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   Celebrate Five Years of the App Store with Free Apps

   Josh Centers

   To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the iOS App Store, Apple is
   making some of the most popular iOS apps free for a limited time. There
   are some great apps in this list, so don't miss out! Even if you don't
   know if you want the app, you can download it now, delete it, and then
   redownload it for free at any time in the future.

   [1][tn_App-Store-five-years.jpg]

   Barefoot World Atlas -- An app for children that features an
   interactive globe full of trivia to discover. ([2]Universal, normally
   $4.99)

   Badland -- A unique puzzle platform game that recently won an Apple
   Design Award, and was a recent FunBITS pick. (For my review, see
   '[3]FunBITS: Badland for iOS,' 21 June 2013.) ([4]Universal, normally
   $3.99)

   Day One -- A beloved journaling app. The [5]Mac version, which costs
   $9.99, was [6]Apple's 2012 Mac App of the Year. ([7]Universal, normally
   $4.99)

   Infinity Blade II -- A graphically impressive mix between [8]Diablo and
   [9]Punch-Out!!, Infinity Blade II puts you in one-on-one matchups with
   warriors and monsters. The Infinity Blade series has won numerous
   awards, so be sure to grab this one while it's free. ([10]Universal,
   normally $6.99)

   How to Cook Everything -- New York Times columnist Mark Bittman's
   culinary guide, featuring 2,000 recipes and 400 how-to illustrations. A
   must-have for cooks. ([11]Universal, normally $9.99)

   Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP -- A unique, retro puzzle
   role-playing game. It won multiple awards when it debuted in 2011.
   ([12]Universal, normally $4.99)

   Over -- Lets you add logos, captions, and drawings to photos.
   ([13]Universal, normally $1.99)

   Tiny Wings -- A fun, physics-based game where you race a bird as far as
   you can before the sun goes down. An iOS classic. There are separate
   apps for iPhone and iPad, so if you only own one, now's a great time to
   grab the other. ([14]iPhone and [15]iPad, normally $0.99 and $2.99,
   respectively)

   Traktor DJ -- A well-regarded DJ app for iOS. There are separate apps
   for iPhone and iPad, which together usually cost around $25, so even if
   you're vaguely curious, this is a bargain you can't pass up.
   ([16]iPhone and [17]iPad, normally $4.99 and $19.99, respectively)

   Where's My Water? -- Disney's hit water-physics game. Pick it up for
   the kids, but be wary of the numerous in-app purchases. ([18]Universal,
   normally $0.99)

   Thanks to Apple for providing some great apps at no cost. Be sure to
   look out for other freebies as well. While researching this article, I
   discovered more free apps outside of this promotion, including the
   creepy [19]Dead Space, the acrobatic [20]Mirror's Edge, and the iOS
   classic, [21]Flight Control. It's a great time to stock up on your iOS
   app library.

References

   1. http://tidbits.com/resources/2013-07/App-Store-five-years.png
   2. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/barefoot-world-atlas/id489221652
   3. http://tidbits.com/article/13866
   4. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/badland/id535176909
   5. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/day-one/id422304217
   6. http://dayoneapp.com/2012/12/app-of-the-year/
   7. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/day-one-journal-diary/id421706526
   8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_(video_game)
   9. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch-Out!!
  10. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/infinity-blade-ii/id447689011
  11. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/how-to-cook-everything/id409936319
  12. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/superbrothers-sword-sworcery/id424912055
  13. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/over/id535811906
  14. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tiny-wings/id417817520
  15. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tiny-wings-hd/id541517597
  16. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/traktor-dj-for-iphone/id625335999
  17. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/traktor-dj/id592052832
  18. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wheres-my-water-free/id467810884
  19. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dead-space/id396018321
  20. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mirrors-edge/id378977849
  21. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flight-control/id306220440

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