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10 paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free for a limited time

Updated Dec 19th, 2018 9:08PM EST
Best Free iPhone Apps

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We’re in the home stretch, BGR readers, with less than two days two go before the weekend is here. There’s still some time to kill before Saturday rolls around though, and what better way to spend that time than by downloading some sweet paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free? Today’s list packs 10 premium iOS apps that are all free for a limited time, so be sure to hurry if you don’t want to miss any of these great freebies.

MUST READ: After a month with the iPhone 6s, these are the things that surprise me

These are paid iPhone and iPad apps that have been made available for free for a limited time by their developers. There is no way to tell how long they will be free. These sales could end an hour from now or a week from now — obviously, the only thing we can guarantee is that they were free at the time this post was written. If you click on a link and see a price listed next to an app instead of the word “get,” it is no longer free. The sale has ended. If you download the app, you will be charged.

nGinVideo

Normally $9.99.

※ Notes
– You must install the nGinMediaServer in your PC in order to use nGinVideo. You can download it at http://www.nginsoft.com/
– nGinMediaServer operates in Windows 7 / 8 / 10.

nGinVideo is a video player optimized for the iPhone/iPad.

nGinVideo supports a perfect cloud storage.
Now, you can see your videos whenever internet is connected.

Is it cumbersome to upload to the cloud? Don’t worry.
nGinVideo automatically uploads the video files you choose.

Does your cloud storage have insufficient space?
nGinVideo supports the RAID-0 mode.
If you use 3 Google drives and each of them has 15GB space,
nGinVideo combines the 3 accounts into one to use 45GB.
Of course, the number of the accounts is not limited.

nGinVideo automatically optimizes the video files in your PC for the iPhone/iPad.
So, it is possible to play high quality videos seamlessly with a small battery.

Finally,
if you use an iPad, pay attention to the Picture in Picture function.
As nGinVideo is optimized for the iPhone/iPad, Picture in Picture can also be used.

※ Features
– iPhone/iPad Universal app
– Realtime streaming and download via WiFi/Cellular
– Support Cloud RAID-0
– Support Google Drive
– Simple setup and easy-to-use environments
– Resume play from last position
– iTunes FREE
– Private Folder
– Support PIP(iPad only)

※ Support Formats
– XVID/DIVX AVI, WMV, RMVB, ASF, H264, MKV, TS, M2TS, …
– SRT, ASS/SSA, SMI, IDX/SUB

Download nGinVideo

InstaStack for Instagram

Normally $0.99.

The best of Instagram, according to YOU! With InstaStack, Stack your favorite photos and videos from the Instagram Universe in one place. View and use from a pool of your favorites – even without an Internet connection.

• Stack Unlimited Photos/Videos – Choose all of your favorites from the Instagram Universe, so you can easily access them whenever you want.

• Unlimited Reposting – See something you like? Feel free to repost.

• Explore Feed and Popular Tabs – Find new favorite photos while exploring Instagram as you normally would. You can even search for People and Hashtags!

• Share Across Platforms – Seamlessly share photo/video over Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Twitter, Tumblr, iMessage, Telegram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, Airdrop and much more.

• View Posts You’ve Liked – Don’t let your preferences fall by the wayside.

• iOS 9 Supported!

• 100% Ad free

InstaStack is optimized for iPhone 5, 6. Users should have an Instagram account in order to use this app. InstaStack uses the Instagram API, however, this app is not endorsed or certified by Instagram.

InstaStack was designed to make the Instagram viewing and sharing process easier. We ask that you continue to respect the rights of every Instagram User and always give credit to the original poster.

Download InstaStack for Instagram

Lumen Trails – Workout Tracker & Routine Planner

Normally $9.99.

• Apple “New Year, New You” Favorite
• Apple App Store Staff Favorite

Lumen Trails is an omni tracker. It lets you take notes, make lists and keep track of other things in your life, such as time, workouts, expenses, calories, food, weight, sleep or anything else you can think of. Thousands of people use it every day, and they love it because it truly makes a difference in their lives.

