6 Free Apps That Will Help You Plan a Spooky and Fun Halloween

1 HERE

The energy of hundreds of people coming together decked out in amazing costumes is amazing . . . but also very overwhelming. The HERE app will send you alerts on possible traffic jams caused by your city's annual Halloween parade, so you can customize your travel plans. If you need a place to eat dinner after hanging out, you can easily scour reviews, deals and contact info for any restaurant or hotel in your area.

Available for iOS and Android

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2 Nextdoor

Nextdoor is a really useful app for creating a social network community among your own neighborhood. It's great to transmit important news and information to the people who live down the block. You can also start taking advantage of the app's cool Halloween features – which includes an alert that lets trick-or-treaters in your area know that you have candy waiting for them.

Available for iOS and Android

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3 Glympse

Don't be afraid of sounding like a partypooper — your friends needs to be safe this Halloween. Glympse lets you easily locate or pinpoint where your friends are — an ideal feature if your group ends up separating. You can also send alerts to let others know when you're on your way and rest easy knowing your BFF made it home safe.

Available for iOS and Android

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4 The Coupons App

It's awesome to save money all year 'round- but saving money during the one month of year dedicated to treats and sweets is even more satisfying. With The Coupons App, you can browse through offers and special deals in your area. You won't forget to pick up decorations and a jumbo fun-sized bag of candy before the trick-or-treaters come around (and an extra bag for yourself of course!)

Available for iOS and Android

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5 Eventbrite

Eventbrite lets you browse through endless options of cool events happening in your area on any given date. You can score early bird discounts by ordering tickets directly on the app or RSVP to free admission events with your whole crowd. Save the events you're interested in to view and share them on your profile later.

Available on iOS and Android

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6 Events From Facebook

You're probably used to getting countless notifications from Facebook friends about events in your area — and sometimes these notifications could be annoying and hard to filter through. In comes

Events, which allows you to easily sift through all the events you might be interested in. It's a great way to always be in the loop of events happening in your area — without letting any invites get lost in a sea of Candy Crush requests.

Available for iOS

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