There are some things that never change, like the price of gasoline that skyrockets, so much so that any small drop in the price of fuel is more than welcome, even if you have to go a little further to fill up. For this, you have to be able to locate the Nearby gas stations with the cheapest prices for the fuel of our car.
If, like almost all motorists, you are looking for the cheapest gas station in your area, your mobile phone can help you. Here we will see Four Ways to Find Cheap Gas Using Your Cell Phone Android.
With Google Maps
Chances are you already have Google Maps installed on your phone and you use it as a mapping app. So you will be happy to know that you can also use the app to find the cheapest gas stations in the areadisplaying fuel prices directly on the map when searching for gas stations.
Google Maps isn’t a specialized app for getting gas prices, so don’t expect filters for fuel types or a quick way to compare prices. However, if you open the details of a gas station, you can see the prices of each type of fuel.
Prices are also displayed on display nearby gas stations as a list (by clicking Show List, overlaid on the map), which can make it easier to compare prices. In summary, here’s what you need to do to find cheap gas with Google Maps:
- Place the card in the area where you plan to refuel
- Search for “Gas Stations” or tap 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 the list
- Tap on a gas station to see prices for all fuel types
With Gasofapp, GassAll and similar apps
Those looking for the cheapest gas station in the area often need something more specialized than Google Maps. The good news is that apps have proliferated lately whose sole purpose is to show the gas prices near youlike GasoffApp.
There are several similar apps, although they work more or less the same way: they will show you on the map and in list form 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 applications is that you can also enter the type of fuel you are interested in, to be able to compare more easily. Here are the best apps to check gas prices on Android:
Without installing anything, with a website
If you prefer not to install anything, you can always use websites to check gas prices in your area. Two of the best options are the website Diesel or Gasoline and one Special OCU 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 types of filters and see the results on the map, but charts showing price changes over time. In the OCU search engine it’s similar: you choose the area, search area and fuel type and you can then see the results on the map and in a list.
While driving, in Android Auto
If you’re already in the car, your cell phone can help find cheap gas directly from Android Auto. To do this, you have several options, such as using Google Maps or a specialized application such as Gasolinera+. Google Maps shows you the price of gasoline in Android Auto when you touch a gas station to see its details, although it is not very practical since you cannot see the data on the map to compare. That is, you will have to go one by one.
Much more practical is to use Gasolinera+, a paid application (it only costs 0.99 dollars) which allows you to choose the fuel type and search radius to show gas stations in the area and their clearly visible prices. By tapping on one of these gas stations you can get additional information such as address, price of each fuel type and start a route directly to the gas station.
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