“I’ve been using Lumen Trails for 6 months and continue to love it. One of my most sticky and useful apps ever on my phone.” – David D’Souza

The beauty of Lumen Trails is that you can track absolutely anything. There are tons of other apps that allow you to track one or two things, for example, calories and weight. But what if you decide to track something else? Say, how many cigarettes you smoke as you try to quit, your eating habits or even net worth? Lumen Trails is the app for that!

Instead of having one app for your to-do lists, one for tracking expenses, another one for tracking your weight, you can declutter your home screen and just have one app that does it all.

Designed exclusively for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, Lumen Trails is incredibly powerful, easy to use, and looks beautiful on the Retina HD Display. It can even backup your data automatically to Google Drive, sync with iCloud, and is fully accessible with Apple VoiceOver in 8 languages. There’s nothing that comes even close to it. And to top it all, your data is not locked on your iPhone. You can export it to Excel or Google Docs!

So what’s truly important to you right now? Your Health? Fitness? Finances? Productivity?

Track it and get things done!

:: Note to iPhone 6s & 6s Plus users

Now you can ask Siri to find information for you and dictate right into Lumen Trails. For example, hold down the Home button and ask Siri: “How many calories are in a chicken sandwich?”. To start dictation, tap the microphone button on your keyboard and just start talking – your words will be turned into text.

Download Lumen Trails – Workout Tracker & Routine Planner

CleanUp Suite

Normally $7.99.

By far the most powerful and complete toolset to keep your address book clean and lean!

This app combines three must-have tools in one to make sure that your address book is free of duplicates and unwanted contacts. Accompanied by a powerful always-on backup tool, this is for sure the ultimate address book app.

CleanUp Suite contains the following functions:
– 1. Merge and detect duplicates automatically –
This module cleans your address book automatically but you will stay in control. Before scanning your contacts, you can configure the merge level: only detect 100% matches or also detect several kinds of partial matching. After that, it will run a scan to check for all duplicate contacts. Once the scan is complete, it will present you with the results. You can then choose to remove all matching contacts from your address book or to merge only a sub-selection of the duplicates found. Also works flawlessly with multiple sources like Gmail and iCloud to keep all duplicate contacts centralized.
– 2. Select and remove contacts in bulk –
This module is the ideal tool to remove contacts in bulk. Select the contacts you want to remove, click the delete-button and your contacts will be removed. For even faster selections you can use smart filters or the instant search function. And of course all contacts are backup up before they are removed.
– 3. Manual merging for the finishing touch –
Still got some contacts left that are actually duplicates but are too different to be automatically detected? Then this final module gives you the option to fine-tune your address book to the last bit. Just select the contacts you want to merge, press the merge button and you are done! The merge result is shown in a popup so you can tweak it a bit more if you want to get the optimal result.
– 4. Backup and restore –
All above modules create automatic backups before doing their trick. You can restore complete backups, but you can also restore a single contact (or a selection of contacts) from a certain backup. This gives you ultimate freedom!

All above is included in the app and is directly available (no in-app purchases required of course). The entire app is universal and optimized for iPhone, iPhone 7.0 and iPad.

Features:
– Clean and manage duplicate contacts
– Sturdy contacts backup and restore
– Remove contacts in bulk
– Manually merge contacts
– All-in-one tool for an accessible address book
– Streamlined user interface

CleanUp Suite will keep your address book as clean as possible, so get it now!

Download CleanUp Suite

Lumen Trails – Sleep Tracker & Mood Journal

Normally $9.99.

• Apple “New Year, New You” Favorite
• Apple App Store Staff Favorite

Lumen Trails is an omni tracker. It lets you take notes, make lists and keep track of other things in your life, such as time, workouts, expenses, calories, food, weight, sleep or anything else you can think of. Thousands of people use it every day, and they love it because it truly makes a difference in their lives.

“I’ve been using Lumen Trails for 6 months and continue to love it. One of my most sticky and useful apps ever on my phone.” – David D’Souza

The beauty of Lumen Trails is that you can track absolutely anything. There are tons of other apps that allow you to track one or two things, for example, calories and weight. But what if you decide to track something else? Say, how many cigarettes you smoke as you try to quit, your eating habits or even net worth? Lumen Trails is the app for that!

