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

Updated Dec 19th, 2018 9:07PM EST
Best Free iPhone Apps

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When we put together these lists of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free, 10 is typically as high as we go. Today, however, there are so many solid apps on sale that we had to toss in a couple extra. For Thursday, you’ll find 12 premium iOS apps in total that are all on sale for free for a short time. And if you want even more, be sure to check out Thursday’s post where you’ll find a few sales that haven’t yet expired.

MUST READ: A reminder of why the iPhone is so great

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.

Dipster

Normally $1.99.

Dipster is a client for disposable email with intuitive and friendly user interface. Advantages of Dipster:
– unlimited number of email accounts which you can use at the same time;
– no passwords and no profile information required;
– all emails are stored in the app forever until you decide to remove them.

With Dipster you can register on websites, activate accounts and simply receive emails without disclosure of your primary email address.

Download Dipster

ArkMC Pro

Normally $4.99.

– The only DLNA/UPnP application to stream all your media from iPhone/iPad to HD TV, MAC, PC, AllShare TV, Xbox360, PS3 or any other screen.

– Very easy to use, straightforward menu to discover, select and stream all your movies, music, videos and photos

– Simultaneous streaming of different media files – to different screens – at the same time (multiscreen playback)

– Download videos on your iPhone/iPad to the Documents folder and watch them whenever you want – offline.

– Integrated powerful ArkMC media player, supporting most of the popular media formats: 3GP, AVI, WMV, ASF, MP4, MKV, MPG/MPEG, TS, M2TS, 3GP, VOB, FLV, MOV, M4V

– Diverse range of Subtitles is supported

– Wide range of audio formats is supported including officially licensed Dolby Digital Plus Surround Sound (AC3 Decoder)* in-App purchase available

– Media player with very low power consumption – for your convenience.

– Your HD TV can find & display your photo, videos, music stored on your iPhone/iPad (Camera Roll, iTunes, Documents)

– Enjoy iPhone/iPad stored HD Movies, videos and photos, on your TV or any other screen, without any wires or plugs needed

– Find wireless your favorite media files on MAC, PC, NAS, Media Box, etc and stream it to the screen you like with no conversion

– No transcoding is needed, exchange media between any DLNA and UPnP devices (NAS, TV, Xbox360, PS3 etc)

– Add/delete YouTube channels, always have your favorite YouTube Menu in your hands with HD Quality! *will be fixed in next version!

– Watch & control movies, photos and video on your iPad or iPhone, even when they are stored on other devices/servers

– And much more to come… without any extra costs

A unique high-end DLNA and UPnP solution, offering you the rich experience to control, stream & enjoy all your media, with just a few taps on your iPhone or iPad. Have fun with your friends and family and stream to any screen your favorite movies, videos, music or photos.

To share media files in your home WiFi network, ArkMC offers the easiest user interface, with impressive performance and a list of unique features. In a few seconds ArkMC connects a DLNA, AllShare and UPnP compatible display (TV/PC/TABLET/MOBILE/GAME CONSOLE) or music installations with the media stored on your iPhone/iPad, NAS, Xbox360, PS3, MAC, PC, Tablet, Smartphone, etc. The user interface is straightforward and offers complete control of your media files within your WiFi home network.

You can send media from external devices to your iPhone/iPad and control it at the same time

The enthusiastic and motivated Arkuda Digital team is dedicated to offer its customers the best experience and will continue to surprise ArkMC users with cool features and performance updates. If you have any suggestions, just drop a line and we will come back to you.

NOTE! Due to DRM restrictions, movies bought from iTunes service, cannot be streamed to the other devices by this application.

Sharing makes life Beautiful!

Tested media Servers:

– XBMC Media Server
– Windows media Player
– Serviio
– Wild Media Server
– Foobar2000 Media Server
– WD My Book Live
– Twonky Media Server

Tested media Players:

– Samsung TVs, Philips TVs, LG TVs, Panasonic TVs, SONY TVs
– XBMX Media renderers
– WD TV Live
– Windows Media Player
– Foobar2000 media renderer
– XBOX360
– PS3

Download ArkMC Pro

System Monitor

Normally $0.99.

Take a deep dive into your iPhone/iPad to see whats going on inside.

Now the unique Dashboard view for for all of iOS devices, has been completely redesigned for iOS8 with its great look and feel, and ease of use.

