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Best iPhone, iPad & Mac Apps FREE or On SALE In Last 24 Hours (2/22)

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We sifted hundreds of iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Mac apps who reduced their price or became free in the last 24 hours and hand selected those we think you should consider picking up. Below is today’s curated list of the best apps newly on sale or free in the last 24 hours.

You can look at all 678 iPhone, iPad and iPod touch apps and 38 Mac apps newly on sale or free by visiting our On Sale tab. Want to create a wish list and receive an e-mail when apps you specifically want go on sale or become free? Create an account (its free and easy) and add apps to your wish list to start saving more money today.

Click on the blue app title to be taken directly to the App Store to learn more about the app and to download it.

  • Battle Bears: Zombies (Games, iPhone): $0.99 –> FREE. “BATTLE BEARS stars OLIVER, a teddy bear stuck behind enemy lines who must fight off unending waves of Pink Bears wishing to HUG HIM TO DEATH.”
  • Tiny Defense (Games, Universal): $2.99 –> $0.99. “Green Planet is a beautiful home of the little mechanical life forms known as “Minirobots”. While living peacefully, their planet was invaded by an army of robot troops calling themselves “The Machines”. These machines tried to turn Green Planet into a space resort and had captured many of the Minirobots, but now they are fighting back!”


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  • Wind-up Knight (Games, Universal): $1.99 –> FREE. “Wind-up Knight by Robot Invader is a high-end, action-packed, 3D side-scrolling adventure game, and it’s here to show you how games are supposed to be played.”


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Note: You should verify app price and information in App Store before downloading or purchasing any app.

Flash/Console Game ‘Fancy Pants’ Hits App Store On 3/1

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App mega publisher Chillingo today released a video trailer to Fancy Pants expected to hit the App Store next week on March 1. The game is based on the popular flash and console game, The Fancy Pants Adventures, originally developed by Brad Borne.

Fancy Pants is a platform game featuring an eponymous character who races to rescue his kidnapped sister, Cutie Pants. Standing in Fancy Pants’ way are obstacles and enemies all working to keep his sister hostage.

Check out the video trailer:


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 We’ll let you know when the app is released.

“Here I Come To Save The Day”: Mighty Mouse Game App Released

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Mighty Mouse My Hero by CBS Mobile

We have to admit, Mighty Mouse was one of our favorite cartoons growing up. We especially liked it when Mighty Mouse would belt out his catchphrase: “Here I Come To Save The Day!”. Today, CBS Mobile released game apps for iPhone and iPad based on the popular Mighty Mouse cartoon series.

In this game, you assume the role of Mighty Mouse in “more than sixty levels of non-stop action, as he punches out a host of villains in an exciting fight to save Pearl Pureheart, his true love.”

The app is available for iPhone ($0.99) and iPad ($1.99).

App Store links: Mighty Mouse My Hero (iPhone) & Mighty Mouse My Hero HD (iPad)

Best iPhone, iPad & Mac Apps FREE or On SALE In Last 24 Hours (2/21)

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We sifted hundreds of iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Mac apps who reduced their price or became free in the last 24 hours and hand selected those we think you should consider picking up. Below is today’s curated list of the best apps newly on sale or free in the last 24 hours.

You can look at all 643 iPhone, iPad and iPod touch apps and 35 Mac apps newly on sale or free by visiting our On Sale tab. Want to create a wish list and receive an e-mail when apps you specifically want go on sale or become free? Create an account (its free and easy) and add apps to your wish list to start saving more money today.

Click on the blue app title to be taken directly to the App Store to learn more about the app and to download it.

  • Empress of the Deep 2: Song of the Blue Whale HD (Full) (Games, iPad): $6.99 –> $2.99. “Anna awakens on a mysterious tiny island after escaping the destruction of her underwater kingdom. She must find her way to a mystical floating cloud city in the sky, seek out the four Children of Light and save them from the twisted clutches of the Evil Empress Pandora. Along the way she must rescue and heal enchanted animal slaves in this fantastic Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game!”

