as you grow. Sidekick Tools handles this automatically alongside auto follow and follow back.

Is Sidekick Tools a Whatnot bot or a crosslisting app?

Both. It’s a full Whatnot automation bot and a crosslister, so you can grow your Whatnot following and relist while listing the same inventory on Poshmark, eBay, Mercari, Depop, and more.

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Grow followers, relist, and sell on autopilot. Set it up in minutes, keep your account safe, and watch your audience compound show after show.

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