RoverTown Student Discounts for College app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Rover Enterprises
First release : 16 Feb 2012
App size: 36.34 Mb
Turn your phone into an advanced discount-seeking machine with the latest version of the RoverTown app!
RoverTown makes it easy for college students to save money by delivering exclusive discounts to college students where and when they need them.
“The Best App for Saving Money in College” - About.com
Gone are the days of showing your student ID to hopefully save a few bucks on lunch. With the RoverTown app, your phone tells you where you can go for a sweet discount…and then applies the discount for you!
Using partnerships with universities and retailers and leveraging ibeacon and geofencing technologies, the RoverTown Student Discount Program, makes your college life affordable with discounts on good times and great service at thousands of local businesses.
What’s New?
- Follow your favorite businesses and be the first to access their discounts
- Get notified when you are at a business with a discount
- Share discounts with your friends
- Get directions or call a business straight from the app
- A Digital Student ID means that you’ll never be caught without it
- Earn bones and badges when you use the app
Behind-the-Scenes Changes
- Improved in-app support tickets
- Email verification maintains exclusivity for students
- Added Tips and a change log to keep track of new features and how to best use them
*This app is location-based. Using RoverTown with Bluetooth enabled greatly improves user experience, allowing more accurate location services and alerts, as well as more “bones."
NOTE: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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And many more!