Since next week is Black Friday I thought that a good theme
for this week would be apps that help you save money and compare prices.
Black Friday Deal
Finder – (Free, iOS and Android) searchable database of 100-plus major
store ads to plan your Black Friday and Cyber Monday strategy
TGI Black Friday - (Free, iOS and Android) hundreds of Black Friday deals, you can set-up alerts of specific items.
http://tgiblackfriday.com/black_friday_app
SnipSnap –
(Free, iOS and Android) simply snap a picture of a coupon with your phone, the
app will remind you of expiration date and in-store prompts. You can cconnect
with friends and share your coupon list.
Yowza!! –
(Free, iOS and Android) instead of paper coupons it will notify you of deals in
your geographic area, a lot of the deals come straight from the retailer and
are available nowhere else. If you like a coupon or deal save it and make sure
to have the cashier scan it at checkout.
Coupon Sherpa
– (Free, iOS and Android) claiming to be the first coupon app it boasts a
robust website along with the apps; get e-coupons, retailer deals, website
discounts, and special offers from restaurants.
Grocery iQ
– (Free, iOS and Android) make your grocery list and it will tell you what
coupons and deals are available
iBotta – (Free,
iOS and Android) rebates on things you buy at grocery stores, mass merchandise
stores like Target, and movie theaters. Now they have team bonuses for reaching
certain rebate levels with friends. The rebates are paid by Paypal or Venmo
gift card. {full disclosure I have and use this app, you can add me as a friend
J}
Checkout 51
– (Free, iOS and Android) pretty much the same thing as iBotta but it has
different rebates, what is nice is that sometimes it will be on a generic item
like milk or bananas. {again, full disclosure I have this app too}
Yipit – (Free,
iOS only) aggregates more than 30 thousand new deals every month into its
existing database. The app makes it easy by only sending alerts about deals
you’re interested in.
GoodRx – (Free,
iOS and Android) compares prescription drug prices at pharmacies near you and
online, it has coupons, and saving tips. Consumer
Reports gave it high marks.
Key Ring –
(Free, iOS and Android) all of those little club, discount, loyalty, or
membership cards can be scanned and added. They also have 13,000 brands and
retailers that you can search for discounts. {I used to have this app but at
the time it didn’t accommodate a lot of the cards I have. They claim to have
added a lot more and updated.}
RedLaser –
(Free, iOS, Android, Windows) you scan the barcode and it will tell you the
lowest price for the item, a lot of stores do price matching so this could save
you money where ever you shop. It also allows you to add those discount /
loyalty cards.
ShopSavvy –
(Free, iOS and Android) scan the barcode and it will tell you the cheapest
price it can find the item for online.
Pricegrabber
- (Free, iOS and Android) comparison
shop 26 categories (think cameras and tablets); the nice thing is it has
ratings and reviews of products.
RetailMeNot
(Free, iOS and Android) with thousands of retailers you can search by category
or retailer and see what deals are out there or sign up for alerts on things
you are interested in buying.
Shopkick –
(Free, iOS and Android) you get points, called kicks, every time you go to a
retailer. If you buy something you get more kicks. These kicks can be redeemed
for gift cards. So even if you aren’t shopping or buying and just tagging along
you could earn some free stuff.
Bonus!
Two New Savings Apps
that are Still in Trial / Beta
PriceJump –
(Free, iOS only) you can scan or search for an item and it will tell you the
cheapest price online and in-store. It will even compare Amazon’s prices and
include shipping cost or savings if you are an Amazon Prime member.
SavingsCatcher
– (Free, iOS and Android) only available in “test markets” you scan your Walmart
receipt and it will compare prices to other advertised prices. If there is a
lower price elsewhere the difference will be loaded on to a Walmart gift card
for you.
