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Table of Contents
- iOS Productivity & Utility apps
- iOS Education & Information apps
- iOS Photography & Graphics apps
- iOS Games
- Mac Productivity & Utility apps
- Mac Education & Information apps
- Mac Photography & Graphics apps
- Mac Games
My top 10 (updated regularly)
- Amazon iTunes gift cards on sale 15% with promo code iTunes15. That means you can get $100 for just $85 — HIGHLY recommend you stock up for the rest of the year!
- Due – Reminders & Timers – never forget anything again w/ customizable timers/reminders that force you to do what you need; use it, love it, highly recommend it 👍🏼👍🏼; syncs with Mac app (also on sale) over 2k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings, 40% off, $4.99 ↘️ $2.99!
- Alto’s Adventure – super fun & engaging award winning endless runner; so much more fun than it looks in screenshots; 👍🏼👍🏼; over 8k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 80% off, $4.99 ↘️ $0.99!
- Monument Valley 2 – the sequel to the runaway hit, with mind & reality bending puzzles; HIGHLY recommend; over 2k 4 ⭐️ ratings; 60% off, $4.99 ↘️ $1.99!
- Unclutter – Files, Notes and Clipboard Manager – store files, notes, & clipboard history in a drop-down shelf; love this app, well-designed; HIGHLY recommend ; over 270 4.5 ⭐️ ratings, 50% off, $9.99 ↘️ $4.99!
- Fantastical 2 for iPhone – my favorite calendar for its natural language input & beautiful design; 👍🏼👍🏼; over 5k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings, 40% off, $4.99 ↘️ $2.99! Also on sale is Fantastical 2 for iPad and Fantastical 2 for Mac!
- Soulver – fantastic calculator crossed w/ a scratchpad; highly recommend; over 460 4.5 ⭐️ ratings, 33% off, $2.99 ↘️ $1.99!
- Pixelmator – hands down the best graphics editor on Mac; HIGHLY recommended; over 4k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings50% off, $29.99 ↘️ $14.99!
- Robinhood – Apple Design Award-winning app that gives you 100% free stock market trading; I use it for all my investing and HIGHLY recommend it. Get a free stock up to $200 just for signing up.
- Soulver – fantastic calculator crossed w/ a scratchpad; highly recommend; over 460 4.5 ⭐️ ratings, 33% off, $2.99 ↘️ $1.99!
iOS apps
iOS Productivity & Utility apps
- 🆕 Opener – open links in apps of your choice rather than iOS defaults; over 100 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 50% off, $1.99 ↘️ $0.99!
- 🆕 Be Focused Pro – great app to stay focused by breaking tasks into pieces & timing each one w/ built-in breaks; syncs with Mac app (also on sale) to keep you on track wherever you go; over 740 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 50% off, $1.99 ↘️ $0.99!
- Screens VNC – the BEST way to remotely access your Mac, no question; over 870 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 25% off, $19.99↘️$14.99! Mac app also on sale
- Due – Reminders & Timers – never forget anything again w/ customizable timers/reminders that force you to do what you need; use it, love it, highly recommend it 👍🏼👍🏼; syncs with Mac app (also on sale) over 2k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings, 40% off, $4.99 ↘️ $2.99!
- DEVONthink To Go – powerful organizer of any & all information, w/ sync to Mac app (also on sale); over 730 4 ⭐️ ratings; 27% off, $14.99 ↘️ $10.99!
- Just Press Record – simple digital recording w/ iCkoud sync & record on Apple Watch; over 420 4 ⭐️ ratings; 40% off, $4.99 ↘️ $2.99!
- TextGrabber 6 – Real-Time OCR – real OCR & text capture; over 1k 4 ⭐️ ratings; 40% off, $4.99 ↘️ $2.99!
- Widget Calendar – handy calendar for your Widget area; over 220 4 ⭐️ ratings; 50% off, $1.99 ↘️ $0.99!
- Fantastical 2 for iPhone – my favorite calendar for its natural language input & beautiful design; 👍🏼👍🏼; over 5k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 40% off, $4.99 ↘️ $2.99!
iOS productivity & utilities - Fantastical 2 for iPad – beautifully designed w/ natural language input for fast creation of events; 👍🏼👍🏼; over 970 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 50% off, $9.99 ↘️ $4.99!
