Instant Alert: The 7 best apps for getting discounts and free stuff

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   The 7 best apps for getting discounts and free stuff by Avery Hartmans on Jun 29, 2016, 10:19 AM Advertisement We all love getting free stuff.  Luckily, there are a couple apps out there that can give you prizes or free gifts, or at the very least, find discounts on some of the products you buy every day. These seven apps allow you to claim discounts on groceries, win gift cards, or accumulate rewards, sometimes just for checking into a restaurant or taking a picture of your receipt.  Here's a roundup of some of the best apps to try.    SEE ALSO: How an email to Marc Benioff landed this luxury speaker company a spot in Apple stores around the country Shopkick rewards you for shopping at your favorite stores Shopkick gives you points (or "kicks") for visiting retailers. When you walk into participating stores, all you have to do is turn on Bluetooth and enable location services and the app will add kicks that you can later redeem for gift cards. You can also get rewarded for scanning the barcode on an item, linking your Visa or MasterCard, or submitting your receipts for rebates.  With Viggle, you can get gift cards, prizes and cash for listening to music and watching TV Let's face it: you're already bingeing anyway, so why not get rewarded for it? Viggle listens for your music and TV shows and recognizes what it hears, giving you points for each song and show it can identify. You can convert those points into gift cards, cash or prizes, but be warned: it takes a while to accumulate enough points to cash out. Rihanna's "Desperado" only merits two points, but it takes 20,000 to get a $20 Amazon gift card. If you love entering sweepstakes and giveaways (or you're just naturally lucky), Claim it! is for you Claim it! is a product giveaway app that offers you the chance to enter weekly sweepstakes. The app offers localized giveaways that change each week, which users can enter by selecting a product and clicking "Claim it!" The app lets you know the chances of winning each giveaway, how many people have entered and the value of each item, but just like in a lottery, your chances vary: I had a 100% chance of getting a free coconut water, but less than a 1% chance of winning Powerbeats 2 headphones. See the rest of the story at Business Insider   Share the latest business news with your network: Email sent to:   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011