4 handy apps to manage your gift cards in one place

Gift cards are popular presents for birthdays, the holidays and more. Why? These plastic and digital forms of cash are perfect for people who are hard to buy for. Now, your friend or family member can buy something they actually want.

People spend billions on gift cards every year, and you probably have a few in your purse or wallet right now. Want more? Tap or click here for 10 ways to get free Amazon gift cards.

But be careful — if you hold on to too many of these cards, you may lose or forget some and wind up wasting free money. But these days, there are apps to help you keep track of them. Here are a few apps we like to help manage that pile of gift cards.

1. Organize the easy way

If you receive traditional plastic gift cards, you can stuff them in a wallet or purse to ensure they’re on hand when you need them. But don’t bother. Card Smash, a free, ad-supported, app can organize and store all your cards including loyalty, rewards, membership and gift cards, both plastic and digital, in one location.

Beyond helping you organize and manage your cards, Card Smash syncs across mobile devices and provides 100% offline functionality, which means in the event you have no internet connection, you can still access your digital stash.

This app is loaded with a host of features including secure encryption and backup, so you can rest easy.

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