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13 FREE Must Have Money Saving Apps!

in Instagram, Make Money, Saving Money on 08/01/19

13 FREE Must Have Money Saving Apps!

Here are 13 FREE Must Have Money Saving Apps!  I have mentioned a few phone apps before.  I really like using the coupon apps – they’re so easy to use and great to have right with you when you’re out!

If you have never used an app for saving money while shopping before, then you are missing out!  You can save so much with your smart phone/device!  You can even MAKE some money with these apps.

All you do is read about the apps below and choose the ones you’d like to use.  Click the link and you’ll be taken to the info to get it setup.  Make sure you read the FAQ’s carefully, some of them require that you choose what you’ll be purchasing before you shop, so you need to do that for those, and some offers don’t allow you to use a coupon with the offer, so you’ll need to know those things.

Basically you shop as normal and when you are putting your items away at home you’ll scan your receipt and maybe a bar code or two and then just wait for them to verify your purchases and then you get paid!  Some pay immediately and some require $5 or $10 to be accumulated before they payout.

You can also use them together so if two or three of the apps have an offer on the same item you can usually redeem all of them!  Don’t wait any longer be sure to get these ready before your next shopping trip!

Here are 13 of my favorites – of course they are ALL FREE, just click the name of each one you’d like to join and it will take you to it:

Ibotta

I LOVE this one for saving & earning money!  You can get money back on purchases at tons of grocery stores!  You just download ibotta on your mobile device and choose the saving offers you want and then after you purchase them, just take a picture of your receipt and they deposit the money in your ibotta account!  You can cash out once you get $20 in your account.  You can get your money in Paypal or donate to any school in the U.S. or to the United Way!

Checkout 51
Checkout 51 can be used with Ibotta and Shopmium, too!  I love that they can all be used together and sometimes you can double or triple your savings that way!  With this one you get cash back from products you purchase at grocery or drug stores!  Just download it on your mobile device, choose the offers you want and once you purchase them, you take a picture and upload it to get your money deposited in your account, once your account balance reaches $20, you can cash out and they will mail you a check!

MobiSave

This is much like the others.  It will work with others as a “stack”, so you can use it and Savingstar, and Ibotta, and Checkout51, etc.!  This makes for even MORE FREE items and overage!  You can shop at any store you like, upload your receipt, and request your money.  There is no minimum with this one, you can request any amount of money you have in your account at anytime and it will be added to your Paypal account within 24 hours!  This one is good for iOS and Android users.

Receipt Pal

I love this one, all you have to do is scan your receipts and it gives you points toward gift cards.  It will allow any receipt for anything.  You can even connect it to your email and it will give you credit for any receipts you receive in your email.  You can scan receipts you have already scanned into any of the other apps listed here, too.

Savings Catcher

This one does all of the ad matching so you don’t have to at Walmart.  It matches your receipt to all of your local stores and then gives you back the difference if they find it for less somewhere else!  You can transfer your money to an egift card to be used in store or online at Walmart!

SavingStar

This one offers specials on produce and even FREEbies on Fridays!  You can purchase products they have offers for and you get the coupon amount given back to you in your account.  This is another one you can use to save up your earnings for anytime of year!

Receipt Hog
Just take pictures of your grocery receipts, and Receipt Hog will pay you. It’s that simple. And if you submit receipts regularly, you can earn spins at the “Hog Slots” slot machine, where you can win more money or even have your entire shopping trip paid for! It’s fun, easy, and free.

Plus, if you use this referral code, we’ll both get extra spins at the Hog Slots when you submit your first receipt: fript141

Berry Cart
This one is for all your healthy food!  It is a cash-back mobile rebate app that gives you money back when you buy healthy foods that are organic, gluten-free, non-GMO, etc.

Shooger

This one I use all the time – it has coupons for me wherever I go!  I can look at it before we choose a restaurant and find a great coupon or for entertainment or even discounts at retail stores!  I love it!

Valpak Local Coupons

This one you all know – you get those blue packets of coupons and local offers in the mail.  Well, now you can get and search for those local offers and more with this app!

Cardstar

This one allows you to put all of your store rewards cards in it and you can just pull up the barcode for your cards on your phone and the cashier can scan it.
It also works for library cards, your gym, even places like Famous Footwear.  It has most of the popular stores already listed and you just scan your cards with a barcode scanner (see below)!

Whether you’re at the grocery store, making your travel plans online, or visiting your local gym, don’t get caught without your membership cards again.

Lighten your load and get rid of all that plastic baggage — scan your cards from your smartphone device with CardStar!

Barcode Scanner

This is handy!  First of all you can use it to scan in all your cards for the app above.  You can scan products in the store and get more info on them and even pricing at other stores!  A lot of places now have QR codes which are black and white squares with a lot of small boxes in them that a barcode scanner can read and automatically take you to a specific websites embedded in the QR code!

So, those are my top 13 favorite apps!

What are your favorite apps?

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  1. Stacey says

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    Foursquare is an Android app that we love! You check in to certain places and some have specials just for checking in that you unlock. Murphy’s USA has $2.50 off of a $30 fill up Memorial Day weekend, also they have a free Red Strike energy drink (1 per day) withevery check in no strings attached, and we have got free chips & salsa at Chilis the other day! It works off of GPS and tells you what deals are in your area!! Very cool!

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  2. michelle says

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    What about saving star ? I have made / earned a lot of money with that one.