Instead of having one app for your to-do lists, one for tracking expenses, another one for tracking your weight, you can declutter your home screen and just have one app that does it all.

Designed exclusively for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, Lumen Trails is incredibly powerful, easy to use, and looks beautiful on the Retina HD Display. It can even backup your data automatically to Google Drive, sync with iCloud, and is fully accessible with Apple VoiceOver in 8 languages. There’s nothing that comes even close to it. And to top it all, your data is not locked on your iPhone. You can export it to Excel or Google Docs!

So what’s truly important to you right now? Your Health? Fitness? Finances? Productivity?

Track it and get things done!

:: Note to iPhone 6s & 6s Plus users

Now you can ask Siri to find information for you and dictate right into Lumen Trails. For example, hold down the Home button and ask Siri: “How many calories are in a chicken sandwich?”. To start dictation, tap the microphone button on your keyboard and just start talking – your words will be turned into text.

Download Lumen Trails – Sleep Tracker & Mood Journal

DECEPTINET

Normally $0.99.

DECEPTINET: Network, Hotspot, & Wi-Fi Name Creator

Create funny & deceitfully scary Wi-Fi or Hotspot names with this app! (This app does not magically create hotspots. It is only a name creation tool. Please read more below.)

Who would want to join a Wi-Fi network named: FACEBOOK IDENTITY THIEVES or XBOX ACHIEVEMENT ERASER?

Name your home Wi-Fi network or personal iPhone hotspot something ominous with the help of this app!

A great way to have fun with your family, neighbors, & friends! (And unsuspecting leechers, too!)

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Spin the DECEPTINET dials to create a wonderfully ominous sounding network name or use the ‘Randomizer’ feature for more fun.

Name your home Wi-Fi network or personal iPhone hotspot something that strikes fear into friends, family, & neighbors… all in good fun of course.

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Can’t decide on a name for your wireless network? Rename your boring default network from ‘Lynksys’ or ‘Belkin’ into something a bit more ominous.

Spin the Deceptinet dials to unlock 100’s of network name possibilities. The end of each column contains a dash so you can create one, two. or three word combinations.

‘EMAIL INFORMATION EXPLOIT’ , ‘HARD DRIVE FILE CRASHER’, & ‘VIRUS FACTORY’ are just few of the 100’s of combinations of possible network names you can broadcast to unsuspecting leechers.

Save your favorite network names to the ‘Favorite Network Names’ database for later use.

As always, a password protected wireless network is your best defense against unwanted company, but with Deceptinet; why not add that extra layer on fun & fear.

Deceptinet: Transform Your Network

Thanks,
Sugar Coded Apps

Download DECEPTINET

Speed PRO Multiplayer

Normally $1.99.

Speed PRO Multiplayer is the ultimate multiplayer game for people that walk, run, cycle or do any other type of motion activity. Download now and start turning your motion activities into an exciting and competitive multiplayer game!

** Featured in Apple’s “New&Noteworthy” and “What’s Hot” lists! **

TRACKING:
– GPS Tracking
– Activity Tracking and Charting (Step Count, Stairs Ascended, Stairs Descended)
– Multi Player Tracking: Track up to 3 other players in real-time
– Track Database: iCloud or local
– Track Editing: Trim off the unwanted portions in your saved tracks
– Real-time Speedometers: Speed, top speed, average speed, course, distance, altitude
– Auto Play switch: App automatically starts playing when you start moving (Press&Hold the Play button to show the Auto Play switch)
– Background Location Updates: Enabled when: the ’Background Updates’ option is on; connected to other players; playing a game

GAMING:
– Built-In Games: Dozens of popular games are built into the app
– Game Builders: Build your own custom games (Time-Based, Distance-Based, and Geo-Fence Based)
– Single Player: Records your top scores for each game
– Turn Based Gaming: Up to 16 other players per game; Messaging; View track and motion data of all players
– Ghost Player: A ghost map pin of the top opponent player is displayed on the game map
– Games End Automatically: Games end automatically when the app detects that you finished. You just need to finish
– Versus Leaderboards: View per game Wins/Losses versus your friends
– Total Wins Leaderboards: View Total Wins achieved by you and your friends
– Top Speed Leaderboards: Show the highest speed you’ve ever reached during a particular type of motion activity (Tap ‘Report’ in your speedometer view from Tracking map)
– Dropbox account is required to share your track and motion data with other players

