ShopSavvy - Barcode Scanner 4+

Watch out for unwanted subscriptions

I used ShopSavvy happily for a while, but after not opening it during the pandemic, the next time I tried to check an item the app automatically subscribed me to something called ESRTV for $9.99 a month added to my Verizon bill. I cancelled the subscription, reversed the charge with Verizon, and blocked all future subscriptions. Then I deleted ShopSavvy and would never recommend you trying it.

Developer Response ,

We understand someone added a charge to your Verizon bill at around the same time you used the ShopSavvy app. There is no way for to make a charge to your Verizon bill nor would we scam our users like that under any circumstances. You might want to check with Verizon or look at text messages you may have responded to. 

We do this work to help people like ourselves find the best deal- we would never do what you are accusing us of!

Always Updated & Reliable!

This app has helped me by saving money on every day items and weekly/monthly items that I abut regularly.
I was spending monthly about 100$ on cat litter until they showed me a price comparison for a website instead of in store and it came with a ton of perks! Thank you for your hard work & consistency with keeping up to date sale price and the distance all offers in store are from my location at any given time!
Just a suggestion to get some more traffic and downloads as I am always sharing your App with friends with the same interests and “ShopSavvy” money saving needs like me! You should come up with a referral system that would be fitting for those of us who are always looking for the best prices and can share feedback on the validity as well as experience within our reviews with certain items and retailers!

Developer Response ,

Thank you so much for this review! I shared it with the team and it made their day. This is exactly why we built this app. As for community features- they are on the roadmap and hopefully coming soon!

Gave it a try after reading mixed reviews

After reading some really great reviews and more recently some really poor reviews. All of the poor reviews made reference to a recent change of owners and/or updates, as the downfall of what early on seemed to be a really useful app.
So I was cautiously optimistic when I decided to give it a try and downloaded the app...
Unfortunately I was extremely disappointed to find the negative reviews were all pretty much spot on. When searching a product by name or scanning a barcode, there was long wait times 30sec-1min or more to get results. With the results being mostly online retailer’s. Even when testing a common product found at Walmart/Target the results were not reliable.

There was also what seemed to be an excessive amount of adds compared to other free or non-premium versions of apps. And the adds wouldn’t even bother me so much if the app was functioning as described in the App Store.

Unfortunately I have to give 1 star due to the app not having any real usable functionality.

I had the same results when trying out this app on my iPhone 11, on my iPhone Xr(work phone), and also on my partner’s Samsung Galaxy s10.