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8 awesome paid iPhone apps that are free downloads right now

Updated Dec 19th, 2018 8:54PM EST
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday might be over, but the deals keep coming here at BGR. On Monday we showed you a handful of paid iPhone and iPad apps that were all on sale for free for a short time — several are still free if you hurry — and now we’re back with another eight iOS apps on sale. Each app on this list is normally a paid download, but all eight can be had for free if you get them right now.

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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.

MAPS.ME

Normally $4.99.

Get instant access to detailed maps of all countries from anywhere in the world! No internet connection is required.

↵ ROUTING IS OUT ↵
Get directions from your current location to any spot on a single map.

— Over 7M downloads worldwide.
— TOP 1 Travel app in more than 100 countries.
— Featured in Forbes, TechCrunch and Washington Post.

ROUTING AVAILABLE
— Receive directions to a specific location.
— Use it anywhere in the world… e.g. Paris, New York, Hong Kong.
— Never get lost again.

WORKS EVERYWHERE
— Useful at home and essential for travel. Download any map for free.
— 345 countries and islands. Everywhere is covered.
— Excellent for winter holidays! All stations and ski slopes included.
— Optimised for iPhone and iPad (even without 3G).

HIGHLY DETAILED
— More details than on any other map.
— Millions of points-of-interest (POIs) to discover: restaurants, tourist destinations, gas/petrol stations, ATM machines and more.
— Up-to-date map data, added daily by map users worldwide – http://www.openstreetmap.org

NO INTERNET NEEDED
— Maps work when no internet connection is available.
— No roaming charges when travelling abroad.
— Always know where you are.

INCREDIBLY FAST
— One of the fastest maps ever. Displays map when others don’t.
Innovative map data compression.
— Maps are remarkably small. Save memory on your device.

FEATURES
— Bookmarks of places. Create and import/export from other maps for convenient access anytime. KML/KMZ files are supported.
— Offline search. Locate everything you need on the map.
— Location-sharing. Send a pin of any place on the map via email or SMS.
— Auto-follow mode. When enabled, the map automatically orients itself to the direction you are moving.

Download MAPS.ME

The Dock Clock

Normally $1.99.

The Dock Clock has been designed and developed exclusively for iOS 7. It’s the perfect desk companion featuring beautiful sounds and animations. Enhance your favorite speaker & charging docks with The Dock Clock.
Wake up to great sounding custom alarms and just swipe to get your local weather. Its uncluttered design makes for great ease of use.
Watch each bouncing ball fall as time passes. It’s the Newton’s cradle for the digital age!

*** FEATURES ***

– Beautiful and minimal design made for iOS 7
– Switch between time and local weather with one swipe
– 10 diversified and custom alarm sounds
– Tap, hold and slide the clock up and down to set up to 4 different alarms
– Even if the app is closed, your alarm will still go off
– Shake to stop alarm
– Stay tuned for new themes in upcoming versions

*Weather Information provided by OpenWeatherMap

Download The Dock Clock

Aisle

Normally $0.99.

Don’t you hate to have to visit the same aisle multiple times just because your regular note doesn’t organize your shopping list by category?

Let Aisle save your energy & time from the headache organize your own shopping list.

Features :

– Intuitive Design
– Multiple Lists
– Progress Tracking
– Customizable Order
– Information Bar

Pro Features :

– No Ads
– Unlimited Lists
– Smart Badge

Download Aisle

Mini Motor Racing

Normally $0.99.

**Winner of App Store Best of 2012 – Casual Games **

Little Cars, BIG Fun!

Start your engines! The most vibrant, super-charged racing game you’ve ever seen is here with an amazing Holiday update!

Mini Motor Racing plays like a favorite remote-controlled car showdown, combined with modern tech to nitro-boost your engines! Play multiplayer against your friends or rivals, via WiFi, Bluetooth and ONLINE! Race in campaign competitions for big rewards! Upgrade your skills and cars to win more! It’s all here in Mini Motor Racing.

Slide to Play: 4 out of 4 – Must Have

“We wholeheartedly recommend it … looks fantastic … and is just gosh darn fun to play … If you’ve been wanting for an arcade-style iOS racing game, this is the one to back out of the garage.”

Touch Gen: 4 out of 5

“With impressive graphics, great controls, and a host of unlock-able tracks and cars, it could be the best example of the top down racer yet.”

AppSpy: 4 out of 5

“Gorgeous visual design; luscious, colorful environments and cute chubby vehicles … the controls feel fantastic with slide controls having an almost analogue smoothness to them and touch-buttons providing a decent alternative.”

Family Friendly Gaming: 91 out of 100

“This game is my new favorite racing title for this platform. I have been waiting for someone to do this genre right on the iPhone/iPod Touch. My wait is over.”

Features:

* HUGE new update featuring a new Career! Now over 300 races to conquer!

