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
Puzzle Pelago (otherwise 2.99 euros)
Build an island with a working economy in this mind-bending puzzle game
4.3/5 stars (42 ratings)
Stack pancakes as high as you can before the tower collapses
4.9/5 stars (21 ratings), includes in-app purchases
The Wizard of Oz – Bedtime Fairy Tale iBigToy (otherwise 9.99 euros)
Experience “The Wizard of Oz” as an interactive children’s book
3/5 stars (2 ratings)
tools
Starlight: sky map (otherwise 1.99 euros)
With this pocket planetarium you can finally assign all the stars and constellations in the night sky – in augmented reality
4.7/5 stars (1200+ reviews)
KeepBP – Blood pressure app (otherwise 0.99 euros)
A simple and clear app to keep a record of blood pressure measurements
4.5/5 stars (100 ratings)
Offline maps for hiking with GPS location
4.6/5 stars (65 ratings), includes in-app purchases
Video To Mp3 Media Converter (otherwise 0.99 euros)
With this app you can convert videos to MP3 format
3.9/5 stars (30 ratings), includes in-app purchases
EasyVirtualChoir (otherwise 2.99 euros)
Record music with friends and edit the individual parts into a video
3.8/5 stars (19 ratings)
ESBrowser – PIP & Speed Player (otherwise 5.99 euros)
A light-footed browser with an integrated ad blocker
4.4/5 stars (74 ratings), includes in-app purchases
Some of you may know the Magic 8 Ball that predicts the future – this one is supposed to help in making decisions
5/5 stars (2 ratings)
creativity apps
Simple – Disposable Camera (otherwise 0.99 euros)
Take photos the style of a simple disposable camera
4.2/5 stars (215 ratings), includes in-app purchases
Layout Camera Collage – photo collage maker & photo editor (otherwise 0.99 euros)
Create and manage your stories with fonts, filters, stickers and a built-in editor
5/5 stars (1 rating), includes in-app purchases
Depello – color splash photos (otherwise 0.99 euros)
Highlight specific objects in a photo with one click
4.4/5 stars (702 ratings), includes in-app purchases
Turn your photos into impressionistic paintings
4.6/5 stars (42 ratings), contains in-app purchases
Carbon – B&W emulation (otherwise 2.99 euros)
Apply a huge selection of more than 300 black and white filters to photos
4.2/5 stars (5 ratings)
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Free apps in the Google Play Store
Action and adventure games
Alice Beyond Wonderland (otherwise 2.09 euros)
Solve the puzzles in this point and click adventure set in Wonderland
4/5 stars (111 reviews), 1000+ downloads
The Lost Ship (otherwise 4.19 euros)
A classic point-and-click adventure with sometimes very tricky puzzles
4.5/5 stars (16,190 ratings), 100,000+ downloads, includes in-app purchases
Mental Hospital V – Horror Games (instead of 1.99 euros)
First-person survivor horror with beautiful graphics and a terribly scary atmosphere.
4.0/5 stars (4531 reviews), 100,000+ downloads
A Mortal Kombat style fighting game with bosses and upgradable weapons
3.6/5 stars (1219 reviews), 100,000+ downloads, contains in-app purchases
Simulation and music games
Cytus II (otherwise 1.99 euros)
A music rhythm game that actually has an interesting backstory
4.4/5 stars (124,252 reviews), 1 million+ downloads, includes in-app purchases
Theme Park Simulator (1.19 euros)
Take on the role of a ride operator at an amusement park
3.6/5 stars (2302 reviews), 10,000+ downloads, contains in-app purchases
Cooking Kawaii: kitchen, restaurant game (otherwise 0.99 euros)
Run your own restaurants around the world
4./2/5 stars (1787 ratings), 100,000+ downloads, contains ads and in-app purchases
Puzzle and educational games
A minimalistic yet tricky puzzle game where you have to remove blocks one by one
4.7/5 stars (1529 reviews), 50,000+ downloads
Word Connect Pro (otherwise 1.99 euros)
Connect the individual book pigeons from the alphabet salad to form the word you are looking for
4.1/5 Stars (64 Ratings), 5000+ Downloads
2048 – Puzzle Game (otherwise 3.29 euros)
The classic game about adding tiles in a 4×4 grid until you reach 2048
4.3/5 stars (3004 reviews), 100,000+ downloads, contains ads
Block Puzzle (otherwise 3.29 euros)
Move blocks to create vertical and horizontal lines
4.4/5 stars (1719 reviews), 50,000+ downloads, contains ads
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 (232 ratings), 10,000+ ratings, contains ads and in-app purchases
Strategy and role-playing games
Oil Rush: Marine Strategy 3D (otherwise 1.99 euros)
After the ice caps melt, players must command naval fleets around the world to secure the last oil reserves
4.1/5 stars (1049 reviews), 5000+ downloads
Legend of the Cartoon (otherwise 2.59 euros)
RPG full of superheroes.
4.2/5 stars (513 reviews), 10,000+ downloads, contains ads and in-app purchases
Empire Warriors – Offline Game (otherwise 0.99 euros)
A tower defense game with a fantasy setting that also works offline
3.9/5 stars (121,569 reviews), 1 million+ downloads, contains ads and in-app purchases
tools
A handy equalizer with bass boost function
4/5 stars (2471 reviews), 100,000+ downloads
Video Player – Pro version (otherwise 1.69 euros)
A simple video player with 4K support, hardware acceleration and background playback
4.3/5 stars (3715 reviews), 100,000+ downloads