The App Review: Weekly Ads & Sales

Each week we review a food related app. This week it’s Weekly Ads & Sales – find out what the Lempert Report thought.

What it says it does: Do you like finding great deals and saving money? Weekly Ads & Sales app helps you do just that! With weekly ads for 96,000+ stores for over 100 major retailers accessible in seconds - it’s easy to save money, and a few trees!

What it actually does: Includes weekly ads for over 96,000 stores around US – double tap or pinch to zoom in. You can even browse sales and circulars by state and city and get directions to the stores from your current location. Some of the featured stores include: Safeway, Kroger, Publix, Food Lion, Save-a-Lot, Jewel-Osco, Smart & Final, Giant food, Shaw Supermarkets, Albertsons, Food City, Stop and Shop, Dollar General and more. Weekly Ads & Sales also shows coupons and sales from office supply/electronics/appliance stores, home improvement stores, department stores/clothing/pet supply stores, and pharmacies. If you like saving money and don’t have time to flip through the Sunday circular – this is the app for you. 

How useful is the information for target audience?: The information is very useful for anyone looking to save money – and who isn’t? Also using the app for a shopping list is a plus.

Ease of use: The app is very easy to use - no more flipping through papers to find the best deals. The app would be even better if it stored club cards and other reward cards.

Who would best benefit from the app?: Anyone who likes to save money, but might not have time to sit and cut coupons – having coupons for almost every store in the neighborhood is a huge bonus.

Cost: Free

Rating: 4 of 5

More info: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weekly-ads-sales-coupons-shopping/id425988401?mt=8