money saving apps the social robotWith modern day inflation and economic pressures it’s really important to make wise buying decisions. Mobile apps can help: you install some money saving apps on your smartphone and they make shopping easier. As a result you save a few bucks on various items. If you start saving $2 on every item from your shopping list it can make a difference. You could buy more stuff within the same budget or just save that money. These apps inform you about the various deals available on a product or service, show you price comparisons and so on. Here is the list of some amazing money saving mobile apps:

RedLaser
This amazing app has over two million downloads. RedLaser is a very useful app which helps you make smart buying decisions. This app is absolutely free for iPhone, Android and Windows. You can compare prices on a certain item and get better deal out of many options. You can search the prices of any item by entering the bar code or image. RedLaser searches the item in online stores and listed traditional stores. The app also allows you to buy the item searched with the best deals online.

Decide
Decide is a free app for iPhone and Android and tells you when to make a buying decision for a certain product. Let’s say you want to buy a plane ticket, Decide will make a prediction if there is a chance that the airline will lower the price in a few days or not. You will also know what prospective discount you will get on items during holiday or sale season. So, with the help of Decide you can track certain items and buy them as soon as the prices go down.

GivcMilo
This free app is a key to hassle free shopping. Usually when you are looking for certain item at fair price, you have to drive around a lot. Of course, it eats up a lot of time and fuel money. GivcMilo lets you know the product description, reviews and information on what local stores have the product in stock, through your cell phone. This app is available for Android based phones and iPhone and makes your shopping experience easy and convenient.

Coupon Sherpa
Everyone loves coupons as they get you free and discounted stuff. Coupon Sherpa is an amazing app which allows you to access up to 100 mobile phone coupon codes. You can show the coupon to the cashier and they can scan it directly from your cell phone. The GPS feature helps you locate the nearest stores you shop at and shows you the relevant coupons.

Price Check
Amazon.com presents Price Check which is a free app that helps you to compare the retail store price of an item against the one offered at Amazon. You can scan the bar code of the item or take a picure from your smartphone and Price Check gives you a comparison in no time.

Post by Linda Waters. Mobile tech blogger, marketing executive at mspy.com. Contributes to the development of software which helps find stolen or lost phones.

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