The app monitors MEMORY USAGE, BATTERY LIFE, Used Space, Running processes and device information. GREAT visuals like Dashboard view, LED indicator, 3D BAR charts, battery charging animation, LED flashing charger, battery health check, provides you a rich visual views of your iOS device internals, like you have never seen before.

$$ Over a million satisfied users of our apps $$

## Few of our user TESTIMONIALS ##
$ Way cool
This is a terrific system tracker.
– Macquest

$ Definitely get this App.!
Love the cool dashboard. Tells you what’s going on in the Apple brain in your iPad or iPhone. This App rules.
– Battyguy

$ Simple App !
Great tool! Helps to keep your standby time ridiculously long and device running smoothly.
– Spader1969.

$ I have tried many products like this one and so far I keep coming back to this one.
– Markeith3000

$ System Max
The best and easiest app out there for really knowing what’s happening in this little box.
– by Dkievit
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The System Monitor, is the most comprehensive all in one health check app. on the App store, that monitors memory usage, battery performance, running processes, device information like IP address and hardware address, and used space on the iOS device.

You can use this app to accurately monitor your battery life, monitor running process, memory in use, and used and free space. By appropriately charging the battery using this app to full charge, you can get a good battery life.
KEY FEATURES:

1. Double Tap Memory dashboard view to rotate to a 3D bar chart view.

2. Tap battery to see the battery capacity for your favorite apps.

3. Shows the used and free space on your iPhone/iPod.

4. Shows the IP address acquired, and hardware address of your device.

5. Displays a long list of device information, like physical specs, hardware info, and many more.
These are the different views on the App.

Memory view:

Shows the used and free iPhone memory available as used by other apps. This is shown in an excellent speedometer animation view. Double tap home button, and see other apps in use. Close out the other apps, and see the memory being reclaimed in this app, when the speedometer shows the free memory available increase.

This has an LED indicator with BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW and RED colors indicating the severity of memory being used.

Double tap the speedometer, to see a 3D bar view of the different break up of the memory used. Like, Free, Wired, Active and Inactive memory of your iOS device.
Battery view:

This view shows the battery available for discharge, how much time to recharge to make it full, and when it is charged to FULL, displays an indication, as “FULLY CHARGED”, as opposed to quick charge. It has glow panels on the top to let you know, how much battery is available. LIGHT GREEN, GREEN, and RED indicators on battery available.

Tap the battery on the fill, to show the detailed break up of battery availability for 3G talk time, browsing, videos, games etc.

Animated battery charging with current flashes inside the battery.

Process view:

This shows the list of running processes.

Space used view:

This is shown as a pie-chart that presents the used and free space available on your iOS device.

Info view:

Now it shows a lot more device information, like system information, camera information, display, hardware and physical characteristics. It shows whether you device is connected to Wi-Fi or cellular and its IP address.

Download System Monitor

Orderly

Normally $0.99.

Orderly is a nice and incredibly easy to use todo list app designed exclusively for iOS, is now updated with great features like unlimited categories, powerful search and many more customization.

“Orderly is design based on how the human-mind visualizes todo lists !”

Featuring a breath-taking interface, seamless cloud sync, Orderly comes with “Location Based Reminders”, so that the users never miss a todo task at a particular location and displays the to-dos using the APPLE’s bookshelf metaphor, so that you get a glimpse of your todo lists without having to open them individually.

THE BEST part of the App is:

* Orderly automatically prioritizes your to-do list items by moving around those sticky notes between various priorities *

Key Features

1. Visual interface and layout.
2. LOCATION based reminders, alerts you of a to-do at a particular location.
3. Auto prioritizing of to-dos.
4. Recurring to-dos.
5. Cloud sync across devices
6. Unlimited categories for to-dos.
7. Powerful search within a category or across all folders.

* * * * * MANY FIVE STAR RATINGS * * * * *
* What some of our users say ! *

@ Simple and Clean
These days to do lists are complicated or busy looking. Not this app. So far the best I’ve used
– by raptorpewpewlaser
@ Best To Do App Available – Hands Down!
This is by far the easiest to use “To do” app I’ve come across and definitely the most stunning!
– Joseph Papino

@ Just Right for me
With this app I don’t procrastinate to create a note due to the quick input set up for doing so. I believe someone had to be smart to create something so simple and straightforward. And, I commend the creator of this app for such a design.

