{"id":4049,"date":"2011-06-12T20:35:14","date_gmt":"2011-06-13T03:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bspcn.com\/?p=4049"},"modified":"2011-06-12T20:35:14","modified_gmt":"2011-06-13T03:35:14","slug":"10-of-the-best-smart-phone-apps-that-will-save-you-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/2011\/06\/12\/10-of-the-best-smart-phone-apps-that-will-save-you-money\/","title":{"rendered":"10 of the best smart phone apps that will save you money"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Kara Gammell<\/a><\/p>\n

You can now get cashback on your mobile with the latest app<\/h4>\n

Keeping up with the Joneses means making the most of your smart phone. And with the right applications \u2013 or apps \u2013 you’ll never have to pay full price for a meal out or a good book again.<\/p>\n

We have picked 10 apps to help you save money.<\/p>\n

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10 of the best smart phone apps that will save you money Photo: ANDREW HASSON<\/p>\n

1 Quidco<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Cost<\/em><\/strong> Free<\/p>\n

Available for<\/em> iPhone<\/em><\/p>\n

Cashback website www.quidco.com<\/a> has just launched an app which rewards users with exclusive money-saving offers just for checking<\/p>\n

in to certain high street stores and restaurants.<\/p>\n

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The UK’s first check-in for cash tool, the Quidco Mobile app lets you make<\/p>\n

the most of dozens of money-saving offers in your area such as vouchers and in-store cashback deals when you tap your phone to “check in”.<\/p>\n

For instance, this week, check-in at high street retailers such as Debenhams, New Look, Yo Sushi or Esquires Coffee and earn while you shop.<\/p>\n

2 Amazon Kindle<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Cost<\/em><\/strong> Free<\/em><\/p>\n

Available for<\/em><\/strong> iPhone, iPad and Android<\/em><\/p>\n

Bookworms and commuters will love this free to download app which will let you install Kindle software to read e-books on the move \u2013 saving you from forking out as much as \u00a3150 for the reading device alone.<\/p>\n

With more than a million free books to download from the Kindle Store, it is like having a virtual library of free books at your finger tips.<\/p>\n

3 Vouchercloud<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Cost <\/em><\/strong>Free<\/p>\n

Available for<\/em><\/strong> iPhone and Android<\/em><\/p>\n

Vouchercloud uses GPS technology to pinpoint offers and discounts nearest to you. Just pick the offer you want by pressing the redeem button and the voucher is delivered directly to your phone screen.<\/p>\n

For example, this week you can download vouchers for 25pc off your bill at Bella Italia, Strada or Caf\u00e9 Rouge.<\/p>\n

4 Onavo<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Cost<\/em><\/strong> Free<\/p>\n

Available for<\/em><\/strong> iPhone, iPad and Android<\/em><\/p>\n

With the cost of data rising and more mobile providers capping limits, this app can save you a fortune as it claims to give users up to 80pc off their data bills. Once downloaded, this app continuously runs on your device and shrinks the data used every day when browsing the web.<\/p>\n

5 0870<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Cost<\/em><\/strong> 59p<\/em><\/p>\n

Available for<\/em><\/strong> iPhone, iPod touch or Android<\/em><\/p>\n

Stop paying more than you need on customer service lines with this app. Many companies will use 0870, 0800 or 0845 for customer service, which usually costs 35p per minute to call. This app will turn these numbers into 01 or 02 numbers, which will come out of your contracted minutes.<\/p>\n

6 Spotify<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Cost<\/em><\/strong> Free<\/em><\/p>\n

Available for<\/em><\/strong> iPhone, Android, Symbian, Palm, Windows phone<\/p>\n

For music on the move, why not download the Spotify Mobile app and wirelessly sync all your own songs to your handset? Buy whole Spotify playlists and download them in a few clicks. There’s no access to the Spotify music library or Offline mode, but you can log in to Spotify and search for tracks.<\/p>\n

Upgrade your membership to Unlimited or Premium for either \u00a34.99-\u00a39.99<\/a> a month respectively and stream any of the 13 million tracks in the Spotify library.<\/p>\n

7 Ringo Car Parking<\/h5>\n

Cost<\/em><\/strong> Free<\/em><\/p>\n

Available for<\/em><\/strong> Android<\/p>\n

Avoid costly car parks with this app from the same company that allows drivers to pay at many NCP and council car parks over the phone with a credit or debit card.<\/p>\n

It promises to help you find the best price on parking and allows you to extend the time on the meter so you avoid hefty fines if you are late getting back to your car.<\/p>\n

8 Tesco<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Cost<\/em><\/strong> Free<\/em><\/p>\n

Available for<\/em><\/strong> iPhone<\/em><\/p>\n

Never buy duplicate items on your food shopping again with the bar-code scanner on Tesco’s groceries app.<\/p>\n

When you run out of something in the kitchen, just scan the item and it will automatically be added to your online shopping on the supermarket’s website.<\/p>\n

9 Love Food, Hate Waste<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Cost: <\/em><\/strong>Free<\/em><\/p>\n

Available for<\/em><\/strong> iPhone<\/em><\/p>\n

Food waste costs the average family more than \u00a3680 a year, according to waste management group WRAP. Plan in advance what you are going to eat for the week to avoid throwing out the food you meant to cook at the end of it.<\/p>\n

Use this app’s handy portion-size planner to help you prepare the right amount of food and eliminate waste. Or use the recipe blender to try to prepare meals from ingredients you already have in your cupboard.<\/p>\n

10 RedLaser<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Cost<\/em><\/strong> Free<\/em><\/p>\n

Available for<\/em><\/strong> iPhone and Android<\/em><\/p>\n

Compare prices on the shop floor with this bar-code reading app. Simply scan the item you wish to buy with RedLaser and compare prices of products online by instantly searching TheFind, Google Product Search, eBay and Half.com.<\/p>\n

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Bonus: A modest proposal to make finding & coordinating with friends easier over text message.<\/h3>\n

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