There’s no shortage of shopping apps designed to help you see which products your fellow consumers are purchasing, find them at stores near you, or even order them right from your phone — because who can wait until they get home to order online anymore? With more and more people using technology to make their shopping experience faster, easier, and more expansive than the old-school method of rounding up weekly flyers to compare prices or actually going store to store, it’s no surprise that so many consumer apps are springing up. In a society that thrives on instant gratification, mobile solutions are a must for consumers that want to spend their hard-earned money now, right now! And while there are already at least a few good apps out there designed to read barcodes and inform you of price comparisons in your area (most notably RedLaser), you may just find that The Find is one application that blows the others away.

For one thing, many scanner apps on the market are geared towards the extreme couponing crowd, which means that they focus on grocery store items. The Find, on the other hand, can help shoppers to locate deals on all kinds of consumer products, from fashionable clothing and decor to electronics and small appliances. Like most apps of its type, the functionality is easy enough; all you have to do is use the camera on your smartphone to scan a barcode and the app will search local stores to find the best prices in your area. But this application goes a step (or several) further than competitors.

You’ll be happy to learn that it’s free to download and that there are no 3rd party ads to contend with as you try to see your results (they are limited to the “deals” section so they won’t disrupt your scanning or searching activities). And if you don’t feel comfortable making purchases via your phone (no matter how much security a site provides, it can’t make your cell phone’s software safe from hacking) you can simply go to TheFind.com to buy through your home computer thanks to the syncing that allows you to access faves in your “My Finds” folder. And of course, if you don’t happen to have a barcode handy to scan you can always search by product name or UPC or even peruse nearby deals to see if there’s anything in your area that you’d like to pick up on sale. You can also set price alerts so you know when specific items are discounted.

Another feature you’re sure to love is the sharing, which allows you to pass around the great deals you’ve found to friends that are also using the app. But the piece de resistance, as far as many users are concerned, is the price matching feature. When participating stores like Walmart, Target, and Best Buy, for example, offer to match competitor prices, the app will automatically tell you which products scanned are eligible for these deals. Further, it will provide you with the screen you must show at checkout in order to secure the lowest price. So whether you’re buying toys at discount superstores or you’re seeking cell phone cases at electronics outlets you’ll always get the best price for your area when you use The Find.