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#MacStoriesDeals Black Friday 2017: The Best Deals for iPhone & iPad Apps, Games, and Accessories

Every year, thousands of iOS and macOS app deals are launched for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. At MacStories, we handpick the best deals for iOS and Mac apps and collect them in a single roundup with links to buy or share discounted products directly. You don’t have to be overwhelmed by app deals; we take care of finding the best ones for you.

This year, in addition to app deals, we’re expanding our Amazon coverage with deals on accessories that work with Alexa, HomeKit devices, 4K TVs (great for modern gaming and the latest Apple TV), and more. You can find hardware deals (with links to Amazon.com) at the end of the list.

Bookmark this post and come back to find updated deals starting today through Monday. Updates will be listed as new entries at the top of each section; iOS apps are organized in sub-categories for easier navigation.

For real-time updates, you can find us as @MacStoriesDeals on Twitter.

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Interview: Benjamin Mayo

Twitter: @bzamayo*. iOSdeveloper andwriter at @MayoBlog and @9to5Mac**.* 1. How did you get your start in app development? About halfway through secondary school, I just had this urge to make something that other people could download. I didn’t have an iPhone at the time, I didn’t have a personal iOS device for a while actually....



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Home Screen: Guilherme Rambo

Twitter: @_inside. iOS developer @PeixeUrbano and panelist on @iPhreaks podcast. There are two things that define my Home screen: the amount of folders and the presence of several default apps (I think some of them are in their default positions as well). I’ve always found opening apps in folders to be faster than swiping between...


In This Issue

LookUp,iOS Audio Apps for Focusing, Relaxing, and Resting, an interview with Benjamin Mayo, Guilherme Rambo’s Home screen, an Animoji workflow, plus the usualWeekly Q&A, Tips, Links, App Debuts, and recap of MacStories articles....


Interesting Links

Tim Bajarin of Fast Company tells the story of Corning’s Gorilla Glass, which has been used for the screen of the iPhone since its launch in 2007. (Link) Neil Cybart makes the case for why Apple should begin disclosing Apple Watch sales as part of its quarterly earnings reports. (Link). Sally Rooney explains in The...


Interview: Ryan McLeod

Twitter: @warpling. Creator of Apple Design Award winning game Blackbox. 1. Mobile puzzle games tend to fall into a handful of predictable subgenres, which Blackbox avoids by requiring players to interact with their iOS devices in unique ways. Where did the idea for that approach come from and how do you think up new puzzles?...


Home Screen: Robb Lewis

Twitter: @rmlewisuk. Lead developer at Radweb and co-host of Ruminate podcast. A lot of things have changed for me since I last shared my Home screen in 2015. Last year I switched to Android, using a Pixel XL because I had become frustrated with some of the interface changes in iOS. Just under a year...