This is the best way to get more apps for less

Sep 21, 2014 20:57 GMT  ·  By

Together with iOS 8 Apple has introduced App Bundles and Game Bundles. We have covered the second one, but the most important one is App Bundles. The reason being that a game is usually pretty cheap and the most expensive games will not get into bundles anytime soon. 

However, with Apps it's a different story. Developers have already started including their apps in bundles to get customers' attention. So, for example, until now, the same developer had 3 apps in the AppStore. His highest rated ones were the most expensive too. Now you can get all three apps for the price of the two most expensive ones. It's just like getting the third one for free.

Where can you find them?

The AppStore editors have put up a new selection page for features App Bundles. You can start there. There are currently 16 bundles that offer around 50 apps. Another way to find if a certain app can be found at a discounted price is to look for it in the AppStore.

When you find it, click on the icon to open its page. You will see the same description, ratings and related apps, but on the right hand column there's something new. They call this "Also included in," and right below the title you will see the Bundles that have that app. They are not always the same. Some of the bundles are made with apps from the same developer. Other are gathering apps from different developers with the similar or complemental features.

Some great examples

If you are looking for a good productivity bundle, you can choose one of the two from Readdle. The developers of Scanner Pro are offering all of their apps for a discounted price. This "Ultimate Productivity Bundle" is $19.99 (€15.52). Buying each app separately will set you back $26.96 (€20.93) so you're looking at a 7 dollars discount right there.

If you are a weather geek, the "Weather Bundle" from Apalon Apps is for you. It only costs $3.99 (€3.10) and you save two bucks with that.

The Photo Cookbook was recently chosen Apple's Free App of the week. Now you can get the whole collection for a hefty 45% discount if you buy all five apps in this Bundle.

One last interesting detail is related to pricing. If you already have two apps and you paid for those the price of the current bundle, you can choose to complete your bundle for zero dollars. That means you can get all the rest of the apps for free. Check out the whole selection here.

App Bundles (3 Images)

Productivity Bundle
Some of the bundles out thereThe Weather Bundle
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