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Capital One Shopping is a free shopping tool that can check for coupon codes, compare prices, watch for price drops, and surface shopping rewards you can redeem for gift cards. The main reason to use it is simple: it adds one more automated check before you buy something you were already planning to buy. It is not a magic savings button. Treat it like a checkout assistant that might find a useful coupon, a better price, or a rewards offer, then compare that result against whatever cash-back portal, card-linked offer, or merchant promo you already planned to use. The desktop browser extension is the easiest place to start. Capital One Shopping has a Chrome extension, and the tool also works across major browsers. Once installed, it can test available promo codes at checkout and look for better prices while you shop. The mobile apps are useful if you do a lot of shopping from your phone. On iPhone and iPad, the app can add a Safari shopping extension, check coupons, compare prices, send price-drop alerts, and help you earn Shopping Rewards. Android users can also use the Capital One Shopping mobile app for deal checks while shopping on mobile.