- Soulver – fantastic calculator crossed w/ a scratchpad; highly recommend; over 460 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 33% off, $2.99 ↘️ $1.99!
- Tweetbot 4 for Twitter – the best Twitter client; HIGHLY recommend it for its timeline sync & powerful mute filters; over 10k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 50% off, $9.99 ↘️ $4.99!
- Acorns – Make your investing easy & automated through investing your change & getting discounts on retailers including Apple. An app I use & recommend. Get $5 invested for free when you sign up today!
- Robinhood– Apple Design Award-winning app that gives you 100% free stock market trading; I use it for all my investing and HIGHLY recommend it. Get a free stock up to $200 just for signing up.
- Square – The best-designed app out there for transferring money to friends & family; highly recommend. Get $5 just for signing up today!
- Day One Journal – Apple Design Award winning journal & one I use & love; HIGHLY recommended; over 17k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; $4.99 ↘️ free!
- TapMeasure – AR utility – measure spaces & distances in AR; over 260 4 ⭐️ ratings; $1.99 ↘️ free!
- Noizio– fantastic white noise generator; recommended; over 180 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; $0.99 ↘️ free!
- Printer Pro – a better way to print from your iOS devices; over 16k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 57% off, $6.99 ↘️ $2.99!
- Scanner Pro – the best scanner app out there, w/ auto-page defection & capture; HIGHLY recommended; over 34k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 25% off, $3.99 ↘️ $2.99!
- Calendars 5 by Readdle – powerful high quality calendar; over 26k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 50% off, $5.99 ↘️ $2.99!
- PDF Expert by Readdle – the hands-down BEST PDF editor/manager on iOS; 👍🏼👍🏼; over 16k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 50% off, $9.99 ↘️ $4.99!
iOS Education & Information apps
- 🆕 Runtastic Squats Trainer PRO – health & Fitness; over 1k 5 ⭐️ ratings; $1.99 ↘️ free!
- NOAA Radar Pro, interactive radar weather maps; over 30k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 40% off, $4.99↘️$2.99!
- SkySafari 5 – find constellations & stars just by pointing your device at the sky; over 120 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 67% off, $2.99 ↘️ $0.99!
- Dr. Seuss’s ABC – Read & Learn – read & Learn book to help kids learn ABC’s; over 2k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 60% off, $4.99 ↘️ $1.99!
iOS Photography & Graphics apps
- Relight – a camera that intelligently captures better photos, particularly in HDR situations; over 340 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 40% off, $4.99↘️$2.99!
- Linea – Sketch Simply – brilliant app for sketches & drawing, w/ Apple Pen support; HIGHLY recommended; over 110 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 11% off, $8.99 ↘️ $7.99!
- LongScreen – easily merge screenshots side by side or vertically, or add device frames to screenshots; HIGHLY recommended; 80% off, $4.99 ↘️ $0.99!
- Snapthread – merge & combine Live Photo’s into short video montages; avg 5 ⭐️ ratings; 50% off, $1.99 ↘️ $0.99!
- Afterlight – edit photos with beautiful filters & textures; over 14k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; $0.99 ↘️ free!
- 🆕 Iron Marines – newest game from the makers of Kingdom Rush, w/ over 10k 5 ⭐️ ratings; 40% off, $4.99 ↘️ $2.99!
- Alto’s Adventure – super fun & engaging award winning endless runner; so much more fun than it looks in screenshots; 👍🏼👍🏼; over 8k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 80% off, $4.99 ↘️ $0.99!
- Severed – 2017 Apple Design Award winner & iPad Game of the Year winner; 👍🏼👍🏼; over 1k 5 ⭐️ ratings; 57% off, $6.99 ↘️ $2.99!
- Monument Valley 2 – the sequel to the runaway hit, with mind & reality bending puzzles; HIGHLY recommend; over 2k 4 ⭐️ ratings; 60% off, $4.99 ↘️ $1.99!
