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8 awesome paid iPhone and iPad apps you can get free for a limited time (save $36!)

Updated Dec 19th, 2018 8:55PM EST
Best Free iPhone Apps

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Millions of people received new iPhones and iPads last week for Christmas, and now it’s time to fill all those new iOS devices with nifty apps. We told you about eight paid iOS apps that were on sale for free yesterday, and a number of them are still free downloads if you hurry. Today, we have another batch of apps that regularly cost $36 altogether, but for a limited time, they’re all free downloads.

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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.

MOVIST

Normally $0.99.

If you need an app to manage your movies, MOVIST is the app you are looking for!

With MOVIST you can keep track of the movies you own, the movies you wish you had, the movies you saw and the movies you want to watch in a simple and elegant way.
MOVIST will help you :

• Search
It’s easy, just type the title of the movie you want and we’ll find it.

• Manage
You own the movie? Add it to your Collection.
You wish you had that movie? Add it to your Wish List.
You saw a movie? Mark it as watched.
You want to see that movie? Add it to your Watchlist.

• Brag
Brag about the size of your collection by scrolling through the wall of movie covers you have in your lists.

• Discover
See what movies are trending. Trending movies are usually new theater or store releases.

• Check-in
Tell your trakt friends what movie you are watching right now.

• Synchronize
Keep everything in sync between your iPhone, iPad and the web thanks to trakt.tv integration.

Download MOVIST

InstaFont

Normally $1.99.

InstaFont is a super easy app that allows you to install any additional font in TrueTypeFont- (.ttf) or OpenTypeFont- (.otf) format on your iPhone or iPad. These fonts can then be used throughout the system in other apps like Pages, Keynote or Numbers.

Have you ever experienced a problem when a presentation couldn’t be opened because the iPhone or iPad does not know the font in it. This app is a perfect solution for everybody who creates presentations on a Mac or PC to show them on their iPad.

• Features:
• 125+ built in most fun and amazing fonts
• No In-app for more fonts
• Universal app, download it once and use it on all Apple devices
• Add new fonts as .ttf or .otf file from other apps like Mail, Dropbox etc
• Install single or multiple fonts all at once.
• Install new fonts without ever connecting your device to a computer or launching iTunes.
• Preview all your fonts installed on your device
• Built-in tutorial to walk you through the whole process
• Add custom names to your font collection
• Works with:
– Numbers
– Keynote
– Pages
– Office Suite Pro
– Office²HD

NOTE: It is not possible to change the system-font on your device with this app. You can install additional fonts on your device which can then be used by other apps which make use of the device’s font book.

IMPORTANT: If in case you try to install a font and you get “Safari couldn’t connect to server” then just launch InstaFont and try your install again.

Download InstaFont

TweetBoost

Normally $0.99.

To be popular on Twitter is what we all dream about. Fortunately, TweetBoost can let you realize this dream!
You can also track new followers and who unfollow you.

It’s compact but not complicated.
It’s simple but not simplistic.
It’s just what you would expect for Twitter!

**Features:
– Get followers.
– Track new followers.
– Track unfollowers.

– Flat user interface design.
– Perfectly supports iOS7.
Tips:
– How to switch account?
Please go to main Settings>Twitter>Add account.

– How to solve login problem?
Please go to main Settings>Twitter>Enter your account>Delete Account>Add account again.

-TweetBoost is an app in the use of Twitter’s exposed API and is not endorsed or certified by Twitter. TweetBoost is not affiliated with Twitter, Inc.

Download TweetBoost

Animated Weather

Normally $2.99.

Beautiful animated weather app with clear interface.

Features:
· Current weather condition
· 14-day and 24-hour weather forecast
· 23 awesome particle effects
· Sunrise and sunset times
· High and low temperatures for the day, windspeed and wind direction
· Precipitation amount and humidity levels
· Supports GPS location to detect current weather automatically
· °Celcius and °Fahrenheit
· Weather forecasts and local time for multiple locations all around the world
· Intuitive and simple design

Get Animated Weather and be prepared for any weather!

Download Animated Weather

Air-Photos

Normally $0.99.

Air-Photos is a wifi photo Viewer lets you direct view your photos from your computer without sync.

Do you think that is very troublesome to import photos from your computer,especially when you have to keep updating photos?
Is it not enough memory to hold your thousands of photos?
Wish to direct view photos form your computer without synchronization?

And it is also a photo sharing app ,let you share photo to others over wifi.

The features :
1.View photos on you pc without sync over wifi.
2.Slideshow,Browse thumbnails,Zoom Photo ,Drag to view next.
3.Support Ram Image (.NEF .RC2)
4.Download photos from pc,view photos offline.
5.Share photos as a website.That you can access you photos over web browser.
6.Share photo to another device as a AirPhotoServer.That others can use Air-Photos to access your photos.
7.Automatically discover available servers on the network.
8.support set password for each image folder
9.support save photo to camera roll
10.support share camera roll
11.support air-Print ,twitter photo
12.support web upload
13.Support new iPad.
14.Support iPhone5
15.Suport External Display(Airplay Mirroring)
16.This version has a ad bar.
Instructions for use :
AirPhotoServer on your PC computer:
1.Go to http://www.airphotohd.com(or http://download.airphotohd.com) download and install AirPhotoServer on your computer
2.Start the AirPhotoServer
3.Tap Image Folders and select the Photo folders which you want to browse

Air-Photos on you mobile device:
1. Download this application to mobile device
2. Ensure that your mobile device and your computer in the same wifi network
3. Start the Air-Photos and start browsing

Download Air-Photos

Quantum Legacy HD

Normally $19.99.

