The iTunes App Store may appear sleek and serene, but under the hood, there’s all kinds of bustling activity. The casual user might never know, for example, that everyday there are dozens of apps that are discounted deeply or even made free by their creators. App developers love to run special promotions where they mark down their apps’ prices or make them free altogether — but only for a limited time. Sometimes these promos can last for a week, sometimes it’s just 24 hours.
Here are eleven terrific apps that have been made 100% free for a very limited time. So nab ’em now!
The Adventures of Sinbad
Made for: iPad
Category: Books
Price: $1.99 FREE
Discount Duration: Unknown
Lovely interactive storybook for kids.
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Alien Space
Made for: iPhone, iPad
Category: Games
Price: $1.99 FREE
Discount Duration: Unknown
Space shooter with dazzling graphics and very high review scores.
Asteroid Dust
Made for: iPhone, iPad
Category: Games
Price: $.99 FREE
Discount Duration: May 1st & 2nd
Another arcade space shooter that looks pretty terrific.
Build a Train
Made for: iPhone, iPad
Category: Games
Price: $1.99 FREE
Discount Duration: Unknown
Toy railroad sim for kids and adults alike.
Falling Fred
Made for: iPhone, iPad
Category: Games
Price: $.99 FREE
Discount Duration: Unknown
A cartoonish, blood-and-gore filled ragdoll game.
Hop 2 It
Made for: iPad
Category: Games
Price: $.99 FREE
Discount Duration: Unknown
Helps small children learn to count. Features nice, high-def graphics.
Memodies
Made for: iPhone, iPad
Category: Games
Price: $.99 FREE
Discount Duration: Unknown
“Simon” for music, with gorgeous graphics.
Say What You See HD
Made for: iPad
Category: Games
Price: $2.99 FREE
Discount Duration: Unknown
New iPad version of a great iPhone game.
World Race
Made for: iPhone
Category: Games
Price: $.99 FREE
Discount Duration: Unknown
Top-down racing game with great-looking graphics
Discovr
Made for: iPhone, iPad
Category: Music
Price: $.99 FREE
Discount Duration: A “very limited time.”
Snazzy music discovery app with a cool visual interface
Made for: iPhone
Category: Productivity
Price: $1.99 FREE
Discount Duration: May 2nd
A robust, attractive task manager with built-in Dropbox support.