- Framed 2 – the sequel to the award winning game; change the frame, change the story; over 110 4 ⭐️ ratings; 60% off, $4.99 ↘️ $1.99!
- Crashlands – story driven crafting RPG; over 1k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 57% off, $6.99 ↘️ $2.99!
- Prune – Apple iPad Game of the year award winner (available on iPhone too); over 740 4 ⭐️ ratings; 50% off, $3.99 ↘️ $1.99!
- Shadowmatic – beautiful Apple Design Award winning puzzler; over 6k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 50% off, $3.99 ↘️ $1.99!
- Deus Ex: The Fall – story based RPG action game w/ over 6k 4 ⭐️ ratings; 80% off, $4.99 ↘️ $0.99!
- Hitman GO – turn based strategy game w/ over 8k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 80% off, $4.99 ↘️ $0.99!
- Bastion – RPG winner of Best of App Store; over 14k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 60% off, $4.99 ↘️ $1.99!
- Lara Croft GO – Apple iPhone Game of the Year; over 6k 5 ⭐️ ratings; 80% off, $4.99 ↘️ $0.99!
- Mini Metro – a Best of App Store award winning game w/ over 6k 5 ⭐️ ratings; 👍🏼👍🏼; 60% off, $4.99 ↘️ $1.99!
- D&D Lords of Waterdeep – fantastic game of strategy, great fun, 👍🏼👍🏼; over 1k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 50% off, $9.99 ↘️ $4.99!
- Room Three – escape from the room by solving gorgeous puzzles; over 25k 5 ⭐️ ratings; 20% off, $4.99 ↘️ $3.99!
- Trivia Crack (No Ads) – the smash hit trivia game w/ over 82k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 66% off, $2.99 ↘️ $0.99!
- Badland – Apple Design Award winning game w/ over 21k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 67% off, $2.99 ↘️ $0.99!
- Agent A: A puzzle in disguise – part mystery, part spy; game w/ over 2k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 60% off, $4.99 ↘️ $1.99!
- Infinity Blade – the epic game that started them all, w/ over 326k 5 ⭐️ ratings; 83% off, $5.99 ↘️ $0.99!
- Infinity Blade II – sword game w/ over 153k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 83% off, $5.99 ↘️ $0.99!
- Infinity Blade III – the epic conclusion to the series, w/ over 38k 4 ⭐️ ratings; 86% off, $6.99 ↘️ $0.99!
- Transistor – High energy adventure RPG; over 1k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 40% off, $4.99 ↘️ $2.99!
Mac apps
Mac Productivity & Utility apps
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- 🆕 Crossover – easily run Windows apps on your Mac; 50% off, $60 ↘️ $30
- 🆕 MonthlyCal – a nice little month calendar for your notification widget; avg 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; $0.99 ↘️ free!
- 🆕 Be Focused Pro – stay focused & be productive w/ timed tasks & goal tracking; syncs with iOS app (also on sale); over 2k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 60% off, $4.99 ↘️ $1.99!
Mac productivity - WiFi Signal – monitor & diagnose Wi-Fi quality from your menu bar; over 230 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 40% off, $4.99 ↘️ $2.99!
- iFi Explorer – scan monitor, & troubleshoot Wi-Fi networks; great for system administrators; over 620 5 ⭐️ ratings; 30% off, $19.99 ↘️ $13.99!
- Screens 4 – the best way to access your Mac remotely; 27% off, $29.99 ↘️ $21.99! iOS app also on sale.
- Unibox – an approach to email that unifies messages by person; over 520 4 ⭐️ ratings; 69% off, $15.99 ↘️ $4.99!
- Little Snitch – discover & approve/deny all network activity on your Mac; 50% off, $45 ↘️ $22.50!
- Unclutter – Files, Notes and Clipboard Manager – store files, notes, & clipboard history in a drop-down shelf; love this app, well-designed; HIGHLY recommend ; over 270 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 50% off, $9.99 ↘️ $4.99!
- Mind Vector– Mind Mapping, Brainstorming & Visual Thinking; 50% off, $9.99 ↘️ $4.99!
