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Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

By Lulu Chang September 8, 2016

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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 free 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.

Learn French Free

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Pick up a language faster and easier than ever before with this app. More than 600,000 people around the world have learned to speak French in around 10 minutes per day.

My Genetic Health

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By combining 23andMe or Ancestry.com with this app, you can find your optimum health and fitness needs. This genetic application that delivers clear, easy-to-read results to the user in a portable format.

Bloop Scoops

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This rather ominously named game is all about saving the falling ice cream. It’s a finger drag-based game that makes you the controller of the only ice cream cone in existence — a heavy obligation.

FotoMed

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Hypochondriacs may want to stay away from this self-diagnosing app. FotoMed is a handy mobile medical reference, medical-image search, and photo-comparison tool for health tracking.

Game About Flight 2

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This is a game involving planes — surprise, surprise! Take control of a little machine, destroy all the enemies you see, and stay occupied for hours.

Stack Climb

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See just how coordinated you really are by stacking as many blocks as possible. Challenge your family and friends and see how many boxes each player can stack.

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