It can be hard to find real bargains on the App Store these days, as so many services and utilities have moved to a freemium model with no up-front cost. But many of the best apps still come with a price tag, and we’ve found a few on offer this week. Don’t miss out!
All prices are accurate at the time of writing, but please be mindful that they could change at any time.
Secret Santa Matcher
Was $2/£2, now $1/£1
Halloween has been and gone, which means – like it or not – Christmas isn’t far away. If you’re planning a Secret Santa gift exchange with friends, family, or coworkers, this app takes the pain out of drawing names from a hat. You can specify constraints for couples or people who matched last year, and hook up everyone’s email address for long-distance reminders.
Textkraft Pocket
Was $5/£5, now $2/£2
An all-in-one writing app that allows you to “read, write, research, and share” from your iPhone or iPad. If you’re the kind of person who waits to get home to a computer before working on certain tasks, Textkraft may just allow you to deal with more complex documents on the go. There are a ton of features – check out the full App Store description to see whether it to fit your needs.
Boxing Manager
Was $3/£3, now $2/£2
If you’re a boxing fan, chances are you’ve fancied yourself as a coach at some point. With this game you don’t have to imagine how good you’d be as a boxing manager anymore – you can simulate the experience! Boxing Manager starts you with a group of rookies in a beat-up gym and challenges you to take them to the top.
iLovecraft Collection Vol. 1
Was $4/£4, now $1/£1
A powerful combination of old and new, the iLovecraft collection takes the classic works of H.P. Lovecraft and puts a modern, immersive, atmospheric spin on how to present them. Tilt, touch, and turn your way through the pages of some of the most memorable horror shorts in literary history. If you jive with this kind of immersive reading, check out the rest of the developer’s works – including iPoe, iDoyle, iDickens, and iWilde. Many of them are also on sale right now.
VOLT Synth
Was $20/£20, now $10/£10
This is a full-fledged virtual synthesizer, built to replicate the expressive analog synth sounds of days gone by. It’s particularly well-suited to playing via MIDI connection to a Seaboard MPE controller, but even if you’re just tapping and swiping at the on-screen controls, you can get some wicked sounds here with plenty of built-in FX.