# Cost-Comparison Scanners This Price Check by Amazon App Makes Sure You Get the Best Deal By Summer Luu | Published 2011-01-13 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/price-check-by-amazon References: [mashable](http://mashable.com/2010/11/22/amazon-price-check-iphone/) & [itunes.apple](http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/price-check-by-amazon/id398434750?mt=8#) [Amazon](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amazon-lowcost-store) has released an intuitive bargaining app that will have customers saving money while they shop. The featured Price Check by Amazon App compares in-store prices with Amazon and its affiliated merchants, making for an ultra convenient shopping experience. Simply snapping a photo of a product, [scanning its barcode](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/barcode-reader) or speaking its name into the phone will pull up Amazon's prices. If the online retailer proves to be cheaper, users can click to buy the item and have it delivered to their door. The Price Check by Amazon App is definitely a great little [bargaining tool](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bargaintime). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.8/10 - Popularity: 9% | Activity: 6% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Price Comparison Apps:** Opportunity for businesses to develop apps that compare prices from multiple retailers, providing customers with the best deal. - **Mobile Barcode Scanning:** Potential for innovation in barcode scanning technology to improve accuracy and convenience in comparing prices. - **Voice-activated Shopping:** Disruptive opportunity to create voice-activated shopping assistants that can search for the best prices and make purchases. ### Where This Applies - **E-commerce:** E-commerce companies can leverage price comparison apps to attract customers by offering the best deals. - **Retail:** Retailers can explore implementing mobile barcode scanning technology to enhance the shopping experience and increase sales. - **Artificial Intelligence:** Opportunity for AI companies to develop voice-activated shopping assistants that can revolutionize the way people shop. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Smart Shopping Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kaboo.md) - [Book Price Finders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reading-cheap.md) - [Price-Comparing Image Searches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alihunts.md) - [Sophisticated Price Comparison Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/klarna-2.md) - [AI Fashion Shopping Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/phia-app.md) - [Conscious Shopping Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/better-buy.md) - [AI Browser Extensions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/little-birdie.md) - [AI-Powered Shopping Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-image-search.md) - [Competitor Price Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/skewscanner.md)