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7 awesome paid iPhone and iPad apps that are free for a limited time (save $56!)

Updated Dec 19th, 2018 8:52PM EST
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Thursday is a new day and with it, new paid iPhone and iPad apps have been made available for free for a limited time. Solid paid apps on sale for free have been a bit scarce this week, but things definitely picked up on Thursday and we’ve put together a great list of seven iPhone and iPad apps that are normally worth a combined $56, but you can download each and every one of them for free right now if you hurry.

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 are free at the time this post is published. If you click on a link and see a price listed next to an app instead of the word “free,” it is no longer free. The sale has ended. If you download the app, you will be charged.

Weather Dial

Normally $1.99, currently free.

Stop wasting time staring at weather radars and atmospheric pressure readings, you’re not an airline pilot…Weather Dial lets you spend more time enjoying the weather…then watching it.

*Built on Dieter Rams’ 10 principles of design, Weather Dial is a weather utility app that will complement your life, not complicate it.

Features Include:

– Current Local Weather
– 7-Day & Hourly Forecast that reveals on tap
– Fahrenheit & Celsius settings
– A fully automated night mode that would make Batman jealous
– Optional Dark & Light modes
– % chance of rain day
– Sunrise & Sunset times
– A Globally reaching Geo-location Weather API
– Intuitive Weather Interface
– A ‘carpe diem’ swag

Download Weather Dial

Meeting Assistant

Normally $9.99, currently free.

Make quick notes of your meetings.

Use AGENDA TEMPLATES, CALENDARS, CONTACTS, REMINDERS and much more in the beautiful interface! Updated frequently!

Meeting Assistant® is the complete iPad app for planning, running and concluding successful business meetings. Built by sales pros, for sales pros: with Meeting Assistant you focus on the people you are meeting, not your gadgets!

For the road warriors, Meeting Assistant is a must. Prepare by getting to know the people you are meeting in a minute. Check up companies’ Dun & Bradstreet business information (free & in-app). Note customer insights immediately, without breaking the conversation by typing. And e-mail memos to the attendees, and more detailed reports back to the office, right after!

Meeting Assistant caters to everything you need for a successful business:

– Information on the participants
Meeting Assistant makes concise profile cards for meeting participants from sources like social media (in-app) and your device contacts.

– Names to faces
Meeting Assistant’s unique Meeting View places attendees in order and allows you to look up their profile information seamlessly during the meeting.

– Keep an agenda
Meeting Assistant can automatically parse an agenda from the calendar invitation. The app also comes with a number of agenda templates, or optionally (in-app) you can design your own!

– Notes during the meeting
Meeting Assistant has a host of features to note down actions, notes, and your personal observations all with a slick UI designed to let you maximize meeting face time instead of hiding behind a laptop screen, typing away.

– Send the memo
Once done, you can send the meeting notes right away automatically to any participants you choose, or for example back to the home office for processing. Optionally (in-app), also in PDF format.

Download Meeting Assistant

Meetweet

Normally $2.99, currently free.

Meetweet is a brand new location-based Twitter client perfect for travelling, meeting and dating. More cool features out now!

Make sure to be registered on Twitter.com and enter your Twitter login and password in your iPhone/iPad settings.

Explore tweets on the map wherever you want! Pick the most interesting ones around you and easily answer, retweet, favorite them or follow the author. See all users’ Instagram and Twitpic photos combined into a single gallery. Use “Search” to find interesting places or just move your map and press “Refresh” – it’s up to you.

Features:
– Brand new search technology to find places and tweets by context
– Users’ picture gallery (tap @username to open the gallery or tap Instagram and Twitpic links to see full-sized pictures)
– Сonversation monitoring (use left/right arrows to navigate the discussion if tweets contain @mentions)
– Replies manager (roll down the “at” button to see all tweets where you are mentioned)
– Selected user’s tweets orange coloring
– Friends’ tweets green coloring
– Map tilting now available
– Easy map type switching (hold your finger on the map to call the menu)

Hidden features:
– Hold the “Compose” button for account switching
– Hold any region on the map to see the hidden features menu (location sharing/special tweet mode/map type trigger)
– Hold two fingers over the map’s clear region to activate the Meetweet Ruler (to measure approximate distance between objects when needed).
– All downloaded tweets stay available even when cellular signal is gone. Keep on reading tweets and have fun!

