Best Shopping App Finalists

The 2012 Readers' Choice Awards on About.com

The winners have been announced. Find out who won here.

	LivingSocial Developer: LivingSocial Inc. Price: Free Get great local deals with this discount shopping app. EAch day you'll get new deals in your area that let you save 50-90%. Tell your friends about the great deals via social networks and, instead when you go to cash in your deals, there's no need to print anything--just bring your phone. Download at iTunes
	iSlick Developer: Lanuta LLC Price: $0.99 Like to shop for bargains but don't have time to scour every last corner of the web to find them? Let iSlick do it for you. This app presents all kinds of great deals on all sorts of goods to you. While I don't believe the deals here are unique to iSlick, they still help you save. The paid version of the app removes ads and includes additional features. Purchase at iTunes
	Eyeona (formerly Savvy.com) Developer: Pricetector Inc. Price: Free Ever buy something only to discover that it's gone on sale or had a permanent price reduction a week or three after you bought it? The Eyeona (formerly Savvy.com) app helps you avoid this fate. Each time you buy something, take a picture of it with your iPhone's camera and the app will track its price and the store's price-match policies to ensure you always pay the best price. Purchase at iTunes
	ShopKick Developer: shopkick Inc. Price: Free We all know about--and maybe even use--rewards programs that give you points for buying at certain stores. ShopKick offers that for thousands of stores, but take it to the next level: you can earn points just by walking into some participating stores! When you've earned enough points, you can convert them into gift cards, Facebook credits, movie tickets, and much more. Download at iTunes
	ShopSavvy Developer: ShopSavvy Inc. Price: Free Make sure you always pay the lowest price with this barcode-scanning app. When you're planning to buy something, just take a picture of its barcode with your iPhone's camera and the app will search the web for the lowest price. ShopSavvy can scan UPC, EAN, and QR codes and returns prices in dollars, British pounds, and Euros. Download at iTunes

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3. Voting runs from Feb. 22 through 11:59 pm ET March 21, 2012.

Results

Winners will be announced March 30. There's no prize -- just the bragging rights that come with getting recognized by the readers of one of the biggest networks on the web.

Check back with iPhone/iPod at About.com on March 30 to see if your favorite iPhone/iPod accessory or app was nominated and to vote on the finalists. You can also visit our central awards page to learn about finalists in other categories.

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