- Due — Reminders, Countdown Timers – be reminded of critical tasks & be repeatedly reminded until you do them; syncs w/ iOS app (also on sale); over 180 4 ⭐️ ratings; 50% off, $9.99 ↘️ $4.99!
- DEVONthink – powerful “junk drawer” organizer for any & all information; w/ sync to iOS app (also on sale); 26% off, $49.99 ↘️ $36.99!
- Just Press Record – easy digital recording, transcribing, w/ iCkoud sync to iOS & Apple Watch app;; 40% off, $4.99 ↘️ $2.99!
- Expressions – powerful RegEx tester & builder; avg 4 ⭐️ ratings; 40% off, $4.99 ↘️ $2.99!
- Workspaces – set up workspaces for each project & recreate files, apps, & even emails for each; avg 5 ⭐️ ratings; 50% off, $7.99 ↘️ $3.99!
- Copied – powerful clipboard manager w/ history & sync to iOS app; over 220 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 38% off, $7.99 ↘️ $4.99!
- Daisy Disk – Fantastic app to give you a global visual perspective of what’s taking up hard drive space & how you can reduce it; use promo code: BLACKFRIDAY17 to get the deal 40% off, $9.99 ↘️ $5.99!
- TextExpander– Save hours of time by typing a small snippet & auto-expanding it into an entire document w/ fill-in snippets & more; this is one of my most used, favorite, & most highly recommend apps. 30% off a year-long subscription, savings of $144.
- Fantastical 2 – a better Mac calendar, w/ powerful natural language event creation; over 1k 4 ⭐️ ratings; 20% off, $49.99 ↘️ $39.99!
- Command Tab Plus – A better & more powerful app switcher than Apple’s; use promo code BLACKFRIDAYDMILL to get it 50% off, $10 ↘️ $5
- 2Do – powerful task manager; over 1k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 50% off, $49.99 ↘️ $24.99! Mac Productivity & Utilities
- popCalendar – simple calendar for your menu bar; recommended; over 180 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 40% off, $4.99 ↘️ $2.99!
- PDF Expert – Edit and Sign PDF – powerful app to manage, edit, & sign PDFs; over 1k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 33% off, $59.99 ↘️ $39.99!
- iStat Menus – An advanced system monitor in your menu bar; 44% off, $19.99 ↘️ $9.99
- Paste 2 – an excellent clipboard/copy & paste manager w/ clipboard history; over 460 5 ⭐️ ratings; 50% off, $9.99 ↘️ $4.99!
Mac Education & Information apps
- Earth 3D – beautifully stunning interactive images of earth form outer space; over 1k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 67% off, $2.99 ↘️ $0.99!
Mac Photography & Graphics apps
- Luminar – Powerful & beautifully designed photo editing software; $10 off with promo code MDM10, $69 ↘️ $59!
- Pixave – a more powerful way to store photos than Apple’s Photos app; over 120 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 33% off, $14.99 ↘️ $9.99! Also has an iOS app.
- Pixelmator – hands down the best graphics editor on Mac; HIGHLY recommended; over 4k 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 50% off, $29.99 ↘️ $14.99!
- Photolemur – make your photos absolutely stunning with artificial intelligence; dead-simple, one-touch controls; 15% off, $29 ↘️ $24.99, when you use the promo code MDMDeals15, plus get a free 30-day trial!
- LEGO Star Wars Saga – game w/ over 280 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 50% off, $19.99 ↘️ $9.99!
- The Sims™ 2: Super Collection – game w/ over 1k 4 ⭐️ ratings; 50% off, $29.99 ↘️ $14.99!
- Batman: Arkham Asylum – game w/ over 400 4.5 ⭐️ ratings; 50% off, $19.99 ↘️ $9.99!
Services
- 🆕 Backblaze – Unlimited, unthrottled, secure online & offsite backups for your Mac for just $5 a month. What I’ve used for years and highly recommend. Get one month free when you sign up today!
- Robinhood– Apple Design Award-winning app that gives you 100% free stock market trading; I use it for all my investing and HIGHLY recommend it. 100% free, plus get a free stock up to $200 just for signing up.
- Square – The best-designed app out there for transferring money to friends & family; highly recommend. Free to use, plus get $5 when you you send your first $5!
