For deals or just the latest designs, these are the shopping apps you need

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Related: Our favorites websites for finding deals on gadgets, gizmos, and more Tictail If you’re looking for handcrafted artisan work from around the world, look no further than Tictail. Artists and artisans come to Tictail to set up their own stores, much like Etsy, but with more polish and fewer rough edges. Here you’ll find more-100,000 storefronts, including everything from exclusive small-brand fashion lines and housewares to funny enameled pins and brooches. The app also-compiles-bargains, but remains far-more concerned with-bringing unique indie work to a wider audience. It’s a custom outlet for people making items-they love, and you get some cool stuff without putting down your phone. Everyone wins. Available from: iTunes Google Play Dapper Dapper’s tagline is “Shop like a man,” which effectively translates to-“we’ve simplified the process, since we suspect you just want to get ‘er done.” The app runs you through a short quiz to gather-an idea of your tastes, then capitalizes on-the now-familiar swipe system to configure-your preferences. Swipe left for no, right to save the good stuff, and down when you’re ready to make a purchase. The app works with Apple Pay or a-universal checkout system, but-sadly, it’s currently only available for iOS users. For those with access, Dapper is a good, painless shopping option. Available from: iTunes Benjamin: Sixty Second Deals Think of Benjamin as Dapper with a time limit. It’s designed to be just as-streamlined and take your preferences and searches into account, but it also provides-great deals that are really hard to find elsewhere. Once you’re in the app and found something you like, a 60-second countdown starts. When the time’s up, the deal’s gone. So, you know, no pressure. Available from: iTunes-Google Play Donde Fashion Another iPhone-exclusive app, Donde helps you shop for women’s fashion using simple symbols instead of annoying words. If you read all day at work, perhaps your brain needs a break. It’s also helpful if you want a particular neckline or hem, but can’t-remember the name of the style. After all, vocabulary limitations shouldn’t stop you from finding exactly what you want. Items are grouped together by type, color, and pattern, with options to filter them by budget and brand. Donde Fashion-presents a pretty picture, and orders ship straight from the brand in question. Available from: iTunes Spring This app’s name is misleading; the gear on Spring is not limited to light, seasonal wear. The app hosts clothes, shoes, and accessories for men and women, as well as lifestyle and beauty products to keep you looking sharp. Spring offers pre-designed bundles for the holidays as well,-such as-the “Wanderer Kit,” a package that-includes a dopp bag, charging cable, and a travel size grooming set outfitted with a-cleanser and shave cream. Free shipping and returns are always welcome in a shopping app and Spring offers that, too. Available from: iTunes-Google Play Clinch Clinch is like the Pinterest for shopping. It-helps you save what you like and share it with the world. You can use the app to curate-a wish list for pieces you want, put items in your collections if you own them, or add them to your library for future reference. You can also make-“canvases” for inspiration, which function as an easy way to organize a particular event, decoration, or outfit. The app even remembers the sites associated with selected items since the links are recorded within the app. One of Clinch’s most convenient features is also-its-ability to compare items from different sites-on a single page. Available from: iTunes Next Page: Five more great shopping apps Shopami Shopami gathers-all your shopping coupons in a single place. It’s annoying to go shopping only to later discover a promotional-deal sitting in your inbox. With Shopami, you simply add-the email you use for shopping and turn on notifications, ensuring the-app will let you know when you’re near a store with an offer in play. Shopami will also let you know when you’re about to miss out on an offer expiring soon. You can turn off notifications if you-hate being nagged, too, and-the app will still let you know about offers expiring that day. The brand list is also broad, allowing you to skim coupons from the likes of Foot Locker, Lowes, Zales, and others. Available from: iTunes-Google Play Keep Shopping Keep’s innovation is more in its styling and curation than any new access. The app presents a broad selection of housewares and categories, as well as guest-curated collections. This app is good if you like to keep your deals under $50, or if you’d rather shop based on-the type of person you’re shopping for. Thinking of getting something for your girlfriend? Try “Gifts for Her,” where you can find a bunch of things she might like, such as T he Big Book of Chic -or some jewelry. Available from: iTunes-Google Play Wish Wish is like eBay’s prettier, younger sister. It offers similar items with a better display. What’s more, the way the app handles profiles is more transparent than other sites. It tracks your searches in whatever account you have linked to it, and categorizes them as tags. In your profile, you can see your favorite tags, which helps determine what shows up in your main feed. Other sites use a similar method, but they often don’t show them to you or automatically organize your wishlists the way Wish does. Another plus? It’s available for Windows users. Available from: iTunes-Google Play Stylect If you’re looking for shoes, look no further than Stylect. It-pitches itself as the app to find “all the shoes in the world,” and given it presents-more than-10,000 brands, it probably not much of an exaggeration. It currently only supports-women’s shoes — sorry, guys —-but-what they do have ranges from inexpensive to exquisite. It also includes all-the filters anyone could ask for to help narrow down the huge selection of footwear. Available from: iTunes Google Play Mallzee If you like the buzz of going to a physical mall, or read fashion mags for a different kind of buzz, Mallzee could be for you. It tracks trends from more than-a hundred big clothing brands, allowing-you to discover-the newest collections and the freshest threads. The app also touts-feeds you can personalize for events or specific items, along with-price drop notifications for-the latter. Available from: iTunes-Google Play



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