Save money on the go with these couponing apps

There are many mobile apps for your phone and tablet that make it easier than ever to save money on the go without the hassle of snipping and clipping coupons.

Here’s a look at some of the more popular and useful apps available for both Android and Apple products.

Yowza

Yowza might have a silly name, but it’s a great app for getting deals at popular stores in your area. When you find a coupon you like with Yowza, you can save it on your smart phone. If you end up shopping at the merchant, you simply need to show the cashier your phone to save money. There’s no need to clip coupons or print anything out.

SnipSnap

The SnipSnap app is beneficial for those who love to discount shop using paper coupons. This couponing app lets you scan in your paper coupons, so that you have a digital copy. The app then reminds you to use the coupons and gives you alerts as expiration dates approach. If you walk into a store, the app will send you a reminder to use any coupons you’ve saved for that store.

Grocery Smarts

Grocery Smarts is for people who take frugal shopping to the next level. The app examines the weekly fliers for a number of popular stores, such as Target and Walmart, and compares the prices offered at each. It can also help you track down coupons for items in the Sunday paper. Using this app, you can also email coupons to yourself to print out and use at your favorite stores.

Coupon Sherpa

The Coupon Sherpa app puts coupons for your favorite stores at your fingertips, while the website connects you to deals that you can redeem online. You can also find grocery coupons from Coupon Sherpa. These aren’t coupons you need to print out. Instead, have the cashier scan them right from your phone.

Cellfire

This app sends coupons directly to your loyalty cards. Enable store alerts and you’ll be reminded about coupons when you walk into a store.

Coupons.com

Coupons.com is a giant when it comes to offers for groceries and everyday items, and its app makes it easy to access the deals on the go. Coupon savings arrive in three ways:

  • E-mail printed from your computer.
  • Printed from your mobile device.
  • Added to your store loyalty card to scan at checkout.

Saving Star

Register your loyalty cards, then browse the list of exclusive offers. The app generally has about 30 deals available at any time and works with lots of grocery chains.

Kroger

Kroger has a mobile app that allows you to save coupons on your phone and use them without having to print them out. The key feature of these digital coupons is that you can link your Kroger Plus Card as well so all of your coupons will be at the access of your phone.

Meijer

Meijer has a mobile app and texting service that allows you to know how much mPerks you have to use with digital coupons. The digital app has daily coupons but also gives you more mPerks money based on the amount of coupons you receive. The key factor with this digital coupon service is that you can set it up to receive text messages that tell you when your coupons are about to expire or even what the deal of the day is.

Khols

Digital Coupons from Khols are always found in emails as well as the Retailmenot.com app that is available on smart phones. The most commonly offered coupon is 30 percent of your entire purchase in store and online. The key note is that the percentage off changes either daily or weekly but a coupon is offered every time you walk into the store.

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