Download Meetweet

Learn the basics Photoshop CS6 HD Edition

Normally $5.99, currently free.

In 8 videos you will get a good start at using the powerful Photoshop CS 6.

NO technical jargon used without a simple explanation. More importantly get straight to work doing stunning landscapes.

FREE with the app: Access to amazing high-res pictures (raw files), so you can follow along the retouch process and get the same results !

– Are you tired of all the theory and technical jargon you have to wade through before getting to the point?

- Do you want to master the industry-leading digital darkroom in no time ?

– Do you want to see the full workflow of a pro photographer who is specialized in landscapes ?

– Do you want tutorials that are easy to understand and fun ? 



This tutorial is probably what you are looking for.

Serge Ramelli a French photographer who specialized in urban/landscapes photography over the last 6 years and is known for his very simple way of teaching.

You will find various unique tips and tricks to get the most out of your photos.


Serge is a known for his very unique way of teaching, with 2 main rules :

1. No technical terms explained with technical words, but with simple English.

2. No theory, practical and visual examples only.

Chapter’s summary :

Introduction :
Let’s go over what we are going to do in this training videos.

Tutorial # 1 Camera Raw
In this video, we will start exploring all the new options of Camera 7, retouching three photos in raw. Duration : 35 minutes

Tutorial # 2 Filter Adaptive Wide-Angle
In this video we will see how to correct wide-angle photos with the new filter Adaptive Wide-Angle Duration : 15 minutes

Tutorial # 3 Content Aware Tools
In this video we will see the new Content Aware Tools Patch tools & Move tools.
Duration 7 minutes

Tutorial # 4 HDR
In this quick video we HDR three photos first with Photoshop CS 6 and then Photomatix and compare the result.
Duration : 10 minutes

Tutorial # 5 Black & White
Let’s explores Black & White to create dramatic photos.
Duration : 20 minutes

Tutorial # 6 The new Blur Filters
We will use each of the new Blur Filters for creating special effects that were hard to achieve in previous version. Duration 20 minutes

Tutorial # 7 The new Lighting Filter
The new Lighting filter is a lot easier to use with a fresh interface.
Duration : 7 minutes

Download Learn the basics Photoshop CS6 HD Edition

Road Inc.

Normally $10.99, currently free.

An interactive anthology of Classic Cars. Made specifically for the iPad – it comes alive with rich video, audio and cutting-edge design.

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Road Inc. is a fully interactive Anthology of Cars that marries the cutting edge of digital technology to traditional publishing craftsmanship.

Conceived and produced specifically for the iPad, Road Inc. directs to a new dimension for digital content. Richer than the heaviest book, deeper than a video collection, more immersive than a game, Road Inc. offers users a whole new way of experiencing this most rich and fascinating of subject areas – Classic cars!

Among Road Inc’s all inclusive features (no additional cost – no paying options, ever) :

* 50 landmark automobile models to unveil and explore, from the Ford T to the Bugatti Veyron. (With more to come).

* An interactive 3D museum tour allowing to explore every single angle of 50 road icons.

* Over 3,000 Archival documents including brochures, yearbooks, blueprints, adverts, plans, press articles and more…

* Over 70 videos including race archives, interviews, commercials and more…

* More than 350 high definition studio photographs from the most acclaimed automotive photographers

* More than 100 roaring engine sounds for the full experience

* Over 350 pages of original in-depth feature essays

* AirPlay support for videos, music & engine sounds(streams audio directly to your Hi-Fi speakers or Apple TV)

* Social content-sharing features (Facebook, Twitter, email)

Stay tuned for Retina update, new models and additional features to come…

Download Road Inc.

Benjamin Afterburner

Normally $19.99, currently free.

