Apple iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad) -- Ongoing Sales

Here are some helpful resources as well as a short FAQ file:



Game Review & Deal Sites

If you want to check out a particular game, try the following review sites, or ask in here so fellow CAG's can assist you.

Price Tracking Sites

• 148 Apps
• App Shopper iOS / App Shopper Mac
• Free App Alert
• Touch Arcade
• Free App A Day

App & Game Review Sites

• IGN Wireless
• MacLife iPad
• MacLife iPod/iPhone
• Slide to Play
• Touch Arcade
• Touch Gen
• TUAW Games

Free App Offers:
• Crate and Barrel is currently giving away a variety of apps, music, and books for free. Some apps of note are ones found on the recommended list. For more information check out the following link:
• Get The Download by Crate and Barrel
• Starbucks offers an app, song, and book of the week. These apps, songs, and books can be picked up in stores. They're little cards with a code on them that you redeem in iTunes on either your Mac/PC or iPhone/iPad/iPod. Starbucks has a website where they'll occasionally offer these apps, songs and books online as well via a link, meaning you don't even need to go to one of their stores to get these apps, songs, and books. For more information check out the following link:
• iOS Pick of the Week by Starbucks

Free App offers from Developers
• Get a free copy of the Number Fill app for iOS by sending an email to [email protected] /* */ with subject "iOSApp:" (while supplies last).

YouTube Video Reviews

• iPad Game Reviews
• iPhone\iPod Touch Game Reviews



Apple Game Center

Apple Game Center allows you to keep a friends list, track your in game achievements, and compare with your friends. Many games support this.

Make sure to checkout the official CAG Game Center Exchange Thread. You can post your game center name and see the names of your favorite CAG'rs.



General iOS FAQ

1. Make sure to check for periodic updates either in iTunes or on your iOS devices. For each release of new firmware, there's usually a bunch of games updated right afterward.

2. Some applications also go on sale by their authors when they reach 1 million download and similar milestones.

3. Apps often have specials the day before, during, and after holidays, regardless if said game/app is related to the holiday. Most notably is the fact that many developers discount their apps for Christmas and because Apple employees, in charge of App Store changes, take a break during the week of Christmas these discounts usually last until the new year.

4. Newly released apps will often have a % or dollar amount off for a limited period of time to gain a large following quicker. While browsing the app store you can go to a particular type or genre and order according to release date. This can make finding new app discounts faster.

5. Apps can be re-downloaded from your iOS device. To do this open the App Store and look for a tab called "Purchased". From here you can re-download any previously purchased apps.

6. I strongly advise not to buy iTunes Gift Cards by 3rd parties unless you know they can be trusted. Retail stores and receiving cards as gifts are the best ways. There are many credit card scams, stolen cards, hacked cards going around, especially on Ebay.

7. If you are the victim of a iTunes Card scam or get your account locked due to one not all hope is lost. Apple has been fairly lenient on these issues. Call Apple directly at 1-800-MY-APPLE or check the iTunes Store support page. Also going to your local Apple Store to discuss it can help. The account locking is an automated process and can be reversed. This can take time so be cautious if you use gift cards from 3rd party sources.

8. If you somehow break your iOS device, you have some options. If you bought the Applecare warranty it should be covered for most items. If your Applecare ran out or you don't have one, try using one of the repair guides on iFixit to repair it yourself. Apple Stores have been known to give discounts if you bring in a iOS device that they will not fix since it's not in warranty. This discount however is very small.

9. Using a screen protector can extend the life of your device. Most stores carry these, but they can be hard to install. The best I have personally used are made by a company called Power Support. They have both clear and anti-glare protectors. They are easier to install because the protector is a firm yet thin piece of plastic. Griffin Technologies and Zagg are also very good.

10. Universal Apps have a small plus sign in the upper left corner next to their price. They can be played natively on both the iPad and iPod/iPhone. iPhone games that are not universal can still be played on the iPad with a lower resolution. Non universal iPad games cannot be played on the iPhone.



