by Dan Cawrey
April 13, 2011 05:46 PM
Nobody knows how high gas prices will skyrocket this year, but you can use technology to make the best of a situation that you can’t control. Here are three gas apps, running on three separate platforms, that can make your life easier in terms of finding the best price per gallon in your area. We hope these 3 Best Cheap Gas Apps will help you feel a little more like you’re buying gas, and not liquid gold.
1. GasBuddy
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| You could plan your PC ahead of time with GasBuddy. |
Platform: Web
Cost: FREE
Where to Get it: http://www.gasbuddy.com
This is one that anyone can use: GasBuddy is a website that can tell you where the cheapest gas is. You might be surprised to find out that your local fuel dispensary is charging you more than you should really be paying. Based on the input from people who have no choice but to fill up constantly (like taxi drivers and personal chauffeurs), you’ll get the insight that you need to make the right choices before you leave the house! Indispensible for planning your day.
2. CheapGas!
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In what could be a friend-killing feature,
you can “Tweet ‘Em” how little you’re paying for gas. |
Platform: iOS
Cost: FREE
Where to Get it: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cheap-gas/id290765007?mt=8
Got an iPhone or an iPad? Get yourself a gas app for when you’re on the go! CheapGas! has you covered. Not only does it offer you the most up-to-date information about the best petroleum prices, it can even map you to the exact spot where you will be paying less than everyone else. And if you’re a social media maven you can tweet that stuff out to tell all your peeps where you’re filling up on the cheap.
3. GasBot
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| Look, it’s even all Google Mapped out for you. |
Platform: Android/Blackberry
Cost: Free to try.
Where to Get it: http://www.gasbot.net/
The folks behind GasBot boast that they have been able to save their users a total of over $500,000 from 300,000 plus searches for the cheap stuff. You can be one of those people too, if you use their free trail to locate your cheapest source of fuel. GasBot’s user interface is simple and hooks in with Google Maps to tell you exactly where to go. You can even save a series of addresses where you travel frequently, and the app will figure out where to go for you!
Pictures (Chronological)
http://members.citynet.net/dpaleg/gasprices2.gif
http://www.nevadagasprices.com/Reno/index.aspx
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cheap-gas/id290765007?mt=8
http://www.gasbot.net/GasbotFeatures
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