Online shopping and e-commerce, curated for travelers visiting Australia.
Most visitors can shop in Australia without installing a retail app.
Optional grocery shopping, delivery, pickup and store tools from one of Australia's major supermarket chains.
Optional grocery delivery, pickup, lists and store information from a major Australian supermarket chain.
The official Australian Border Force tool for preparing eligible departure tax-refund claim details and a QR code.
Woolworths and Coles are optional for a longer apartment stay when grocery delivery, pickup, shopping lists or store stock are genuinely useful. Delivery depends on the exact postcode, available window and minimum order, and a Coles account requires a mobile number and verification code. Do not make either supermarket app part of a universal arrival checklist. In a store, a contactless card and the ordinary checkout are enough.
The Tourist Refund Scheme app has more specific visitor value for someone planning an eligible departure claim. It lets you prepare invoice, travel and refund details and generate a QR code before reaching the airport, but it does not submit or approve the claim. The traveler must still present the original tax invoices, goods, passport and boarding pass to an Australian Border Force officer at the departure point. Eligibility, purchase timing, minimum spend, how invoices are grouped and rules for consumed or partly used goods must be checked against the current official TRS page before buying.
Allow enough time before departure, particularly if checked baggage contains claim goods because those goods may need inspection before bag drop. Keep original invoices rather than screenshots alone. Ignore unofficial refund agents that imply the app guarantees a payment, and never hand over identity or card details to a lookalike TRS service.
No single shopping app stands out for visitors in Australia. The guidance above explains what to try and what to do when it does not work.
Bento recommends 3 shopping apps in Australia, checked in 2026.
These apps need data
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