APP’S THE WAY TO DO IT

its best electricals sellers last year were the Sonos Play 1 speaker, GHD hair straighteners and Samsung TVs, as well as the ever-popular Kitchen Aid food mixer. In fashion, Ted Baker and Michael Kors took the top spots, along with Calvin Klein pyjamas and lingerie. In the home, shoppers snapped up Joseph Joseph and crockery from Le Creuset and Portmeirion. THIS year, it’s easier than ever to check prices on the high street against other shops thanks to the rise of consumer apps.

These download to your smartphone, and you can use them to check you’re getting the best deal.

Just open the app store on your

phone, search for the name and download.

here’s five of the best. Better yet, all of them are free . . .

WHICH? REVIEWS APP: This easyto-use app contains 8,000 unbiased product reviews, and has a handy feature that allows you to search for a particular type of product (a microwave, for instance), which it then sorts into the Best Buys from

the Don’t Buys. Download free for 30 days.

MYSUPERMARKET: A comparison app that allows you to search products in all of the major supermarkets to find where branded items are cheapest.

IDEALO: Compare the prices of millions of products in almost 30,000 shops. has more than ten million monthly users across Europe.

PRICESPY: Log in to create lists of products you want to compare or make a wish list. You can then keep returning to this list to see if any have gone on sale.

PRICE RUNNER: Check deals from hundreds of the UK’s best-loved shops and websites including Amazon, Debenhams, Dixons, Tesco, Boots and Toys R Us, as well as specialist stores.