App Store insights, deals & guides
Deep dives, deal roundups, and the stories behind the iOS apps we track — written for people who love discovering great apps.
iPhone utility app deals: Weather Now PRO, File Explorer, and more go free
Five useful, non-game iPhone apps are free or steeply discounted right now: a full-featured weather app, a wireless file browser, a PDF signer, an ISS tracker, and a sleep alarm. Here's what's worth grabbing and what to watch for.
iOS 27's Siri "App Actions" Could Change How Your App Gets Discovered
iOS 27 lets Siri complete tasks inside third-party apps that support a new "App Actions" framework — not just launch them. Here's what's confirmed so far, and why developers should care before it ships this September.
Best AI Photo and Video Enhancer Apps for iPhone: What They Actually Charge
Every AI photo and video enhancer on the App Store is free to download and none of them are really free to use. We compared four of the biggest — Remini, Wink, YouCam Enhance, and Winkit — on what you actually get before the paywall hits.
How to Spot Fake App Store Reviews Before You Download
A 4.8-star rating doesn't mean an app is good — it means enough reviews got past Apple's filters. Here's how to tell a genuine review pattern from a manufactured one before you hand over your card details.
AppsHunter.io vs AppRaven: Which iOS Price-Drop Tracker to Use
AppRaven pushes a lock-screen alert the second a wish-listed app discounts, and no website can match that. AppsHunter.io answers more before you pay, across a 2M+ catalog with no install and no paid tier. Four checkable questions, plus the four things AppRaven does better.
Capcom's iOS Sale Cuts Ace Attorney Trilogy and Mega Man X to $14.99 and $2.99
Capcom has discounted four of its iOS games through September 3, including Ace Attorney Trilogy and Mega Man X DiVE Offline. We checked the price history on each — one of them isn't really a deal at all.
This Week's Best iOS Game Deals: Titan Quest, Shotgun King, and More
A 20-year-old action RPG back down to $8.99, a chess roguelike that keeps bouncing between $3.99 and $6.99, and a 4.9-star puzzle-dungeon hybrid under $2. This week's verified iOS game deals, checked live against the App Store.
Apple Overhauls App Store Fees in the EU, Effective October 1
Apple announced new App Store business terms for the European Union on August 18, 2026: a flat 5% Core Technology Commission replacing the old per-install fee, two other fees eliminated outright, and expanded rules for alternative marketplaces — all effective October 1.
This Week's Best Non-Game iPhone App Deals: PDF Max Pro, and More
A well-reviewed PDF editor flipped from a permanent $9.99 to free-with-subscription, a video editor still at a genuine one-time 66% off, and a weather radar app that's gone free for the third time this year. This week's verified non-game App Store deals.
Best Budgeting Apps for iPhone in 2026, Tested
YNAB, Monarch, Rocket Money, Goodbudget, and Copilot are the five budgeting apps worth your download slot right now — here's what each actually costs after the free trial, and who each one is genuinely built for.
Instagram Follower Tracker Apps: Which Ones Are Worth the Subscription
Instagram doesn't tell you who unfollowed you. A dozen third-party apps promise to. We checked review depth, what they actually charge, and the one thing worth verifying before you hand any of them access to your account.
Dire Wolf Digital's Board Game Apps Are on Sale: Everdell, Clank!, and Cascadia All Discounted
Five digital board game adaptations from Dire Wolf Digital and its peers are discounted at once — Everdell, Clank!, Cascadia, and more, all with deep review histories backing up the ratings.