Here's an honest breakdown of why shoppers are making the switch — and what Honey still can't do.
Try ScanSaver Free →| Feature | ScanSaver | Honey |
|---|---|---|
| Barcode scanning | ✓ | ✗ |
| Price comparison | ✓ | ✗ |
| Coupon stacking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Receipt capture | ✓ | ✗ |
| Offline mode | ✓ | ✗ |
| Price drop alerts | ✓ | ✗ |
After PayPal acquired Honey in 2020, users reported coupons stopped working, the extension became bloatware, and trust collapsed. By 2024, an FTC investigation confirmed Honey was redirecting affiliate commissions away from creators. Millions deleted it.
Honey lives inside a desktop browser. It cannot scan a barcode in a grocery store, pharmacy, or hardware shop. If you're holding a product and want to know the best price across every store, Honey is useless.
Honey applies coupon codes at checkout — that's it. There's no price history, no barcode scanner, no savings dashboard, and no receipt capture. It's a checkout button, not a savings tool.
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