Every product has one. We see them everywhere. Barcodes, those little black and white lines found on product packaging. My first experience was sending in the barcodes found on breakfast cereal boxes in order to receive a toy by mail. Fast forward 30 years and now we can scan barcodes using our iPhones to find bargains. Use the Barcode app while shopping to scan products and instantly search Amazon or the rest of the web for a better price. It’s quick and easy way to decide to buy the product you’re holding in your hand or save money by buying elsewhere.

Barcode is just one of our favorite shopping apps for iPhone and iPad. We’ve collected all of our favorites here. And if you’d like to see more of our top app selections in different categories, just head on over to our Best Apps Series.

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Here are a couple of our other picks of the best photo storage and sharing apps for iPhone and iPad:

Groupon for iPhone and iPad – The king of online coupon apps

Groupon launched in 2008. Since then it has become the leader in location based coupon services. Once you’re set up with an account, the app will send you alerts for the daily deal. 50% discounts in the food and spa categories are the norm. If you purchase a Groupon deal, ...

SnapUp – Track product price drops from your iPhone

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