Consmr App for iPhone Review

| January 26, 2013 | 0 Comments

Shopping can be quite cumbersome at times, even if you’re hunting for something you really want. You might not always have the time in your hands to research about the product you consider buying. Now with Consmr app for iPhone at your disposal, you can breathe easy. The app let you view product reviews (health, grocery, drugstore, beauty and baby products etc) by simply pointing your iPhone at a barcode on the product casing. You can download Consmr iPhone app for free from iTunes App Store.

Consmr App Features

What makes Consmr app for iPhone different from similar offerings in iTunes is that it not only provides the looked up product details, but also related and alternative product info as well. These are listed under ‘better buy’ tab, where as the rightmost tab ‘Nearby’ shows nearby locations where you can shop for the same item. So, if you’re out shopping and wish to compare two brands of soda or various types of cleaning solutions, Consmr for iPhone could provide you with the perfect answer/alternatives.

Consmr App for iPhone

Apart from the above said info, iPhone Consmr app also shows nutritional info if you’re looking for a food item. If you happen to scan a recalled product, the app will give you a prompt recalled alert. Further, you can filter by dozens of attributes such as gluten free, curly hair, sensitive skin, non-gmo, to name some of them. Also, the app retains the recent list that you’ve looked up for quick retrieval. Consmr for iPhone is closely integrated with Facebook and Twitter means that you can share your chosen product info to the social networking space easily. Also you can see friend recommendations in Facebook, if any.

On the downside, the app does not have much info on products such as books. It is focused more on baby products and groceries. It should be noted that Consmr lists only US products at the moment. Consmr iPhone app is designed to work with iOS versions 4.3 or higher.

Conclusion

Consmr app for iPhone could guide you to the right set of products; the only thing you got to do is to point your iPhone to the barcode on the product casing. If you detest shopping for hours, we’ll recommend that you have this app in your iPhone. Recall alert is a handy feature that prevents you from accidentally buying a recalled product. The app is more into groceries and baby products and not into other items such as books is an apparent downside. Also the app has only US products. Verdict: Try it out. Comes handy for baby products and groceries.

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