ShopSavvy
{{Infobox software
| name = ShopSavvy
| title = ShopSavvy
| logo = ShopSavvy Logo.jpg
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| author =
| developer = Rylan Barnes, Jason Hudgins and Alexander Muse, Big in Japan Inc.
| released = {{Start date|2008|df=yes}}
| discontinued =
| latest release version = 5.0.3 on Android
5.0.0 on iOS
1.10.0.0 on Windows Phone
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2012|01|31|df=yes}}
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| programming language = C
| operating system = Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Symbian
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| size = 5.3 MB on Android
12.2 MB on iOS
1 MB on Windows Phone
0.75 MB on Nokia Symbian
| language = English
| genre = Shopping
| license = Free
| website = {{URL|https://shopsavvy.com/}}
}}
ShopSavvy is a mobile application for shopping that scans products and finds online and local stores providing those products. Additionally, ShopSavvy compares the prices, displays user reviews, and searches for deals and discounts on scanned items.
The app was developed by Rylan Barnes, Jason Hudgins and Alexander Muse, who won the "Google's Android Developer Challenge" and subsequently founded ShopSavvy, Inc.ShopSavvy Barcode Scanner - Apps on Android Market, https://market.android.com/details?id=com.biggu.shopsavvyApp Store - ShopSavvy (Barcode Scanner and QR Code Reader) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shopsavvy-barcode-scanner/id338828953{{cite web|last=Webster|first=Scott|title=ShopSavvy Spotted on 142 Android Devices, 239 Firmware Versions, and Few BlackBerry Models|url=http://www.androidguys.com/2011/02/28/shopsavvy-spotted-142-android-devices-239-firmware-versions-blackberry-models/|publisher=AndroidGuys|accessdate=14 February 2012|date=2011-02-28}}
By 2012, the app had approximately 20 million downloads and over 10 million users since its launch. Today ShopSavvy is the world's most popular shopping application with more than 100M downloads of the technology,{{cite web|last=Edell|first=Heather|title=ShopSavvy Secures $7 Million Round Led by Facebook Co-Founder Eduardo Saverin|url=http://www.internetretailer.com/2011/11/03/shopsavvy-secures-7-million-round-led-facebook-co-founder|publisher=InternetRetailer: Mobile Commerce|accessdate=14 February 2012}} with over 50 million product scans a month.
ShopSavvy is a cross-platform application. It is currently available for Android, iOS, Symbian, and Windows Phone devices.
History
After Rylan Barnes, Jason Hudgins and Alexander Muse partnered up, the app won Google's Android Developer Challenge in 2008, under the name GoCart. They later renamed the app ShopSavvy to better reflect its purpose and to meet Google's Android and T-mobile guidelines.{{cite web|title=ShopSavvy Blog|url=http://shopsavvy.mobi/blog/|publisher=ShopSavvy.com|accessdate=14 February 2012}}
The company then developed a QR code reader and scanner to be used as a feature in other apps.
=Investors=
Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin led a $5M funding for the company.
{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Luisa|title=Facebook Co-founder Eduardo Saverin Invests in ShopSavvy|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/luisakroll/2011/11/03/facebook-co-founder-eduardo-saverin-invests-in-shopsavvy/|work=Forbes}} Another investor is Brad Martin, former CEO of Saks.{{fact|date=October 2014}}
Public reception
{{Album reviews
| rev1 = App Store
| rev2 = Android Market
|rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5|score=4.2/5 stars}}
| rev3 = Windows Marketplace
|rev3Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|title=ShopSavvy|url=http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/apps/b3e6f4f6-240d-e011-9264-00237de2db9e|publisher=Windows Market Place|accessdate=14 February 2012}}
| rev4 = Nokia Store
|rev4Score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web|title=Nokia Store: ShopSavvy|url=http://store.ovi.com/content/137374|publisher=Nokia Store|accessdate=14 February 2012}}
}}
Gizmodo: "This is one of the best barcode apps for Android."
The app also was at the top of the website's lists in: "Gizmodo's Best Barcode Scanner Apps" and "Gizmodo's Best Android Shopping Apps".
Soon after its release in the Android Market it ranked in the top ten hits in the market. Three months after its release on the iPhone, it ranked as the 154th most popular iPhone app of all time, out of more than 200,000 apps.{{cite web|last=Muse|first=Alexander|title=ShopSavvy|url=http://www.startupmuse.com/shopsavvy/|publisher=StartupMuse Blog|accessdate=14 February 2012}}
Consumers have recently complained about the latest updates flaws, claiming that basic features stopped working. Yet the app maintains a 4.5 stars out of 5 in the App Store and a 4.2 out of 5.0 score on the Android Market.
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