You would have already saved money if you have an Android instead of a iPhone! But here is another thing: we are going to tell you how you can save more money using an Android. So we have compiled a list of apps that you need to get your hands on so that they can be away from that fat wallet.
WhatGas Petrol Prices
Gas prices are as volatile as gas. So here is an app that uses your Android phone and Google Maps to get you to the cheapest petrol filling station within a certain radius A simple push of the menu key bar on your droid phone brings up the option to search for the best prices. The big disadvantage: You get the details for only standard fuels like the Unleaded or Diesel or LPG. Hence, if you are on the look for rarer variety we can only say that you are on a quest for blue moon.
Well, we think we can enhance this app if there was a postcode checker. The manual zooming to get the cheapest price might prove to be costly if you are running real low. Moreover, a shortest route finder would be an addon to look forward.
NetCounter
The smartphone allows you to access the internet and other forms of connectivity without any hassles. Well, there always can be a problem at the end of the month if you cannot pay up that bill your service provider sends across. Netcounter for Android keeps a tab on your data usage. Moreover, it helps you stay clear of “Fair use Policy” of your unlimited plan and avoid that penalty.
With the droid's “long clicking” on the Monthly part of the Cell data chart to sync with your monthly billing start date. You can further set your data limit so that you can stay inside safe limits.
Loot
Loot is an app that does not do what it is meant to do. It does not Loot your money, but ensures that it doesn't get looted. Based on the principle on cautious spending is the best practice to manage money. It is a very simple app that resembles and functions as an electronic checkbook on your droid. It does not connect to your online account, hence there are no issues over security or privacy.
DroidSense
This is an app that keeps track of your earnings thru Google's Adsense account. This on the other hand is equally important as you get to manage your spendings as per how much you earn per day. It also provides a way to keep track of your earnings that may range from one week to years. So tailor your spendings to your earnings with this app!
My Coupons
You can control your spending from your accounts. But what about those that spent over food, clothes or drinks! You may not be a shop-alcoholic, but still you need to spend some amount to have fun and live a decent life. We think it is important that you make the best use even then, by using coupons. The My coupons app for Android helps you find the best deals for your taste and lets you be an effective spender (which is better than a cautious spender). Moreover, this app have several upgrades that will make every other smartphone user look dumb! The coupon search can be made on pin code specific. Secondly, you can scan a bar-code of a specific product and search for coupons for that particular product!
Pocket Auctions
Yes, we admit coupons in certain cases can be annoying and there is no cheap substitute for an absolute low price deal. This is what Pocket auctions does for you. A few years back, you had to pay for such a tool as it provides a deal which is much more than what we can ask for. Being an end to end eBay solution, the Pocket auctions tool also lets you do a complete market research. Nothing can be more valuable than knowing the right price and predicting the right price. And all this at your fingertips, now that is what we call as Smart Shopping!
Shop Savvy
This app will turn you in to an efficient shopper. The app lets you run a quick product search and find the lowest price in the locality (or online). It even has a bar-code reader and gives you a complete info on the highs and lows of product! With this product, you can turn yourself in to a savvy shopper!
Personal Budget Droid
The personal budget droid is a simple budget and bills tracker that allows you to manage your daily costs in a neat and systematic manner. It keeps an track of your transaction in each category but this app is not that smart as you have to personally enter the transaction.
FireWallet
The FireWallet app will prevent from your wallet catching fire. A more sophisticated Budgeting tool, Firewallet holds as well as protects your information about various accounts with a four digit pin. FireWallet has a convoluted navigation feature but we are sure you can get used to it after you play around a little. It has a very mature user interface, FireWallet has graphs and charts that help you to visualize spending with a nascent tool to warn you of your future bills. In the future, we hope this app will be an effective real time spend checker!
Touch Tip
Tipping is a matter of touch and go. With Touch Tip app, you can calculate your tip with a few confident touches. It calculates your total bill for a diner which is inclusive of total, tax and number of diners and then spits out a magic number – which is the tip! Also it prints out each person's weight in the bill that they need to chip in. Avert touchy situation with touch tip!
Personal Tip Jar
Tip jar is a perfect app for those you live on tips. It provides the user with a detailed look in to daily, weekly, monthly and yearly stats at a glance. We do say that the “news” tab they provide is a useless feature, nonetheless a tool for niche tip earner.
Stock App
Stock App for Android are very rudimentary, nevertheless an app for stocks we can say for namesake. By default, the Stock App tracks Dow, NASDAQ, S&P 500, Yahoo, and Google. You can modify this by adding your frequently traded stocks and get the details associated with it. By default, Stock App displays the value and percentage change up front; a double-tap an entry to see more stats.