Here are some of the best free apps, app updates and new apps that have landed in the App Store recently. All app prices are USD and subject to change. Some deals may expire quickly, so grab them while you can.
Apps Now Free
Monster Dash [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $0.99] Welcome to the new evolution of Monster Dash, part of the legendary Barry Steakfries Trilogy along with Jetpack Joyride and Age of Zombies!
Numerical: Calculator Without Equal [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $2.99] Whether you're doing simple math, advanced brackets or need a running history, Numerical has the answer!
Motocross Elite [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $0.99] Have the ride of your life in the popular and exciting racing game Motocross Elite!
Toca Hair Salon Me [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $2.99] Give your friends and family a totally new look!
Metropolitan HD [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $1.99] Our app presents paintings from the collections of the Metropolitan Museum (United States).
Scanbot · Document Scanner & QR Reader with Cloud Drive Upload and Sync, OCR, PDF Editing, Signing, Receipt, Whiteboard, Invoice and Pro Features [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $1.99] Scanbot is your premium mobile scanner app for documents and QR codes. Create high-quality PDF or JPG scans.
Tetri3D [OS X; Now free, down from $0.99] Tetri3D is a powerful 3D Tetris game.
Total Manager – Files Archiver, Photo and Video Viewer [OS X; Now free, down from $9.99] Total Manager is a powerful file manager with a classic double-window and multi-tab interface.
New and Notable Apps
Space Age: A Cosmic Adventure [iOS Universal; $3.99] Space Age is a game of cosmic adventure.
Toca Nature [iOS Universal; $2.99] Toca Nature delivers that magic to your fingertips. Shape nature and watch it develop.
Space Expedition: Classic Adventure [iOS Universal; $2.99] Space Expedition is an exciting oldschool platform game with a colorful mixture of gameplay genres.
Airline Director [iOS Universal; $2.99] Airline Director is an airline management game.
Updates you don't want to miss
Things for iPad [iPad; $19.99] Things is a delightful and easy to use task manager. Version 2.5 brings the following changes:
- Visual refresh of the interface.
- New app icon.
- New "Add to Things" extension for adding to-dos to Things' inbox from other apps (e.g. Safari, Notes, etc.).
- Handoff support (works with Mac and iPhone).
- Background app refresh.
- New sharing option to send to-dos or projects out to other apps (or a printer).
- Links to emails on the Mac are now supported in the notes field on iPad.
- Dropped support for iOS 5 (users can still download the latest iOS 5 version of Things from the App Store).
- Other stability improvements and bug fixes.
Things [iPhone; $9.99] Things is a delightful and easy to use task manager. Version 2.5.3 brings the following changes:
- Handoff now also works with Things for iPad.
- Things now shows tags in landscape on iPhone 6 (previously 6 Plus only).
- Improved sync speed when resuming the app.
- Tweaked the animations when dismissing the "Add to Things" extension.
- Fixed blurry text in the Settings on non-retina devices.
- Adjusted localizations for some languages.
- Dropped support for iOS 5 (users can still download the latest iOS 5 version of Things from the App Store).
- Other stability improvements and bug fixes
Prizmo 3 - Scanning, OCR & Speech [OS X; $39.99] Prizmo 3 is a scanning application with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) in over 40 languages with powerful editing capability, text-to-speech, and iCloud support. Version 3.0 brings the following changes:
- Revamped user interface taking advantage of Yosemite's translucency and vibrancy.
- Handoff to easily switch from editing Prizmo documents on one device to another, with Mac, iPhone, and iPad support.
- Image Cleanup Extension: Prizmo image cropping and cleanup capabilities are now exposed globally to other apps as an image editing extension.
- OCR Extension: Prizmo OCR capabilities are now made available throughout OS X, as an extension. Textual contents can be retrieved from any image in other apps that support extensions (image viewing action).
- Support for third-party exports: Prizmo can now invoke third-party export options (cloud storage, email clients, social networks...) that have been installed on the system.
- Better image cleanup: Will now keep all image details while also improving text quality, including a better color accuracy when color cleanup is chosen. Better user control for output (brightness and contrast).
- Improved image preprocessing for OCR, thus leading to better OCR accuracy.
- New icon, more similarity with iOS version.
- Better export workflow: export partial or whole document to any document type, and choose destination. Now includes third-party services (installed separately).
- User interface shows document type and editing mode in the top toolbar for easier control.
- Font of text editor can now be customized from Prizmo settings.
- Accessibility and VoiceOver support has been updated to take advantage of latest Yosemite capabilities.
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