Zyft: Compare Prices & Scanner

Point the phone camera at a product barcode and Zyft returns the retailers selling that item with their prices. It's the fastest path from "how much is this here" to "who else has it and for how much", and it works in shops where you can't search by name because the item has no obvious model number. The app also lets you click through to a retailer site to buy, or hold the phone up at the counter to request a price match.

The comparison leans on Zyft's own AI to decide whether two listings are the same product. That matters because retail listings are messy: the same TV shows up with different model suffixes, bundled extras, or slightly different titles. Zyft says the matching keeps improving as it sees more products, and the results are ranked by price alone rather than by which retailer pays for placement.

Results come back lowest price first. Zyft states plainly that ranking isn't sold, which separates it from shopping portals that mix sponsored listings into the top of the page. Some links are affiliate links, and the company discloses that in its terms, so the money can come from a click without changing the order you see.

You can follow a specific item at a specific retailer and set a target price. Zyft sends one alert the first time that price is met, then keeps the item on your list so you can watch it further or reset the target. Alerts are app-only and capped at 50 items, which is enough for a watch list but not for catalogue-wide tracking.

On desktop Chrome and Safari for iOS and macOS, the extension runs quietly on retail pages and shows comparison results without you asking. You click a product, and a few seconds later you see which other retailers stock it and at what price. Safari users on iPhone and iPad get the same behaviour inside the mobile browser, which matters because many shoppers browse on a phone but still want a big-screen style comparison.

If you want to compare prices online without a scanner, the search bar covers the same ground. The Deals Hub is a daily feed of retailer sales, discounts, and editor-picked offers, filterable by category, brand, price, or retailer. It's a browsing surface rather than a search tool: useful when you have no specific product in mind and want to see what's discounted today.

Sharing a product URL from any browser into the Zyft app triggers the same comparison the extension would run on desktop. That closes a gap for people who browse on a phone in an app that doesn't support extensions, or who get a link from a friend and want the prices before replying.