Many paid apps are offered for free download from time to time. TECHBOOK has compiled a list of apps that are free for a limited time.
The selected apps are not permanently offered free of charge. If you are interested in an application, you should be quick with the download. In our selection, we concentrated on apps for Android and iOS that received at least one good rating and sorted them by category for a better overview.
Free apps in the Apple App Store
gaming apps
Findit – 200 Pictures (otherwise 2.99 euros)
Find the differences between two seemingly identical images.
4.4/5 stars (19 ratings), includes in-app purchases
Classic arcade game. Help the magician Gerald complete his journey full of challenges, skill and puzzles.
5/5 stars (1 reviews)
Graph Paper Dungeon (otherwise 0.99 euros)
Maze game, and a tribute to the art of pencil-and-paper role-playing games.
4.6/5 stars (36 ratings)
Up Slide Down (otherwise 2.99 euros)
Put the numbers or symbols in the right order.
4.3/5 stars (15 ratings)
tools
hearEQ: Ear training for EQ (otherwise 5.99 euros)
Tool to train your own hearing.
4.9/5 stars (525 ratings), includes in-app purchases
An alarm clock with a timer. The timer reminds you periodically about the elapsed time.
4.2/5 stars (79 ratings)
Exif Viewer – Photo Metadata (otherwise 2.99)
Tool to view and edit metadata in photos and videos – such as GPS location, camera model, aperture, etc.
4.7/5 stars (529 ratings)
Minnow: Watch Shows and Movies (otherwise 2.99 euros)
The app bundles all streaming services and informs you when new episodes of your favorite series are released. You can create watch lists, share them with others and start the respective streaming services directly from the app.
4.3/5 stars (276 ratings)
Guitar Chords Toolkit (otherwise 0.99 euros)
A simple overview of all guitar chords
5/5 stars (one rating)
A fitness app with which you can track all workouts in detail – also as widgets.
4.5/5 stars (60 ratings), includes in-app purchases
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creativity apps
For professional photographers who want to edit or remove image metadata
4.7/5 stars (529 ratings)
Story video maker by Lo-Op (otherwise 2.99 euros)
Create an animated video from 1 to 6 photos, optionally with an intro and outro.
4.5/5 stars (211 ratings), includes in-app purchases
Safety Photo+Video (otherwise 3.99 euros)
Protect your pictures and videos from prying eyes with a passcode.
4.7/5 stars (4100 reviews), includes in-app purchases
Camera Angle (otherwise 0.99 euros)
App to adjust the camera angle with pinpoint accuracy.
4.1/5 stars (35 ratings), includes in-app purchases
This pro app offers many settings when taking pictures and post-processing, as well as a tool for creating collages.
4.7/5 stars (1019 reviews)
Free apps in the Google Play Store
Action and adventure games
Zombie Age 3 Premium: Rules of Survival (otherwise 0.99 euros)
A 2D zombie shooter where the player has over 30 weapons and 20 skills to choose from
4.3/5 stars (56,000+ reviews), 1 million+ downloads, contains ads and in-app purchases
Evertale (otherwise 0.50 euros)
A Pokemon-inspired RPG about catching, training and evolving monsters.
4.4/5 stars (380,000+ reviews), 5 million+ downloads, includes in-app purchases
Stickman Ghost 2: Gun Sword (otherwise 0.59 euros)
Armed with the Stickman, go into battle with ranged and melee weapons.
4/5 stars (30,604 reviews), 1 million+ downloads, contains ads and in-app purchases
A simple action role-playing game about collecting equipment to defend against attackers.
4.2/5 stars (2834 reviews), 100,000+ downloads, contains ads and in-app purchases
puzzle games
The goal of the game is to connect different types of wires.
4.3/5 stars (3900+ reviews), 100,000+ reviews
Up Left Out (otherwise 0.99 euros)
Minimal game without text. Try to unlock all elements on the game board.
4.5/5 stars (3400+ reviews), 100,000+ reviews
Traffic Jam Car Puzzle Legend Match 3 Puzzle Game (otherwise 4.19 euros)
Connect three or more different cars of one color to remove them – but watch out for obstacles like traffic cones and tracks.
4.2/5 stars (296 ratings), 10,000+ ratings, contains ads and in-app purchases
tools
Manual camera: DSLR Camera Professional (otherwise 4.29 euros)
Camera app with numerous manual setting options, including ISO, shutter speed, exposure and focus, as well as frame rate and resolution for videos.
4.2/5 stars (19,000+ reviews), 1 million+ downloads
Portable scanner that converts images, printed paper, whiteboards and more into PDF documents. They can then be emailed quickly while on the move.
4.4/5 stars (20,000+ reviews), 500,000+ downloads
VPN Pro – Pay once for life (otherwise 0.89 euros)
4.4/5 stars (16,000+ reviews), 100,000+ downloads