Appstore discounts are the best today. Services for searching for discounts in the App Store - who is better?

Details Category: Business and Productivity Published: 09.10.2013 16:40 Author: [email protected]

Today we will look at best ways to track discounts in App Store, as well as search free applications. This review, first of all, will be useful to newly minted Apple owners. Recalling my experience of purchasing applications in the App Store, I want to say that I had never even asked such questions before. I saw the app, liked it, and bought it. Only later, noticing that the App Store regularly holds promotions, and popular apps You can "snatch" them at ridiculous prices, I realized that by tracking discounts in the App Store, you can save a lot of money. But I realized it too late.

Experienced App Store users already know that rushing to buy expensive games is not advisable.

App Zapp.

Price: free. Download Pro version: 33 rub. Download
Russian language
For iPad: yes
For iPhone: yes
Developer: ConIT AG.

Perhaps the best guide to the App Store. Previously, there was another worthy application - AppShopper, but for some reason it is now missing from the App Store. But we’ll come back to it later, but now let’s take a closer look at the main functionality of App Zapp.

News tab
This is where the latest information about discounts on popular programs, reviews of new applications and other important news.

The information is presented in the form of small announcements, arranged in chronological order, with the topics: Price, Review, New. Clicking on any announcement will reveal more detailed information.

Top Lists Tab
By and large, this is an analogue of the Top Charts tab from the App Store. As in the App Store, you can choose the top free, paid and cash applications.

Tabs "Sale", "Free", "New"
It’s clear without words - here are lists of relevant applications.

My App Zapp Tab

This is why I love App Zapp the most. Do you like the app but it's expensive? Request a price alert and if the price drops in the future, App Zapp will notify you and you can view all your alerts in the My App Zapp tab.

There are many more options in App Zapp, which, together with those described above, make this application an indispensable assistant. The only negative is that most of the applications can be called “junk” and information about discounts on them is simply useless. Despite this, you won’t miss out on discounts on noteworthy programs and games either.

Appsfire
Another good app to track discounts in the App Store. Most of the functionality of the application overlaps with the functionality of App Zapp, but the information about discounts and news is not always identical.

A detailed review of Appsfire can be found.

AppShopper
We mentioned this application at the very beginning of the review. Yes, the situation with its disappearance from the App Store is still unclear, but no one canceled the Internet. This service continues to work properly on the website of the same name appshopper.com.

These are the best guides to discounts in the App Store. Others worthy alternatives, for today, simply no.

Today I have compiled a list for you of Apps Store, which have become temporarily free. The intrigue is that it is not known how long the promotion will last for each of the applications on the list; some may remain free, while others may return their original cost tomorrow. Therefore, I advise you to download what you are interested in as soon as possible. So here they are - 10 good applications that I managed to unearth:

GREG - A Mathematical Puzzle Game To Train Your Brain Skills

Was 75 rubles/Now 0 rubles

Math puzzle. A game for those who are strong in convolutions and have not yet forgotten the school mathematics course. The goal is to click on the circles of the playing field so that the sum of the numbers depicted on them is equal to the number at the top of the screen, and this must be done in certain time. The game does not support the Russian language, but the controls are intuitive.

Lines the Game

Unusual arcade puzzle game. The goal is to place one or more points on the playing field in such a way that each of the points cuts off as much of the playing field as possible. You will have to compete with the points of your virtual opponent.

Amount - Unit and Currency Converter

Was 75 rubles/Now 0 rubles

Universal unit converter. Converts anything and also has a built-in calculator that converts any number into the required unit in one click.

Gif Me! Camera - Animated Gifs & Moving Pictures

Was $1.99/Now $0

Maker of gifs from videos. You can also add text, stickers, filters, and much more directly to it to make the GIF more fun. There is one “but”. Gif Me! Camera is free only for the American App Store, which means if you have an account in this zone and you need this application, don’t forget to switch to Russian store The camera will cost 149 rubles.

Resume Maker - Pro CV Designer

Was 229 rubles/Now 0 rubles

Application for beautiful design and resume writing. Only supports English language, but why isn’t this a great reason to go beyond choosing a job in your village.

Daily Duty

Was 75 rubles/Now 0 rubles

Daily activity planner. A pocket administrator, basically. Unfortunately, it only supports English, but everything is quite clear.

Pic Collage Pro - Photo Editor with Templates & Frames

Was 149 rubles/Now 0 rubles

Application for creating posters, collages and just funny pictures. Available languages- English and Japanese, but you can figure it out at random, right?

Reminders: photo to-do list and task notifications

Was 15 rubles/Now 0 rubles

“Remind” is an opportunity to quickly and clearly create a reminder about any event: a meeting, buying a birthday gift, a concert, an important call, or just an evening walk with your pet. In this case, notes can be distributed into different groups. And also instead text entry you can just attach a photo of what needs to be done. Convenient for those who are always in a hurry.

Tower of Fortune

Was 75 rubles/Now 0 rubles

Unusual mobile game. A mixture of RPG and technology slot machines. The game's design is incredibly nostalgic. The goal is to defeat the villains and save the lady of your heart. Suitable for those who miss Dendy.

