How to get Android and iOS apps for free or on the cheap

With Black Friday right around the corner, it comes as no surprise that deals are all you hear about in the news. Smartphones, tablets, and all kinds of neat gadgets get their prices slashed significantly, bot online and at retail stores across the nation. However, the truth is that deals are all around us. That applies to software as well – developers discount their apps and games all the time. You just have to hunt down these deals in order to take advantage of them, and that's something easier said than done. But fear not for we are here to help! There's a number of ways one can download quality applications for free or for a fraction of their cost. Read on to learn more.  

How to get Android and iOS apps on the cheap

1. Amazon Appstore

The Amazon Appstore is an alternative to Google's Play Store with over 75 000 apps and games available for download. What's more, each day Amazon hand-picks an application and makes it free for 24 hours. There's also the store's "Deals" section where games and apps can be purchased for at least 50% less than their original price.

Download: Android

2. Humble Bundle

Humble Bundle is a great place for buying quality, ad-free Android games on the cheap. Every once in a while, the guys list a bunch of titles that are sold together at a price you specify. That's right – you pay as much as you want and you get all of the games included in the bundle. And if you beat the average bundle price (which usually hovers around the $6 mark), you get access to two or three extra games, which are often the coolest of the bunch.

Visit the Humble Bundle web site

3. AppSales

AppSales is an Android application that tracks the price of apps and games, notifying you when a cool one gets discounted or goes free. In addition, it can inform you when a new lite, ad-supported versions of premium applications are published. The user is free to configure their own list of apps, the price of which they'd like to track.

Download: Android

4. AppShopper

For iPhone or iPad users there's AppShopper – a web site dedicated to tracking down deals on applications and games from the Apple App Store. The list gets updated constantly, keeping you up to date with discounts and promos on quality iOS apps.

Visit the AppShopper web site

5. AppGratis

Each day, the guys at AppGratis select a paid app and make it free for 24 hours. In addition, discounts on other apps are frequently listed on their site. Both iOS and Android users are free to take advantage of these deals, courtesy of AppGratis.

Download: Android
Or visit the AppGratis web site

 

 

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