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Best app deals of the day! 8 paid iPhone apps on sale for a limited time

By Lulu Chang Updated January 15, 2019

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Everyone likes free apps, but sometimes the best ones are a bit expensive. Now and then, developers put paid apps on sale for a limited time, but you have to snatch them up while you have the chance. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store.

These apps normally cost money and this sale lasts for a limited time only. If you go to the App Store and it says the app costs money, that means the deal has expired and you will be charged.

Feel.sx

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Emote digitally and secretively with Feel.sx, the app that lets you express your feelings anonymously.

Milk Hunt

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Hone your children’s mental math skills with Milk Hunt, the app that has you solving math problems to get Kando the Kangaroo travel across China.

Flappy Family Birds

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It’s like the classic game, only better. Avoid pipes, win trophies, defeat your enemies, and reestablish that high score.

Bouncy Drop

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To earn coins, you’ll have to drop bouncy balls onto the spinning platform and hit a target, making for a surprisingly satisfying game experience.

Calculator+

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Looking to hide certain photos? Do it behind Calculator+, the app that looks like a calculator, but is really a private storage app.

Mansion Homes

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Covet your neighbor’s property with Mansion Homes, an exclusive, hand-picked list of the best luxury real estate on the planet.

iConv

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Convert video to audio with iConv, the simple app that lets you extract audio in various formats and save them to your phone.

Face Swapper

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Trade faces with Face Swapper, the app that’ll go far beyond your average funny cam and take your face to places it’s never been before.

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