Free Android and iOS apps for this week

Are your smartphone usage patterns becoming a little stale? If this sounds similar, now might be the ideal time to add some excitement by exploring the fascinating realm of apps discounts. This is your opportunity to find some undiscovered treasures on the iOS and Android platforms.

We have put up a carefully chosen list of programs that are now free to download from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store in this issue. These temporary deals will not be available for long, so act quickly!

Download and install any apps you find that you would want to have but do not require right now. It would be seen as “purchased,” and even if you immediately remove it from your smartphone, it will always remain in your app library.

Android apps and games that are free for a limited time

Android apps for productivity and lifestyle

• Clock Widget — Word Clock ($6.49): Tell the time using words instead of numbers!
• Shout Screen ($0.99): With smartphones getting larger screens each year, they can make for an impromptu prompter.
• DJ Mix Studio ($12.99): Be a DJ and mix music right on your smartphone!
• Equalizer and Volume Booster Pro ($4.99): Change the way your music sounds on your smartphone with this app.
• Reminder Pro ($3.49): If you ever need a second brain to remind you of things, this app hits the spot.

Free Android games

• Balloons Pop Pro ($1.49): An addictive puzzle game with a twist, where you have 5 different modes to choose from!
• Jewels Planet ($2.99): A match-3 game that does not require an internet connection to play.
• Sky Wings VIP ($0.99): A shoot ’em up that sees you saving the world once again. You’ll need lightning-quick reflexes.
• Hero of the Kingdom II ($8.49): Things went south for you in your village when it was raided by pirates. It is time to exact your pound of flesh, but it will require careful strategy and planning. 
• Neo Monsters ($0.99): Find monsters, train them, send them out for battles, rinse, and repeat as they grow even more powerful while gaining new skills.

iOS apps that are free for a short time

iOS apps for productivity and lifestyle

• mySymptoms Food Diary ($7.99): Do you have food allergies? Keep track of what you eat so that you can minimize food allergies.
• Filterious Photo Filters ($2.99): Use this app to generate great-looking photos thanks to the long list of filters. 
• ChaReader ($1.99): Use this text-to-speech app and consume content without reading anything.
• ChirpOMatic ($4.99): Birdwatchers, do you have what it takes to identify all the right breeds through their songs? This app helps you get it right.

Free games for the iPhone and iPad

• Neo Monsters ($0.99): This is a recurring theme: capture monsters, train and take care of them, let them fight and gain experience to become more powerful.
• Pirate Drops 2 ($4.99): An interesting match-3 game that takes on the pirate theme while offering various degrees of excitement as the game progresses. 
• Kingdom Rush Tower Defense HD ($5.99): Defend your territory against a seemingly endless horde of advancing enemies, all within a medieval setting.
• My City: Star Horse Stable ($3.99): Can’t afford a horse in real life? Let your little one have one in the virtual world and learn how to care for it.

Your personal information may be collected and shared by a variety of applications. It is critical to carefully consider the permissions that each application requests in order to secure your privacy. For example, why would an alarm clock app require access to your contact list or camera? You may greatly improve the security of your data by limiting the permissions you grant.