Holiday Discounts in App Store

MacRumors · Dec 24, 2008, 10:47 AM

Repeating the trend from Black Friday, a number of App Store developers are discounting their apps for the holidays. AppShopper tracks the apps in the App Store and provides an running list of sales. A few notable discounts include:

- Kineo ($4.99 -> $0.99) - draw flipbook animations
- ComiXology ($4.99 -> $1.99) - browse comic book listings
- Equivalence ($4.99 - $0.99) - conversion tool designed for engineers

Meanwhile, a notable list of discounted iPhone games has been compiled at TouchArcade.

Article Link: Holiday Discounts in App Store

Mykbibby · Dec 24, 2008, 11:01 AM

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Great... Hope some more notable apps than those are dropped though!

twoodcc · Dec 24, 2008, 11:12 AM

i think discounts in the app is a fantastic idea. i was not expecting this from the app store, but glad to see it

Doctor Q · 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twoodcc

i think discounts in the app is a fantastic idea. i was not expecting this from the app store, but glad to see it

The discounts are from particular developers, not from Apple and its store. However, Apple gets a cut of a smaller sales price, so in effect Apple is sponsoring the discounts too.

My favorite iPhone app at the moment is Pathways by Conniption Entertainment. It's on sale for $0.99 and I highly recommend it. I'm up to level 45.

Solemony · Dec 24, 2008, 11:26 AM

Nice, now hope there's more discounted on other app. too

fendol · Dec 24, 2008, 11:30 AM

Thanks for the suggestion.

It's nice and a good idea to have discounts on the apps though I'd also prefer real and worthwile deals on hardware too

mkrishnan · Dec 24, 2008, 11:34 AM

They're not exactly holiday discounts, since they also happen to be introductory discounts, but...

There are two new entries in the Aurora Feint franchise that have intro pricing:

Aurora Feint II: The Beginning -- I think it's basically the II engine without all the multiplayer features, so it's sort of a direct upgrade to the feature set of the original AF. $0.99 -> $2.99 in January.

Aurora Feint II: Tower Puzzles -- is basically just the puzzle aspect of AF (like the level up puzzles). $0.99 -> $1.99 in January.

alexbates · Dec 24, 2008, 11:38 AM

Yep, there are a lot of good apps you can get for free (only for the holidays) also. For anyone who hasn't tried it, you can get duckduckduck for free right now.

akacaj · Dec 24, 2008, 12:05 PM

This thread is keeping a list of discounts from developers in the Mac rumors community.

akonradi · Dec 24, 2008, 12:42 PM

The two macheist apps today are things that I've always looked at but never bothered to purchase. It's nice to see them free! I'm looking forward to seeing what the two available tomorrow are.

bytethese · Dec 24, 2008, 01:09 PM

http://gizmodo.com/5117675/40-free-i...-sale-for-free

A buddy at work just sent this to me too.

alexbates · Dec 24, 2008, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bytethese

http://gizmodo.com/5117675/40-free-i...-sale-for-free

A buddy at work just sent this to me too.

Thanks, this is what I've been looking for!

arn · Dec 24, 2008, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexbates

Thanks, this is what I've been looking for!

Pretty sure that list was just ripped from this running list of Paid -> Free at Appshopper

http://appshopper.com/prices/free

arn

espo369 · Dec 24, 2008, 03:37 PM

I want to get in on some of these holiday deals. Can't wait to get some cheap/great apps.!

pavelbure · Dec 24, 2008, 03:57 PM

i don't even have a phone and i'm downloading some.

BTW · Dec 24, 2008, 04:05 PM

Too bad I can't play these on the shuffle.

With all the hype of the iPhone and iPod Touch are any new games being developed for the iPod Classic and Nano?

It would be interesting to see the numbers on how many people choose a Classic over a Touch. Other than space I would opt for a Touch over a Classic. I'm sure once the Touch goes to 64Gb and 128Gb the Classic will be a goner.

Though, what is stopping Apple from putting the iPhone OS on the Nano form factor? Lack of wi-fi maybe?

alexbates · Dec 24, 2008, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BTW

Too bad I can't play these on the shuffle.

With all the hype of the iPhone and iPod Touch are any new games being developed for the iPod Classic and Nano?

