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
Super Starship (otherwise 4.99 euros)
Explore space with more than 900,000 solar systems and 4 million planets with detailed terrains, build colonies and jump from space station to space station – all inspired by No Man’s Sky
4.5/5 stars (12 ratings)
A children’s puzzle with a shark motif
5/5 stars (8 ratings)
Monsterz mini games deluxe (otherwise 2.99 euros)
Lots of challenging minigames that get progressively harder
4.6/5 stars (221 reviews)
Toddler Learning Games Ask Me Shape Games for Kids (otherwise 2.99 euros)
A game to help kids prove their shape recognition skills (English only)
5/5 stars (4 ratings)
Developer Eggroll Games LLC currently offers a variety of puzzle, math, and coloring books for kids for free. You will find the apps here.
tools
Art+Steps (otherwise 1.99 euros)
Every day you get a new, familiar image, but it only appears in full if you walk enough steps
5/5 stars (5 ratings)
PokePro Pokedex Guide for Pokemon (otherwise 1.99 euros)
A Pokedex available in English, French, Spanish and Italian languages
4.6/5 stars (2600+ reviews)
A keyboard on which all possible special characters are only two to three clicks away – practical for those who often need certain characters
5/5 stars (4 ratings)
Check My Device (otherwise 0.99 euros)
Check if your iPhone’s hardware and sensors are working properly
3.4/5 stars (24 ratings)
HappyGame – Games tracker (otherwise 3.99 euros)
Arrange the games on the iPhone in clear lists
4.3/5 stars (21 ratings)
Parental Control for Safari (otherwise 0.99 euros)
Block specific sites in Safari browser for iPhone
5/5 stars (1 rating)
The app uses Shazam to show what song is currently playing – and has more information about it
4.6/5 stars (8 ratings), includes in-app purchases
creativity apps
Speckle – Lens bokeh (otherwise 0.99 euros)
Set different focal lengths for any image section
4.3/5 stars (316 ratings), includes in-app purchases
Canvas image creator (otherwise 0.99 euros)
This app can mirror your images and videos once or multiple times for interesting effects
4.5/5 stars (20 ratings)
ṖreSETS (otherwise 0.99 euros)
Customize your images with more than 900 different filters
4/5 stars (89 ratings), includes in-app purchases
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Free apps in the Google Play Store
Action and adventure games
Hitman Sniper (otherwise 0.99)
An official Hitman game with tactical sniper missions and zombie mode
4.2/5 stars (874,674 reviews), 10 million+ downloads, contains ads and in-app purchases
The tower defense classic for mobile now in 4K graphics
4.5/5 stars (11,075 reviews), 100,000+ downloads, includes in-app purchases
Hills Legend: Action Horror (HD) (otherwise 0.59 euros)
Solve the mystery of the spooky mental hospital in this horror game (note: also known as Non-HD version available for older devices)
3.2/5 stars (2106 reviews), 100,000+ downloads
Zombie Age 2 Premium: Survive in the City of Dead (otherwise 0.59 euros)
A 2D zombie shooter where the player has over 30 weapons and 17 heroes to choose from
3.7/5 stars (3208 reviews), 100,000+ downloads, contains ads and in-app purchases
puzzle games
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 (3017 reviews), 100,000+ downloads, contains ads
Move blocks to create vertical and horizontal lines
4.4/5 stars (1732 reviews), 50,000+ downloads, contains ads
Ruby Square: logical puzzle game (otherwise 0.89 euros)
Rotate the squares so that they show a given pattern
3.7/5 stars (1317 reviews), 100,000+ downloads, contains ads and in-app purchases
Educational and children’s games
Peppa Pig: Golden Boots (otherwise 3.49 euros)
Mini-games aimed at preschoolers like flying through space, shopping on the moon and feeding ducks
3.7/5 stars (3287 reviews), 1 million+ downloads
Crosswords Word Fill PRO (otherwise 2.09 euros)
Put the given words in the correct place in the grid
3.8/5 stars (282 reviews), 10,000+ downloads
Test your English skills by choosing which words are misspelled and which are spelled correctly
4.4/5 stars (144 reviews), 10,000+ reviews
arcade games
Fastar VIP – Shooting Star Rhythm Game (otherwise 0.99 euros)
Raise your own fairy at a slower pace, with soothing looks and sounds
4/5 stars (4373 reviews), 100,000+ downloads, contains ads and in-app purchases
Simulation and role-playing games
Cartoon Craft (otherwise 1.49 euros)
A small real-time strategy game with armies, raids and a real story
4.1/5 stars (60,908 reviews), 1 million+ downloads, contains ads and in-app purchases
Legend of the Cartoon (otherwise 2.59 euros)
A simple role-playing game with cartoon superheroes.
4/5 stars (542 reviews), 10,000+ downloads, contains ads and in-app purchases
[VIP] Missile Dude RPG tap-shot (otherwise 1.89 euros)
Destroy enemies and bosses with missiles to unlock new missiles – classic clicker game
4.3/5 stars (51,276 reviews), 1 million+ downloads, contains ads and in-app purchases
tools
The app can recognize played music notes and convert them into musical notation
3.9/5 stars (1309 reviews), 100,000+ downloads
Per Mp3 player – Qamp (otherwise 0.99 euros)
A simple mp3, ogg, wma, flac, wav, ape, wv, tta, mpc, aiff format player with built-in equalizer and bass booster
4/5 stars (6426 reviews), 100,000+ downloads
Decimal to Fraction Pro (otherwise 0.50 euros)
The app converts decimals to fractions
4/5 stars (1560 reviews), 100,000+ downloads
Binary Calculator Pro (otherwise 0.50 euros)
With this app you can add, subtract, multiply and divide binary numbers
4.6/5 stars (438 reviews), 50,000+ downloads
Do you like music from the 80s? Then this radio app is for you!
3.7/5 stars (990 reviews), 100,000+ downloads
PDF creator and converter (otherwise 2.99 euros)
Convert numerous formats to PDF and combine them into one large PDF document
3.8/5 stars (831 reviews), 10,000+ downloads
Equalizer & Bass Booster Pro (otherwise 1.89 euros)
A practical equalizer with bass boost function in a retro MP3 player design
4.2/5 stars (2150 reviews), 50,000+ downloads
Equalizer – Bass Booster – Volume Booster Pro (otherwise 1.89 euros)
A handy equalizer with bass boost function
4.2/5 stars (1593 reviews), 50,000+ downloads