Veteran’s Day Bargain iPhone and iPad Apps

Saluting all of our wonderful and amazing heroes on this Veteran’s Day! Thank you for keeping our country safe! Here are some bargain apps for you on this honorable day!

Smurfs’ Village – Gargamel invaded the Smurfs’ Village and now they’re all scattered all over the forest! Help them rebuild their village and find one another again! If you enjoy games like We Rule and Farmville on the iPhone/iPad, you’ll love this even more. You have the farming of berries, and the building of houses, mushroom houses, but what makes this game stands apart are the mini-games and quests for each level. Mix some potions with Papa Smurf, bake some goodies with Greedy, unwrap a present from Jokey, and more! The graphics are beautiful and so true to the original smurf cartoons, hitting a soft spot for us Smurf fans. Connect with your Facebook account for even more fun, including gift giving to your friends as well as visiting their Smurf Villages. Best of all, it’s absolutely free! Universal App (Free)

Fruit Ninja – easy to play, but challenging to master! Use your ninja skills and slash fruit as they fling in the air. Don’t let a fruit fall down untouched! Also be careful and watch out for the bombs! Slash as many fruits as you can and climb the leaderboards in Game Center! Fun game and well worth the 99 cents. Also available for the iPad with even more multi-touch fun.
iPhone/iPod Touch Version (99 cents) | iPad Version ($4.99)

Strawberry Shortcake – Celebrate 30 sweet years of Strawberry Shortcake! This app brings me back to my childhood! Help Strawberry Shortcake serve up some delicious smoothies! Sort the fruits and glasses as quickly as you can! Also meet her best friends — Blueberry Muffin, Lemon Meringue, and Orange Blossom! iPhone/iPod Touch Version (99 cents)

Empire Story – Create an Greek/Roman empire based on your wild imagination! Build and decorate it with arenas, Colosseum, temples, and wonders. Use your storm8 account to send gifts and visit your friends’ empires. Achievements will be published to Game Center, and the game is absolutely free. Universal Version (Free)

Geared – a beautifully designed puzzle game where you try to fit gears into place to make them spin like clockwork! With over 150 unique levels, this game is quite challenging and an excellent brain teaser. The iPad version is free for this week only. iPhone/iPod Touch Version (99 cents) | iPhone/iPod Touch Lite (Free) | iPad Version (Free)

Slice It! – Once you slice it, you can’t stop! Slice various shapes to get the same ratio or surface area. You’re given the number of slices to create, and the shape to create it from. Cut and slash and level up! Adorable graphics and animation. New universal version with Game Center. Universal Version (99 cents)

Pocket Frogs – Collect, breed, and discover new species of beautiful frogs! Take your frog out to the pond so it could eat dragonflies in the air. Or enter a frog race to gain more gold or bring home a new frog. Play online or offline. And you can find your friends via Plus+ social gaming network. Lots of new updates in the latest version. New Game Center achievements, Frogdex (index of frogs), and more! Still absolutely free! Universal Version (Free)

Words with Friends – Challenge your friends with a round of everyone’s favorite crossword game! Newtoy’s popular “Words with Friends” game is now available in a free ad-supported iPad version. Grab it now if you own an iPad! iPad Ad Version (Free) | iPad Version ($2.99) | iPhone Version ($2.99) | iPhone Ad Version (Free)

Trade Nations – Start with creating your own small village and turn it into an amazing city! Harvest raw resources like wood and wheat. Trade them in the markets for gold to build more homes and farms. Create jobs for your villagers and turn your village into an efficient and productive city. You can use magic beans to complete jobs more quicker. Expand your village by adding new buildings, creating new jobs, adding decorations, and more! Sign up for a jujuPlay account for the social aspects. Universal App (Free)

Toys R Us – is a smaller version of the Toys R Us Christmas Book. It’s a fun way for your kids to create wishlists of items they want. Tap and drop items into their wishlists. The animation is fun, but the catalog is lacking a lot of products. Hopefully they improve this in the near future. iPad Version (Free)