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Changes Are Coming to the Slickdeals Mobile Apps - Here’s Your First Look!

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Last Edited by redsolar | Staff March 28, 2025 at 03:14 PM
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Hey Slickdealers,

We're giving you an early look at some updates coming to the Slickdeals Mobile apps. The core experience you rely on stays the same, but we've made improvements to help you find great deals faster, more easily, and with less friction.

We get that changes like this can take some adjustment—especially when you've built up your own rhythm in the app. That's why we're treating this as an evolution, not a total overhaul. You'll still have the features you count on, now paired with a refreshed design and helpful upgrades inspired by community feedback.

What's Changing in the New App?

Here's a quick overview of what's new:

Note, if you can not see the images below, please click the provided link to open them

Improved Deal Browsing

Choose between grid or list views to explore deals the way that works best for you.

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New deal browsing animation, grid and list mode


Improved Deal Browsing



Smarter Search Tools

Use new filters and store-specific search to find what you want, faster.

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Improved search experience animation



Smarter Search Tools

Hot Deals, Front and Center

The home screen now highlights top community-voted deals for quick access.

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Hot Deals right on front page


Hot Deals Front and Center

Refreshed Design

Cleaner layout, easier navigation, and a redesigned deal detail page to help you browse more smoothly.

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New deal details page animation


Redesigned Deal Details Page

Simplified Deal Posting

Upload images more easily, with auto-filled fields to speed up the process.

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New deal posting flow



Simplified Deal Posting

When You'll See the New App

We're rolling out the new experience gradually over the next few months to make sure everything runs smoothly. If you don't see it just yet, hang tight—it'll be available to you soon.

We'd Love Your Feedback

We want to hear from you. Your feedback played a big role in shaping this update, and it'll continue to guide how we improve the app moving forward.
If you have thoughts, suggestions, or run into anything that feels off—we're all ears. Drop a reply in this thread to share your perspective with the community, or use the feedback button in the app to send us a direct message. Either way, your input really does make a difference, and we truly appreciate you taking the time to share it.

Thanks again for being part of the Slickdeals community—we're excited to keep improving with your help.

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ionizer
03-31-2025 at 07:51 PM.
03-31-2025 at 07:51 PM.
here's an idea:

take the classic view - you know the one any member who has hung around since the 2000s still uses and which provides the most optimal content delivery - and then make that in a mobile view

your original design has too much white space, doesnt allow for easy eye scrolling through various pages

you're attempting to curate stuff too much rather than letting us have the fun of looking
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GreenCreature437
03-31-2025 at 11:11 PM.
03-31-2025 at 11:11 PM.
Quote from MattyLite :
This will be a new app update. Can you expand on your desire to sideload? I assume you want to preview the new version? Thanks!
I have been using the new app on the iPhone for a while. I thought it's already available on the app store after the removal from TestFlight.
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03-31-2025 at 11:24 PM.
03-31-2025 at 11:24 PM.
Quote from GreenCreature437 :
I have been using the new app on the iPhone for a while. I thought it's already available on the app store after the removal from TestFlight.
Thank you for using it! Yes, we did have the "Slickdeals New" app available in the App and Play stores for a short period as we gathered initial feedback. You will notice that we have since removed the "Slickdeals New" apps from stores. That version will essentially replace the "Legacy" version of the mobile app that is in stores now. Therefore, you will want to delete the version of "Slickdeals New" that you previously downloaded and upgrade to 6.0.0 when it goes live on iOS in the coming weeks.

I hope you have been enjoying it and we look forward to more of your feedback!
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03-31-2025 at 11:39 PM.
03-31-2025 at 11:39 PM.
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Hey! Yeah getting the update early, but also can be useful for people that use Android devices without the Google Play store. It's rare but they are out there.
DM'd you. If anyone else is interested in this please DM me, thanks!
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04-01-2025 at 10:26 AM.
04-01-2025 at 10:26 AM.
Quote from IShortysI :
rofl, this UI design is worse than what yall tried with the site redesign
We'd love for you to give the new app a try. Once you've had a chance to explore it, we are happy to a quick call to chat about your experience next month or in May if you are interested.
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04-01-2025 at 08:46 PM.
04-01-2025 at 08:46 PM.
Quote from LovePrayLife :
We'd love for you to give the new app a try. Once you've had a chance to explore it, we are happy to a quick call to chat about your experience next month or in May if you are interested.
I'll try my best to not update it, the app is a step backwards. Even the basic html version of the site is a better experience.
Do what ionizer's suggested above, give us that and dont touch the app for the next decade.
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04-01-2025 at 08:48 PM.
04-01-2025 at 08:48 PM.
Quote from ionizer :
here's an idea:

take the classic view - you know the one any member who has hung around since the 2000s still uses and which provides the most optimal content delivery - and then make that in a mobile view

your original design has too much white space, doesnt allow for easy eye scrolling through various pages

you're attempting to curate stuff too much rather than letting us have the fun of looking
Yes please, until then I'll keep using the basic html version of the site.
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04-03-2025 at 02:16 AM.
04-03-2025 at 02:16 AM.
Will we finally be able to get instant notifications for PM on our phone?
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04-03-2025 at 09:28 AM.
04-03-2025 at 09:28 AM.
Quote from superslickz :
Will we finally be able to get instant notifications for PM on our phone?
Hi! Initially we won't support PM notifications, but we do have social notifications on our roadmap. We will be prioritizing adding features based on user feedback - so keep your requests coming!
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04-08-2025 at 03:51 AM.
04-08-2025 at 03:51 AM.
It's a little annoying that you can't mark featured comments as helpful without finding the actual comment first.
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t0mmyr
04-09-2025 at 02:34 AM.
04-09-2025 at 02:34 AM.
Ugh I don't like the new design. The forum or comments are out of order a lot and I accidentally thumbs downed something and couldn't undo or clear my mistake
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04-11-2025 at 08:41 PM.
04-11-2025 at 08:41 PM.
Really can't get used to this app, I was able to switch from Classic to the new Desktop version, but this App is just too much of a step backwards, don't think I will check it daily like I typically do.. It's not an evolution, the UI is a step backwards.
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