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

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Updated Mon, Jul 7, 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

Intervals - Your smart and personal workout companion [iPhone; Now free, down from $0.99] Intervals manages all your workouts in an easy and a powerful way, letting you focus on what really matters - The workout itself!

Thoughts 2 [iPhone; Now free, down from $1.99] Thoughts is the best note-taking application on iOS.

Day One (Journal / Diary) [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $4.99] Record life as you live it. From once-in-a-lifetime events to everyday moments, Day One's elegant interface makes journaling your life a simple pleasure. Apple's App of the Week.

Time.is [iPad; Now free, down from $0.99] Time.is gives you extremely accurate time for any time zone.

Plugs of the World [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $1.99] Do you know which AC power plug and wall socket is used on your destination when traveling? This guide contains information about wall plugs, sockets and voltage in over 200 countries and regions.

Possible Road [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $0.99] Possible Road is a game with no objective. Just roll, tap either side of the screen to move, and rack up points by doing absolutely nothing. Or intentionally lose by falling off, it's your call pal.

Discovr People - discover new people on Twitter [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $3.99] There are so many people on Twitter. How do you find the best people to follow? Discovr People makes it easy to discover new people by seeing who is talking to who, on Twitter.

Discovr Apps - discover new apps [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $3.99] Discovr Apps makes it easy to discover new apps for your iPhone & iPad.

Mail Detective [OS X; Now free, down from $2.99] Mail Detective helps you decide if that email you got in your inbox is valid or scam by trying to trace the geographic origin of an email.

Smart Zipper Pro [OS X; Now free, down from $9.99] Smart Zipper Pro, a professional archiving app, can easily create, extract and preview major archive files like ZIP, RAR, 7z and more.

PDF-to-Word-Converter [OS X; Now free, down from $9.99] Convert any PDF to Word and RTF.

New and Notable Apps

A Life worth dying for [iOS Universal; $2.99] Follow me on this trip down memory lane! Challenge your own memory! Ask yourself: what is worth living for? But also, what's worth dying for?

Munin [iPad; $2.99] With realistic physics, Norse runes, rotating platforms and a lot of gray cells you'll help Munin, Odin's messenger in her very own 2D-adventure, to reclaim her power on a journey through Yggdrasil.

Kawaii Killer [iOS Universal; $2.99] Tabemasu Games proudly presents Kawaii Killer, the unforeseen reunion of Hello Kitty and Mortal Kombat.

Updates you don't want to miss

Reeder 2 [iOS Universal; $4.99] Reeder is a client for Feedbin, Feedly, Feed Wrangler, Fever, Readability and more. Version 2.2.3 brings the following changes:

New and Improved animations
New Improved UI on the iPad
Fixed: Feedly: articles having a date in the future
Fixed: Landscape video (iOS 6.1)
Fixed: Crash when navigating (iOS 6.1)
Fixed: Browser and article viewer: Tap-and-hold for sharing options

Vhoto [iPhone; Free] Instantly find the best photos hidden inside your new or existing videos. Version 1. 9.2 brings the following changes:

Improved Image Selection Algorithm
Permissions Updates
Auto Preview Library Videos

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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

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