We all know that there are absolutely amazing deals on Black Friday. What's not so amazing is the stress of finding the very best deal on the market. There's nothing worse than buying a big-ticket item, only find out that it was cheaper somewhere else.
But thanks to some great new apps, you can say goodbye to shopping stress! By putting the best prices right at your fingertips, they'll help you conquer the holiday shopping system. Here are our picks for the best Black Friday apps:
Red Laser
With Red Laser, you can scan barcodes and compare prices of products to the best price either online or in store. This free app is available for iPhone and Android, and it's super popular. In fact, it's been downloaded more than 12 million times!
Black Friday
Fatwallet's Black Friday Deal Finder 2012 for iPhone compiles all the Black Friday deals from multiple retailers and puts them in one easy-to-scan spot. Users can also search doorbusters and deals with free shipping or rebates. Best of all, it keeps all the offers organized so you'll never miss one!
Amazon/Amazon Deals
The Amazon app puts your favorite retailer at your fingertips. Amazon is known for it's amazing lightning deals during the week of Black Friday and their Amazon Deals app notifies you of every lightning deal so you'll never miss a great deal again. Both apps are free, but the Amazon mobile app is available for Android, iPhone and iPad while the Deals app is only for iOS users.
ESRB Mobile
If your kids want one of the new hot video games this Christmas, make sure you take the ESRB mobile app with you on Black Friday shopping trips. Just snap a picture of any game with your smartphone and you'll get detailed explanations of the rating, right at your fingertips. Available free for iPhone or Android, it has info for over 20,000 different titles. With this great app, you can rest easy know your little ones aren't playing super-violent or scary video games when you aren't in the room.
Black Friday by Brads Deals
This Black Friday app for iPhones is great because it allows you to plan your shopping strategy, giving you the least stressful experience one can have on this notoriously hectic day. It essentially allows you to scan through ads for over 100 major stores!
Black Flyday
We love Black Flyday because it's essentially a social networking app for everyone to share the best deals that they've found. Plus, you can connect it with your Facebook so you can share these great deals with your Facebook friends and vice versa! Only drawback: It's exclusively available for Android users.