After I started using River of News to read RSS feeds on my iPad, I wanted to grab more and more feeds as it was so easy to read the feeds. This, of course, causes information overload. One of the sites I found is called Deal of the Day Tracker which has RSS feeds for daily sales on stuff (like Woot!, eBay, etc.). (I didn’t know that so many sites had one day deals and it’s hard for me to resist looking to see if there is the off chance that something will catch my eye.) The problem with the feeds is that there are well over 100 deals a day and scrolling through them with River of News was a bit painful (see my review where I commented that the loading was an issue).
So how was I going to handle my desire to get a good deal while still using River of News? I discovered an app called iDealyzer. For $2.99, I decided to give it a try as the free version gave me a taste of how useful it could be. So while I haven’t used it to buy anything, yet, it has quenched my thirst to see daily deals. The free version doesn’t let you prune the list of deals, so that’s why I spent the big bucks on the Pro version. Is the app a winner? It is quirky and crashes every now and again. Its utility is definitely questionable. If I buy something, I guess it will be worth it, but so far, it’s just a curiosity.
Pros
- Ability to customize which deals to display.
- Push notifications for deals (I don’t use this).
Cons
- Could use some stability improvements.
- Images are a bit slow to load.
- Settings to configure which deals are on/off is awkward.
- Some of the buttons look ugly.
- Limited selection of deals. (Deal of the Day Tracker shows a lot more.)
Summary
I can’t really recommend this app. If you are completely addicted to daily deals, then this might be for you. Download the free version and check it out. I’ll keep this on my devices and am periodically checking it, but I could live without it.