[3] Shpock is a portmanteau meaning "Shop in your pocket"[4] and was first available for free download for iOS and Android devices in September 2012.

[16] In November 2018, Schibsted announced that it had purchased the remaining 9% of finderly GmbH from its founders, making it the sole owner of the company.

A massive staff reduction was announced shortly after a change of management, with the goal of turning the previously loss-making company into a profitable business.

[17] In June 2021, Russmedia Equity Partners announced the acquisition of Shpock from Adevinta for an undisclosed sum.

[18][3] In 2018, Shpock was a laureate at the award ceremony "Germany's best online portals 2018" in the "Market places private providers" category of the German Institute for Service Quality.