BRAND NEW UPDATE: with new JAW-DROPPING RETINA GRAPHICS for iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C and iPad with Retina display, as well as new ON-RAILS action in the next generation arcade-style 3D SHMUP that is Quantum Legacy HD! Pilot one of 4 unique spaceships during your 3+ hour ON-RAILS journey through 20 action-packed ON-RAILS SHMUP missions filled with breathtaking cinematic game play and highly stylized storytelling, EXCLUSIVELY on the iOS! Featuring:

• Brand New SHMUP DLC: offers a new playable drop-ship, 50% faster SHMUP-style game-play, new level variations, new graphics/effects, new AI, plus a never before experienced speed and finger-twitch ON-RAILS intensity worthy of a next-gen 3D Space SHMUP!
• Enjoy Simple and Intuitive Controls: tilt your iOS device left/right to steer your ship manually while providing an opportunity for a skillful avoidance of enemy projectiles.
• Alternatively, for a casual ON-RAILS experience: forgo tilting and simply tap your enemies to engage the Auto Pilot while controlling your shields and weapons with a smooth 2-button interface.
• Bright and awe-inspiring JAW-DROPPING SHUMP graphics with highly polished game play will take your breath away! For the first time ever, Quantum Legacy HD provides you with full native retina support on the iPhone 5, and iPad with Retina display.
• 20 story-oriented SHUMP campaign missions offer over 3 hours of action-packed SHMUP-style game play.
• Face more than 25 different types of enemies, including unique Gigantic Bosses in every mission.
• RPG Style Progression System allows you to FREELY acquire, pilot and level-up 4 unique starships (including a brand new drop-ship) while unlocking over 16 different types of shield and weapon upgrades.
• 5 Brand new In-App Purchases allow you to skip the RPG grind and instantly acquire any of the playable ships! In addition, you can Restore your existing purchases to unlock content on multiple iOS devices.
• Game Center support: with 6 SHUMP-DLC Leaderboards and 21 elusive SHUMP Achievements that demand an additional 10+ hours of game play.
• Over 40 minutes of original music was created to accompany your Quantum Legacy HD experience.
• Highly Stylized and Action-Oriented Storytelling is told through the com-sat radio of your starship, with full voice-overs for the game’s array of quirky characters.
• SHUMP AI with Dynamic Difficulty and Randomized Enemy Waves: provide for a near endless replay value, as the enemies constantly change and adapt to your style of game play each time you engage an existing mission.

>> Game Play Basics:

Steer your ship manually by tilting your device left and right, or tap your enemies to engage the ON-RAILS “Autopilot”. To maximize damage, it is best to be facing your enemies directly before pressing the right “Weapons/Fire” button. Holding the left “Shield” button will allow you to deflect all enemy projectiles. Prolonged use of the Weapons/Shields will cause a temporary overload. Note that it is NOT possible to fire your weapons while Shields are active until you level-up your starship and unlock Translucent Shielding at Level 5.

Successfully completing each mission will unlock new game content while allowing you to level-up in an RPG-like fashion. Completing missions 5, 10 and 15 will allow you to FREELY acquire one of 4 unique playable starships.

Download Quantum Legacy HD

Letters from Nowhere HD

Normally $4.99.

Love Letters from Nowhere? Don’t miss Letters from Nowhere 2 – now out on iPad and iPhone!
Mysterious letters and a sudden disappearance keep you on your toes in this Hidden Object journey that is filled with unexpected twists and turns.
When Audrey learns of her husband’s disappearance, she struggles to keep hope alive. She has all but given up when mysterious letters begin arriving at her doorstep.
Plunge into this dramatic story, wander through 48 bizarre locations, find clues and solve witty puzzles to unveil the secret behind Audry’s missing husband. Discover where Audrey’s husband is, and who, or what, is sending her these letters.

● 11 Intriguing episodes
● 48 Mysterious locations
● 11 Puzzling mini-games
● Over 1000 objects to find
● 2 Bonus play modes – Unlimited and Puzzles
● Game Center Support
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Game available in: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Dutch, Swedish

Download Letters from Nowhere HD

GraphMe

Normally $0.99 for iPhone, $1.99 for iPad.

Powerful and easy to use graphing calculator that allows you to plot real-valued functions, trajectories, and even vector fields on the cartesian plane. Everything with amazing retina graphics.

GraphMe takes full advantage of the multitouch capabilities of the device in a simple and intuitive way, like controlling the parametric interval of a trajectory with a simple finger gesture.

Features:

• You can graph in the cartesian plane the following type of functions:

Real-valued of a real variable (including functions in polar coordinates)
Trajectories
Vector fields

• Drag to pan, pinch to zoom and shake the device to restore the original position.

• Plot up to four graphs of real-valued functions at once, with different colours to distinguish them.

• Plot up to four graphs of functions in polar coordinates and change the angle variable with a gesture. Compare them alongside your functions in rectangular coordinates. You can change to polar coordinates with a swipe to the left on top of the real-valued functions fields.

• Graph inequalities.

• Send your graphs as images through email, or save them to your photo gallery.

• You can change the parametric interval of your trajectory using a simple gesture, and see the changes on the fly.

• You can use the following functions: cos, sin, tan, exp, log, sqrt, pow, abs, csc, sec, cot, asin, acos, atan, sinh, cosh, tanh, csch, sech, coth, floor, ceil and round.

• Night mode.

• Customised keyboard.

• More features to come!

Supported languages: English, Spanish.

Download GraphMe for iPhoneDownload GraphMe for iPad

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.