Top 5 Black Friday Apps For Android and iPhone

It’s getting tougher to keep up with the vast amount of deals pouring out of retailers for Black Friday tomorrow.  Walking around with a pen in one hand and a sales flier in the other is so 2005. Plenty of Black Friday apps have been released into the wild to help users keep track of all this year’s deals. Here are our five favorites:

The Dealmap

Platforms: Android and iPhone (iTunes)

The Dealmap is an app that will tap into you location to give you Black Friday deals in the surrounding area. A great Black Friday find for those looking to take advantage of deals right in their own backyard.  With thumbs up or down, Dealmap lets users know what deals are hot or not.

TGI Black Friday

Platforms: Android (AppBrain) and iPhone (iTunes)

Aggregating over 10,000 deals for Black Friday is no small feat. The TGI Black Friday puts the power in the hands of the people with this Black Friday deal planner. Powered by TGIblackfriday.com and DealCatcher.com, this app features push notifications of the latest deals and downloadable PDF scans, to help you plan for the best and successfully beat this year’s frenzy.

Black Friday by BradsDeals

Platforms: iPhone (iTunes)

The most standard of all the apps, Black Friday by BradsDeals is full of ads for Black Friday. That’s about as far as this app goes with no support for location or even saving deals for later. If you just need to know where to go and what the deals will be, Black Friday by BradsDeals is your best bet.

BlackFlyDay

Platforms: Android

Free until Black Friday, BlackFlyDay puts a creative spin on shopping this holiday season. If you’re into group shopping or have a team plan for taking over stores for Black Friday, BlackFlyDay app will let you share your deals with others. Or you can ask a friend to grab a deal for you! Twitter integration is coming soon, but this is one app that you might want to keep after the holiday rush.

Black Friday App

Platforms: Android (QR Code) and iPhone (iTunes)

Another fantastic app for spotting leaked and confirmed ads for Black Friday is the aptly titled Black Friday app. What’s great about this app is the fast search feature to quickly find exactly what you want on black Friday. You can even filter search results by store or category. This app will tell you when a deal is confirmed, whether it’s an early bird deal, and even if it’s only available in stores.

Barcode Apps

If you’re in the store and want to make sure you’re getting the best deals, check out these mobile barcode scanner and other in-store apps. They’ll help you find the best deals all around and make your shopping experience as quick as possible:

• Amazon Price Check for iPhone – Scan it, Snap it, Say It, Type it, BUY IT!
• CardStar (iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone 7) – Consolidate your membership and rewards cards to access on the fly from your phone.
• Shop Savvy Barcode Scanner  (iPhone and Android)– “Scan a barcode with your phone’s camera and receive all the best prices on the Internet and at nearby, local stores.”
• Sale Saver (iPhone) – Quickly calculate how much that discount takes off and what the total is after sales tax.

Via MSNBC