Price Drop: The Weekend's Best iOS App Deals, January 25
Posted 01/25/2013 at 1:04pm
| by J Keirn-Swanson
With the exception of flesh-eating undead and the truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife, our apps today are all about utility. So put on your to-do list: how to escape having your brain eaten, how to stay in shape to escape shambling hordes of zombies, and how to get your Mr. Darcy to finally pop the question. Then get tapping at the App Store.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Run faster than you'd run from zombies themselves if you want to get your hands on this usually $9 interactive version of the best seller and get it for free, but HURRY.
Compasso Synth

Turn your compass into something you can actually get some enjoyment out of with this freebie and start making beautiful wandering music.
ProCamera HD

It's a camera app that has the iPad in mind and it's only $0.99, so go ahead, lift that bad boy up for a snap.
xPlan

Holy smokes, are you a project manager? If so, go grab xPlan while they're still crazy enough to have dropped the price on this from $49.99 all the way down to $2. No, that's not a typo. $1.99 and it's yours.
Weird But True

The name of this currently free app could be the title of any single parenting story in our arsenal, but we're sure the little ones will get a kick out of this stuff.
Ultimate Photo Editor

And after you take those lovely iPad photos, save yourself a fiver and put this currently free editor to work making the pictures purty.
Calorie Counter Plus

Okay, we get it, keeping that New Year's resolution to eat better has been harder than you'd have guessed. Well, this free app is here to ride to the rescue. Start logging calories and activities and we SWEAR you will do better.
Do.one

Put it on your to-do list and you'll get more done and with a free to-do list this nice to look at, you'll wanna get more done.
American Mensa Brain Test

Okay, brainiacs, let's see how smart you really are. Half off down to $0.99, this headbone test will have you scratching your puzzler about everything but the price.
Workout Hero™

That workout resolution still holding? Well, if you're struggling, maybe you just need a cape. Workout Hero supercharges your daily routine and it does it for a single buck.
TapTrace Pro

For those of you with older handsets, who can't roll the Find My iPhone, we have TapTrace Pro which ought to suit you just fine and since it's free, give it a whirl.
Maven Web Browser Plus

With tons of support for touch based interactivity, Maven Web Browser Plus claims its got the ergonomics to spare. If you have a buck to spare, take that challenge, why don'tcha?
Things

One of the bigger names in the Mac App Store for GTD, Things is cut in half from $50 all the way down to $25, so if organizing your action items is high on your agenda, put this at the top of your list.
Todo

You could save yourself a lot more money by opting for Todo instead of Things as this fully featured list making GTD app is down from $14.99 to just $6.99.