@ Great App
This app is perfect ! Easy to use and very appealing visually.
– Teacherosb
@ Truly Original and highly practical
My favorite feature is the ability to sync between iPad and iPhone. No more misplaced lists, they are always with me on any of my devices.
– Silverstone

* * * Highlights * * *

* Great usability using simple iPhone gestures
* LOCATION based Alerts, reminds you of the to do or task at the place you are in !
* Sync across multiple devices with DropBox sync
* Supports two boards or views. A Home view and a Work view.
* Complete todos with simple gestures.
* Undo a completed item
* Automatically prioritizes your todo based on the time and day.
* Search through Archives of completed todo lists.
* Store in archive for any number of days.
* Optional manual prioritization
* * GESTURES * *

# Pinch to zoom out.
# Swipe right to mark todo tasks as completed
# Swipe right again to undo a completed task
# Swipe left to delete todo task
# Long press to delete or drag and drop to move a todo list to a different priority
# Drag and Drop on the “New” icon to create a copy.
# Drag and drop on the “Flip” icon to move it to other view.

Download Orderly

Angry Birds Seasons HD

Normally $2.99.

Angry Birds Seasons is 5 years old! We’re celebrating with a spooky new episode, and a huge new update that makes Seasons totally free to download!

Join the Angry Birds as they celebrate unique seasonal events from around the world! Enjoy the addictive physics-based gameplay you love, but with an exciting twist. For the latest update, THEY CAME FROM OUTER SPACE – it’s Invasion of the Egg Snatchers!

LATEST EPISODE: Invasion of the Egg Snatchers
It’s all aliens, monsters, and mystery in 30 brand new levels of pig popping goodness peppered with plenty of campy B movie flair. Use the new Telebird to teleport through solid objects and pop those otherworldly piggies – wherever they may be hiding. Also, give the powerups a trial run in the power-up test range – just remember to wear eye protection.

In addition to the Invasion of the Egg Snatchers, download and enjoy:
– 23 THEMED EPISODES (plus cool bonus stuff)!
– 700+ LEVELS of pig-popping action!
– UNIQUE POWER-UPS that give you the edge in tricky levels!
– PIG DAYS! Super special one-off levels that pay tribute to global events and holidays!

With over 2 billion downloads, Angry Birds is the most popular mobile game series of all time. Join the global phenomenon!

Download Angry Birds Seasons HD

Week Calendar for iPad

Normally $3.99.

Does your ordinary iPhone, iPod or iPad calendar give you insufficient insight and options? Then Week Calendar is the solution for you. Whether you use iCloud, Exchange or Google calendar, Week Calendar is the most user friendly and the all-round calendar app worldwide for everyone that needs to get the most out of their calendar app.

AVAILABLE IN 25 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Week Calendar is available on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Week Calendar supports 25 different languages.

FAST AND EASY TO USE
Adding, repeating and moving events is now much easier than ever before. And with its magnificent interface and intuitive usability, working with Week Calendar is a pleasure for both light as extensive users.

CALENDAR CLARITY
Week Calendar provides a clear and detailed overview based on day, week, (mini)month or year level. Furthermore, Week calendar takes away the limitations of the standard iOS calendar, for example by showing a weekly overview of all your appointments for the upcoming week.

PACKED WITH USEFUL FUNCTIONS
Move your appointments by simply dragging, copying and pasting them. Clear up a busy schedule by assigning different colors to various appointments and events. Powerful reminder functions make sure you’ll always remember your events. Customizable week numbers or repetitive options and many other functions suited to your own personal needs. Using your digital calendar was never easier!

SUBSCRIBE TO HOLIDAYS, SPORTS AND OTHER EVENTS
Add additional subscriptions to sports games, national holidays and more to your calendar from the calendar store. Accidentally scheduling an appointment on your free day now belongs to the past!

MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES:
* Attachments
* Local calendar invite, enabling you to send invitations using a local calendar too.
* Magnificent overview of your appointments and events
* Viewing all your events for the week at one glance
* Simply relocate events using drag and drop
* Calendar overview by day, week, month and year
* Batch operations
* Various icons for different events
* Group templates
* Works without setup for all calendar services supported by iOS (CalDAV, Exchange, iCal, iCloud, birthdays, subscriptions)
* Supports synching of the calendars
* Quickly add events on the right time using tap-and-hold
* Pinch to zoom
* Relocate, cut and paste appointments
* Link contacts to events
* Rotates with screen
* Templates
* Widget
* Advanced repetition rules
* Customizable display
* Full customization of events
* Full screen support
* Invite participants / share appointments and events by e-mail
* Time zone support
* Adaptable week numbers
* Hide weekends when there are no appointments / on weekdays / not rotated
* Completely adaptable and customizable action menu to quickly change appointments and events
* Unlimited search

Download Week Calendar for iPad

Beautiful HD Photography Backgrounds

Normally $0.99.

