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We love holidays since developers like to celebrate them with app sales even if they’re not about gift-giving, and Independence Day weekend in the U.S. is no exception. There are a ton of apps on sale and I’ll try to cover the major sales here but there are so many you’ll want to check out our Price Drops listings for iOS and Mac apps respectively.

First off, the big game houses have knocked down prices on a plethora of titles for the weekend. Electronic Arts, Gameloft and others have joined in on the fun with some deep discounts. Most notably, Electronic Arts has dropped the prices of around 90 (!) of its iOS titles down to $.99, bringing some games that are regularly $9.99, like Battlefield: Bad Company 2 HD, Dead Space HD, Monopoly HD, Need for Speed Shift HD and others down significantly. Click here to see all of EA’s titles in the App store.

• $.99Buy Now
  Games
  

  BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY™ 2...

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  3.00 (1016)

  Version:

  1.0.2

  iOS iPad

  Ready to relax this Memorial Day? Get over 55 EA games for 99¢ each – or FREE – on the App Store! Limited time only. OUR BIGGEST, BADDEST FPS. NOW ON iPAD. Based on the bestselling console game...

• $.99Buy Now
  Games
  

  Dead Space™ for iPad

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  2 days ago

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  4.00 (1280)

  Version:

  1.3.9

  iOS iPad

  Ready to relax this Memorial Day? Get over 55 EA games for 99¢ each – or FREE – on the App Store! Limited time only. “BEST MOBILE GAME OF THE YEAR!” ( 2011 Meffy Awards) AN ORIGINAL DEAD...

• $.99Buy Now
  Games
  

  MONOPOLY for iPad

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  2 days ago

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  3.00 (1281)

  Version:

  1.1.35

  iOS iPad

  Ready to relax this Memorial Day? Get over 55 EA games for 99¢ each – or FREE – on the App Store! Limited time only. “GO” with the best MONOPOLY for iPad yet! Enjoy ALL-NEW gameplay...

• $.99Buy Now
  Games
  

  Need for Speed Shift for iPad

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  2 days ago

  Rating:

  4.00 (363)

  Version:

  1.0.80

  iOS iPad

  THE LEGEND RETURNS! By popular demand, one of the most visceral and aggressive sim-racing games ever made for iPad is back on the App Store! FAST LOOK AT THE FEATURES: • Drive 20 awesome cars,...

Gameloft has reduced 6 games down to $.99 for the holiday weekend, including the recently released N.O.V.A. 2:

• $499Buy Now
  Games
  

  Asphalt 6: Adrenaline

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  9 months ago

  Rating:

  4.50 (1010)

  Version:

  1.3.8

  iOS iPhone

  Feel the thrill of racing like never before in the newest adrenaline-pumping edition of the Asphalt series. BUILD YOUR DREAM COLLECTION Discover 42 cars and bikes from Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston...

• $499Buy Now
  Games
  

  Shrek Kart™

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  20 weeks ago

  Rating:

  4.00 (642)

  Version:

  1.1.1

  iOS iPhone

  OPTIMIZED FOR iPHONE 4! High-definition graphics that fully utilize the iPhone 4 Retina display & gyroscope support for innovative controlling and driving precision. For the first time on the...

• $699Buy Now
  Games
  

  Dungeon Hunter 2

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  20 months ago

  Rating:

  4.50 (2542)

  Version:

  1.0.0

  iOS iPhone

  The benchmark for action RPGs hits your iPhone & iPod touch in its second opus. Slide to Play says, “Exceptional games like Dungeon Hunter don’t come along often.” And that is why you...

• $699Buy Now
  Games
  

  N.O.V.A. 2 - Near Orbit Vanguard...

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  17 months ago

  Rating:

  4.00 (2309)

  Version:

  1.1.7

  iOS iPhone

  The ultimate sci-fi FPS is back! Get ready to step into a whole new level of gaming on your Apple device! Pocket Gamer - 9/10 + Gold Award: "Without question, it's the finest first-person...

