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Do smartphone apps really find you the best deal while holiday shopping?
Read full article: Do smartphone apps really find you the best deal while holiday shopping?News 6 tested two of the most downloaded apps that promise to help consumers find the best deals, ShopSavvy and BuyVia Scanner. Using the ShopSavvy app on a smartphone, we scanned the productโs bar code, or UPC symbol, and the app scanned prices at other stores online. ShopSavvy's price scanning app showed the price of a Baby Yoda toy at several retailers. โThese apps can be really useful,โ said Chris Minnick, who teaches app development at the University of Central Florida. News 6 scanned an InstaPot at one local retailer, and the ShopSavvy app showed it was $119.99 at Target.