Shopping with Smart Phones and Tablets is becoming popular every day, all thanks to the wonderful shopping apps that are available on the mobile devices. These apps not only let you shop for various things but also help you save a lot of money too. You can use these apps to scan bar codes, redeem vouchers, search for the lowest price, and avail many great shopping deals. The following are top 5 shopping apps that help Android an iOS users save money when shopping.
- Google Shopper– This is a free app for iPhone and Android users. It is best for those who prefer bargaining before buying. This app helps users find information on millions of products. Product is recognized through cover art, text search or voice search and barcode. With bar code scanning users can compare the prices of groceries or electronics and buy them locally or online where they can get the best deal. Users can find local and online prices of the products they want to buy, read user reviews, specifications of the products etc to help make decision about the purchase. The item can be saved to a shopping list and can be shared with friends. The best feature of this app is “Search by Voice”, users have to just name the product and Google shopper will find it.
- Groupon- This is a free app ideal for shoppers who enjoy browsing deals daily. Every day Groupon brings unbeatable deals for 50-90% off on all kinds of stuff like theatres, spas, stores etc. Groupon collaborates with the local businesses to offer users daily deals. This app allows you to purchase on the go and it can be used in a wide range of cities to grab the shopping deals daily. Deals can be tracked by date, location and expiry. Groupon coupns can be shared with friends and family.
- Yowza- It is a free app for iPhone and Android users especially for coupon addicts. This app provides instant coupons to users based on their city and postal code. You can chose the best offer and visit the store and show your Yowza deal to the cashier and allow him to scan the barcode or type the coupon code and you save money instantly. There are no hassles of clipping, stashing coupons in the purse etc. you can get notifications when your favorite store adds a coupon and you can share them with your friends on Twitter, Facebook etc. Unfortunately it is currently available only for United States.
- FastMall- This is a free app for iPhone users. It is best for those that do mall shopping. In case you know the locations of the stores , this app can be used to locate the deal. But When you have never been to that mall download the Virtual map to locate the mall. You can navigate any mall without the requirement of GPS or Wi-Fi. Use this app to find stores, restaurants, restrooms etc in a mall.
- Key Ring- This is a free app for Android, iPhone and iPad users. It is great for using loyalty cards. To avail discounts you do not have carry the plastic card everywhere with you. Key Ring lets you store the info on your phone. All you need to do is click a picture of your ID number or enter it and flash your phone to save it. You can all your loyalty cards. It supports online coupon codes, you can share cards with family members, join reward programs etc.
These are the top 5 shopping apps that help you save money.
