Black Friday 2017: Some of the Best Apps, Games, and iTunes Movies on Sale

Today is Black Friday, meaning many people are out shopping at physical stores to take advantage of the best deals, but there are also discounts hitting apps and movies that you can buy at home on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. Because of this, we've taken a look at the best games, productivity apps, and movies you can buy at a discount today. Of course, this is just a glimpse into the extensive sales you can find by checking out the App Store and iTunes Movies Store.

We've listed some of the best deals on the most popular apps below, but to find tons more apps and games that are on sale, make sure to visit our sister sister site AppShopper.

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Games
- Strike Team Hydra - $0.99, down from $7.99
- Mini Metro - $1.99, down from $4.99
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Classic - Free, down from $2.99
- Demon's Rise 2 - $0.99, down from $7.99
- Arkanoid vs Space Invaders - $0.99, down from $4.99
- Lara Croft GO - $0.99, down from $4.99
- Thomas Was Alone - $0.99, down from $4.99
- Bastion - $1.99, down from $4.99
- Alto's Adventure - $0.99, down from $4.99
- Forbidden Desert - $1.99, down from $6.99
- Another Lost Phone - $1.99, down from $2.99

Apps
- Fantastical 2 for iPhone - $2.99 (40% off)
- Fantastical 2 for iPad - $4.99 (50% off)
- Calendars 5 - $2.99, down from $6.99
- PDF Expert - $4.99, down from $9.99
- Printer Pro - $2.99, down from $6.99
- Scythe - Free, down from $3.99
- Be Focused Pro - $0.99, down from $1.99

Mac Apps
- iStat Menus 6 for Mac - $9.99, down from $18
- iStat Menus 6 Family Pack - $14.99, down from $25
- Git Tower for Mac - $39.50, $50 off regular $79 price
- Audible - Hundreds of audiobook titles discounted to $4.95
- SmartMockups - $32, 35% off regular $49 price
- CleanMyMac 3 - 30% off
- MacPaw App Bundles - 30% off
- Fantastical 2 for Mac - $39.99 (20% off)
- Cardhop for Mac - $14.99 (25% off)
- Chatology for Mac - $14.99 (25% off)
- RapidWeaver 7 - $44.50
- Squash 2 - $7.50
- Little Snitch - 50% off
- Unclutter - $4.99, down from $9.99
- Civilization V - $9.99, down from $29.99
- Civilization VI - $29.99, down from $59.99
- Sim City Complete Edition - $9.99, down from $29.99
- Sim City 4 Deluxe - $4.99, down from $19.99
- Sims 2 Super Collection - $14.99, down from $29.99
- Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum - $4.99, down from $19.99
- Call of Duty Black Ops - $19.99, down from $39.99

If you want to build up your iTunes Movies library, this week is the time to do it because Apple is discounting a long list of films on iTunes for Black Friday. Prices have dropped on everything from holiday favorites to new releases, all encompassing multiple genres. We've rounded up some notable deals below, with additional sales available through iTunes on Mac and iOS devices, as well as the Apple TV.

Under $10 Holiday Movies
- Elf
- Jingle All The Way
- Home Alone
- Die Hard
- A Christmas Story
- The Holiday
- The Family Stone

Under $12.99 4K iTunes movies to buy
- Labyrinth
- How to Be Single
- The Maze Runner
- Assassin's Creed
- Alien: Covenant
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- War for the Planet of the Apes
- Transformers: The Last Knight
- Baby Driver
- Wonder Woman

$4.99 HD iTunes movies to buy
- Fruitvale Station
- Big Eyes
- The Evil Dead
- Southpaw
- Little Miss Sunshine
- Ender's Game
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower
- 27 Dresses

$9.99 HD iTunes movies to buy
- Kidnap
- A Ghost Story
- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
- Snatched
- The Big Sick

Catch up with all of the latest deals in our Black Friday Roundup.

