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Crazy Labor Day App Sale Returns - Tons of Games and Apps on Sale for $0.99

Posted by Jeff Scott on September 4th, 2010

In what is becoming a holiday weekend tradition, lots and lots of developers are putting their apps on sale. From the big guys to the small ones, they all want to cash in on the rush this weekend. Seems like the magic price point is $0.99 for sale games and apps to really do well, so that's where many are setting this weekend.

Update: 9/4 9:20am - Updated for the changes that showed overnight.
Update: 9/5 9:30am - Update - added a few more that showed up overnight.

Here's our list of the most interesting sale apps. We'll be updating this a few times this weekend, so keep checking back for more. But there's no way we'll be able to catch all of them so keep an eye on our iPhone App Price Drops page for the full list. Note that some of the apps listed below may only be on sale in the US App Store.

TomTom One of the best GPS apps got updated this week and is on sale:
TomTom USA $49.99 $39.99

EA Mobile have a few of their games on sale, mostly Hasbro titles, on sale for $0.99 each.
Boggle $1.99 $0.99
Clue $1.99 $0.99
Game of Life $2.99 $0.99
Littlest Pet Shop $2.99 $0.99
Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition $2.99 $0.99
Monopoly $2.99 $0.99
Trivial Pursuit $2.99 $0.99
Yahtzee Adventures $2.99 $0.99

Glu
Build-a-Lot 2: Town of the Year $2.99 $0.99
Build-a-lot $1.99 $0.99
Deer Hunter 3D for iPad $4.99 $0.99
Deer Hunter: African Safari $6.99 $2.99
Glyder 2 for iPad $1.99 $0.99
Jump O’Clock $1.99 $0.99
Mini Golf Wacky Worlds $1.99 $0.99
Stranded: Mysteries of Time $1.99 $0.99
Super KO Boxing 2 for iPad $2.99 $0.99
TRANSFORMERS G1: AWAKENING $1.99 $0.99
TRANSFORMERS CyberToy $1.99 $0.99

Hit the jump for approximately 1.3 bajillion more apps and games on sale.

Huge Memorial Day Weekend Sale - Not Just for Used Cars Anymore!

Posted by Jeff Scott on May 29th, 2010

Looks like the big holiday sales aren't just for used cars and mattresses anymore. In a move that we've seen repeated the past few holiday weekend, many of the app and game developers are putting their wares on sale this weekend.

There are sales from the big guys like EA, Gameloft, Glu, Handmark and more below. With Glu putting nearly all of their games down to $0.99, EA marking most of their games a huge amount, and lots of Indie developers dropping prices, it's a great time to pick up a few new games.

Here are some of the more notable apps on sale -- or at least the ones we've noticed so far. But we can't list all of them here, you can check out our full list of all of the iPhone app sales on our price drops page.

See one of your favorite apps or games on sale but not on our list? Leave a comment below and let us know.












There are really just too many to list on the front page. Hit the jump for the full list or check out our price drops page.

Has Eyjafjallajökull left you stranded? No problem with free Lonely Planet guides

Posted by Kyle Flanigan on April 19th, 2010

Economists call it a positive externality, we just call it cool. Lonely Planet, the accredited travel and information guide, is offering thirteen of its city guides for free on the App Store due to the Icelandic volcano. The applications, which offer you offline maps, geo-coded points of interest and location-based navigation, usually cost between $10 and $15. Hurry, the offer ends on 22nd April and we can be pretty sure that it won't happen again soon. Then again, none of us are volcanologists.

Cities available: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest, Copenhagen, Istanbul, London, Moscow, Munich, Paris, Rome, Stockholm and Vienna.

[via MacWorld]

Black Friday - App Sales Galore

Posted by Jeff Scott on November 25th, 2009

Updated :: 11/27, 1:09pm Pacific - Final (?) update. 284 total sale items, 34 of them free!
Updated :: 11/27, 11:59am Pacific - Added 12 more.
Updated :: 11/27, 10:51am Pacific - Added Gameloft NFL 2010, few more.
Updated :: 11/27, 10:25am Pacific - Added another 10+ games.
Updated :: 11/27, 9:42am Pacific - Added GPS apps, dozens more. Time to get buying.
Updated :: 11/26, 10:08pm Pacific - Added Com2uS games, and 30 others. Too much pie. Must sleep.
Updated :: 11/26, 10:55am Pacific - Added 20+ from the night before. Happy Thanksgiving!
Updated :: 11/25, 11:38pm Pacific - added a bunch of games from Namco and more.

Every year on Black Friday, retailers put things on huge discount. It's become a tradition to have "Door-Buster" sales to get people out and shop on this day that retailers traditionally first turn a profit for the year. Well, the app store is no different. App developers big and small are putting their apps on sale for the holiday weekend.

