New app delivers cheap fuel

Find the lowest fuel prices around the country with new smartphone app

Gasbuddy, a new smartphone app that helps you locate the cheapest petrol prices, has been launched in Australia.

The GasBuddy model is based on crowdsourcing, with users observing prices for different grades of unleaded, diesel and LPG fuel at petrol stations Australia-wide and submitting them to the GasBuddy database.

The database is then updated in real time and other users can confirm the prices or submit updates.

The app also provides incentives to users. Every time a user adds a price they gain points and, once they build up enough 'deposits', can enter the draw to win a $100 fuel voucher.

Gaining critical mass will be crucial to Gasbuddy’s success in Australia. In recent years, our digital habits have steered towards using crowdsourcing apps like Airbnb, Uber and WikiCamps which harness the power of the community voice.

GasBuddy’s Australian manager Nic Moulis said that trials in Sydney had been successful and the app is aiming for 500,000 downloads within 12 months.

In the US where it was conceived in 2000, motorists generate around 15 million fuel price reports per month using the app.

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