Movies
In no particular order. Apologies if not all sales are available in all regions 😞.
- 🆕 Miracle On 34th Street – Classic Christmas film, 33% off, $14.99 ↘️ $9.99!
- 🆕 My Big Fat Greek Wedding – Romance, 60% off, $14.99 ↘️ $5.99!
- 🆕 Independence Day – Sci-Fi & Fantasy, 38% off, $12.99 ↘️ $7.99!
- Elf – Classic holiday Comedy, 33% off, $14.99 ↘️ $9.99!
- The Imitation Game – Drama, 62% off, $12.99 ↘️ $4.99!
- The King’s Speech – Amazing Drama based on a true story, 50% off, $9.99 ↘️ $4.99!
- Traitor – Great movie w/ Don Cheadle; 👍🏼👍🏼, 50% off, $9.99 ↘️ $4.99!
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 – Action & Adventure, 46% off, $12.99 ↘️ $6.99!
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 – Action & Adventure, 46% off, $12.99 ↘️ $6.99!
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Action & Adventure, 53% off, $14.99 ↘️ $6.99!
- The Hunger Games – Action & Adventure, 53% off, $14.99 ↘️ $6.99!
- Ender’s Game– Sci-Fi & Fantasy, 62% off, $12.99 ↘️ $4.99!
- War for the Planet of the Apes – First time sale & lower price ever on this Action & Adventure film, 50% off, $19.99 ↘️ $9.99!
- The Croods – Kids & Family; 👍🏼👍🏼, 47% off, $14.99 ↘️ $7.99!
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Drama, 67% off, $14.99 ↘️ $4.99!
- Good Will Hunting – Drama w/ Ben Affleck & Matt Damon, 50% off, $9.99 ↘️ $4.99!
- Kung Fu Panda 2 – Kids & Family, 47% off, $14.99 ↘️ $7.99!
- Pride & Prejudice – Romance, 67% off, $14.99 ↘️ $4.99!
- Total Recall: Mind-Bending Edition – Lowest price ever on this Sci-Fi & Fantasy movie, 50% off, $9.99 ↘️ $4.99!
- A Good Day to Die Hard – Action & Adventure w/ Bruce Willis, 67% off, $14.99 ↘️ $4.99!
- Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit– w/ Chris Pine & Keira Knightley, based on Tom Clancy’s character; 👍🏼👍🏼, 67% off, $14.99 ↘️ $4.99!
- The Bourne Identity– Action & Adventure, 67% off, $14.99 ↘️ $4.99!
- Divergent– The first installment in the Divergent series, 67% off, $14.99 ↘️ $4.99!
- The Day After Tomorrow – Action & Adventure, 67% off, $14.99 ↘️ $4.99!
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 – Kids & Family, 47% off, $14.99 ↘️ $7.99!
- The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie – The VeggieTales classic for Kids & Family, 67% off, $14.99 ↘️ $4.99!
The Music Man – Fun, classic Musical; 👍🏼; 62% off, $12.99 ↘️ $4.99!
Other things
- 🆕 Anker 20000mAh portable charger – a high-capacity portable charger for all your devices; one I own, use, and am really happy with; $39 ↘️ $31.69
- 🆕 Anker MFi-Certified Lightning cable – a high quality brand at a great price; $14.99 ↘️ $11.89
- Amazon $100 iTunes gift card on sale for just $85 with promo code iTunes15. Great deal for buying all these apps, paying for iCloud, or Apple Music!
- PowerBeats3 by Dre, with Apple’s W1 chip, 23% off of Apple’s price, $160 ↘️ $124 at Amazon
- Apple iPhone 7/8 silicon case – 35% off; $39 at Apple ↘️ $31.49 on Amazon
- Apple iPhone 7/8 Plus leather case – 9% off, $49 ↘️ $44.99 on Amazon
- Apple iPhone 7/8 leather case – 12% off, $45 ↘️ $40.49 on Amazon
- Apple iPhone X leather case – 9% off, $49 ↘️ $44.99 on Amazon
- Apple iPhone X folio case – 10% off, $99 ↘️ $89.99 on Amazon
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