Games by Genre as Recommended by Fellow CAGs

Feel free to add games, genres or move titles as needed. This list is to give CAGs a chance to catch up on high-quality games they may have missed and to get new users started on "can't miss" titles to download for their new iDevice.

Green titles are universal (ipad and iphone/ipod touch).
Italic are iPad only.
^ are retina optimized for the iPad.
* are iPhone 5/5th gen iPod Touch optimized.
~ (symbol beside the "1" on standard US keyboards) are iPhone 6/6+ optimized. Note that apps that are iPhone 6/6+ optimized are by default iPhone 5/5th gen iPod Touch optimized.
Some game developers/companies like to offer free versions which are usually demos of the full version and a great way to check out and determine if you will actually like a particular game without paying anything. These demos are noted as such. Some game developers/companies like Zynga, however, like to offer free, AD-Supported, versions of their games which means you get the full game, but it features ads and by buying the paid version you remove those ads. AD-Supported games are noted as such.

Casual
Tiny Wings* (iPad Version^),
Angry Birds* (Free Demo*) ((iPad Version^) (Free iPad Demo^)), Seasons* (Free Demo) ((iPad Version) (Free iPad Demo)), Rio* (iPad Version), Space* (Free Demo*) ((iPad Version^) (Free iPad Demo^)), Star Wars* (Free Demo*) ((iPad Version^) (Free iPad Version^)), Star Wars II^*, Epic^*, Stella^*, Transformers^~,
Bad Piggies* (Free Demo*) ((iPad Version) (Free iPad Demo^)),
Doodle Jump* (Free Demo*) ((iPad Version^) (Free iPad Demo^)),
Fruit Ninja^* (Free Demo^*),
Cut the Rope* (Free Demo*) ((iPad Version^) (Free iPad Demo^)), Experiments* (Free Demo*) ((iPad Version^) (Free iPad Demo^)), Time Travel* (iPad Version^),
World of Goo* (iPad Version^*),
Osmos* (iPad Version^),
Flight Control (Free Demo) (iPad Version),
Flight Control Rocket^,
Spy Mouse (iPad Version^),
Where's My Water^* (Free Demo^*),
Where's My Perry^* (Free Demo^*),
Where's My Mickey?* (iPad Version^) (Free Demo^*),
Where's My Water? 2^*,
Stay Alight!* (iPad Version^),
Let's Create Pottery HD^* (Free Demo^*),
Omicron* (iPad Version^),
Bejeweled* (iPad Version^),
Bejeweled Blitz^*,
Tetris~ (iPad Version^),
Tetris Blitz^*,
Flappy Golf^*

Shooter
Tilt to Live* (Free Demo) (iPad Version^),
Galaxy on Fire 2^*,
Espgaluda II* (Free Demo*) ((iPad Version^*) (Free iPad Demo^*)),
Dodonpachi Resurrection* (Free Demo*) ((iPad Version^*) (Free iPad Demo^*)),
Radiant~ (iPad Version^),
MetalStorm: Online^*

F/TPS/Action
Republique^~
Shadowgun^*,
Shadowgun: DeadZone^*,
N.O.V.A. (iPad Version),
N.O.V.A. 2 (iPad Version),
Infinity Blade,
Infinity Blade II^*,
Infinity Blade III^*
Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus (iPad Version),
Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation^,
Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour^*,
Modern Combat 5: Blackout^~,
Dead Space* (iPad Version),
Grand Theft Auto III^*,
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City^*,
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas^~,
Doom Classic^*

Dual-Stick Shooter
Age of Zombies^* (Free Demo^*),
Minigore (iPad Version),
Minigore 2: Zombies^*,
Solomon's Keep,
Solomon's Boneyard

Action/Arcade
Super Mega Worm^* (Free Demo^*),
Zombie Highway^*,
Zombie Highway^~,
Pac-Man Championship Edition,
Plunderland^*,
Anodia^~ (Free Demo^~),
Super Hexagon*

Adventure
Super Brothers: Sword & Sworcery EP^*,
Broken Sword: Director's Cut^*, Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror Remastered^*,
Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror Remastered^*,
Back to the Future: The Game^*,
Back to the Future Ep 2 HD,
Back to the Future Ep 3 HD,
Back to the Future Ep 4 HD,
Back to the Future Ep 5 HD,
Minecraft - Pocket Edition^~,
Swordigo^*