Mimpi

Was 75 rubles/Now 0 rubles

Nice puzzle platformer. The goal is to save the friends of the little white dog. To pass, you will have to strain your brain a little, but it will not have time to boil from very stylish design the toy itself - you look at the screen and visually relax.

appeared on the sixth of November a new version iGuides application with the long-awaited discount section in the App Store. Now users can not only read news high technology, device reviews, analytics and other familiar sections, but also find out information about price reductions for games and applications. Notifications about discounts, as well as the algorithm for compiling lists, are implemented for the first time in the Russian language news app, so there is still a lot of work, pleasant changes and new features ahead. In the meantime, we decided to compare the new iGuides with four popular discount services: Appsfire, AppShopper, AppRus and AppZapp.

A special feature of Appsfire is that it compiles its own application ratings so that the user can be confident in the quality. All programs and games receive a score from 1 to 100 points depending on popularity, number of downloads, and reviews. Appsfire offers information about daily discounts, app store news, themed collections of apps, discounts by category, as well as interesting apps found by users. You can also create a favorites list with interesting applications or a wish list so that the service notifies about price reductions for programs and games of interest. All this is presented in a customizable ribbon interface, where the user can add to the screen what is interesting to him.

Social functions;

Ability to hide uninteresting feeds.

Flaws:

Not user-friendly interface;

Probably the most famous discount service is AppShopper. Unfortunately, it was left without a mobile application, and the only client for the iPhone, due to App Store requirements, focused on social functions and doesn't offer as much convenient tools to search for applications like the browser version. However, everyone who is not averse to learning about discounts in Safari should be attracted by applications for iOS and Mac, division by category and popularity, information about new products, updates, programs and games that have become free or are being sold at discounts. It’s also convenient that you can subscribe to RSS interesting channels AppShopper news and create a wish list to receive notifications about price changes for certain applications.

Advantages:

New products and application updates;

RSS subscriptions to interesting channels.

Flaws:

There is no mobile application.

The service, developed by our compatriots, offers a database of Russian-language applications, which allows you to be aware of changes in the cost of programs and games that are not available in American App Store. The application contains notifications about price reductions for applications of interest, a news section and application reviews, recommendations from other users, its own tops and additional categories. Unfortunately, there are complaints about the stability of the application, and the interface leaves much to be desired.

Advantages:

Base Russian App Store;

Synchronization with the AppRus.ru service;

Flaws:

Ugly interface;

A lot of unnecessary functions;

Unstable work applications.

The AppZapp service is the most advanced of all. With it, you can find out about price changes, view top lists, read comments from other users, app reviews, and much more. Loaded with features, AppZapp will become a great assistant a person who tirelessly monitors changes in the App Store and wants to receive as much as possible more information. There are 11 categories in the top list, and 13 criteria in the discount information, not counting the App Store categories.

Advantages:

Information about Mac applications;

Social functions are well developed;

Flexible settings.

Flaws:

Excessive number of functions and search criteria;

Outdated interface.

Let searching for discounts not be the main function mobile application iGuides, it copes well with this task. With the caveat that we're talking about about undemanding users. The application has common list programs and games at discounted prices, a wish list to receive notifications about discounts on applications of interest, and search by category. Not so much compared to specialized services, but there is everything necessary information. Some may write this down as a disadvantage, others will like the simplicity and convenience when you don’t have to rack your brains about how to set up the service correctly and understand dozens of menu items.

Today I have compiled for you a list of App Store applications that have become temporarily free. The intrigue is that it is not known how long the promotion will last for each of the applications on the list; some may remain free, while others may return their original cost tomorrow. Therefore, I advise you to download what you are interested in as soon as possible. So here they are - 10 good applications that I managed to unearth:

GREG - A Mathematical Puzzle Game To Train Your Brain Skills

Was 75 rubles/Now 0 rubles

Math puzzle. A game for those who are strong in convolutions and have not yet forgotten the school mathematics course. The goal is to click on the circles of the playing field so that the sum of the numbers depicted on them is equal to the number at the top of the screen, and this must be done within a certain time. The game does not support the Russian language, but the controls are intuitive.

Lines the Game

Amount - Unit and Currency Converter

Was 75 rubles/Now 0 rubles

Universal unit converter. Converts anything and also has a built-in calculator that converts any number into the required unit in one click.

Gif Me! Camera - Animated Gifs & Moving Pictures

Was $1.99/Now $0

Resume Maker - Pro CV Designer

Was 229 rubles/Now 0 rubles

An application for beautiful design and compilation of a resume. It only supports English, but this is not a great reason to go beyond choosing a job in your village.

Daily Duty

Was 75 rubles/Now 0 rubles

Daily activity planner. A pocket administrator, basically. Unfortunately, it only supports English, but everything is quite clear.

Pic Collage Pro - Photo Editor with Templates & Frames

Was 149 rubles/Now 0 rubles

An application for creating posters, collages and just funny pictures. Available languages are English and Japanese, but you can figure it out at random, right?