It would be interesting to see the numbers on how many people choose a Classic over a Touch. Other than space I would opt for a Touch over a Classic. I'm sure once the Touch goes to 64Gb and 128Gb the Classic will be a goner.

Though, what is stopping Apple from putting the iPhone OS on the Nano form factor? Lack of wi-fi maybe?

Yeah, they were around long before the iPhone/iPod Touch games. There are still new games developed all of the time. Heres the games for the iPod with Video, iPod Classic, iPod Nano 3rd Gen, and iPod Nano 4th Gen:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/M...iewGenre?id=35

SFStateStudent · Dec 24, 2008, 07:40 PM

Picked up some FREE apps that I probably normally wouldn't have taken a second look at, since they were what I thought should be free apps anyway. Many of these apps seem to be comparable to free apps...

eXan · Dec 25, 2008, 12:23 AM

Oo some of those previously paid apps are so terrible or silly... I won't even bother with them when they are free now

BklynKid · Dec 25, 2008, 10:45 AM

Holy crap! The MacHeist Giving Tree includes 1Password today! I was *SO* gonna buy this next week when my trial expired!

This is the best password manager around, well worth the $39 they charge for it but GO GET IT NOW, FOR FREE!

cuestakid · Dec 25, 2008, 12:03 PM

for those checking out the mac giving tree, do you still have the two invite presents greyed out? I have sent the invites but I still cannot access whatever they are

swb1192 · Dec 25, 2008, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cuestakid

for those checking out the mac giving tree, do you still have the two invite presents greyed out? I have sent the invites but I still cannot access whatever they are

I believe the people that you sent the invites to must sign up in order for you to receive the extra applications.

fleshman03 · Dec 25, 2008, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swb1192

I believe the people that you sent the invites to must sign up in order for you to receive the extra applications.

Do we know what they are yet? I'm looking forward to the iconquer game.

leandromp · Dec 25, 2008, 01:17 PM

40 negatives votes?
Its good to see all this offers.., this app store has been my favorite app of the iphone. Cant get enough

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stone315 · Dec 25, 2008, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swb1192

I believe the people that you sent the invites to must sign up in order for you to receive the extra applications.

I sent it to my parents and my brother, and the link in the email just sent them to the gift page you see normally. There wasn't an option to sign up, and the apps are still greyed out on my page. Any ideas?

Dec 24, 2008, 10:47 AM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Holiday Discounts in App Store Repeating the trend from Black Friday, a number of App Store developers are discounting their apps for the holidays. AppShopper tracks the apps in the App Store and provides an running list of sales. A few notable discounts include: - Kineo ($4.99 -> $0.99) - draw flipbook animations - ComiXology ($4.99 -> $1.99) - browse comic book listings - Equivalence ($4.99 - $0.99) - conversion tool designed for engineers Meanwhile, a notable list of discounted iPhone games has been compiled at TouchArcade. Article Link: Holiday Discounts in App Store

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mkrishnan Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI, USA	They're not exactly holiday discounts, since they also happen to be introductory discounts, but... There are two new entries in the Aurora Feint franchise that have intro pricing: Aurora Feint II: The Beginning -- I think it's basically the II engine without all the multiplayer features, so it's sort of a direct upgrade to the feature set of the original AF. $0.99 -> $2.99 in January. Aurora Feint II: Tower Puzzles -- is basically just the puzzle aspect of AF (like the level up puzzles). $0.99 -> $1.99 in January. __________________ Mohan

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espo369 macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2008	Yes! I want to get in on some of these holiday deals. Can't wait to get some cheap/great apps.!

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BTW macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2007	Too bad I can't play these on the shuffle. With all the hype of the iPhone and iPod Touch are any new games being developed for the iPod Classic and Nano? It would be interesting to see the numbers on how many people choose a Classic over a Touch. Other than space I would opt for a Touch over a Classic. I'm sure once the Touch goes to 64Gb and 128Gb the Classic will be a goner. Though, what is stopping Apple from putting the iPhone OS on the Nano form factor? Lack of wi-fi maybe? __________________ Tory Hagen Break the Wedge!

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SFStateStudent macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Francisco California, USA	Picked up some FREE apps that I probably normally wouldn't have taken a second look at, since they were what I thought should be free apps anyway. Many of these apps seem to be comparable to free apps... __________________ MBP 2.5GHz 250GB Mac Pro 3G S⃣ iPhone 32GB Black

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