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    • Dian says

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      Michelle,
      SavingStar is another great one! Thanks!
      Dian

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  3. Crissy says

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    I’ve recently found the retailmenot app which seems very cool. You can search coupons and deals in the area that you are in. It searches stores, restaurants, and other type places that might offer coupons. My mom and I we’re out of town and searched restaurants in the area, not only did it tell us what all was in the area, it showed us all the coupons available. I just showed the cashier the coupon on my phone, he scanned it, and that was it! Easy 🙂

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    • Dian says

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      Crissy,
      That’s another great one – thanks!
      Dian

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  4. Avery says

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    Only one out of all of these aps are on the windows phones. I have a Nokia and want savings aps.

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    • Michelle says

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      I have an Android… I also have the first 8 apps… and use them frequently!

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  5. GAIL says

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    like to coupon and save money.

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  6. Stephanie says

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    I downloaded the Shopmium app and it “located” me as in France! (Which I’m not!!) now the entire app is in French and the sales I see are for in Paris! (Which would be cool but totally not helpful!) any idea what went wrong?? And how to fix it!!

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    • Dian says

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      Stephanie,
      So sorry – I don’t – I would contact their customer service to get that cleared up!
      I hope that helps!
      Dian

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  7. KIM BRABANT says

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    THANK YOU

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    • Dian says

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      Kim,
      You’re very welcome!
      Dian

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  8. Sevi says

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    Right now I’m only using Checkout 51, but I may need to use a few others to save some more money.

    I love the Cartwheel app by Target. Considering I can spend hours in there, its only right that I save money while doing it.

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  9. denise stanek says

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    What if you don’t have a smart phone.
    I have a kindle, and I only have a regular phone.

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    • Michelle says

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      I have 7 of the first 8 apps on my Android tablet, as well as my Android phone. Only MobiSave isn’t compatible. I don’t know if they will work on a Kindle, but it’s worth a shot!

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      • Dian says

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        Michelle,

        Good to know! I haven’t tried Mobisave on my tablet yet!

        Thanks!
        Dian

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  10. Debbie Saunders says

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    JUST SIGNING UP. HOPE TO ENJOY AS MUCH AS I THINK I WILL. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME IN!!!

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  11. LAURA says

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    Shopkick is great!

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  12. Joann C says

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    Try Yowza!! free on Android and IPhone. I love it no more coupon clipping!

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  13. Joann C says

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    Download Yowza!! mobile shopping app. great offers for retailers and restaurants

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  14. Jennifer says

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    My newest payback app I discovered is Find&Save. You can earn a percentage of your receipt total with at least the minimum of what the payback requires. Typically 1-4% of the minimum. Some times a set amount. A great variety of stores too.

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    • Dian says

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      Jennifer,

      Thanks, I’ll have to try it out!
      Dian

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  15. Mary says

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    Has anyone used the Savingstar credit card? I was wondering how it worked.

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  16. Felicia says

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    Thanks. I will try some of them out today.

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  17. Tracy says

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    Thanks for all these great tips! Oh and FYI…Ibotta now cashes out at $20.00 .

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    • Dian says

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      Tracy,

      Thanks, and you’re welcome! I forgot to change that – thanks for the reminder.

      Dian

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  18. Marilyn says

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    I cant wait to start saving. Thank you… Nylatinmom2

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    • Dian says

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      MArilyn,

      Awesome! Let me know if you have any questions!

      Dian

      Reply
  19. sherry spelts says

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    New tome can’t wait to try hope I catch on easily
    Thanks Dian

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  20. sherry spelts says

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    Thank you so much for the information I have used coupons previously, but never really saved alot as I have heard others savings.Hope to get started soon.It’s all new so wish me luck

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    • Dian says

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      Sherry,

      You’re very welcome! Let me know if you have any questions!

      Dian

      Reply
  21. Michele says

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    I have an android phone, and no data plan. Can I still download all of these and make it work? I would love to….cause I love me some savings too!

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    • Dian says

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      Michele,

      You’d have to be able to upload images of your receipts. If you can do that, you can use them. 🙂

      I hope that helps,
      Dian

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  22. Amber Nicole says

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    Hi there! I was curious as to where you’re located ( generally of course). I’ve tried mobisave and everything I scan says that it doesn’t qualify (I’m in the US. In Pennsylvania). Also checkout 51 was one of my favorite apps but they seem to be changing recently. Most of their rebates cannot be combined with coupons and other rebate apps.:( Total bummer. I’ve saved over 100$ with Ibotta in less than 3 months! It’s definitely my favorite now! Have you ever heard of fetch rewards? It’s like a cross between Ibotta and receipt hog. Scan receipt for grocery store, pharmacy or wholesale store and you get points back for every receipt. If you buy certain things you get more points.

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    • Dian says

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      Amber,

      I am in Texas and some of the deals on the apps can be more location specific, as can some coupons.

      Yes, I have heard of Fetch and am in the process of writing about it. 🙂

      I would have to say Ibotta has always been my favorite. It’s just super simple.

      Thanks,
      Dian

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  23. Beth J says

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    Thanks for all the great info.
    Groupon offers coupons. If a store has a savings program/ card, I sign up.
    And of course, Ebates is great for online shopping; it’s with Rakatun now. Nothing has changed that I’ve noticed.

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    • Dian says

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      Beth,

      those are great tips – thanks for sharing!

      I also use Mr. Rebates – it’s much like Ebates and I have used it over 10 years – I like it very much.

      Thanks again for sharing your tips!
      Dian

      Reply

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