GENERAL:
– Portrait and Landscape screens
– Share images of maps and speedometers
– Share tracks in KML

MULTIPLAYER SETUP:
1) Game Center account required
2) Dropbox account required to share your Turn Based games tracks

CONNECT INSTRUCTIONS:
1) Start the app
2) Tap the ’Tracking’ button in the main menu
3) Tap the Telephone button to connect with friends

NOTES:
* The Location Accuracy setting “Best for Navigation” yields the best GPS readings possible (this setting uses more of your battery). *

* This app does not require users to tap any buttons while driving. Please be safe and don’t tap buttons while you’re driving. *

* Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. *

Download Speed PRO Multiplayer

BeatPad

Normally $3.99.

BeatPad: Pro-Quality music tools for instant creativity!

◆ “The ultimate app for music creation! Fun, simple, easy, and so many sounds to choose from! I am going to release an entire album made with BeatPad!” ~ Bolt928

NEW FEATURES
| Apple Watch BeatPad App
| Import 16 wave files in zip to easily create kits
| Export flexible XMLoops to Rap-Studio
| New Built-In Kits
| iTunes File Sharing

FEATURES
– Create XMLoops for Pocket Studio! XMLoops can be played in Pocket Studio at any tempo and allow you to sing or rap over your beats in a more flexible way.
– Create Custom Kits by sampling microphone audio or Importing audio from email and the web!
– Share your custom kits with friends!
– Download Kits made by others from around the world
– Universal App Installs on iPhone, iPad & iPod Touch!
– Quantize: Automatic Note Sync keeps you on beat
– Email Your Beats to EVERYONE!
– Upload Your Beats to SoundCloud, YouTube & Your FaceBook wall
– Professional Sound Banks used by Real Producers
– 8 Channel Music Sequencing
– Type and Save Your Lyrics to Each Song
– Easy to use interface..
– Send your song files to friends for collaboration

Download BeatPad

Track Back

Normally $1.99.

Track Back is a app which lets you mark you location like where you parked you car or your hotel when you’re on your travels and the app lets you navigate back to that spot automatically. The main idea with Track Back is to provide the simplest solution to reminding you how to get back to your location, so its quick and reliable when your out and about.

In development is the addition of Apple Watch support which will be coming soon and the ability to message your location to others like your family to meet you there!

Download Track Back

HD Glow Wallpapers & Backgrounds

Normally $0.99.

HD Glow Wallpaper is a great collection of the best and most attractive HD wallpapers right on your iPad. It is most perfect for all people those who love HD Images.

Discover the ultimate collection of best picked high quality wallpapers for your iPad and decorate
it nicely.

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WALLPAPER FACTORY HD has just been released with over 1 million images! To get the
FULL VERSION OF “HD Glow Wallpaper” with more than 100 different categories – download WALLPAPER FACTORY HD now.
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FEATURES:

*** Latest & Great collection of high quality HD images
*** Super fast- loading
*** All the images are self-contained and always available for viewing
*** Save the images to your library and set them as your own wallpaper
*** Zoom to have a closer look
*** Choose your favorites and save it
*** Swipe through the collection of images for easy exploring
*** Add to your contact
*** FREE!!!!!

Download HD Glow Wallpapers & Backgrounds

Zach Epstein
Zach Epstein Executive Editor

Zach Epstein has been the Executive Editor at BGR for more than 10 years. He manages BGR’s editorial team and ensures that best practices are adhered to. He also oversees the Ecommerce team and directs the daily flow of all content. Zach first joined BGR in 2007 as a Staff Writer covering business, technology, and entertainment.

His work has been quoted by countless top news organizations, and he was recently named one of the world's top 10 “power mobile influencers” by Forbes. Prior to BGR, Zach worked as an executive in marketing and business development with two private telcos.