Best Black Friday Apps

Apps To Help You Get The Black Friday Bargains

Overview

As many years back as I can remember, as soon as the Thanksgiving table has been cleared, my mom and I have spread out the newspaper ads on the table and devised our plan of attack. Yes, we are those crazy people that get up before dawn to hunt down the ultimate Black Friday bargains. You’re either one of us or you’re not; if you’re not I’m not going to convince that you should be. But if you are one of us, read on and you’ll find some great assistance from the apps in this AppGuide. Please do keep in mind that I am judging the apps nearly a week before they are truly useful. One or more of them may be much, much better ON Black Friday as more information comes in from the stores and the apps are updated. They are all free, so don’t hesitate to download several with the features you are most interested in.

Essential Apps

• Free

  Black Friday App

  by dealnews.com, Inc.

  This app earns the “Essential” title because it has all the features I’d expect from a Black Friday app. Browse a list of stores; search for any item across all stores or just in a particular one. Get the details on doorbuster specials, such as how many of each item are going to be in the store and Black Friday store hours. Having the store hours is especially important these days, because more and more stores are opening at midnight or even earlier. Icons on each listing will tell you if the deal is Rumor or Confirmed, In Store only, Early Bird, etc. Sometimes you just need to see the print ad, and this app has those scanned right in so you can check them out. Save the deals you’re interested in to “My List” for easy reference later. Share your favorites via email, Twitter, or Facebook.

Notable Apps

• Free

  TGI Black Friday

  by Ecatcher, Inc.

  List of stores and the deals within each store, or you can just get a list of deals, but when you click for more information, you don’t get much. You can create a personalized shopping list by clicking to add deals to “My List”. Share your favorites via email, Twitter, or Facebook.

• Free

  BFAds.net Black Friday

  by BFAds, LLC

  Create shopping list, search for deals or browse by store. One feature that sets this app apart is its “News” feature, so you can find out which deals are getting buzz right now. Unfortunately, clicking on a deal doesn’t always yield a lot of information, but that may change ON Black Friday.

• Free

  Black Friday by BradsDeals

  by Shop Smart Inc.

  This one contains ad scans, Top Deals and list of deals by store. You also get a planner so that you can create your ultimate shopping list. I’d like to see more information about each deal and each store, however. Again, the information may be better on the actual day.

• Free

  Black Friday

  by FatWallet, Inc.

  This app contains a list of stores and “search” (filter by brand, phrase, etc) but no details (at this time) on the Black Friday deals. Save your favorites for easy reference; share via email or text.

Decent Apps

• Free

  Black Friday Ads

  by DealTaker Inc

  This universal app contains ad scans, staff picks, and list of deals for each store. But click on a deal and you get no useful information, only an option to email the deal to someone.

• Free

  Smart Aisles - In-Store Shopping

  by ICON entertainment

  Smart Aisles includes a list of stores, their locations, maps, and current deals. This app requires sign in (via Facebook or creating an account) to access features such as shopping list creation and sharing.

Shopping Online

• Free

  Best Black Friday Deals

  by iTankster.com

  If you’re planning to do any serious Black Friday shopping online, you’re really going to want a computer. I wouldn’t want to try and comparison shop on my iPhone screen alone. Still, this app could help point you to some great deals.

• Free

  TGI Cyber Monday

  by Swagger Media LLC

  Don’t wait until “Cyber Monday”, this app can help point you in the right direction to find some bargains starting right now.