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Check out these five, all on sale or free for the new few days. **The Hobbit: Official Visual Companion** As we await the release of the third installment of _The Hobbit_ (how time flies), we may also find ourselves, for good reason, significantly less invested in the plot of this series than the original _Lord of The Rings_. That said, a fascinating app that tells us about the goings on of Middle-earth might be precisely what we need to stay caught up before the release. Packed with interactive maps and character bios, this app might finally tell you the difference between all of the dwarves. _The Hobbit is temporarily free in the_ [_App Store_](https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id763459727?mt=8 "undefined")_._ **Sonic Jump** There are a certain class of games that have gone surprisingly undeveloped for iOS — Sonic and friends is one of them. _Sonic Jump_, although not the classic vertical running game that made the franchise famous, is all about jumping heights. Play as Sonic, or your other favorite characters from the series, like Tails and Knuckles. Collect rings the way you did when you were 8. _Sonic Jump is on sale for $0.99 in the_ [_App Store_](https://itunes.apple.com/app/id567533074?mt=8 "undefined")_._ **Appetites** If you’re anything like most people, cooking recipes never turn out the way you expect. It’s no fault of your own, but your meals might turn out less like a pile of mush if you were taught how to do it properly. Appetites offers countless step-by-step instructional cooking videos to make sure you don’t mess things up miserably. _Appetites is temporarily free in the_ [_App Store_](https://itunes.apple.com/app/id405170698?mt=8 "undefined")_._ ### PHOTOS: The Rise of Mobile Phones from 1916 to Today  1916 A German field telephone station in the Aisne department of northern France during World War I. Paul Thompson—FPG/Getty Images  1970 French singer and actor Johnny Hallyday in a scene from the film 'Point de Chute' (aka 'Falling Point'). Keystone/Holton/Getty Images  1980 An early mobile phone during the Iranian Embassy siege at Princes Gate in South Kensington, London. Kypros/Getty Images  1983 Bob Maxwell, general manager of Englewood-based Mobile Telephone of Colorado, places a call on an FCC-approved radio frequency while driving to work. Lyn Alweis—Denver Post/Getty Images  1986 THE A-TEAM "The Say U.N.C.L.E. Affair" Episode 5\. (l-r) Eddie Velez as Frankie Santana, Robert Vaughn as General Hunt Stockwell, George Peppard as John 'Hannibal' Smith. Bill Dow—NBC/Getty Images  1992 Democratic presidential nominee Bill Clinton talks on a cell phone while meeting with Boston Mayor Ray Flynn in a New York hotel on Sept. 25. Mark Lennihan—AP  1993 Whoopi Goldberg during ShoWest in Las Vegas. Jeff Kravitz—FilmMagic/Getty Images  1997 A farmer with his family sitting on a Bullock Cart and talking on a mobile Phone, in Delhi. India Today Group/Getty Images  2001 A woman watches smoke pour out of the World Trade Center Towers in New York on September 11. Nicholas Goldberg—Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images  2011 A rebel militiaman speaks on his mobile phone after capturing territory from government troops on March 25 in Ben Jawat, Libya. John Moore—Getty Images  2011 A youth films the aftermath of tear gas police fired at protestors in Muhammed Mahmoud Street near Tahrir Square on November 23 in Cairo. Peter Macdiarmid—Getty Images  2012 Audience members take pictures of President Barack Obama at Florida Atlantic University on April 10 in Boca Raton, Florida. Marc Serota—Getty Images  2014 A teenager takes a selfie in front of Queen Elizabeth II during a walk around St. Georges Market in Belfast. The Queen has apparently voiced her dismay that when she carries out engagements she is greeted by a sea of mobile phones. Peter Macdiarmid—PA Wire/Press Association Images/AP **_Fuel My Run_** If you, like all your friends and relatives ,are training for a marathon, there’s the likely risk of hitting the 20-mile-wall. An app like Fuel My Run can use your phone’s GPS to track your pace and help you monitor progress. It will also watch your mid-race caloric intake in order to make sure you physically have enough energy to actually finish your run at your desired pace. _Fuel My Run is temporarily free in the_ [_App Store_](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fuel-my-run-marathon-half/id760205028?mt=8 "undefined")_._ **Catan** At this point, everybody’s been forced to play a game of _Settlers of Catan_ at a party as it dies down. Of course, there’s that embarrassing moment when you have nothing left to spend and have been forced to make dark and shady deals simply to stay in the game. This iPhone version may offer just enough practice hours so you don’t end up losing all the time. _Catan is on sale for $2.99 in the_ [_App Store_](https://itunes.apple.com/app/id335029050?mt=8 "undefined")_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3620472/iphone-apps-sale-free/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3620472/iphone-apps-sale-free/"},"headline":"Don't Miss These Great iPhone Apps on Sale This Weekend","datePublished":"2014-12-05T17:08:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:45:30.781Z","description":"Looking to download a few great iPhone apps while saving some money this weekend? 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