Are you looking for amazing wallpapers to spicy up your device?

Or just looking for a cool way to pimp up your gadget?

Well look no further because this app will provide you with the best themed images you need.

Features:

● Compatible with iOS 8, iOS 7 & iOS 6

● Optimal for all iOS devices (iPhone, iPod Touch & iPad)

● 100+ New wallpapers added everyday

● Wallpapers made to fit both home screen & lock screen

● User friendly interface

● Quick & responsive navigation

● Super fast loading with faster cloud servers near you

● Auto clearance of cached data

● Filter wallpapers as popular, latest & random

● Share wallpapers to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Email

● Use wallpapers as photo with any of your phone contacts

Download Beautiful HD Photography Backgrounds

Rearrange

Normally $1.99.

Rearrange was designed to be your go-to collage app.

By using animation and intuitive interactions, Rearrange never gets in your way. Add pictures, move them, replace them, change the framing at any time. Never once leaving the main screen! It’s all about the power of simplicity.

Create collages in a second. And just by using your thumb.

• Tap to add pictures
• Pinch or double-tap to zoom
• Tap and hold to move/remove a picture
• Change spacing
• Change background color
• Rearrange…?
• Save!

Download Rearrange

Appometer

Normally $0.99.

How much time do you spend playing your favourite app?
Hard to know isn’t it?
Not anymore!

You can track how long you play your favourite app.
– Great interface
– Easy to use
– Stop timer by just clicking in the notification
– Create amazing charts with your timing details
– Nearly 0 battery usage, since it does not require the app to be running in order to track your timers.

Time flies. It’s up to you to be the navigator.

Download Appometer

Infinity Maze

Normally $0.99.

Infinity Maze is an unpredictable game, with hours of fun. Where you can apply your agility. It is not the typical maze game, every time you play it, you will have a complete new maze. Will you be able to reach level 50?

Download Infinity Maze

Scanner App

Normally $3.99.

Scanner App is transforming your iPhone into portable scanner for your pocket. It helps you to easily scan to PDF or even convert to text (with OCR text recognition) any document, receipt, invoice or some paper note.

Download Scanner App OCR and you will no longer need to buy expensive scanners for your office or home.

Scanner App OCR features:
– Automatic document edge detection
– PDF or JPG export of your scans
– OCR (converts to text doc)
– Amazing perspective correction
– Color enhancement (Colorful, Grayscale and Black & White)
– Email your scans with a single tap

Download Scanner App

Business Plan for Entrepreneurs’ Startups

Normally $4.99.

This app guides you to make a professional business plan. You get the 9 Steps to Startup Guide and access to templates, business plan examples and inspiration to start from home or in a business accelerator.

THIS BUSINESS PLAN APP GIVES YOU
►100 best business plan articles
►3 business plan examples
►3 budget templates
►1 business plan template

FREEDOM
It is great to be an entrepreneur. Be you own boss. This app helps you navigate in the business world.

HOW TO USE THE APP
►The articles and business plan examples you read on your smartphone
►Start Today – Not Tomorrow templates you send to your computer
►Answer the questions in the business plan template
►Fill in figures in the budget templates

Now you have your own business plan.

NOT ROCKET SCIENCE
Making a business plan is not rocket science; it is describing your idea in a structured way. The business plan template helps you do this.

9 STEPS TO START-UP
This app is a step-by-step guide that takes the mystery and confusion out of starting a business. It covers 9 main issues you must know about to get a successful business. Each issue is explained by 6-10 text articles and examples.

ABOUT THE APP
Download this app and you will find that it:

► is really easy to use and follow
► is written in simple language
► covers all the business essentials you need
► provides budget and marketing plan templates
► provides business plan template
► access to three completed business plan examples
► works off-line so read it when you have time
… and much more

30.000 ENTREPRENEURS
Download the app and it will change your life and help you become your own boss. Over 25.000 entrepreneurs have installed it on their iPhone.

SCANDINAVIAN / NORDIC
This business plan material lean on traditional Scandinavian/Nordic ways of doing business:

► Equality and social concern combined with strong focus on market forces.

Optimised for iPhone

Download Business Plan for Entrepreneurs’ Startups

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.