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Here are the best holiday apps to help organize your holiday shopping, track your spending, and find the best deals - including Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

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  • PLAN: Better Christmas List

    For the third year running, Better Christmas List continues to be the must-have app for keeping your holiday shopping on time and on budget. No more missed gifts, no more overspending. Keep your family AND your wallet happy!

    Larissa says: "This one's an Apple "Staff Favorite" two years in a row."
    • Claudia Roldan: Perfect for women on the go. They can do everything using their phones!
    • EmmaOlsen: The holidays here, that means terrible music and a lot of shopping. The “Discount” available for signing up for a retail store's charge card is not what one might think. You could end up requiring payday loans to pay off the debt you get this year. http://personalmoneynetwork.com/moneyblog/2011/12/...
  • PLAN: mGifts

    mGifts helps you to plan and track your gift giving needs for any holiday or special event. mGifts makes it easy and convenient to see how many gifts you’ve purchased, still need to get, and how much money you've spent by person.

    Kevin Doel suggested: "mGifts allows you to simply and quickly view what gifts you need by a given store, event or person. mGifts will help you keep on budget while giving you the assurance that you're not missing anyone when it comes to celebrating your special day."
  • TRACK: Savvy

    Savvy eliminates the common problem of post-purchase price reductions once and for all.The Savvy app navigates price adjustment policies for consumers and applies any savings automatically.

    Allie.rosenberg suggested: "Shoppers no longer need to bring back the goods within a period of time to activate price reductions. By simply snapping a photo using their smartphone, the Savvy app ensures that consumers only pay the best price possible."
  • TRACK: Delivery Status Touch

    Delivery Status Touch (US$2.99) supports more than 25 delivery services, like FedEx, UPS, DHL, and the good old USPS. Additionally, there's built-in tracking for packages coming from Amazon, Adobe and, of course, Apple.

    Larissa says: "I buy most gifts (most things actually) online so this app is a godsend to track all my shipments and delays. “An essential tool for your package-tracking arsenal” says Gizmodo."
  • NAVIGATE: FastMall

    Now you can navigate any mall map WITHOUT the need for GPS or WIFI. Once you download any mall map you can get interactive navigation even without an Internet signal!!!

    Larissa says: "Killer feature: Need a bathroom? Shake your phone and it will show you where to find one. "
    • Wavvyfella: Most definitely!!! best way to get around the mall by far!!! Easy to use too,must have ,especially with the holidays coming up
  • COMPARE: ShopSavvy

    Find the right product at the best price! Now the fastest, most accurate and most comprehensive scanner around. It won’t find everything in the world, but it is close. Now you can be savvy when you shop!

    Larissa says: "As recommended by Babble.com: We guarantee that after you score your first ShopSavvy deal, you’ll never buy anything the same way again."
    • Claudia Roldan: Just downloaded this app. I'm big on my deals and I like that there are coupons right on here that I can use on my next purchase.
  • COMPARE: Price Check by Amazon

    Ever wondered if you were getting the best price on a product when you were out shopping? With Price Check by Amazon, you can use your iPhone to instantly compare prices with Amazon.com and its merchants while on-the-go.

    Larissa says: "Amazon’s Price Check Might Be Perfect Smartphone Shopping App, according to Wired.com"
  • SAVE: FatWallet Black Friday Deal Finder

    Natalie Sipos suggested: "FatWallet's Black Friday Deal Finder app makes it easy for holiday shoppers to sort through all the best Black Friday deals, and search by store, product, brand or price."
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    • Brent Shelton: This app will let the user compare prices, so those on a budget can quickly sort through all the thousands of Black Friday deals within their spending limit. That's convenience.
    • Heather Stephens: I love that it allows me to sort by item, category, store, or price to figure out what's the best deal. It's a good thing for the skinny budget of a busy mom of 3 with a big family to buy gifts for!
  • SAVE: TGI Black Friday

    Black Friday (November 25th, 2011) is the busiest shopping day of the year. Use this app to plan your holiday shopping weeks before Black Friday ads are available in the newspaper. Please check the app frequently for new ads from your favorite stores...

    Larissa says: "As recommended on CNBC: This app allows you to easily scan the Black Friday ads for all major retailers before they show up in the your local paper and make a personal shopping list with a touch of a finger."
  • TRACK: FreePriceAlerts

    The FreePriceAlerts app will REVOLUTIONIZE the way you shop! Search or scan a barcode for almost anything, get a list of the current best offers from hundreds of thousands of retailers.

    FreePriceAlerts.com suggested: "FreePriceAlerts ties your online and offline shopping experience together, effortlessly. Do your research at home on just by browsing your favorite Web sites or the FreePriceAlerts.com web site. Add products to a wish list and access them instantly w..."
  • SAVE: Coupon Sherpa

    Finally, an application that provides hundreds of in-store coupons for many merchants right on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Save money on clothing, shoes, restaurants, electronics, travel, jewelry, sporting goods, books and more.

    Larissa says: "As seen on Mashable's 5 of the Best iPhone Apps for In-Store Savings: It’s not the coupon motherload, but you’re sure to save some money. Another bonus: Coupon Sherpa is currently free. "
  • PLAN: Grocery iQ

    You'll feel like a genius with Grocery IQ because you'll never forget to restock something you just ran out of. Use the barcode scanner to point your camera at any product's barcode and Grocery IQ will automatically add it to your list.

