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This Weekend 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

Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage [iPhone; Now free, down from $0.99] An epic adventure based on the award-winning flash game!

Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage Universal [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $2.99] An epic adventure based on the award-winning flash game!

Sago Mini Monsters [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $2.99] Create your own colorful monster!

Cribbage Premium [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $1.99] Catch the crib! Play the App Store's top rated cribbage online with your friends or anyone in the world!

NightCap [iPhone; Now free, down from $0.99] NightCap is the original real long exposure camera for iPhone.

Vault Password Manager [OS X; Now free, down from $2.99] Vault - The smart password manager.

New and Notable Apps

StuffIt Expander 16 [OS X; Free] Uncompress Zip archives, access StuffIt files, decompress tar, gzip and bzip archives, and more. Just drag, drop, and you're done!

Sparkle - Advanced Cross-Synthesis [iOS Universal; $6.99] Sparkle is a tool for advanced spectral hybridizations made of several algorithms that operate on frequency domain.

Updates you don't want to miss

Screeny - Delete Screenshots Easily [iOS Universal; $0.99] Screeny is an utility app that helps you save space consumed by screenshots. Version 1.2 brings the following changes:

  • Long press on screenshots now shows a full screen preview

  • You can now filter screenshots that are marked as favorite in the camera roll

  • Screeny now detects screenshots taken in landscape mode as well

  • Fixed a bug where some users were getting Zero KB as approximate space saved

  • Layouts optimized for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

  • Squashed a few other bugs as well

Kingdom Rush Origins HD [iPad; $2.99] Test your might against Hee-haw the wicked gnoll war leader in this new endless challenge! Also applies to 99-cent iPhone version. Version 1.2 brings the following changes:

  • Test your might against Hee-haw the wicked gnoll war leader in this new endless challenge!

  • New endless Challenge: Test your might against Hee-haw the wicked gnoll war leader and his endless army of Gnolls.

  • New Hero: Play with the legendary Phoenix and burn your path to victory!

  • New Achievements

  • Minor bug fixes.