* OFFICIAL FRUIT NINJA BONUSES. Includes special themed tracks and cars for fruit mayhem enthusiasts!

* YOUR CHOICE OF CARS. Race in fully upgradeable cars, each with their own unique handling and style! Whether it be Sports, Hatch, Big-rig, Pick-up, School Bus, Hot Rod…the list goes on!

* WIN RACES, WIN CARS! Win races throughout the game and you’ll find yourself behind the wheel of the sweetest rides around including the official Fruit Ninja buggy!

* MANY RACE TYPES. Race on over 30 tracks, day and night, in varying weather conditions

* ONLINE MULTIPLAYER. Up to 4 players – WiFi, Bluetooth or over the internet.

* GAME CENTER SUPPORT. Invite up to four friends to play online via Game Center plus dozens of Achievements and Leaderboards!

* AIRPLAY. Mirror races from iPhone 4S to your TV screen for an even grander experience (requires Apple TV)

* ENHANCED FOR iPHONE 5 & 5S. More eye-popping visual candy taking advantage of all that extra power!

All this, and no assembly required!

Download Mini Motor Racing

Coinverter

Normally $0.99.

Coinverter is featured by Apple as one of the most Smart Travel Tools on the App Store in 60 countries!

Coinverter is super-simple currency converter for iOS which provides you up-to-date currency rates.
Convert amounts between unlimited number of currencies, even without Internet connection.

Coinverter Features:
– Over 160 world currencies included
– Customize your main currency
– Add unlimited additional currencies
– Automatic currency rates update via Coinverter server
– Copy & Paste everything or just individual results
– Background App Refresh support

Download Coinverter

Ringtones for iPhone

Normally $0.99.

ALL NEW Ringtones Catalog with fresh ringtones – check out now!
Browse, Create and Customize
UNLIMITED Ringtones, Text Tones and Alert Tones!
TRY it now for FREE and never pay for ringtones again!

Now you have the ability to personalize your iPhone by adding or creating your own ringtones, text tones and other alert tones. Choose the soundtrack you want to use as your ringtone, specify the type of your alert, then choose the required segment from the audio track and tap ‘save’. It’s really easy!

App Key Features:

– Full iPhone 5 support

– All new ringtones catalog with freshest ringtones

– Dozens of thematic categories: Funny Sounds, Top, Christmas Tones, Classical, OST, Effects and many more!

– Browse featured, most popular or newest Ringtones

– Create unlimited ringtones using songs from your Library

– Create unlimited text tones and alert tones (iOS 5 only)

– Use the microphone to record ringtones, text tones and alert tones

– Organize & edit your saved ringtones, text tones and alert tones in “My Tones” library

Notes:
– To install your ringtones, sms/mail/calendar/alarm and other tones and alerts you will have to follow our instructions and then sync your device with iTunes
– Sms/mail/calendar/alarm and other tones and alerts setup is available only for iOS 5.0 and 6.0
– iPhone 3G is not supported

Download Ringtones for iPhone

Doodle Run

Normally $0.99.

Do you have what it takes to run, fly, and shoot through a dangerous doodle world? Push paper around, jump into flying vehicles, and shoot zombies as you help our hero Dude avoid danger for as long as possible. Find out if you can run further than the rest of the world with built-in leaderboards.

Run through multiple doodle themes, including Rain, Snow, Day, and Night. Grab a bazooka and mow down zombies and other dangerous obstacles. Jump into an oversized bullet and destroy everything in your path. Doodle Run is a pickup-and-play game that will have you coming back for more and more.

Download Doodle Run

Instaflash Pro

Normally $4.99.

Perfect your photos instantly with Instaflash Pro.

Instaflash Pro gives you more photo editing control with Pro photo adjustments including: Shadows, Highlights, Light EQ, Tone EQ, Color EQ, Split Toning, Fill Light, Soft Light, Clarity, Vignette, Focus, Noise Removal, White Balance, and more.

Simulate depth of field like an SLR or tilt-shift lens using the focus tool. Fine tune your photo’s lighting, tone, and color with equalizer controls. Clarity softens photos without losing edge sharpness or enhances details without over-sharpening edges. Skin Tune magically reduces blemishes and wrinkles for smooth and glowing skin in seconds. Color Splash enables selective color editing allowing you to creatively splash on the color to accentuate key elements of your photo. Use shadows, highlights, and denoise to bring low light shots back to life and save photos that would otherwise be throw away.

Save your favorite image adjustments as a preset and then save time by applying them again to your other photos.

Under the hood, patented LCE technology provides advanced exposure correction to add natural-looking illumination to the dark areas of your photos while still preserving contrast and detail. Achieve HDR-like results by stretching the dynamic range of your photo, making it appear more like the scene appeared to the human eye.

Instaflash is a universal app that supports iPhone and iPad devices.

Download Instaflash Pro

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Zach Epstein has been the Executive Editor at BGR for more than 15 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.