Like many of you, I ‘m a major iPhone apps junkie, and I ‘m always on the lookout for more and better ways to discover more and better apps.  Store-Extend is the 3rd app I ‘m aware of that specializes in helping you do just that “ as in, find those ‘hidden gem ‘ type apps and discounts on quality apps that are so good to come across.

And it ‘s a very good one as well “ with maybe the best look and feel of any of the apps I ‘ve tried in this category.

Store-Extend lets you browse around via its main tabbed sections at the bottom of its screen “ which are:

Top “ as the name suggests, top, most popular apps in the store with separate paid and free sections

Categories “ look around via app categories “ and within each category, there are sub-sections for paid, free, discounted (and an ability to display them ordered by release date)

Discount “ listings of current / recent discounted apps (again with paid and free sub-sections)

Most Recent “ as the name would suggest

Search “ if you don ‘t find something in the other sections, try here 

When you tap on an individual app that interests you, you get a nice big screen with its full App Store description, screencaps, a download link that will take you straight to its App Store page, a big button to add the app to your Favorites list, and even a clever ‘See Also ‘ area that will show you a Lite version of an app if one is available, and similar.

You also get a very good, clear indicator of when an app is currently being offered at a discount, via a ‘Promo ‘ stripe in red across the top right “ in both individual app page and apps listing views

One thing I ‘m not a fan of with Store-Extend is its name.  I think it ‘s awkward, and hope maybe the developers will come up with something punchier in future. 

There are two other good apps that I know of for finding App Sore bargains and hidden treasures:  AppMiner, which is my joint favorite along with Store-Extend, and Bargain Bin, which I like a little less, due mainly to the fact that it forces you to jump out to the App Store each time you select an app to have a closer look at. 

You can find Store-Extend in the App Store now, and it ‘s a free app (as are the other two mentioned above).

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