Today in the App Store -- the best free apps, new apps and app updates

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Updated Wed, Aug 20, 2014, 3:30 PM·3 min read

Here are some of the best free apps, app updates and new apps that have landed in the App Store recently. All app prices are USD and subject to change. Some deals may expire quickly, so grab them while you can.

Apps Now Free

Photo Artist - Photo Editor [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $0.99] Photo Artist' is the powerful photo editing tool to make beautiful and stylish photos with various effects and wonderful textures, stickers and frames.

Atom Run [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $2.99] Atom Run is an action-packed retro-futuristic platform game, in a superb mechanical-dynamic world.

Resume Designer Pro [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $6.99] The most advanced resume builder on the app store.

Pinball Arcade [OS X; Now free, down from $9.99] Real pinball for your Mac!

Eggsactly [OS X; Now free, down from $0.99] Eggsactly is the perfect app for boiling your eggs just how you want them.

FrameMagic Premium [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $1.99] Build an awesome photo and video collage with FrameMagic!

CloudMagic [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $9.99] An award winning email app for your iPhone & iPad.

Third Eye Crime: Act 1 [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $2.99] Third Eye Crime is a stealth puzzle game featuring Rothko, a smooth-talking criminal who can telepathically predict where enemies will move to attempt to thwart his heists.

PDF Scanner - easily scan books and multipage documents to PDF [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $2.99] Use your device as a handy portable scanner. Convert paper bills, invoices, tickets and any other documents into the popular PDF format.

Matcha - Writing App & Text Processor [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $4.99] Matcha is an all-new writing app designed to make writing easy and fun in a relaxing, peaceful writing environment that's simple and enjoyable.

New and Notable Apps

Pako - Car Chase Simulator [iOS Universal; $0.99] You against the chasers. No Escape. How long would you last?

Sentinel 4: Dark Star [iOS Universal; $4.99] The galaxy's finest tower defense series returns with an epic new installment!

The Manhattan Project [iOS Universal; $6.99] The Manhattan Project is the official computer adaptation of the hit board game, The Manhattan Project by Brandon Tibbetts and Minion Games.

Reformator [OS X; $7.99] Reformator helps you convert a bulk of images into the most popular image formats, give your files meaningful names, watermark with text and image and more.

Updates you don't want to miss

WordPress [iOS Universal; Free] Inspiration strikes - anytime, anywhere. Manage your WordPress blog or website on the go, from your iOS device. Version 4.2.1 brings the following changes:

Ability to follow and manage your favorite topics.
Performance and stability improvements in the Reader.
Faster notification syncing with Simperium.
Many bug fixes.

RunKeeper - GPS Running, Walk, Cycling, Workout and Weight Tracker [iPhone; Free] Track your pace, measure workout distance, chart weight loss, crush training goals and more. Version 4.8 brings the following changes:

RunKeeper Elite users can now access all training plans for free as part of their Elite subscription
Share what motivates you to achieve your goals with rest of the world

Photo Batch Processor [OS X; $2.99] Photo Batch Processor is a convenient photo batch process tool for adjust photos's size and watermark for lots of photos at one time. Version 2.0.1 brings the following changes:

Totally new designed user interface
Add text background color function
Other bug fixes
fix crashes on 10.8 system

Liquid Pro [OS X; $4.99] Liquid is the most powerful way to use your Mac. Version 5.1 brings the following changes:

Added Copy/Edit so that you can copy text into Liquid, edit it then cmd-c to copy it. This is a great way to get clean text off web pages.
Fixed compatibility with older OS X versions.

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Today in the App Store -- the best free apps, new apps and app updates

Apps Now Free

New and Notable Apps

Updates you don't want to miss

Latest Stories

Threads now lets you control who can quote your posts

Parrots in captivity seem to enjoy video-chatting with their friends on Messenger

Google prohibits ads promoting websites and apps that generate deepfake porn

X is using Grok to publish AI-generated news summaries

Nintendo blitzes GitHub with over 8,000 emulator-related DMCA takedowns

Helldivers 2 PC players suddenly have to link to a PSN account and they're not being chill about it

Redfall’s two DLC heroes are still MIA a year later

Instagram's 'Add Yours' sticker now lets you share songs

Apex Legends is getting a solo mode for the first time in five years

A four-pack of Samsung's Galaxy SmartTag 2 trackers is back on sale for $70

Research indicates that carbon dioxide removal plans will not be enough to meet Paris treaty goals

Rabbit R1 review: A $199 AI toy that fails at almost everything

The Apple Watch Series 9 is back on sale for $299, plus the rest of this week's best tech deals

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft may finally take its first crewed flight next week

Google says Epic’s Play Store demands are too much and too self-serving

The best gifts to upgrade your grad’s tech setup

Boom's XB-1 supersonic jet has been authorized to break the speed of sound

The Morning After: Peloton's grim post-pandemic reality

Engadget Podcast: Kill the Rabbit (R1)

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