Websites and iPhone Apps Help Find Cheapest Gas Prices in Local Area

With the price of gas now consistently above $3.00 per gallon, and at times topping $4.00 in some areas, consumers need help finding the cheapest price for gas in their local area. Several internet web sites have popped up with track and identify the lowest gas prices on a daily basis.

May sites which track and report the best gas prices actually get their information from consumers who live in, or drive by, the area. The web sites allow individuals to post the cheapest gas prices that they find as gas stations in the area for others to see.

Individuals looking for cheap gas can go on to the web sites and search to the best or lowest price on gas near them. Typically the web sites allow people to conduct their cheap gas price search within a specified radius, and can vary the radius based on their preference.

Not limited to standard internet web sites, new smart phone apps for iPhone and Google Android phones give individuals the same help finding cheap gas. One advantage that the cheap gas finder apps have over traditional web sites is their ability to find the lowest gas prices based on your route of travel. Some gas locator apps take advantage of your GPS location to tell you where you can find the cheapest gas which is closest to your current location.