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If you’ve been waiting for price drops to buy some apps, I’m pretty sure the time has come for you to go through your Wish List and browse our Price Drops list and open up your virtual wallet and buy it all because it feels like everything is on sale right now. It’s not possible for me to list every app sale in this post but I’d like to at least highlight some of the significant ones, particularly for apps that were featured or reviewed here on AppShopper this year.

But first things first.

• Click here for a constantly-updated list of all paid iOS apps gone free.
• Click here for a list of popular iOS apps whose prices have been reduced.
• Click here for a list of popular Mac apps whose prices have been reduced.

If you’re new to AppShopper, see this article on our Wish list function and how to use it.

Now on to the sales!

First up are a few notable paid apps that are completely free for a very limited time. Snowman’s location-aware tasks app, Checkmark, is free for today only while Blux Camera for iPad has also dropped to $0 from $1.99 for a short time. WhatsApp Messenger, the incredibly popular cross-platform text messaging app, is now free as well, down from $.99.

• $499Buy Now
  Productivity
  

  Checkmark

  Last Changed:

  4 weeks ago

  Rating:

  4.00 (222)

  Version:

  1.1.1

  iOS iPhone

  Checkmark is the fastest way to remind yourself of all the things you have to do in your busy life. "Extremely simple to use" – The Verge "An excellently built...

• $299Buy Now
  Photography
  

  Blux Camera for iPad

  Last Changed:

  3 days ago

  Rating:

  4.50 (37)

  Version:

  1.0.7

  iOS iPad

  The world’s 1st camera app custom-designed for iPadographers, ‘Blux Camera for iPad’ allows you to fully utilize your iPad’s unique features, unlocking its powerful photographic capability. ...

• $.99Buy Now
  Social Networking
  

  WhatsApp Messenger

  Last Changed:

  24 weeks ago

  Rating:

  4.50 (26017)

  Version:

  2.8.7

  iOS iPhone

  WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform smartphone messenger currently available for iPhone and all other smartphones. The application utilizes push notifications to instantly get messages from...

Clear, the lists app for iOS and Mac made by Realmac Software, Impending, and Helftone, is on sale for Christmas. The iOS version (my review) is 50% off, bringing it down to $.99 from $1.99 and the Mac version (my review) is 30% off, bringing it down to $6.99 from $9.99. (Realmac Software’s other apps are also on sale for Christmas and you can find a full list of these here.)

• $199Buy Now
  Productivity
  

  Clear

  Last Changed:

  1 week ago

  Rating:

  4.50 (185)

  Version:

  1.2.2

  iOS iPhone

  As Featured in the App Store “Best of 2012” Collection Life is messy. Keep it together with Clear, an amazing new app for list-keeping that is unbelievably simple, quick and satisfying to use. ...

• $999Buy Now
  Productivity
  

  Clear

  Last Changed:

  2 weeks ago

  Rating:

  4.50 (20)

  Version:

  1.0.2

  Mac OS

  Featured in the Mac App Store “Best of 2012”! Life is messy. Keep it together with Clear, the amazing app for list-keeping that is unbelievably simple, quick and satisfying to use. Clear for...

Though you may not want to be thinking about taking notes for class or work meetings or Microsoft Office documents over the holidays, there are a couple of apps now on sale that you should know about. Dataviz’s Documents To Go Premium is on sale for 40% off, bringing the price of the universal iOS app down to $9.99 from $16.99 while Noteshelf, an excellent handwriting notes app for iPad is now 70% off, bringing its price down to $1.99 from $5.99.

• $1699Buy Now
  Business
  

  Documents To Go® Premium -...

  Last Changed:

  9 weeks ago

  Rating:

  3.00 (39)

  Version:

  4.0.14

  iOS Universal

  Looking to access your Microsoft Office® files at any time? All you need is your favorite iOS device and Documents To Go in order to be constantly connected! **Important note: Google Docs issues...

• $599Buy Now
  Productivity
  

  Noteshelf

  Last Changed:

  25 weeks ago

  Rating:

  4.50 (460)

  Version:

  7.0

  iOS iPad

  "Best handwriting notes app for iPad" - iMore.com "An impressively deep, feature-rich app" - MacWorld The most beautiful note-taking app ever designed for the...

If you plan to play DJ at any holiday parties, algoriddim has reduced the price of its impressive djay for iPad by 50%, bringing it down to $9.99 from $19.99. If you’re not going to get a chance to inflict your DJ skills on friends and family in person, you can chat with them via Skype, Facebook, Google Talk, instant messaging, and more with Shape’s IM+ Pro for iPhone and iPad which is now 50% off, putting it at $.99 down from $1.99.

• $499Buy Now
  Music
  

  djay

  Last Changed:

  19 hours ago

  Rating:

  4.50 (8230)

  Version:

  1.6.5

  iOS iPad

  ★ MASSIVE SALE! GET DJAY 75% OFF FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY ★ ☆ WINNER OF THE 2011 APPLE DESIGN AWARD ☆ Ready to rock your next party? Introducing djay, Algoriddim's award-winning and highly...

• $499Buy Now
  Social Networking
  

  IM+ Pro

  Last Changed:

  2 weeks ago

  Rating:

  3.50 (38)

  Version:

  7.8

  iOS Universal

  Chat on Skype, Facebook, Google Talk, Twitter and more. IM+ features free texting, Off-the-Record messaging as in-app purchase, group chats, message history. IM+ Pro has all your messaging needs...

That’s all for now. Happy shopping!