Black Friday is known for its great sales in stores and online, but you probably never think of it as a time for great deals on apps. Yet anytime a big holiday rolls around, app developers in droves put their bestselling apps on deep discount sales, and Black Friday is a natural fit.
Here are 25 fantastically-useful iOS apps that are on sale right now for Black Friday 2014. Some are even free! But remember these are all limited-time sales, so act fast.
AlertsPro $1.99 Free
Severe weather alerts in an attractive, minimalist package, universal
Beatmaker 2 $19.99 $9.99
Mobile music studio, universal
Buzz Player $3.99 Free
Media player, iPhone
Calendars 5 $6.99 $2.99
Smart calendar & task manager, universal
Elements In Action by Theodore Gray $3.99 $1.99
3D representations of every element on the periodic table
Equate $3.99 Free
Formula/equation solver, universal
Galileo Offline Maps Pro $3.99 $.99
Maps app that doesn't require an Internet connection, universal
Grafio $8.99 $2.99
Make flowcharts and graphs easily, universal
Instagrab $2.99 Free
Instagram companion that adds new functions, universal
Kontacts $.99 Free
Social address book, iPhone
iTranslate Voice $4.99 $1.99
Translation software for speech, universal
Launch Center Pro for iPad $4.99 $2.99
Launch Center Pro for iPhone $4.99 $2.99
Launch specific tasks instead of opening apps, not universal
MIDI Designer Pro $24.99 $4.99
Create MIDIs, universal
Molecules by Theodore Gray $13.99 $9.99
View and manipulate 3D models of molecules, universal
Movist $1.99 Free
Organize and track your favorite movies, universal
PhotoPills $9.99 $4.99
Professional photography tools, iPhone
Remindly $4.99 Free
To-dos and reminders, universal
Screens VNC $19.99 $9.99
Remotely control a wide variety of computers & screens, universal
ShutterSnitch $17.99 $8.99
Transfer & preview photos on iOS device immediately after shooting from 3rd party camera, universal
Sumptus $3.99 $.99
Expense tracker, iPhone
SKRWT $1.99 $.99
Advanced smartphone camera software, iPhone
TeeVee 3 $2.99 Free
Track your favorite TV shows, universal
TouchViZ $9.99 $4.99
Pro VJ system, iPad
TurboScan $2.99 Free
Fast paper-to-PDF scanner, iPhone
Write $.99 Free
Markdown writing app, iPad