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Notable apps and app updates for Dec. 22, 2016

On a regular basis, Apple World Today posts a list of notable new apps or app updates that have been released. They may not necessarily be new, but they’re popular and deserve mention. Here are today’s picks.

iOS Apps/Updates

Notus Games Studio has introduced Christmas Mansion 3. It’s a free puzzle gamein which players help an elf to prepare a town for Christmas with ornaments and decorations. HOu build cafes and shops for Christmas fair, decorate the fir-tree and town hall, get beautiful ornaments, illuminations and ice sculptures to create the real Christmas spirit and more.

Adrian Nelson has launched The Mighty App Finder. It’s a free Apple App Store discovery app that offers a visual approach to app discovery.

Conceptis has debuted Conceptis Block-a-Pix 1.0. It’s a logic puzzle game that lets you reveal hidden pixel-art pictures by pure logic deduction. Block-a-Pix offers 50 free puzzles to get you started, as well as an extra free puzzle that’s released each week. The app is free, but does tout in-app purchases.

 

macOS Apps/Updates

Unmarked Software (www.unmarked.com) has updated TextSoap, its macOS productivity tool designed to automate the tedious task of manually cleaning up text, to version 8.3.
The software — compatible with macOS 10.10 or higher — processes text from different formats. Version 8.3 improves handling of international text, as well as addressing a number of issues reported by customers. 

The upgrade is free to all TextSoap 8 customers. Customers may either update from within the app or directly download the update from Unmarked

TextSoap 8.3 has a suggested retail price of $45. Through Dec 31, 2016, it’s available for $29.24, a 35% discount. TextSoap 8.3 may be purchased directly from Unmarked Software. Discounted upgrades for existing customers are also available and may be purchased directly from Unmarked Software. Prices for upgrades start at $23.

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.