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9 awesome paid iPhone apps on sale for free for a limited time

Updated Dec 19th, 2018 8:58PM EST
Best Free iPhone Apps

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Apple Watch in-store try-ons… who cares? Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge releases… whatever. HTC One M9 launch… blah. The real action today is in the App Store, where more than 100 paid iPhone and iPad apps have gone on sale. Of course, you don’t have to dig through them all because we’ve compiled the 9 best paid iOS apps that are currently on sale for free for a limited time.

And today’s list includes what is by far our favorite weather app ever made!

As always, be sure to hurry because these sales could be over at any time. Also, yesterday’s list still has a few free apps, so be sure to check that post out as well.

DON’T MISS: The worst things reviewers are saying about the Apple Watch

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.

Fresh Air

Normally $3.99.

Fresh Air gives you a weather graph, notifications and calendar for your existing events. It is a beautiful and intuitive way to see the weather and immediately understand what it means for your plans. Weather, intimately personal to you.

(Weather data by forecast.io)

We convey 7 days of minute-by-minute weather in a beautiful minimalistic graph. We also show you the predicted weather for your calendar events with optional notification updates. Wondering if the concert will be rained out? How cold will your morning run be? Is your climbing session going to get lightning? Fresh Air makes it easy to find out.

Seamlessly part of your life, you’ll no longer have to remember to check the weather. We’re your cozy morning companion that will make your brain tingle.

• Beautiful and intuitive visualizations of temperature, precipitation, wind, humidity, sunrise, sunset, and more
• Seven day minute-by-minute interactive weather graph
• Severe weather warnings (storm warnings)!
• Calendar integration that simplifies your weather experience. Import your existing calendar entries to see the predicted weather for your events.
• Daily weather notifications for your current location.
• Schedule weather notifications for calendar events. If you have an upcoming weather-dependent event, Fresh Air will keep you updated on the conditions.
• An iOS8 Today Extension for quickly seeing weather and calendar information.

Weather data includes:
• Temperature, precipitation likelihood and amount, wind, humidity, sunrise/sunset times, “feels like”, cloud cover, snow accumulation and more
• Celsius/Fahrenheit
• English/Metric

We provide outstanding support. We’re a small indie team, so every customer counts. We have an in-app tool for providing feedback and bug reports. We act on the feedback — look through our reviews, you’ll see plenty of happy customers that had their feedback implemented.

Download Fresh Air

Aura

Normally $2.99.

Snap, Edit & Share your photos, easier than ever!
Our powerful and beautifully designed tools will help you add beautiful frames, filters, text and so much more to your photos, in the most creative & playful way ever!

• High-Quality Filters
Apply stunning filters to your photos, easier than ever! Choose between a beautiful collection of stunning filters to make your photos achieve the specific look and glow you want.
We will continually be adding more filter packs for your photos to enjoy!

• Stunning Effects
Choose from a perfectly categorized collection of stunning effects such as Spot, Bloom & Gloom to easily make your photos stand out!

• Beautiful Text
Simply add beautiful text to your photos with many artistic fonts to choose from. Express yourself, with the most perfectly designed text editing tool for your phone!

• Artistic Frames & Borders
Add beautiful frames and borders to your photos, easier than ever! Tons of designs to choose from, all for free!

• Simple Sharing
Share your favorite photos with your friends in just 1 tap! Our simple sharing features, allows you to post your pics to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or whatever social network you use, faster than ever!

Tag your photos on Instagram with #AuraCam and follow @AuraCamera for a chance to be featured on our official Instagram

Download Aura

Solve

Normally $1.99.

Use MathStudio for FREE in your web browser!
http://mathstud.io

Solve is a calculator like no other! Solve solves expressions as you type and features an innovative memory system to store and recall answers. Simply touch the answer to store it and touch the stored answer to use it in an expression.

Solve has four tabs that select four different calculators each with its own color. Multiply numbers, calculate a tip and find a square root all without clearing your results!

Plot graphs with a single touch! Solve plots 2D and 3D functions using the x, y and θ variables. When you use the x, y and θ variables in an equation the answer will say Touch to Plot. Touch this label to graph the equation.

GRAPHING
Plot functions using the x variable. For example, “y=sin(x)” is just entered as “sin(x)”.
• cos(x)
• abs(x)
• x^2+2x+6

POLAR GRAPHING
Plot polar equations using the θ variable. For example, “r=2θ” is just entered as “2θ”.
• 2θ
• sin(2θ)

3D GRAPHING
Plot 3D functions by using the x and y variables. For example, “z=x+y” is just entered as “x+y”.
• cos(x)+sin(y)
• x^2+y^2

PLOT MULTIPLE GRAPHS
Graph multiple functions by separating each equation with a comma.
• sin(x),cos(x)
• x,x^2,x^3

TIME GRAPHING
The T variable is used to create animated or time plots.
• cos(x+T)
• sin(x+T)*x
• cos(x+T)+sin(y+T)

Download Solve

MoZZ

Normally $3.99.

MoZZ is a pixellation & blur photo app.

MoZZ is a useful app with the following usage.
– SNS Photo …facebook, twitter
– Blog Photo
– Photo Privacy & Security …car number plate, credit card, secure document

Feature:
– Simple UserInterface
– Pixellation Mode
– Blur Mode
– Adjust Intensity
– Adjust Brush Size
– Undo
– Zoom In /Out

Photo Sharing:
– Twitter
– Facebook
– Evernote
– Mail
– Instagram
etc.

Download MoZZ

i.Map Elite

Normally $0.99.

