►Groupon
Groupon is no blasting news, but for those of you still less familiar with it, Groupon is basically a group discount service. It saves you money by coordinating deals with vendors in your area. When a certain number of people “buy” the Groupon, the deal is on and everyone is charged. If the limit for the deal is not met, no one gets charged. It’s simple and effective.The Groupon smartphone app works geographically depending on your location. The setup process is easy and after you enter your zip code, you will automatically be told what deals are in your area.
►Living Social
LivingSocial is considered Groupon’s main competitor and it boasts of being the fastest-growing company in the social-buying category. Like Groupon, this smartphone app uses location-based software to create a list of discounts and deals in your area and offers group discounts to a variety of businesses.The nicest thing about this app is the clean, simple interface, divided to four categories: daily deals, escapes, purchases and Settings. Enter your zip code and you’re ready to go.
►Coupon Sherpa
Coupon Sherpa is divided into two types of coupons — exclusive ones that are only available within the app, and coupons that retailers post online. The app uses the iPhone’s built-in GPS to automatically determine your location. So if you find yourself on a whimsical shopping spree, one that you could not have predicted this morning, connect to the app and find out the best deals available in your area. You can also arrange coupons based on your favorite stores and filter out the rest of the deals.
►Shopping Coupons by InfoMedia
Shopping Coupons is another source that brings together coupons and deals from thousands of retailers online. What makes it unique is the fact that all the deals are reviewed and edited by real company employees and not automatic feeds, so the aim is to bring quality information to end users. There are coupon deals in almost every known category and you get clear and full descriptions of the terms of the offer you select.
►Coupon Cabin
Feel like staying in today? That doesn’t have to stop you from buying a few things…Coupon Cabin is an app that aggregates coupons and deals from thousands of online and offline stores. Plus, it has a cool feature that lets you add retailers yourself so if you run into a coupon not in the existing stock; you can share it with the rest of the users.
►Yowza
Yowza is a high tech little app, especially for the free price. It can use your GPS location to find stores or restaurants with steals near you, and it will even end you push notificaitons when your favorite stores post new deals. Hailed as environmentally friendly, printing is unnecessary. Just flash yout screen to the cashier and reap the rewards. As an added bonus, you can even pull up a chart that tracks how much money you save.
►Grocery IQ
This one is basically a fancy grocery list with every bell and whistle you could imagine. Grocery iQ alows you to make shopping lists based on store, package size, price and more. It even organizes items by aisle so you don't have to run around back and forth like a crazy person. You can also scan barcodes and share lists with others. This app offers integrated coupons and their coupon gallery focuses on all the deals offered in your supermarket that week.
►Coupsmart
Coupsmart is a customizable app in the sense that it gives businesses direct access to create their own deal for their customers. Customers can share and print coupons right from their computer as well as display coupons on their smartphones to show the cashier or merchant. This app is completely free for customers who can print and share coupons from their favorite restaurants, grocery stores, and many other businesses. A new function called GiveSmart allows users to earn points for every item they scan. Then a donation is made to the charity with the post points at the end of the month.
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