From the creator of the fantastic HOOK puzzler, “klocki” and its relaxing geometrical gameplay are now available for free on the App Store. This is the first time we have seen the game available for nothing since September of last year. Rated 4+ stars from over 300 gamers. Details below.
Google Play is offering new subscribers a 4-month trial of its music streaming service for free. This saves you the $40 that a 4 month subscription typically runs for, so you get to try out the service risk-free. Just make sure to cancel the subscription before the trial expires, or you’ll be charged $9.99 for the next month.
Google Play Music gives you access to ad-free listening of 35 million on-demand songs. Enjoy your favorite tunes on any device regardless of if you’re using the iOS and Android app, or streaming from the web. The subscription even includes access to YouTube Red which lets you to watch videos ad-free and save content for offline watching.
SomaFM Radio Player for iOS is now available for free. Regularly $8, this is the first time we have seen the popular radio app go free since December of last year. It gives “you access to over 30 year-round channels of listener-supported, commercial-free, underground/alternative radio” and carries a 4+ star rating from over 300 users.
Transform “your album photos and snaps into beautiful paintings in one touch” with Brushstroke for free. The regular $4 image manipulation app is now available for nothing on all your iOS devices. This is the first time we have seen it go free on the App Store since 2014. Rated 4+ from over 1,300 users.
Knots 3D for iOS is now available for free. Regularly $2, this is the first time in nearly a year it has been available for nothing. “Used by arborists, fishermen, firefighters, climbers, military and boy scouts the world over”, Knots 3D has amassed a 4+ star rating from over 3,100 users. Details below.
Groupon offers a free three-month subscription to Scribd, the online audiobook service. For comparison, new subscribers are typically only privy to a one-month subscription. Following the initial trial period, each month usually goes for $9. Today’s deal is a $27 value and a match for the best that we’ve seen. You can learn more about Scribd and how it compares to other popular reading services here. Note: this will automatically roll over into a full subscription once the trial is complete.
TopScanner PDF for iOS is now available for free. Regularly $2, you can now download it to all your iOS devices for nothing. It turns your “iPhone or iPad into a full-featured PDF document scanner.” Rated 4+ stars from over 200 users.
iOS Universal: TopScanner : PDF Scanner App: FREE(Reg. $2)
Groupon offers a Hulu 45-Day Trial for free. Hulu typically offers a free month long trial, so taking advantage of today’s deal earns you just over an extra two weeks. The streaming service regularly goes for $8 a month, so this saves you around $12 in total. Hulu offers a wide variety of shows from classics like Seinfeld, to exclusive content such as The Mindy Project. Note that at the end of your trial, it will automatically roll into a paid subscription, so you’ll want to cancel prior to the end of the 45 days.
The hilarious local 2-player fighter Wrestle Jump for iOS is now available for free. This is the first time we have seen the popular fighting game go free since 2015. Rated 4+ stars from over 2,300 gamers.
This is the day you have all been waiting for. Little Kitten: My (Your) Favorite Cat for iOS has now been selected as the latest App Store Free App of the Week. Regularly $2, this is the very first time the virtual pet app has gone free. In all seriousness, the graphics look pretty amazing on this one and the reviews are solid at a 4+ star rating from almost 150 users.
iOS Universal: Little Kitten: My Favorite Cat: FREE (Reg. $2)
Be sure to grab a discounted iTunes Gift Card to get even deeper deals on games/apps and here are the rest of today’s best deals:
(Update): Apple has officially selected Zip-Zap as the new App Store Free App of the Week.
Zip-Zap is now available for free on iOS. Regularly $2, this is the very first time we have seen the game go free on the App Store. Rated 4+ stars from over 400 gamers.
“MAKE CHOICES, GET PAID, OR LOSE IT ALL!” The Game of Life for iOS is now available for free on the App Store. Regularly listed at $3 or so, we have never seen the 4+ star-rated game go free since its release back in summer 2016.
The highly-rated Anodia for iOS is now available for free. Regularly $3, this is the very first time we have seen the game go free this year. The last time it was available for nothing was back in September 2016. Rated 4+ stars from over 29,000 gamers.
Cut the Rope: Magic for iOS is now available for free. This is the very first time this game has gone free since its release on the App Store back in December of 2015. Since then it has garnered a 4+ star rating from thousands.
ThinkInvisible is a unique trivia-like game that uses optical illusions as its main hook. The game has been listed at $1 for over a year on the App Store, but you can now grab it for free. Rated 4+ stars from over 175 users.
The Howler is a very unique iOS title. It combines the use of sound and motion gestures with artistic adventure-puzzler gameplay mechanics. And it is now available for free for the very first time since 2014. It could be described as a party game considering you use noise for control, but all of that can be turned off in favor of typical on-screen gestures if you choose:
The game can be played in a traditional “touch” way or you can do everything by voice – noise will make the balloon to go up, silence will let it down. You can even drop parcels or bombs by making short loud noise or by shaking the device.
Google Express includes fast delivery from hundreds of retailers online, as quick as a few hours in some instances (varies by location). It is similar to Amazon Prime, but for popular stores like Staples, Walgreens, Whole Foods, Costco and many more. See the entire list here.
(Update 4/13 2:50pm): Apple has now officially selected Hyperburner as the latest App Store Free App of the Week.
Hyperburner for iOS is a high-octane space flying sim set in a “distant colonial solar system” and you can now own it for free. Never dropping below $3 on the App Store, this is the very first time the game has gone free since releasing in the summer of 2016. Rated 4+ stars from over 100 gamers.