Reminders: photo to-do list and task notifications

Was 15 rubles/Now 0 rubles

“Remind” is an opportunity to quickly and clearly create a reminder about any event: a meeting, buying a birthday gift, a concert, an important call, or just an evening walk with your pet. In this case, notes can be distributed into different groups. And instead of a text entry, you can simply attach a photo of what needs to be done. Convenient for those who are always in a hurry.

Today we'll look at the best ways to track discounts in the App Store, as well as search for free apps. This review will, first of all, be useful to newly minted Apple fans. Recalling my experience of purchasing applications in the App Store, I want to say that I had never even asked such questions before. I saw the app, liked it, and bought it. Only later, having noticed that the App Store regularly holds promotions, and popular applications can be “snatched” at ridiculous prices, I realized that by tracking discounts in the App Store, you can save a lot of money. But I realized it too late.

Experienced App Store users already know that rushing to buy expensive games is not advisable.

App Zapp.

Price: free. Download Pro version: 33 rub. Download
Russian language
For iPad: yes
For iPhone: yes
Developer: ConIT AG.

News tab
This is where the latest information about discounts on popular programs, reviews of new applications and other important news appears.

Top Lists Tab
By and large, this is an analogue of the Top Charts tab from the App Store. As in the App Store, you can choose the top free, paid and cash applications.

Tabs "Sale", "Free", "New"
It’s clear without words - here are lists of relevant applications.

My App Zapp Tab

There are many more options in App Zapp, which, coupled with those described above, makes this application an indispensable assistant. The only negative is that most of the applications can be called “junk” and information about discounts on them is simply useless. Despite this, you won’t miss out on discounts on noteworthy programs and games either.

Appsfire
Another good app for tracking discounts in the App Store. Most of the functionality of the application overlaps with the functionality of App Zapp, but the information about discounts and news is not always identical.

A detailed review of Appsfire can be found.

These are the best guides to discounts in the App Store. There are simply no other worthy alternatives today.

On November 6, a new version of the iGuides application appeared with the long-awaited discount section in the App Store. Now users will be able not only to read high-tech news, device reviews, analytics and other familiar sections, but also find out information about price reductions for games and applications. Notifications about discounts, as well as the algorithm for compiling lists, are implemented for the first time in a Russian-language news application, so there is still a lot of work, pleasant changes and new functions ahead. In the meantime, we decided to compare the new iGuides with four popular discount services: Appsfire, AppShopper, AppRus and AppZapp.

A special feature of Appsfire is that it compiles its own application ratings so that the user can be confident in the quality. All programs and games receive a score from 1 to 100 points depending on popularity, number of downloads, and reviews. Appsfire offers information about daily discounts, app store news, themed collections of apps, discounts by category, as well as interesting apps found by users. In addition, you can create a favorites list with interesting applications or a wish list so that the service notifies you about price reductions for programs and games of interest. All this is presented in a customizable ribbon interface, where the user can add to the screen what is interesting to him.

Social functions;

Ability to hide uninteresting feeds.

Flaws:

Not user-friendly interface;

Probably the most famous discount service is AppShopper. Unfortunately, it was left without a mobile application, and the only client for the iPhone, due to the requirements of the App Store, focuses on social functions and does not offer such convenient tools for searching for applications as the browser version. However, everyone who is not averse to learning about discounts in Safari should be attracted by applications for iOS and Mac, division by category and popularity, information about new products, updates, programs and games that have become free or are being sold at discounts. It's also convenient that you can RSS subscribe to interesting AppShopper news feeds and create a wish list to receive notifications about price changes for certain applications.

Advantages:

New products and application updates;

RSS subscriptions to interesting channels.

Flaws:

There is no mobile application.

The service, developed by our compatriots, offers a database of Russian-language applications, which allows you to be aware of changes in the cost of programs and games that are not in the American App Store. The application contains notifications about price reductions for applications of interest, a news section and application reviews, recommendations from other users, its own tops and additional categories. Unfortunately, there are complaints about the stability of the application, and the interface leaves much to be desired.

Advantages:

Russian App Store database;

Synchronization with the AppRus.ru service;

Flaws:

Ugly interface;

Lots of unnecessary functions;

Unstable operation of the application.

The AppZapp service is the most advanced of all. With it, you can find out about price changes, view top lists, read comments from other users, app reviews, and much more. Overloaded with features, AppZapp will be a great assistant for a person who tirelessly monitors changes in the App Store and wants to receive as much information as possible. There are 11 categories in the top list, and 13 criteria in the discount information, not counting the App Store categories.

Advantages:

Information about Mac applications;

Social functions are well developed;

Flexible settings.

Flaws:

Excessive number of functions and search criteria;

Outdated interface.

Even though searching for discounts is not the main function of the iGuides mobile app, it does this task well. With the caveat that we are talking about undemanding users. The application has a general list of programs and games at reduced prices, a wish list for receiving notifications about discounts on applications of interest, and a search by category. Not so much compared to specialized services, but there is all the necessary information. Some may write this down as a disadvantage, others will like the simplicity and convenience when you don’t have to rack your brains about how to set up the service correctly and understand dozens of menu items.