Platformer
League of Evil^*, League of Evil 2^*, League of Evil 3^*
Kami Retro* (iPad Version^),
Soosiz (iPad Version),
Frogatto,
Perfect Cell^* (Free Demo^*),
Beyond Ynth* (iPad Version^),
Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor* (iPad Version^),
EDGE^*,
EDGE Extended^*,
Rayman Jungle Run^*,
Machinarium* (iPad Version^*),
Cavorite^*, Cavorite 2^*, Cavorite 3^*,
Badland^~,
Sonic The Hedgehog^*,
Sonic The Hedgehog 2^*,
Sonic CD^*

Endless Runner
Robot Unicorn Attack^*, Robot Unicorn Attack: Christmas Edition^*, Robot Unicorn Attack: Heavy Metal Edition^*, Robot Unicorn Attack 2^*,
Temple Run^*,
Temple Run: Brave^*,
Jetpack Joyride^*,
Temple Run 2^*,
Temple Run: Oz^*,
Octagon^*

Tower Defense
Plants vs. Zombies* (iPad Version^),
Plants vs. Zombies 2^~,
The Creeps!* (iPad Version^),
Epic War TD Pro* (iPad Version^),
Sentinel Mars Defense,
Sentinel Earth Defense,
Sentinel Homeworld^,
Sentinel 4: Dark Star^~
Guns'n'Glory^ (Free Ad-Supported Version^),
Anomaly Korea^*

RPG
Ash II: Shadows^,
Zenonia,
Zenonia 2,
Zenonia 3,
Battleheart^*,
Chaos Rings* (iPad Version),
Secret of Mana* (yes, that Secret of Mana ),
Avadon^,
Avernum^,
The Bard's Tale^~,
Baulder's Gate: Enhanced Edition^*,
Baulder's Gate II^,
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition^*

Puzzle
Threes!^*,
Monument Valley^~,
Device 6^*,
TwoDots^*,
Paperama^~,
Blek^*,
The Room Pocket* (iPad Version^),
The Room 2^*,
War7*,
Rail Maze Pro (Free Demo) (iPad Version^),
Heroes of Kalevala* (iPad Version^),
Circadia^*,
Flow Free^*,
Flow Free: Bridges^*,
Labyrinth^* (Free Demo^*),
Labyrinth 2* (Free Demo*) ((iPad Version^) (Free iPad Demo^)),
LightUp^,
Pathlink - Sudoku Style Logic Game^*,
Numberlink^*,
Mathdoku Pro^*,
Conceptis Fill-a-Pix^*,
Conceptis Hashi^*,
Conceptis Link-a-Pix^*,
Conceptis Nurikabe^*,
Conceptis Pic-a-Pix^*,
Conceptis Slitherlink^*,
Conceptis Sudoku^*,
Conceptis Tic-Tac-Logic^*,
Blendoku^*,
Block Block Block^*,
Gesundheit!* (iPad Version^),
Huebrix^*

Card/Dice
Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer^*,
Phase 10^* (Free Demo^*),
Card Shark Collection (Deluxe)^*,
Dice With Buddies^* (Free, Ad-Supported Version^*),
Fairway Solitaire* (iPad Version^)),
▻Solitaire +^~ (Free, Ad-Supported Version^~),
▻Freecell Solitaire+^* (Free, Ad-Supported Version^*),
▻Spider Solitaire +^* (Free, Ad-Supported Version^*),
Magic: The Gathering 2015^,
Solitaire Blitz^*

Sim
Game Dev Story,
Hot Springs Story,
Mega Mall Story,
The Sims™ FreePlay^*,
Yoot Tower (Think Sim Tower!),
Transport Tycoon^~ (Yes, THAT Transport Tycoon made by Chris Sawyer)

Strategy
Starbase Orion^*,
Majesty^* (Free Demo^*),
Civilization Revolution* (Free Demo*) (iPad Version^),
Civilization Revolution 2^*
Legendary Wars* (iPad Version^*),
Slay^* (Free Demo^*),
Battle Fleet^ (Free Demo^),
Plague Inc.^*,
Puzzle Craft^*,
Frozen Synapse^

