About this app

Turn your phone into an advanced discount-seeking machine with the latest version of the RoverTown app!

RoverTown makes it easy for college students to save money by delivering exclusive discounts to college students where and when they need them.

“The Best App for Saving Money in College” - About.com

Gone are the days of showing your student ID to hopefully save a few bucks on lunch. With the RoverTown app, your phone tells you where you can go for a sweet discount…and then applies the discount for you!

Using partnerships with universities and retailers and leveraging ibeacon and geofencing technologies, the RoverTown Student Discount Program, makes your college life affordable with discounts on good times and great service at thousands of local businesses.

What’s New?

- Follow your favorite businesses and be the first to access their discounts
- Get notified when you are at a business with a discount
- Share discounts with your friends
- Get directions or call a business straight from the app
- A Digital Student ID means that you’ll never be caught without it
- Earn bones and badges when you use the app

Behind-the-Scenes Changes

- Improved in-app support tickets
- Email verification maintains exclusivity for students
- Added Tips and a changelog to keep track of new features and how to best use them

*This app is location-based. Using RoverTown with Bluetooth enabled greatly improves user experience, allowing more accurate location services and alerts, as well as more “bones."

**Named: #1 Fastest Growing Start-up in St. Louis (2014)**
**Winner: Global Arch Grants competition (2013 & 2014)**
**Winner: Capital Innovators accelerator (2013)**
**Winner: Student Start Up Of The Year (SIU-Carbondale) (2012)**
**Winner: Most Innovative Venture In Illinois (CAP20) (2011)**


~~National Media Attention~~
WSJ, TechLi TV, About.com, NBC, St. Louis Business Journal, Yahoo! News

~Constantly Expanding Network, Currently Available at over 50 Schools Nationwide~

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
University of Florida
Missouri State University-Springfield
Texas A & M University-College Station
Illinois State University
University of Missouri-Columbia
Auburn University
Saint Louis Community College
University of Kentucky
East Carolina University
Ohio State University
Southeast Missouri State University
University of Missouri-St. Louis
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Oklahoma State University
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of Georgia
Iowa State University
And many more!

New features

* New Discount Tags to help you know when you can use the discount
* New Leaderboard to show how you are doing compared to others
* Updated support form
* Fixed crashing bugs for some users

App Permissions

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows an application to send SMS messages.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an app to access approximate location.