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

kelly hodgkins
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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

Stickman Tennis [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $0.99] Stickman Tennis is a fast paced realistic tennis game on spectacular courts and an astonishing atmosphere.

Wingsuit Stickman [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $0.99] Did you ever dream of flying down the highest mountains in the world

Stickman Downhill [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $0.99] Experience ultra realistic and fast paced action packed downhill biking in stunning environments.

Real Drum [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $1.99] Here is an simple and handy application that makes a real drum kit out of your device!

Ecoute - Beautiful Music Player [iPhone; Now free, down from $1.99] Ecoute for iOS is an alternative player using your existing musical library.

SCRIPTUS - quick and easy text and audio note taking with Dropbox sync [iPad; Now free, down from $0.99] scriptus is like an iOS notepad on steroids, with a raft of cool features unmatched by many ostensibly full-featured iOS text editors.

Hoplite [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $1.99] Hoplite is a turn-based strategy game focusing on tactical movement around small maps.

Thyme: A kitchen timer for your culinary arts [iPhone; Now free, down from $1.99] Thyme lets you quickly set timers for everything you got cooking on the kitchen stove.

Mail+ for Outlook [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $5.99] Download now and experience better office email!

Stickman Basketball [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $0.99] Experience pure basketball fun with fast paced gameplay, an astonishing atmosphere, stunning smooth animations, and simple controls.

New and Notable Apps

Frontline : The Longest Day [iOS Universal; $2.99] In Frontline: The Longest Day, players command the Allied forces through some of the most famous battles of the war, freeing Europe from the hands of the German Army.

Gentlemen...Ricochet Mini! [iOS Universal; $0.99] Gent Mini is a remake/demake/sequel of "Gentlemen... Ricochet!", rethought completely as a simple one-button game.

PhotoScape X [OS X; Free] Ultimate Photo Editor PhotoScape X for Mac is photo viewing and editing app designed for Mac OS X.

Updates you don't want to miss

Maps 3D PRO - GPS Tracks for Bike, Hike, Ski & Outdoor [iPhone; $4.99] If you're a fan of biking, hiking and running then Maps 3D is the ideal app designed for planning your outdoor adventures. Version 4.0 brings the following changes:

  • This is not only an update - it's the all new Maps 3D PRO. Based on all your input, we decided to stop messing around with details, we started over from scratch.

  • Completely new design and philosophy of usage - it's all about the map. Everything else appears on top of it. Only one well structured menu for all your tools. There is a color scheme guiding through the app distinguishing map, track or waypoint related screens.

  • iOS 8, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus displays and the 64 bit processor are supported.

  • All new routing tool: you can scroll through the already set markers and redefine any of them.

  • Data view with better readability including a new data field for the remaining time along track.

  • New position marker in the map: a blue arrow always points in your direction of traveling.

  • New waypoint tool: open it with a long press or via the menu.

  • Tour start and end points are marked in the map and can be tapped on to open the track information screen.

  • New list behavior: the lists for maps, tracks and waypoints can be used to show any item directly in the map. Via the info symbol you open the information screen.

  • New options to import GPX tracks.

Acorn 4 - The Image Editor for Humans [OS X; $29.99] Everyone needs to edit images at some point, but not everyone has the time to learn complicated super pricey image editing programs. This is why we created Acorn. Version 4.5.2 brings the following changes:

  • New Stuff: Acorn will now remove the alpha channel from PNG files if it detects there is no transparency in your image.

  • New Stuff: Smart Layer Export now has support for @3x images.

  • Fixed Stuff: The pencil tool is a bit more accurate.

  • Fixed Stuff: Fixed a bug where merging two layers where the top one had a blend mode of destination out would cause weird clipping.

  • Fixed Stuff: Minor speed fix when editing in full screen on 10.10.

  • Fixed Stuff: Other minor Yosemite fixes.

  • Fixed Stuff: Fixed a bug where the New View window wouldn't update correctly when moving shapes on a canvas with the arrow key.