    Larissa says: "This FREE app is must-have for planning your holiday grocery shopping! Grocery IQ Is a Brilliant Grocery List Application, according to Lifehacker http://lifehac.kr/cwxalS"
  • SAVE: Shopkick

    This mobile app that gives you rewards and offers simply for walking into stores. You can collect kicks and bonuses at nearly all places around you.

    Larissa says: "Words can barely explain how insanely amazing this app is, as recommended by MomFinds.com."
  • SAVE: CardBank

    (Reposted from Larissa)

    CardBank stores all of a user's store savings cards in one place in a convenient interface that can be scanned at any checkout register.

    Larissa says: "Ladies Home Journal and NY Times recommended app to save time and money."
  • CALCULATE: SaleQ

    (Reposted from Larissa)

    SaleQ provides a convenient way to calculate the final price of an item on sale. Enter store price of the item using the numeric keypad and set the Sale to the desired percentage. You can also apply an additional discount to the sale.

    Larissa says: "My husband teases me for using this app, but it's really handy when I'm shopping! It's such a pain figuring out the final sale price of an item is, especially when there's an additional savings on top of it, also calculates taxes too - LOVE."
  • RELATED LIST: Best Retailer Shopping Apps by Michele McGraw

    Shopping from home is so much better than braving the crowds. What should I add to this list?

    Larissa says: "Michelle handpicks the best retailer apps from the Gap, Zappos, and more. Check it out!"
  • RELATED ARTICLE: How to Shop for the Holidays

    Is there a sweet spot between giving yourself enough time to anticipate upcoming holidays and simply starting the festivities too early?In our house, we have a tendency to prepare for holidays (um, ok and practically everything else) at the very last...

    Larissa says: "Babble's shopping tips, avoid Back Friday: The really good lost-leader deals are often limited to a small number of customers. These offers are simply there to lure shoppers into the stores, where you'll hopefully overspend in a Black Friday frenzy."
  • RELATED LIST: Fashionable Apps for Style Lovers

    Snapette, Pose, Poshmark...I've seen all of these apps on some of my stylish blogger friends pages. Here's my list of the best fashion and shopping apps for the digital fashionista.

    Larissa says: "Here are the best style apps for finding the perfect holiday outfit (and reindeer sweater)!"
  • RELATED LIST: The Nest's 10 Life-Changing Holiday Helper Apps

    During this crazy, chaotic time we call the holiday season, technology can be your most trustworthy friend. Don’t believe us? Check out these nifty apps that’ll make your holidays much, much jollier.

    Larissa says: "Some solid app recommendations here, includes my personal favorite Photogram, Tripit to survive holiday travel, check it out at the link."
  • RELATED LIST: Money Crasher's Top 6 Free Black Friday Mobile Shopping Apps for Droid & Apple iPhone

    Worried about losing track of the best deals and getting flustered as you shop during this Black Friday? Well, luckily for you, if you have a smartphone, there are some great phone apps to help you shop smarter and simpler this Black Friday.

    Money Crashers suggested: "Black Friday Ads is an awesome app that allows you to organize all the ads for stores in your area in one single place: your phone. Forget trying to keep track of all the sales & deals. This app will ensure you're getting the best bang for your b..."

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  • Totally Tipster

    dlmilli suggests: "Very cool free new iphone app. Totally Tipster allows you to get product reviews and recommendations directly from friends through social media. Fun and easy to use. While shopping, just take a picture or scan a barcode - any product - add a message, and just like that your potential purchase is posted for comments from friends. Love it."
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    • keystolope: Just downloaded and used this app for the first time. I highly recommend it.
  • Savvy

    You take a picture of your receipt, and it tells you if any item you bought goes on sale, so you can get a price adjustment! Also, it tracks prices so you know if something you wanted to buy goes down to a price you'd be willing to pay.

    Prachie Banthia suggests: "It's fantastic! It's easy to use, and makes Black Friday a day to sleep in and enjoy. I also love the feature where you pick your own price, because you may forget about the item on your own later!"
    • Larissa: Thanks for the suggestion, Savvy is already on my list. Great minds think alike!
  • Local product search app

    Dmitry Pakhomkin suggests: "It has most comprehensive search functionality for local inventory of nearby retailers in the US"
  • GiftsHD

    Kyle Eberly suggests: "Awesome shopping app for iPad! Keeps everything organized, from budget, people to buy for, shopping lists, wrapped, mailed, days left to shop, to do list.... You can even shop within the app online! Easy to use, and keeps everything super organized!"
  • App Store - Yipit - Daily Deals, Sales and Coupons

    Yipit is a one stop shop for daily deals like Groupon, LivingSocial, Gilt City and and 800 more. Search through ALL the deals, based on where you are and what you like.

    Allie.rosenberg suggests: "Users can seamlessly find gifts for friends and family in one of Yipit’s 100 daily deal markets. Yipit lets you select gifts and deals for loved ones in any major U.S. city, all at 50-90% "
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