GasBuddy app -- an "old favorite" of GeeksOnTour

Review by GeeksOnTour
a/k/a Chris and Jim Guld

GasBuddy falls into the "old favorites" category – if you can call 3-4 years "old!"  It’s free, and it was one of the first Apps I installed on my Droid Razr smartphone.  I just recently installed it on my iPad mini.  We depend on GasBuddy to tell us:

1. Where are the nearby gas stations, and
2. What is the price of diesel at each station. 

It also has the price of regular and premium, but I leave it set to diesel – by using the list view and tapping the Diesel tab. Now, when I’m on the Map view, if I see a price listed, I know that station has Diesel available.  The beauty of having this information on a smartphone/tablet app is that it knows where you are and can show you the gas stations nearby.  You don’t need to even know what state you’re in, let alone have the Zip Code handy to look stuff up.

Directions and state lines

If you see a station with a price you like, you can simply tap on it, tap "Directions" and it will open up your maps app all set to start navigating to the station selected. On iPhones/iPads it will open Apple Maps; on Android devices it will start Google Maps.

GasBuddy is the most useful to us when we’re about to cross state lines. We will often check just to see if fuel prices are higher or lower on the other side. That tells us whether we should top off before we cross, or wait.

Name: GasBuddy

Author: GasBuddy/OpenStore LLC

Price: Free

Available for: Android, iPhone, Windows Phone, Blackberry

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