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Free My Apps - Get Paid iOS Apps for Free by Downloading Free Apps
Jason Tsay
When we first came across Free My Apps, we were pretty dubious about the entire concept, but now that we’ve given it a shot and gotten a couple of paid iOS apps for free (within a couple of minutes), we’re pretty excited about it. So what is Free My Apps and how does it work? Find out after the break! (Disclaimer - We’re not getting paid to write about this service, we just think it’s pretty awesome and that you guys should know about it!)
So first of all, how does Free My Apps work?
The gist of it is that you download apps from sponsors listed on the site (like Sims Free Play from EA) and earn points to redeem paid apps (like Tweetbot and GTA III)
Here’s a step by step guide on how it works -
1) Visit m.freemyapps.com on mobile Safari
2) Install the device profile when it prompts you (We were wary of this step but assumed it was for verifying that you’ve downloaded the app)
3) Download an app from the “Sponsored Apps” part of the site (it’ll redirect you to the App Store).
4) Launch the app and keep it open for at least 30 seconds (we just left the apps there for 30 seconds but the goal of the sponsors is probably for people to start using the app within that time)
5) Go back to Free My Apps and refresh the page for you points to load in.
6) Once you have enough points for the paid app you want, go to the “Gift Apps” section of the site and select it. You’ll be redirected to a “Redeem” screen in the App Store with the code already filled in. Log in to redeem the app and it’ll start downloading (plus, it’ll stay on your iTunes account so you can download to other devices).
7) Refer your friends and receive 50 points per referral (Your friend must download and launch an app for 30 seconds).
It’s that easy! Note that you’ll need to have a US iTunes account to participate in this promotion and also an iOS device running iOS 4 and up. Did it work for you? What apps did you get? Let us know in the comments!
