GasBuddy™ App - Find Cheaper Gas Prices & Save Up to 25¢/Gallon (2024)

FAQs

What gas app saves 25 cents per gallon? ›

With Upside, you can earn up to 25¢/gal cash back on gas, up to 45% back at restaurants, and up to 30% back at grocery stores. These earnings add up quickly — frequent users earn an average of $340 per year just for adding Upside to their normal routine.

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Pay with GasBuddy offers major fuel savings on every gallon of gas you pump. When you join Pay with GasBuddy for free you will save up to 25¢ per gallon on every fill-up. Keep an eye out for additional seasonal and station-specific promotions throughout the year to save even more at the pump.

Still, if you're interested in saving money by using gas apps, you may want to consider the following, which which are all free to download: GasBuddy. Gas Guru. Waze.

Upside has greater cashback potential than GasBuddy. Both apps offer similar gas deals at the pumps, but Upside offers a broader range of other deals. Upside offers cash back at over 50,000 restaurants, grocery markets, and supermarkets while GasBuddy offers cash back at only a couple dozen national chains.

In general, gas prices tend to be lowest at the beginning of the week, on Monday and Tuesday, GasBuddy's lead petroleum analyst Patrick De Haan told Nexstar. As the week goes on, gas prices tend to rise until they reach their most expensive point on the weekend – especially on Friday and Saturday.

Also, GasBuddy Premium may not prove to be worth the added expense to the average driver and there is no way to try it out before committing to a full year. Saving on gas by joining Costco or Sam's Club, along with using Tada and using grocery fuel rewards, is probably a better money saving bet.

If you are a Pay with GasBuddy member and don't use the Pay with GasBuddy card, the discount will be reduced.

The only difference is that Gasbuddy is specifically designed to report gas prices, so they tend to be reported more often and Waze is designed to be an navigation system that has the ability to report gas prices.

Why is the gas app shutting down? ›

On October 18, 2023, Discord announced that service for Gas would be permanently ending effective November 7, 2023, due to a steep decline in users.

Eligible cards include Mastercard, Visa or American Express cards. Exceptions include Macy's American Express cards, corporate and purchasing cards, Health Savings Account cards, Flexible Spending Account cards, government-administered prepaid cards (including EBT cards), insurance prepaid cards and Visa Buxx.

People across the country use Upside to get more value on their everyday food and fuel purchases. And today as prices continue to rise, the need for our product has never been greater. We've come a long way since we started in 2016, and we're incredibly proud of the impact we are making. So no, we are not a scam.

Get cash back on your everyday purchases, without changing anything about how you shop or live. You'll pay however you normally do (with a credit or debit card) and cash back will be deposited directly to your GetUpside account.

Yes! When entering your Pay with GasBuddy card into your My Wallet, make sure you enter your card numbers as shown below.

Gas Stations: Up to 25¢/gal cash back on gas at 25,000+ gas stations across the U.S. (including all the big brands like Shell, Valero, BP, Phillips 66, Circle K, Speedway, 76, Racetrac, Conoco, Mobil, and Exxon). Restaurants: Up to 45% cash back at 17,000+ restaurants, cafes, fast food joints, and more.