Over 140 thousand copies of i.Map downloaded!
i.Map Elite has an average rating of 4 1/2 stars worldwide!

Note: Search functionality with IOS8 has been restored.

• i.Map – Simple, Intuitive, vector Google Maps + StreetView.
• Support for retina and non-retina devices, using SDK v1.9
• Search for an address, click on the street, and see 360 degree views.
• Search for an optional destination and see a route with directions.

Note: Map & Streetview coverage is identical to the Google Maps application.

Also Available “i.Map Lite” (might not contain all the features of Pro)

Download i.Map Elite

Calendarium

Normally $0.99.

Calendarium is new, easy to use calendar which gives you a new way to discover many interesting things about this day.

Calendarium combines calendar of historical events with times of sunrise/sunset, number of week, day, day lenght, moon phase and more.
• #1 App in 3 Countries
• #1 Reference App in 40 Countries
• Over 300 000 downloads
Features:
• On this day in history – Discover historical events and holidays and share it with your friends via mail, Twitter, Facebook or text message
• Sunrise and sunset time
• Planets View – Shows how all planets of solar system are aligned right now
• Week number, day number, weekday and year
• Number of days passed from 1 Jan and days left until 31 Dec
• Moon phase
• Day length
• Geographic coordinates
• No Internet connection required

— Calendarium uses your location only to provide accurate information about sunrise, sunset times and length of the day. We do not store it in any way. Disabling location settings will disable only these features —

Download Calendarium

Footpath

Normally $0.99.

Footpath lets you map routes in seconds.

Whether you prefer the simplicity of running or riding without a phone, forgot to record a GPS track, or want to plan out your next hike or race, Footpath allows you to map out your routes quicker and easier than ever before, all without GPS.
It’s easy:
• Draw your route and watch it snap to roads and trails.
• Press and hold on the map to automatically calculate routes between points.
• No roads or trails nearby? No problem, just zoom in and draw your routes free-form by tapping the magnet.
• View elevation profiles for your routes to gauge difficulty.
• Save your favorite routes for later. View up to 5 of your most recent saved routes at any time, or upgrade to Footpath Elite for no limit.
• Share your routes via email, Facebook, Twitter, Path, and Instagram.
Footpath Elite: Go the extra mile
• Available via in-app purchase
• Automatic syncing. Plan a route on your iPad and keep it on your iPhone for reference when you’re out.
• Save unlimited routes. Great for trips, logs, or planning out the week ahead.
• Want to change up the routine? Edit any of your saved routes to create new ones.
• Premium topo maps and enhanced snapping to trails: USGS Topo Maps (U.S. and Canada) and OpenStreetMap (Mapbox Outdoors, Mapbox Outdoors Satellite), OpenCycleMap, & Thunderforest Landscape. Great for the outdoors and areas not covered by Google Maps.
• Export your routes as GPX & KML files to your computer or other apps such as Google Earth, or share your routes to friends with Footpath via Airdrop or email.
• More advanced features to come!
Tips:
• Try drawing your longer routes in multiple segments for better accuracy
• If you see a road or trail overlay on the map, it can usually be snapped to
• Try zooming in for more accuracy
• If you need to route between unconnected roads, connect them by temporarily turning off snapping
• Tap “Loop” to quickly calculate the quickest route back to the start
• Tap “Out & Back” to automatically trace your route back to the start
• Try switching to driving mode to ignore trails & footpaths or to use highways. Perfect for road trips.
• Calculate your routes offline by preloading the maps beforehand and drawing without snapping
• Import routes from other apps. Send a GPX file to your device and use the common “Open In…” menu to open the route right in Footpath.
Footpath is designed for runners, hikers, walkers, and cyclists, but can and has been used for everything from kayaking & swimming to deliveries, travel, & road trips—even to land planning.

Download Footpath

Call a Taxi PRO

Normally $1.99.

⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛ This app means you can instantly find a taxi – whenever you need it. Wherever you are in the world! ⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛

In 2 clicks you’ll be talking to the closest (and therefore cheapest) taxi company to your current location.

Never get stuck for transport in a strange city or late at night again. Buy it for your wife, girlfriend, husband, boyfriend now! Even better – buy it for yourself.

Call a Taxi is one of those great iPhone apps. A must-have friend in your pocket, ready for when you need it.

Check out http://www.ondemandworld.com/callataxi/ for more information.

Download Call a Taxi PRO

Space Colors

Normally $0.99.

Take the fight into space in this action/adventure space shooter rogue-like!

Your mission is simple: destroy all the things in space. All the things. Whether it’s a stray enemy fighter, a mysterious alien carrier, a monstrous enemy base, or a random asteroid, you’re going to have to take it down. And it will explode. Oh, yes, it will explode, and it will explode gloriously as every explosion in Space Colors is like a snowflake: no two are ever the same.

Your mission: venture into space, survive as long as possible, and make beautiful explosions out of all who oppose you.

* EXPLOSIONS: So many explosions, each rendered in the unique style of Space Colors.
* CHARACTER PROGRESSION: Sure, you’ll find pick-ups here and there to help you along the way, but you can also access the in-game shop to purchase permanent upgrades that will give you an edge in every new playthrough to come.
* REPLAYABILITY: No two games of Space Colors will ever play the same way. Missions, enemies, rewards, and the galaxy as a whole are randomly generated every time you start a new game.
* INTUITIVE CONTROLS: No virtual joysticks or complicated touch gestures; just tap to move, tap an enemy to target, or tap and hold to continuously move in a given direction.

Download Space Colors

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.