New Year Tech Deals: These 5 apps are the best ways to find them

The New Year is here. And the festive mood is sweetened through the numerous deals on offer. This year has been phenomenal for e-commerce as more and more users are on the lookout for online discounts. During the New Year, hunting great tech deals is our favourite pastime. However, even during the rest of the year, there are several occasions such as Diwali, Valentine’s Day, or even the monsoons, when you can find a sale for just about everything. Needless to say, many sites are now offering great year-end deals. If you’re looking up for some such deals online, then there are several aggregators that bring the best deals under one roof. Here are a few apps to look forward to check out the best year-end or the New Year’s deals. Voodoo – (Free, Android)  With a rating a 4.3, we couldn’t really ignore Voodoo. This app helps find the lowest price for your product across shopping apps and bring to you the best deal. If you have a score of shopping apps on your device and have activated Voodoo (you give it permission under Accessibility), then as soon as choose a product, it will show other options offering a better deal. Whether you are planning to take a cab or buy a smartphone, the app instantly brings the best deals to choose from. Interestingly, it is also a great coupon aggregator that brings the best discount coupons, without the need for you to look around for the best option online. We tried searching for a speaker system on Flipkart, and a Voodoo floating icon appeared as soon as we selected the device. On clicking on it, we got to see prices for the speaker on Flipkart, Snapdeal, Shopclues and some other sites. However, interestingly, it also showed systems from the same company with under a similar price bracket. MySmartPrice – (Free, Android, iOS)  If you plan to buy the special party dress or a new pair of shoes that you spotted on your favourite e-store, but prefer a better deal then MySmartPrice’s Compare prices app is a must-have. Again, it requires to be enabled under Accessibility, just like Voodoo. It has an easy to navigate UI with options such as Women, Men, Mobiles, tablets, laptops, home, accessories and all the usual suspects. You can choose a section and the app will display the product available at its best prices. The app also lets you view the price of product across all the apps wherein it is available for purchase. Just below the device you will find a list of prices. Interestingly, it also lets you compare the prices of offline stores. In fact, the section is segregated into categories such as recommended, online and nearby. So, you can pick the device, according to discounts as well as convenience. Zopper – (Free, Android, iOS)  When it comes to home appliances, consumer electronics or likewise, Zopper is the app to check out. Zopper is packed with al the best deals under these categories. So, you will find some of the coolest deals, especially under a section called ‘Crazy deals’. Celebrating the New Year, they also have a special section for the best selling devices (according to them) under one roof and at a nifty discount. Zopper takes a step ahead and lets you even exchange an old product and get some additional discount. The exchange offer is limited to mobile phones, refrigerators, TVs and air conditioners. For a smartphone priced between Rs 5000 to Rs 60,000, Zopper offers one year protection against accidental and liquid damage via Ingram Micro CoverPlus. It should be noted that a manufacturer warranty doesn’t cover liquid damage. DiscountMe – (Free, Android)  If you don’t enter a store with a ‘Discount’ tag on it, and follow the same principle online, then DiscountMe is for you. This app is awesome when you are looking for deals, especially travel deals. The app brings to you several cashback offers on movies booked via Bookmyshow, and also other e-commerce stores. The app also brings to you the best flight options across sites like MakeMyTrip, Cleartrip and others. This means you don’t have to look at every travel site to find out who is offering what deals or discounts. Besides, the app also lists out deals on shopping sites, just like most others. Today Offer Deal – (Free, Android)  This app shows a really long list of deals for consumer and home tech such as phones, cameras, watches, TVs, microwave and fashion accessories and just about everything in between. It’s a long list of products with randomly picked products. However, you also get the option to shop by category which includes Electronics, Fashion & Lifestyle, Home Needs and Coupons. Every category has several sub-categories, which are further divided into detailed categories, helping users get directly to what they are looking for. For instance, under Electronic, you will find Mobile Phones, under which you will find just about everything related to a phone. You can further lookup almost every brand and site offering the device.