Must-Have Apps For Best Black Friday Deals

TAMPA BAY, FL -- For those shoppers who begin perusing circulars for bargains weeks before Thanksgiving, here are some must-have apps to get the best Black Friday deals.

Ebates

Earn cash back rewards at your favorite stores for Black Friday with the free Ebates app. This app offers deals and coupons at 2,500-plus stores including Walmart, Amazon, Macy's and Sephora. Plus, you can earn up to 40 percent cash back. Available on IOS and Android.

Flipp

Flipp is the essential app for weekly shopping. Search circular deals and coupons by item, brand or category to quickly find the best deals on your weekly essentials and make saving money easy. Flipp is the only app that matches local circular deals with coupons from the brands you love to bring you the most savings. Simply add loyalty cards from your favorite stores on to Flipp and then clip coupon deals to your card for instant savings at checkout. To keep you on track of your weekly shopping, Flipp’s ultimate shopping list will help you plan ahead by finding what’s on sale and stay organized in-store. Flipp brings you the latest weekly ads from your favorite stores including Walmart, Target, Family Dollar, Walgreens and 800 others. You can save 20 to 50 percent.

ShopSavvy

Shoppers who are serious about finding sales can download ShopSavvy to get the best deals on a range of popular stores and then use their phones in the store as a barcode scanner. Available on IOS and Android.

Shopular

Similar to ShopSavvy is Shopular, this app provides deals and coupons on your handheld device. Members of the Shopular community also can communicate with one another and swap savings tips. Download from iTunes or Google Play.

Price Cruncher

Price Cruncher helps customers do the math to see which offers are truly the better buys. This is especially helpful for shoppers who buy in bulk, as the application can calculate price per product. Additional features of this app include a discount calculator and shopping list. Download from Google Play.

The Coupons App

This app promises to give users deals, coupons and online promo codes from more than 100,000 retailers. Use the download to search for deals from your favorite stores or receive notifications when new local deals become available. The app also reminds you when saved coupons are about to expire.Download from iTunes or Google Play.

Santa's Bag

For those who will be helping Santa with some of his shopping on Black Friday, it can be easy to purchase one too many Christmas gifts and go over budget. Santa’s Bag is a helpful Christmas gift list app that allows you to set and manage present budgets for everyone on your Christmas list. Download from iTunes.

Other essential holiday apps:

Flight Tracker

If you have out-of-town guests coming in on different days and at different times, this app is a great way to monitor their arrival and departure. You can avoid circling around at the airport and be there to pick up your family and friends right when they land.

Pandora Holiday Stations

If you’re a holiday music fan, then you need to make sure you have Pandora on your phone. It has Christmas music stations like: '80s Christmas, Kids' Christmas, Smooth Jazz Christmas, Hipster Holidays and R&B Pop Holidays. There is even a Hanukkah music station. Available on IOS and Android.

TaskRabbit

If you’re feeling overwhelmed with your to-do list during the holidays, TaskRabbit is the perfect solution. You can hire a "tasker" to help you with any number of things: gift-wrapping, picking up items (or returning them), housekeeping services or even putting furniture together. Available on IOS and Android.

HeadSpace

When you need to take a moment to de-stress during the holidays, Headspace has guided meditations for you to listen to. Available on IOS and Android.

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