• $499Buy Now
  Games
  

  Starfront - Collision™

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  15 months ago

  Rating:

  4.50 (516)

  Version:

  1.0.0

  iOS iPhone

  The best real-time strategy is now at your fingertips! Starfront: Collision, the epitome of RTS gameplay with gorgeous HD graphics and a competitive 4-player multiplayer, finally hits the App Store! ...

• $699Buy Now
  Games
  

  Sacred Odyssey - Rise of Ayden

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  15 months ago

  Rating:

  4.00 (238)

  Version:

  1.0.0

  iOS iPhone

  "The combination of a quality story, good combat, tough puzzles, and amazing production values make Sacred Odyssey: Rise of Ayden well worth your time and money." - SlidetoPlay.com,...

If you’re looking for other deals outside of games, Pocket Informant HD, a highly-rated calendar and task app for the iPad, is down to $9.99 from $14.99. Also, MacPhun has made its neat Silent Film Director video editing app free and its FX Photo Studio picture editing apps $.99 in celebration of the July 4th holiday.

• $1499Buy Now
  Productivity
  

  Pocket Informant Pro - Events,...

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  3 days ago

  Rating:

  4.00 (75)

  Version:

  3.00.63

  iOS Universal

  Be a Productivity Ninja: Calendar, Tasks, Notes & Contacts. Built with over 10 years of mobile calendaring prowess, we've focused on the best user experience for the power user - as well as...

• $299Buy Now
  Photography
  

  Vintagio

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  4 days ago

  Rating:

  4.00 (107)

  Version:

  4.1

  iOS iPhone

  Vintagio makes your iPhone videos retro, stylish and awesome. ▶ HD Filters from 20s - 80s ▶ Authentic Soundtracks ▶ Powerful, Easy-to-Use Editing tools ▶ And much more inside the most awesome...

• FreeBuy Now
  Photography
  

  FX Photo Studio: pro effects...

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  5 weeks ago

  Rating:

  4.50 (451)

  Version:

  5.1

  iOS iPhone

  FREE for a limited time. Back to $2.99 soon! FX Photo Studio is a real filter-machine that can easily turn your images into stylish vintage snaps, dramatic b&w photos, cross-processed or...

• $199Buy Now
  Photography
  

  FX Photo Studio HD

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  4 weeks ago

  Rating:

  4.50 (302)

  Version:

  5.0

  iOS iPad

  FX Photo Studio is a real filter-machine that can easily turn your images into stylish vintage snaps, dramatic b&w photos, cross-processed or grunge masterpieces, futuristic 3-D pictures and...

For the Mac, vimov has dropped its soothing Weather HD app down to $1.99 from $3.99 and Pixel Research Labs has reduced its ringtone-maker Ringer down to $.99 from $1.99. Also, Secret Exit has dropped the price of its unique puzzle game Zen Bound 2 to just $.99 from $4.99.

• $399Buy Now
  Weather
  

  Weather HD

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  4 days ago

  Rating:

  4.00 (666)

  Version:

  1.6.9

  Mac OS

  Following the huge success of more than 5 million downloads on iPhone and iPad, Weather HD, a stunningly elegant desktop weather app that made its debut on iOS, is now available on Mac. Weather HD...

• $399Buy Now
  Music
  

  Ringer - Ringtone Maker

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  7 months ago

  Rating:

  5.00 (1257)

  Version:

  1.3.2

  Mac OS

  Don't buy another ringtone maker until you watch our video at http://pixelresearchlabs.com/ringer. "My nod goes to Pixel Research Labs' Ringer because it works quickly" -...

• $499Buy Now
  Games
  

  Zen Bound® 2

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  13 months ago

  Rating:

  4.50 (55)

  Version:

  2.2.5

  Mac OS

  Wrap your way to bliss in Zen Bound 2, the unique down-tempo indie game! This is a different gaming experience: an opportunity to slow down, zone out and focus on a task that’s challenging but not...

There are many, many more apps on sale for the holiday weekend so don’t forget to keep an eye on our Price Drops lists for iOS and Mac apps. We wish everyone a fun and safe Independence Day weekend!