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hello again ladies and gentlemen I'm Joe Hindy the android authority app guy Android is moving more toward a contextual content experience now Michael Barr nathin former senior software engineer at google has released a contextual coupon app called clipless and today we're going to take a closer look at it we'll start out by saying that clipless is a very simple application it only has two screens to browse around on there is a list of all the deals that are nearest to you sort of how you want them and a map screen that shows you where these deals are it's a simple but effective layout in the list section you see deals that are in your general area they can be sorted by distance rating how much you can save and a few other options most deals are sponsored by eight coupon yep it's and Yelp which are known to be reliable sources the map shows you where each deal is in the defined radius you can go as high as 30 miles or as low as 2 miles so whether you're exploring the city are just taking a short drive you can find stuff to buy it discounted prices the last big feature of clipless is the notification system as you drive by a place that has a deal you'll get a notification on your device letting you know that there is a deal nearby this too is customizable and you can get notifications whether you're a subway car or a city block away this is an awesome way to find deals while you're out doing what you normally do you may be wondering how you can use this this app has exactly one use and that is to find coupons and deals around your general area if you're a fan of saving money on stuff this app can be of great use to you also during testing we found deals on just about everything from food to doctors to hair salons and even tattoo parlors using the app is easy you can use the interface to browse for deals in your area alternatively you can just turn the app on and start driving and it'll let you know when you're close to a deal that's really about all it does like we said it's nice and simple so here's what we liked first and foremost its simplicity is one of its best features there is nothing complicated about this app the list is easy to read the map is easy to follow and the notifications work as intended you simply open it up set your settings and go we also really like the notifications driving around town and getting an alert when you're passing by a business that's tossing a sale is a lot better than sitting on the couch hunting for a sale to take advantage of it takes out a lot of the guesswork and you may find surprising stuff just on your daily commute lastly we like the reliability these aren't coupons from shady coupons that may not work calm these are trusted sources like Yelp and eight coupon and you can choose how often the list updates with fresh deals so it's very unlikely that you'll find deals that have expired or don't work and so here's what we didn't like our only big issue with the app where the loading times when going from a two-mile search radius to a 30-mile search radius the app takes a very long time to update the map and list if you refresh before the update is complete you lose your two-mile results and you have to wait for the app to cash everything in 30 miles we understand it has a lot of deals to load but that doesn't prevent the weight from being a little unpleasant the rest can be described as little nitpicks there's a little bit of lag when scrolling large lists it doesn't ruin the app but it is noticeable the design is efficient and functional but it looks a little outdated these don't prevent the app from doing its job or even prevent people from enjoying it they're just little nitpicks that we found so what do we think of clipless it's a great app there are a lot of coupon apps out there but this one combines simplicity context and reliability in a way that few others have it has its problems but at the end of the day the problems aren't nearly bad enough to be concerned about what impressed us the most is the app works the same way no matter how you use it if you like searching long lists for good deals you can do that if you're lazy like me and you want deals to come to you they will if you're looking to save a few bucks there are plenty of worse things you can do then try this app out if you want to the app is in the video description once again I'm Joe Hindy the android authority app guy feel free to subscribe to our YouTube channel and if you like this video check out some of our other ones we have a written companion to this video in the video description along with all of our social media links thanks for watching and have a wonderful day