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  • Samurai Bloodshow (Games, Universal): $4.99 –> $0.99. “Introducing Samurai Bloodshow, the trading-card-based strategic-defense game! In 12th century feudal Japan, a war rages for supreme ruling power. Take command as General Taira, and defend your newly established Shogunate from the pesky Minamoto Clan, who are more than a little upset that you toppled the imperial regime and aren’t willing to share.”


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  • Window Tidy (Utilities, Mac): $8.99 –> $7.99. “Window Tidy lets you quickly and easily arrange your application windows on your Desktop onto a customisable grid using nothing but drag and drop! When you want to reposition a window, there are no hot-keys to remember or menus to click, you simply drag and drop the window onto customisable pop-up Layout Icon and it will instantly snap to that layout.”


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‘Angry Birds Space’ Set To Launch In App Store On March 22

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Angry Birds Space will be released on 3/22

Late last year, an Angry Bird plush toy was taken aboard a Russian space flight on a mission to the International Space Station (see our story here). Today Rovio Mobile, the company behind the hugely successful Angry Birds franchise, announced their flock will be traveling to space again but this time inside a new app set to launch next month on March 22.

Rovio Mobile today released a teaser video trailer for the newest game in their series, Angry Birds Space:


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This will be the fourth game in the series following the original Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons and Angry Birds Rio. Details about the new game are scarce but rest assured we’ll let you know when more information is available.

See all of Rovio Mobile’s apps by clicking here.

EA Introduces ‘MONOPOLY Hotels’ Game App

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MONOPOLY Hotels by Electronic Arts

On the heels of the brouhaha between NimbleBit and Zynga (see our story here), Electronic Arts today released MONOPOLY Hotels, a free universal app.

In MONOPOLY Hotels, players are charged with the responsibility of buying, building and managing hotels from MONOPOLY’s iconic game. Not only can players take control of 5-star hotels but also try their hand at luring VIP guests like Mr. Potato Head and other characters from Hasbro.

These features are available in the game:

• Take control of MONOPOLY’s luxurious 5-star hotels, from Mediterranean to Boardwalk.
• Upgrade hotel rooms and attract VIP guests, like MR. POTATO HEAD and other HASBRO characters.
• Customize your hotel with fun attractions like cupcake shops, movie theaters and bowling alleys.
• Keep the lights on by managing utilities like the Electric Company and collecting rent from guests.
• Expand your property empire beyond hotels with aquariums and other world-class attractions.
• Learn the secrets of hotel management and how to “Own It All” from MR. MONOPOLY himself!
• Connect with friends via Origin.

It will be interesting to see if NimbleBit accuses Electronic Arts of essentially copying its 2011 iPhone Game of the Year, Tiny Tower. At first blush, the games appear to be graphically different enough from each other. In addition, it will be increasingly difficult to argue all building management games are ripoffs of Tiny Tower instead of simply belonging to a distinct gaming genre.

App Store link: MONOPOLY Hotels
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Best NEW iPhone, iPad & Mac Apps (2/16)

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Hundreds of new iOS and Mac apps are released every day contributing to the hundreds of thousands of apps already available in the App Store. Thursdays are when the brightest apps are released in earnest.

Luckily for you, AppPicker looked through all new apps released in the last 24 hours and identified those with the most promise so you can download them and be the envy of friends and family.

Of all the apps released in the last 24 hours, below are the ones we think are the most interesting and useful.  Click on the blue app title to be taken directly to the App Store to learn more about the app and download it.

  • Beat Sneak Bandit by Simogo (Games, Universal, $2.99): “When all the clocks in the world are stolen by Duke Clockface and the world is in chaos, it’ll be up to the Beat Sneak Bandit to steal them back!”


