The best in bargain mobile apps for the holiday season. Watch to see who succeeds and who fails... and get some shopping tips along the way.
Shop Savvy
Shop Savvy uses your phone's camera to scan bar codes and give you best prices on-line and around you. It has the ability to keep a history of products searched, and you can set price alerts for products you want to buy.
Red Laser for the iPhone
Version 1.0 | Developed by Occipital, LLC | $1.99
Red Laser by Occipital allows you to scan UPC codes while, for example, at a brick and mortar store. Red laser will return pricing results from Google and Amazon queries, helping you make frugal purchasing decisions.
Target
Version 3.2 | Developed by Target Inc. | Free
Target store junkies, there's an iPhone Target app just in time for the holidays! Target has a complete gift guide categorized by any age, price, personality, or occasion, not to mention a handy gift registry for upcoming weddings and baby showers. Local features include your nearest store, aisle locator, and weekly ads. Awesome!
Gilt on the Go
Version 1.0.1 | Developed by Gilt Group | Free
Shop on the go and get up to70% off designer brand name fashion items with the companion app for the popular Gilt website. Plus, download the app and get an instant membership!
Mobi Qpons
Version 1.4.4 | Developed by MobiQpons | Free
MobiQpons uses your phone's location to show you coupons and deals near you. You're guaranteed savings with actual coupons, though it is limited to the offers & stores only around you.
Yowza!! Mobile Coupons
Version 2.1 | Developed by Yowza!! | Free
Yowza!! Mobile Coupons is an app founded by Greg Grunberg, who is an actor in NBC's Heroes among other things. Yowza!! delivers your phone coupons based on your geographic location and deals that Yowza has put together with major retailers providing discounts. Most of the coupons seem to offer an average of 10% to 20% off of select items or surrounding a particular event. Examples of major retailers that Yowza!! has struck deals with include Crate & Barrel, Pier 1 Imports, Sears, Sports Authority, Guitar Center, and Saks Fifth Avenue.
Walgreens for the iPhone
Version 1.0 | Developed by Walgreen Co. | Free
If you're one to leave all of your holiday shopping until Christmas eve, the Walgreens app might come in handy. It gives you a store finder, information about discounts, and easy ways to manage photo printing and prescriptions - basic, useful features for year-round or during holiday crunch time.
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