Top 5 Money Saving Mobile Apps

There's an app for everything, as the adage goes. The problem with apps is finding the good ones, those shining jewels in a sea mediocrity. Money saving apps are no different! It's with that in mind that we set about finding the very best money saving apps available, and compiled them in this easy to digest and infinitely useful list. Do let us know if you think we've missed out any gems, we'd love to hear from you.

mySupermarket

Free - Android and iPhone

This is much more than just a place to keep a shopping list. This handy app goes one step further and shows you where your desired items are currently on sale across 9 supermarkets, and which supermarket is offering the best price. 

You can also compare prices, set price alerts, get saving suggestions and discover other bargains.

Spendometer

Free - Android and iPhone

One of our favourite budgeting apps. Spendometer allows you to set a daily, weekly, or monthly budget for a number of different items and fill out your spending as you go. Very handy for keeping on top of your spending.

Onavo

Free Android and iPhone

Onava compresses data that you use on your phone while connecting to the internet. Why would you want to do this? Well, according to the creators of the app, this could save you up 80% on your data plan. Perfect for those of us not on unlimited data plans.

Whatgas

Free Android and iPhone

This app uses crowdsourcing to compile a list of petrol prices across the UK and Europe, and makes that information available to all users of the app. 

Not only can you use this to find out where the cheapest petrol station is in the area, but it will also guide you to that location like a sat-nav.

SkyScanner

Free Android and iPhone

You've probably already heard of this one. SkyScanner helps millions of people find the cheapest flights all over the world. It works by comparing the prices of more than 1,000 airlines to find the very best deal.

You can filter results by price, airline and arrival/departure times. Upon finding a suitable a deal you can book directly through the app.