4 coupon apps for your holiday shopping needs

The end of Thanksgiving Day marks the beginning of thousands of shoppers flocking to stores to wrestle each other over 4K TVs and Hatchimals. If you’re going out into the madness, come prepared or wait until the weekend is over. There are plenty of apps out there to ensure that you get a good price on whatever it is you’re after without having to endure the Black Friday madness.

SnipSnap helps you keep all of your paper coupons organized in one place -- your phone. Take photos of coupons and converts everything, barcodes included, into a mobile coupon. Put those scissors away, ‘cause you won’t need them anymore.

This app lets you use location services to check if there are any deals you’re missing out on depending on which store you’re at. You can also do a search for specific stores if you don’t want to bother with notifications, though. It also tracks exclusive online deals to make sure you’re not losing money by shopping in-person.

Flipp does you the favor of digitizing paper flyers from a number of popular shops. You can prioritize your favorite stores, ensuring that they appear at the top of the list, and clipping coupons for future use is a cinch.

This app looks out for all of the stores in your area and lists coupons and flyers for those retailers. You can opt to get alerts for new sales and deals, and when you place orders through the app you can get up to 25% cash back.

With a few of these apps at your disposal, you’re well equipped for whatever Black Friday and the rest of the holiday shopping seasons has in store for you.

How do you prepare for holiday shopping? Let us know in the comments below.