Sports
Flick Kick Field Goal 2015^~,
Super Stickman Golf^~,
Super Stickman Golf 2*,
True Skate^*

Fighting
Street Fighter IV,
Street Fighter IV Volt,
Street Fighter II Collection,
Street Fighter X Tekken Mobile^,
King of Fighters-i002,
The King of Fighters '98^*

Racing
Real Racing 3^~,
Real Racing 2* (iPad Version^),
Asphalt 6 (iPad Version^),
Asphalt 7: Heat^*,
Asphalt 8: Airborne^~
Need for Speed: Most Wanted^*,
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (iPad Version),
Need for Speed: Shift (iPad Version),
Disc Drivin'* (iPad Version^),
Jet Car Stunts^ (Free Demo^),
Death Rally^*,
Retro Racing^*,
GP Retro^*

TableTop/Board Games
Carcassonne^*,
Catan (iPad Version^),
Scrabble* (iPad Version^),
New Words With Friends^*,
Reiner Knizia's Samurai,
Neuroshima Hex^*,
Puerto Rico HD,
Ticket To Ride: Pocket (iPad Version^ (Which includes the Europe/Switzerland maps (as IAPs) found in the aforementioned Europe Pocket))
Ticket To Ride: Europe Pocket,
Reiner Knizia's Tigris & Euphrates,
Le Havre (The Harbor)^*
Monopoly* (iPad Version^),
Reiner Knizia's Ra^,
Pandemic: The Board Game^,
Small World^,
Edler Sign: Omens* (iPad Version^),
Agricola^*,
Stone Age: The Board Game^*,
Fluxx^*,
Forbidden Island^,
Reiner Knizia's Qin^,
Rivals for Catan^*,
Lost Cities*,
Tanto Cuore^*,
D&D Lords of Waterdeep^*

Word Games
Super Word Finder Attack^*,
Words in Soup^*,
Letterpress^*,
Spelltower^*,
Puzzlejuice^*,
W.E.L.D.E.R.^*,
W.E.L.D.E.R. WARS Free^*
Scramble With Friends*,
Wordament^* (You can earn Xbox Live achievements through this game!),
What's the Phrase^* (Free, Ad-Supported Version^*)

Trivia
MovieCat (iPad Version),
You Don't Know Jack^*

Hidden Object
Little Things,
Pictureka (iPad Version),
Awakening: The Dreamless Castle HD

Non-Game Essentials
Facebook^~,
Twitter^~,
Google+^*,
Gmail^~,
Google Chrome Browser^~,
Google Search^*,
YouTube^*,
Google Maps^*,
Bible^~,
CNN~ (iPad Version^),
Dictionary.com Dictionary & Thesaurus* (Free, Ad-Supported Version*) (iPad Version^ (Free, Ad-Supported iPad Version^)),
QR Reader* (iPad Version^),
Shazam~ (iPad Version^),
Speedtest.net Mobile Speed Test*,
Steam Mobile by Valve^* (Yes, THAT Steam, ),
TV Guide Mobile^~,
CloudReaders^*,
TuneIn Radio Pro^~,
Dropbox^~,
Evernote^~,
Video Stream^*,
VPN Express^~,
Genius Scan^~,
Microsoft Word^~,
Microsoft Excel^~,
Microsoft PowerPoint^~,
Xbox 360 SmartGlass^*,
Xbox One SmartGlass^*

Shopping Essentials
Amazon Mobile^~,
Apple Store~ (iPad Version^),
Best Buy*,
Cartwheel by Target^~,
Disney Store^*,
Fandango^*,
Gamestop Mobile*,
Kmart*,
Kohl's* (iPad Version^),
Live Nation*,
Newegg Mobile* (iPad Version^),
Sears*,
Staples~,
Target~ (iPad Version^),
Toys "R" Us* (iPad Version^),
Walmart - Savings Catcher, Shopping and Pharmacy App* (iPad Version^)