After Bethesda dropped a lengthy free demo for the stellar Dishonored 2 last week across all platforms, it is now doing the same with its massively multiplayer Elder Scrolls title. Prospective adventurers yet to give this one a try will be able to to do so starting tomorrow, but only for a limited time…
Keeping track of all the awe-inspiring artwork your children, little cousins and nephews/nieces create can be as much as work as taking care of the little munchkins themselves. It’s heart breaking every time you have to secretly throw/put away that incredible Father’s Day card from last year (you terrible parent you). But don’t worry, Artkive for iOS helps parents safely store and organize all of those amazing memories without all the clutter.
Optionally, you can even create “high-quality” hard cover books, phone cases, blankets, coasters and much more from within the app.
Better yet, you can grab it for free today on the App Store. The popular productivity app usually sells for $4.99 and hasn’t gone free since the holiday season last year.
If you have ever wanted to build your very own team of Transformers spanning the many years of character iterations the series has endured, now is your chance. We are getting a brand new Transformers game this week on mobile.
We have been seeing an interesting trend of AAA console game releases offering lengthy demos to bolster interest. Recently we saw the 1960’s set open-world of Mafia 3 dole out a beefy demo allowing players to experience the entire first act. And now it looks like the folks over at Bethesda will be doing the same…
(Update 4/6 1:25pm): Apple has now officially selected Toca Life: School as the App Store’s latest Free App of the Week.
Popular children’s app Toca Life: School is now available for free on iOS. The highly-rated title hasn’t gone free on the App Store since November of last year. Rated 4+ stars from over 1,200 users.
Discovr is now available for free for iOS. Focused on helping users discover new songs/artists, it features a series of unique interactive maps detailing the world of music. It hasn’t been available for free on the App Store since 2014. Needless to say, if any of that sounds interesting to you now is the time to give it a try. You can get more details about this 4+ star rated app down below.
iOS Universal: Discovr – discover the world of music:FREE (Reg. $3)
Amazon announced this morning that it is launching a new service called Amazon Cash. It will allow Amazon shoppers to add cash to their Amazon.com balance just by showing a barcode at a participating retailer. The service will support adding any amount between $15 and $500 in a single transaction. Some daily limits my also be imposed depending on the retailer you use.
The popular 100 Rogues on iOS is now available for free. Regularly listed between $1 and $3 this is the very first time we have seen it go free. Rated 4+ stars from over 3,100 gamers.
The unique story driven puzzler Able Black is now available for free on the App Store. Regularly $2, this is the very first time we have seen the game go for free. Unlike your typical casual puzzle game, Able Black has a deep story and uses a series of text, sounds and images to help you solve puzzles and unravel the mysteries of Ark 19, an “underground habitat designed to save humanity from disaster”. Anyone interested in mobile mystery titles or text based adventures, should definitely give this one a go while it’s completely free. It carries a 5 star rating from over 480 gamers.
(Update 3/30 3:40pm): Apple has now officially named Blyss as the App Store’s latest Free App of the Week.
Blyss and its procedurally generated puzzles are now available for free. This is the very first time the game has gone for less than the usual $1 or $2 on the App Store. It features what is described as an “unlimited” number of “self-evolving puzzles”, various game modes and an ambient soundtrack. If you’re into those relaxing mobile puzzle experiences you can just pick up at any time, Blyss should be an automatic download for you.
Fandango is offering Buy 1 Get One Free Movie Tickets when you apply the code DEALSTHATCLICK4 and use Visa Checkout (free to sign up) to pay online. That’s one of the best freebies we’ve seen from Fandango this year. The last time we saw a promo like this was back in December. Note that Fandango convenience fees and some exclusions apply.
The augmented reality horror title known as Night Terrors: The Beginning has now gone free on the App Store for the very first time since release. Regularly listed at $1, you can now download it to your iPhone for nothing. Using what is described as “one of the most advanced computer vision systems ever built”, Night Terrors is designed to deliver the most “heart-thumping experience ever seen on mobile devices.”
Night Terrors is a highly immersive, photorealistic, binaural, augmented reality survival horror game for mobile devices. Gameplay takes place at home, after dark, with the lights off and your headphones on.
Eighty-Eight for iOS is now available for free. The simple puzzler has been listed between $1 and $2 for the last 3 years or so on the App Store. If you’re into these little addictive puzzlers, you might as well give this one a shot while it’s completely free. It carries 4+ star rating from over 180 gamers and is designed for both iPhone and iPad.
From time to time we highlight deals for the comic subscription service Marvel Unlimited. However, we’ve never really gone into detail about what this service really offers and what it means to the comic book fan or someone who’s looking to become one.
Currently, anyone can try out this service free for 1-month. Marvel is attempting to hype the latest hero arriving at Netflix, Iron Fist (which if you’ve read the reviews, it could use all the help in can get). All you have to do is register online and use the promo code RAND at checkout. We typically see a deal like this only a few times a year, usually coinciding with a Marvel movie hitting theaters.
BJ’s Wholesale Club is offering a 90-Day Trial Membership for free when you fill out a short form. That’s the best BJ’s membership deal we’ve seen since last December when they offered a similar promotion. BJ’s is a membership warehouse just like Sam’s Club and Costco. Inner Circle members get wholesale club prices on items like groceries, health care products and even electronics.
