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UPDATE 02.03.12 @10:30 CST: After yesterday’s App Store glitches, I followed both app discounts and they remained free all night long. I felt confident in posting this discount that any issues were resolved. Right after this post went live, the prices of both apps went back up to $1.99 and the mention of the discount was removed from the App Store description. This may be another glitch (It’s rare, but I’ve seen this before with other developers). I’ve contacted MorokoshiMan to see if they’re aware of this and to see what’s up. I’ll keep you posted. =M=

UPDATE 02.03.12 @10:40 CST: The apps are again free in the App Store. =M=

The three toy camera apps from MorokoshiMan, PICtone, INStan Pocket and CAMERAtan are FREE right now in the App Store for the next day or so. Each app is $1.99, so this is a total savings of about $4. This is s a great freebie.

The App Store description says until February 5, but because of recent glitches and timezone differences, don’t wait until the last minute — grab these now.

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Simply B&W from developer Mr. B. Ware is a simple, easy to use monochrome conversion app you can use to make black & white photos that pop. It’s FREE right now in the App Store, down from $0.99. Grab it now. This discount is for a very limited time only — through until this Sunday.

I’ve featured Simply B&W in My Camera Bag post — it’s an excellent app that’s  a staple in my tool box. This universal app — works natively on both iPhone and iPad — supports a maximum resolution of 3264×3264 pixels.

This discount is to celebrate the anniversary of Mr. B. Ware. Mr. B. Ware’s Pixel It app is also free until Sunday. From the developer’s Twitter stream, “One year ago today I started work on my first iOS app and MrBWare was started. Thanks for all the support this past year.”

If you don’t already have it, it’s still highly recommended for a dollar. For free, Simply B&W is an essential download.

Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 4.0 or later.

UPDATE: The price has already gone back up on this one. The discount was “until” Sunday in Mr. B.Ware’s timezone. This is still an excellent buy at $0.99 if you like to create black & white iPhoneography.

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Powerful image editing photo app Snapseed is FREE right now, 12/31/11, 2:30 AM CST, in the App Store. This is a huge discount; it normally costs $4.99.

One of the benefits of being a nightowl is that you get to catch deals like this. This may be one of those freebies that disappears quickly (as in a few hours) so grab this one now.

Here’s the App Store link:

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There’s so much great discounted and free stuff in the App Store right now, I need to post it here rather than flood your Facebook feeds where I would normally post most of these.

Kabaam, FX Photo Studio, Squara and others are on sale or FREE right now in the App Store. Click past the jump for more info and App Store links: >>>>

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Here’s some more Black Friday goodness. The excellent color-to-black & white apps MonoPhix for iPhone and iPod Touch and MonoPhixHD for iPad are FREE right now for a limited time. FlashPhix is also free right now. MonoPhix has been a favorite of Life In LoFi for some time. These are for the full versions of the apps, not a feature-limited “lite” version. If you don’t already have these excellent apps, grab them now!

The iPhone apps are a savings of $0.99 each and MonoPhixHD is a savings of $1.99.

Renzo Verleysen from the apps’ developer Phoenxsoftware also says on the MonoPhix Facebook page, “If you guys can get all Phix apps to a joint 10,000 downloads on Black Friday I’ll keep them free all weekend as well.”

MonoPhix (0.99$->0$) – The most powerful black & white app out there.

MonoPhix HD for iPad (1.99$ -> 0$) – The most powerful black & white app out there. (for iPad)

FlashPhix – Flash & Exposure Fix (0.99$ -> 0$) – Cross processing, automatic correction and lighting control in one easy app.

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In celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday here in the US, FiLMiC Pro will be completely free in the App Store worldwide starting TODAY at 6:00 PM PST (that’s about 9:00 PM on the east coast) through Thanksgiving. This is a huge savings of $2.99. That’s something we can all be thankful for….

Read on for more info and an App Store link. >>>>

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HDR Fusion by Cogitap is a genuine HDR photo app similar to Pro HDR and True HDR. It shoots and merges bracketed exposures and has been very good reviews in the App Store. It’s FREE right now for the next day or so. This is for the full version of the app, and not the free, feature-limited version!

HDR Fusion is Cogitap’s foray into the third-party HDR market. It’s a full-blown HDR app which takes the two bracketed images and then merges and aligns them in-app. I haven’t reviewed the app, but the results are different than any other HDR app available. Color processing seems to be a little more vibrant than TrueHDR’s natural mode, but not at vibrant as ProHDR. Saves at full device resolution. It’s been averaging 4-star reader reviews in the App Store. Based on my initial tests, it’s fast, easy and solid and produces good HDR color.

At its normal price of $0.99, it’s inexpensive enough to warrant a look if you shoot HDR. It’s an excellent download for free and this is a great opportunity to try the full version of the app.

You also might want to check out Cogitap’s other HDR photo app, the excellent Bracket Mode ( ). All it does is quickly grab two bracketed images and saves them to your camera roll, letting you get back to shooting quicker.

HDR Fusion works on any iPhone or iPod Touch 4th Gen that’s running iOS 4.2 or newer.

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Camera360 Ultimate is the most popular app for mobile phone photography on the Droid platform. An iPhone version has been available for a while. It’s not a pano app, as the name might suggest. It’s a camera app with a lot of features, including over a dozen retro style filters.

The app is normally $0.99. It’s FREE right now in the App Store for a limited time. This is for the full version of Camera360 Ultimate, not a feature-limited lite version. There’s no mention of this freebie in the App Description, so I’m thinking it won’t last long. This is a good chance to try the app and see how one of the premier photo apps for Android works.

Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch (4th generation), iPad 2 Wi-Fi, and iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G. Requires iOS 4.0 or later.

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Halftone on iPad. Image courtesy of Juicy Bits.

Halftone is the app from Juicy Bits that recreates the printed, aged, halftone feel of old comic books. I’ve tried a lot of the halftone-style apps in the App Store, but Halftone is the best app I’ve found so far for recreating pulpy, comic book-style images — regardless of resolution. I’ve reviewed Halftone several times; you can start with this review here.

Halftone supports full iPhone 4 resolution – one of the few halftone-style apps that do. It’s now a universal app and works great on any iDevice you run it on.

For Labor Day weekend, Halftone is FREE in the App Store. Go… grab now! This freebie will only last for another day or so. It’s well worth the normal price of 99¢. For free, it’s a must-have.

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Halftone on iPad. Image courtesy of Juicy Bits.

Halftone is the app from Juicy Bits that recreates the printed, aged, halftone feel of old comic books. There are now a lot of halftone-style apps in the App Store, but Halftone is so far the best app I’ve found for recreating pulpy, comic book-style images. I’ve reviewed Halftone several times; you can start with this review here.

Halftone supports full iPhone 4 resolution – one of the few halftone-style apps that do. It’s now a universal app and works great on any iDevice you run it on.

Halftone is FREE right now in the App Store. Go… grab now! This freebie will only last for a short time – through this weekend. It’s well worth the normal price of 99¢. For free, it’s a must-have.

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