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Top Rated Comments

Weaselboy Avatar
104 months ago
You can ONLY call a 4K movie 4K when it's been recorded in 4K, anything else is SWINDLE!
That is actually not the case. Many movies were made using 35mm film that exceeds 4K resolution. Then some were made with 70mm film that far exceeds 4K resolution.
Score: 25 Votes (Like | Disagree)
lkrupp Avatar
104 months ago
A: I dont buy app's anymore. Apple prove's to be a very un-reliable partner. After every major update a couple of app's dont work anymore. Now im on the Ihone X with the latest IOS and all together i have 12 app's that dont work anymore. ALL apple does is mentioning it and telling you, you should send an email to the sellers!! No Apple, YOU are selling this, and making a LOAD of money on it!! SO YOU fix this!!

I dont buy "4K" movies anymore! I dont like to be swindled!! By Apple, again. Selling movie's from 1950 en 1952 as 4K i call swindle!! They look, at the most, as a copy from a copy from a VHS tape from the seventies! You can ONLY call a 4K movie 4K when it's been recorded in 4K, anything else is SWINDLE!
Stop swindling people!! 1300 for an Iphone X with the MOST faillure's i ever experienced.
Err, ah, no one believes you own an iPhone X or any Apple product actually. Why would you buy anything from a company you despise so much, a company you accuse of swindling you, a company you allegedly paid $1300 for a product that you find the worst ever? Nope, simply not a believable story, more like an invented troll.

1) You have 14 days to return the despicable iPhone X you allegedly bought.

2) Apple warned and warned for months that with iOS 11 32 bit apps would no longer work. You could even go to ‘Settings’ and view a list of your apps that would not be supported.

3) You simply are wrong about the 4K movie nonsense.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Weaselboy Avatar
104 months ago
Have you EVER looked at a movie like that? Grain like pigeon eggs. Screw up the color and contrast that it hurts your eyes.
Check up the movies on IBDM, they where never shot in 4K, or anything like it.
Nope... what you have seen are just bad transfers. Look at the list on this site for true 4K transfers. For example, look at Bridge on the River Kwai filmed on 70mm film in 1957. That has better resolution than any 4K digitally filmed movie. There is no grain and the color is great.

http://4kblurays.com
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
neliason Avatar
104 months ago
Nope... what you have seen are just bad transfers. Look at the list on this site for true 4K transfers. For example, look at Bridge on the River Kwai filmed on 70mm film in 1957. That has better resolution than any 4K digitally filmed movie. There is no grain and the color is great.

http://4kblurays.com
A good explanation for how old movies like Ben Hur can be released in HD or 4K.

https://www.howtogeek.com/199182/ask-htg-how-can-studios-release-high-definition-versions-of-decades-old-movies-and-tv-shows/
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
BODYBUILDERPAUL Avatar
104 months ago
A: I dont buy app's anymore. Apple prove's to be a very un-reliable partner. After every major update a couple of app's dont work anymore. Now im on the Ihone X with the latest IOS and all together i have 12 app's that dont work anymore. ALL apple does is mentioning it and telling you, you should send an email to the sellers!! No Apple, YOU are selling this, and making a LOAD of money on it!! SO YOU fix this!!

I dont buy "4K" movies anymore! I dont like to be swindled!! By Apple, again. Selling movie's from 1950 en 1952 as 4K i call swindle!! They look, at the most, as a copy from a copy from a VHS tape from the seventies! You can ONLY call a 4K movie 4K when it's been recorded in 4K, anything else is SWINDLE!
Stop swindling people!! 1300 for an Iphone X with the MOST faillure's i ever experienced.
Oh dear. I suggest you give it all up and live in the wilderness my friend. You sound so unhappy with your life. Become a monk :)
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
MagicWok Avatar
104 months ago
In the UK iTunes store there are some pretty great deals. There are more than I've quickly noted down:

£1.99 4K films to buy:
Life of Pi

£1.99 HD films to buy:
Big Trouble in Little China
I, Robot
Lincoln
The Momuments Men
Robots
Fantastic Mr Fox

£2.99 4K films to buy:
The Longest Ride
Exodus: Gods and Kings

£2.99 HD films to buy
Die Hard
The Theory of Everything
The World's End

£3.99 4K films to buy:
The Martian
Star Trek
X Men Apocalypse
Prometheus
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)