Beat Sneak Bandit trailer
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  • Blockalicious by Chillingo (Games, iPhone, $0.99): “Get ready for some bright and beautiful color-matching fun! In Blockolicious you group the squares by color to make juice boxes; pop these to grab a ton of points and grab a high score.”


Blockalicious trailer
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  • Little Acorns by Chillingo (Games, Universal, $0.99): “Guide Mr. Nibbles the acorn hoarding squirrel through a variety of levels in this charming platforming adventure. Collect the acorns scattered around each zone to stock up for winter. Featuring super simple controls, a variety of game mechanics with a cute and lovable look.”


Little Acorns trailer
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  • Mailmen by Ayopa Games (Games, iPad, $1.99): “Use strategy, stealth and puzzle-solving in this accessible, crafty game! Find different ways to avoid guard dogs and use special abilities to reach the end of each increasingly challenging level. Discover special pick-ups and rewards throughout each stunning cartoon suburb environment!”


Mailmen trailer
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  • Pizza Vs. Skeletons by Riverman Media (Games, Universal, $2.99): “Pizza Vs. Skeletons is an epic, ridiculous, 2D platform game designed from the ground up for iOS. You control a 25-foot-tall pizza as it smashes through a horde of undead rivals on land, sea, and in outer space.”


Pizza Vs. Skeletons trailer
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  • Polkast by Polkast LLC (Productivity, Mac, FREE): “Connect directly to your Mac from your mobile devices (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Android device) or Windows 7 with Polkast, and get access to 100% of your files, photos, videos, music. Already use iCloud? No problem, we’re complementary. Whereas iCloud limits you to 5GB of free storage, Polkast provides access to all your files.”


Polkast trailer
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  • RobotGladi8tor by GeorgeZilla Productions (Games, Universal, $2.99): “Abandoned on a derelict space station for the amusement of viewers across the galaxy, you must battle the increasingly ferocious robots that occupy its labyrinthine depths, all while pursuing revenge against the sadistic media mogul who has orchestrated your fate. RobotGladi8tor brings swipe-fighting to a new level, incorporating intense first-person battles, fully open-world exploration, challenging obstacles, and a compelling story of revenge.”


RobotGladia8tor trailer
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  • Starfighter Overkill by Rapid Turtle Games (Games, Universal, $1.99): “Starfighter Overkill is an intense space shoot-em-up with unlimited waves of non-stop adrenaline pumping action. Blast away waves of alien spaceships, star panzers, destroyers and space fighters before facing the big bosses. Collect power-ups to upgrade your firepower. Use special weapons to quickly annihilate hordes of enemies. Boost your adrenaline by killing enemies and use the powerful air strike to blitz the enemy in a torrent of destruction.”


Starfight Overkill trailer
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If we didn’t list an app you think should have been mentioned, write about it below in the DISQUS section.  Also tell us which app you think will be the biggest success and which one will be the biggest fail.

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Plan Your Wedding Day With Vera Wang’s New Official App

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Vera Wang on Weddings by Vera Wang

There is no question Vera Wang is among the most sought after designers for wedding dresses. Just ask the three Kardashian sisters who each had their wedding dresses made by the famed designer. Now you too can get Vera Wang’s personal style advice and also get help to plan your wedding day with her official new app, Vera Wang on Weddings.

The app is a universal one meaning it is optimized for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Plus its free which will make any penny pinching groom happy to hear.

Vera Wang had this to say about the app:

“I would like a bride to take this app as a suggestion, as encouragement to find out who she really wants to be and how she wants to get married. And I hope that what I do, with everything I create, makes that job just a little more pleasurable and a little bit easier for the bride.”

The app has over “1,000 Images of dresses, cakes, flowers and real weddings”, exclusive videos from Vera Wang, built-in task list, and the ability to create Inspiration Boards.

So, come on, brides, what are you waiting for? Download this app to help plan one of the most special days of your life!

App Store link: Vera Wang on Weddings