We'll try to update this a few times over the holiday weekend, it's a good way to escape the in-laws.

Don't forget to come back on Friday as that's when a bunch of the following go on sale.

A whole bunch of ifs, ands, or buts.

These apps are the sale items that we have been notified about or have found. Some of these items may not be on sale yet, but we've been told they are going to be on sale. The prices do change at any time and do change quickly - developers are tricky that way. Some are on sale for the weekend, others for only Black Friday. If the app you want isn't showing up as on sale, I'd check back Friday.

Because prices change so quickly, we can't always update things to show the correct prices below. We like to take a break and eat pumpkin pie too you know. Click through to the App Store to see the current up-to-the-second prices. And if you see something you like, at a price you like, grab it immediately as it may not stay on sale as long as you would hope.

It's quite possible that we missed a few sale apps - I blame the tryptophan. So, head on over to our iPhone App Price Drops for the constantly updating full list of app price drops. Also, if you are just interested in apps that have gone free, check out our Twitter stream for @148Apps_nowfree - you don't have to sign up to Twitter to see the newly free apps.

GPS Apps

All of the best GPS apps are on sale. CoPilot started it out by dropping to $20, Navigon followed by dropping to $70, then TomTom matched the price from Navigon. Magellan is now the highest priced at $80. What will they do? It's a good time to be in the market for an iPhone GPS solution.

Com2uS

Com2uS has joined the fund by reducing the prices of all of their games to only $0.99.

Namco

Namco has surprised us with an early present and put most of their games on sale. Some of the classic are at amazing prices. I'm in retro heaven!

EA Mobile

EA Mobile has put just about every single game they have released on sale. Each one maked down up to 50%. These go back to normal price on 11/29.

Gameloft

Gameloft, unlike EA, are putting some of their underperforming games on sale. But the good news is that they are nearly giving them away at only $0.99. Some really good bargains in there. I highly recommend Blades of Fury if you are at all into the Street Fighter genre. These go back to normal price on 11/29.

In addition, Gang Star, West Coast Hustle recently went on sale.

Konami

Konami jumped the gun a little and put a bunch of games on sale last week. But we're not mad at them because they are all just $0.99!

IUGO

IUGO has put a bunch of their games on sale for Thanksgiving and to celebrate the release of their new Wario world like mini-game collection, A.D.D. Highly recommended titles below include Zombie Attack, Zombie Attack Second Wave, and Star Hogs.

Pangea

Pangea, have put a bunch of their great games on sale. If you like puzzle games, make sure you pick up Enigmo and Enigmo 2.

But wait, there's more. Hit the jump to see oh, about a gazillion more.

Cheap and Free Apps: App Developers Gift To Us All

Posted by Jeff Scott on December 24th, 2008

Lots of app developers have gotten into the holiday spirit and lowered the prices of their apps -- many all the way down to free. So if you're looking for something to fill up that new iPhone you found under the tree -- or maybe something new for the one you already have, here's our guide for you.

Read on for our Christmas list.

iTree - The Original Christmas Tree

iPhone App - Designed for iPhone, compatible with iPad
By Tom Hesser on December 24th, 2008
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: RECOMMENDED
iTree is a nicely done, interactive Christmas card app that allows you to send a customized postcard to friends and family via email, directly from your iPhone.
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Earthscape Released Santa Tracker

Posted by Jeff Scott on December 22nd, 2008

I had decided a while ago that I wasn't going to post any reviews of Christmas (or any other) holiday apps. They are all just to trite, simple, and down right annoying. Especially so to a grinch like me. But then, I saw Earthscape Santa Tracker and my heart grew three sizes that day.

Ok, maybe it only expanded 1.5 sizes. But this is still a great app. Earthscape Santa Tracker is a holiday photo viewer and 3D Santa tracker based on Earthscape's great 3D earth platform. If you have kids, it will be extra special on Christmas eve. Here's the description from the developer:

Ho Ho Ho! Follow Santa as he makes his way around the world this Christmas Season! See where Santa is, or will be, on Christmas Eve and explore thousands of beautiful photos of the holidays being celebrated around the world. Learn how to share your own holiday pictures with the rest of the planet for a very special Christmas!

Nice List

iPhone App - Designed for iPhone, compatible with iPad
By Jeff Scott on December 11th, 2008
Our rating: starstarstarstarhalfstar :: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Nice list lets your manage your gift shopping. You enter the people you need to buy for, the amount you have to spend and what you want to buy for them. From there you can manage the purchase, wrapping, and shipping of all gifts.
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