NCPMobile: Shopping Rewards

I’ve been using NCP for awhile now and I use to have the handheld thingy which was pretty spot on and accurate when it came to scanning items. But with the app the barcode scanner is super spotty. Sometimes it picks up the barcode, but a lot of times it does not. The app overall is great and convenient versus having to use the handheld at home and making sure its plugged into a phone line. I love the convenience of the app but wish they would fix the scanner portion (which is the main point of the app) because it rarely focuses, stays blurry no matter how many times I try to use the focus function and when it does it says the barcode cannot be read. Typing it in manually I haven’t experienced any issues except for like one user said when the barcode is short it won’t register either way you try to input it. With the handheld it was no problem hands down. Overall “good” app, easy to use and navigate and easy to understand. Just need to fix the mobile scanner portion.

Earn points for recording shopping trips, and taking brief surveys. Use those points to buy items from the gift guide, or enter in sweepstakes. Plus thousands of opportunities to win literally Thousands of dollars. All this to help other consumers and companies understand what does and doesn’t work and what does and doesn’t matter to consumers when purchasing items. See and hear little phrases in commercials such as “number one in sales, or America’s favorite, etc”? Look at the fine print and you’ll see measured by sales data via Neilson corp, or something along those lines. That’s “you” if you sign up and participate. I’ve been a member for over 10 years and have enjoyed all that’s involved, especially the gifts, gift cards, and cold hard cash. Just replaced my phone and was asked to review the app when I installed it on my new phone. Figured after 10+ years of being a member I would be able to confidently place a well educated review lol. Look into it, been a neat and positive experience.

I’ve been using the app for a few months (why I didn’t get it before I don’t know). Everything about the app is great except for 2 things. #1) If you’re a member with a continuous survey Diary (like prescription Rx) you can’t access it to report your purchase(s)with the app. You have to go to the NCP website in order to report. #2) When scanning non barcode items, such as meat from a butcher, it doesn’t allow you to give the quantity of an item purchased. Once a month (during their special sale) we go to a our butcher and purchase 8-10 oz filet mignon steaks for $5.99. We always buy 20 steaks each month. When using this app for scanning we have to input each steak pack ten times instead of putting in 10 for quantity purchased! With the old scanner you could input quantity but unfortunately not with the app. Grrrrr! Otherwise it’s great!

The idea for this app is very good! It tells the people who stock the groc stores what people are buying in the stores and so much other information. I love this idea, but then there are the days that my scanner (iPhone) doesn’t want to work and it always seems to be the days when I stock up. It won’t scan correctly! So I have to put them in manually! If you shop at some stores that automatically put price in too, that’s great, but if you don’t, that means putting that in manually. That takes twice as long. I keep hoping they will find a type of ink or something that will pick up better. Update review Have been having a lot of trouble w/app not scanning not picking up details of shopping trips, so uninstalled & re-installed NCP app so far am impressed w/it. I have added 1 shopping trip & I’m happy, they’ve worked hard on this. THANK YOU, NCP!!

I am new to this type of consumer poling. I have attempted many survey type apps, but this app is legitimate with what your attempting to accomplish. I have a disabled child and when he’s at school my down time is limited. This gives me the ability to feel like I’m helping give accurate facts about the items I purchase. The app is easy to use. It’s not bogged down with advertisements. That’s a game changer for me. I normally don’t comment but this is well worth my time. I noticed someone write about the focus on the barcode. When I tapped my scream to refocus I noticed that I was unable to hold my phone completely still. So I used a tripod to stable my phone and I held the product in front of my phone. It picked up the first attempt. Just helpful info. Enjoy.