There are things that never change, like the price of gasoline is skyrocketing, to such an extent that any small reduction in the price of fuel is more than welcome, even if we have to go a little further to refuel. For this it is necessary to be able to locate the Nearby gas stations that have the cheapest price for our car fuel.
If, like practically all drivers, you are on Search for the cheapest gas station in your area, your mobile can help you. Here we will see four ways to find cheap gas with the help of your cell phone Android.
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1 With Google Maps
2 With Gasofapp, GassAll and similar apps
3 Without installing anything, with a website
4 While driving, in Android Auto
With Google Maps
There’s a good chance you already have Google Maps installed on your phone and use it as a mapping app, so you’ll be pleased to know that you can also use the app to find the cheapest service stations in the areashowing the price of fuel directly on the map when searching for gas stations.
Google Maps is not a specialized app for getting the price of gasoline, so don’t expect filters for fuel types or a quick way to compare prices. However, if you open the details of a service station you can See the prices of each type of fuel.
Prices are also shown at view nearby gas stations as a list (by clicking View list, superimposed on the map), which can make it easier for you to compare prices. In summary, this is what you have to do to find cheap gas with Google Maps:
- Put the map in the area where you plan to refuel
- Search for “Gas Stations” or press the search button below the search bar
- Nearby gas stations with their prices are shown on the map.
- If you prefer to see a list, press See list
- Tap a gas station to see prices for all types of fuel
With Gasofapp, GassAll and similar apps
Those who are looking for the cheapest gas station in their area as often as possible need something more specialized than Google Maps. The good news is that lately there has been a proliferation of applications whose sole purpose is to show the cheapest gas station in their area. Gasoline prices around youfor example GasoffApp.
There are several similar applications, although they more or less work the same: they will show you on the map and in the form of a list The nearest gas stations and their prices, with the advantage of being able to sort them by price, distance or other filters. The advantage of these apps is that you can also enter the type of fuel you are interested in, to be able to compare more easily. These are the best applications to check gasoline prices on Android:
Without installing anything, with a website
If you prefer not to install anything, you can always use Websites to check gasoline prices in your area. Two of the best options are the website Diesel or Gasoline and a OCU special search engine. In both cases, the websites adapt perfectly so that you can use them on your mobile or PC.
On the Diesel or Gasoline website you can search for nearby gas stations using all kinds of filters and see the results on the mapwith graphs showing price changes over time. The OCU search engine is similar: you choose the area, the search area and the type of fuel and then you can see the results on the map and in a list.
While driving, in Android Auto
If you are already in the car, your mobile phone can help you find cheap gas directly from Android Auto. For this you have several options, such as using Google Maps or a specialized application such as Gas station+Google Maps shows you the price of gas in Android Auto when you tap on a gas station to see its details, but it’s not very practical since you can’t see the data on the map to compare. That is, you would need to go one by one.
Much more convenient is to use Gasolinera+, a paid application (it costs only 0.99 euros) and allows you to choose the fuel type and search radius to show the gas stations in the area and their prices clearly visible. By tapping on one of these gas stations you can obtain some additional information such as the address, the price of each type of fuel and start a route directly to the service station.