For the first time in the Benjamin Universe, experience Real-Time Transformable Modern Jet Aircraft with 3 upgradeable jets along with 18 unique weapons and after-burner upgrades. Survive 20 action oriented arcade missions with 2 bonus endless mission challenges as you watch your Fighter Aircraft transform their engine and afterburner configuration in real time before your eyes, with NEW breathtaking and awe-inspiring visuals exclusively on the iOS. Featuring:

• New generation of Arcade-Style Jet-Fighter experience with Transformable Afterburner technology that morphs, modifies and changes your modern aircraft in real time right before your eyes!
• Enjoy Simple and Intuitive Controls: tilt your iOS device left/right to steer your Jet Fighter around city obstacles while skillfully avoiding enemy missiles.
• Alternatively, for a casual ON-RAILS experience: forgo tilting and simply tap your enemies to engage the “Autopilot” while controlling your Afterburner and Weapons with a smooth 2-button interface.
• Experience the Benjamin Afterburner Universe with brand new jaw-dropping effects, sights and sounds as well as ultra-fast style of arcade game play like never before!
• RPG Style Progression System allows you to FREELY acquire, pilot and level-up 3 unique Transformable Modern Jet Fighter Aircraft while unlocking 18 different types of Afterburner and Weapon upgrades.
• Face more than 30 different types of Afterburner enemies, including: modern jets, attack helicopters and GIGANTIC money-packed Afterburner transport aircraft!
• 20 action-oriented campaign missions (including 2 bonus Endless Gauntlet levels) offer over 4 hours of action-packed arcade-style Jet Fighter Afterburner game play.
• Game Center support: with 7 Leaderboards and 18 elusive Achievements that demand an additional 10+ hours of game play.
• Optional In-App Purchases allow you to skip the RPG grind and instantly acquire any of the playable Transformable Afterburner Fighter Jets. In addition, you can Restore your existing purchases to unlock content on multiple iOS devices.
• Team up with friendly AI wingmen in the later stages of the game, and watch as your enemies fall before your elite Afterburner squadron.
• Over 30 minutes of memorable original music will dynamically accompany your Benjamin Afterburner combat experience.
• Adaptive AI and Randomized Enemies with Dynamic Difficulty: provide for a near endless replay value, as your opponents constantly change and adapt to your style of game play each time you engage a new or existing mission.

>> Game Play Basics:

Steer your Jet Fighter manually by tilting your device left and right, or tap your enemies to engage the ON-RAILS “Autopilot”. NOTE that you must be facing your enemies directly before pressing the right “Weapons/Fire” button. Holding the left “Afterburner” button will allow you to avoid enemy missiles as well as steer around various city hazards long enough to obtain a real-time Transform modification to your Jet Fighter. Remember that the game’s Dynamic On-Screen Tutorial System will always guide you on the right course of action, while prolonged use of the Weapons/Afterburner will cause a temporary overload. Also, note that your Jet Fighter is equipped with automatic repair systems which will activate shortly after you stop taking damage.

Completing missions, earning XP and leveling-up your Jet Fighter to Level 5 will unlock new playable aircraft for FREE. You may also skip the RPG grind and instantly level-up via the use of optional In-App Purchases. Each In-App Purchase can also be Restored, thus allowing you to instantly unlock playable fighter jets on multiple iOS devices.

Download Benjamin Afterburner

Path Input

Normally $3.99, currently free.

Path Input is a custom keyboard. Download this app, you can use a swipe keyboard anywhere, such as Mail, Message, Notes and so on.

Now Support 20+ languages:
English (UK English, US English)
Spanish (Español)
French (Français, Français Canadien)
Russian (Русский)
Portuguese (Português Brasileiro, Português Europeu)
German (Deutsch)
Turkish (Türkçe)
Italian (Italiano)
Filipino (Tagalog)
Polish (Polski)
Ukrainian (Українська)
Romanian (Română)
Dutch (Nederlands)
Hungarian (Magyar)
Czech (Čeština)
Swedish (Svenska)
Danish (Dansk)
Croatian (Hrvatski)
Norwegian (Norsk)
Finnish (Suomi)

Followed languages are coming soon.
Bulgarian (Български)
Greek (Ελληνικά)
Hebrew (עברית)

For iOS 8 users:

Download this app, and go to your iPhone’s Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard > Path Input to enable it.

Download Path Input

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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.