Thursday, August 07, 2014, 08:47 pm PT (11:47 pm ET)

Apple's iOS App Store puts 20 productivity titles on sale for limited time

By AppleInsider Staff

Apple on Thursday kicked off a limited time only promotion for select iOS productivity apps, taking at least 50 percent off popular titles like Scanner Pro, Fantastical 2 and Writer Pro.

As seen on the iOS App Store, Apple's sale features a number of top-selling apps from the productivity, business and utilities categories. With some titles starting at $0.99, now is a good time to stock up on popular mobile tools created for work and school.

Apps on sale include: 

• Clear for $1.99 (down from $4.99)
• Notability for $1.99 (down from $4.99)
• MindNode for $4.99 (down from $9.99)
• Scanner Pro by Readdle for $2.99 (down from $6.99)
• Fantastical 2 for iPhone for $4.99 (down from $9.99)
• Launch Center Pro for $1.99 (down from $4.99) 
• Boxer for $4.99 (down from $9.99)
• Prizmo for $2.99 (down from $9.99)
• Tydlig - Calculator Reimagined for $0.99 (down from $2.99)
• iTranslate Voice for $1.99 (down from $4.99)
• Writer Pro for $4.99 (down from $19.99)
• Grafio for $3.99 (down from $8.99)
• PDF Expert 5 for $4.99 (down from $9.99)
• PCalc for $4.99 (down from $9.99)
• Gneo for $3.99 (down from $9.99)
• Due for $1.99 (down from $4.99)
• Todo for $1.99 (down from $4.99)
• TextGrabber+ for $6.99 (down from $14.99)
• MobileFamilyTree for $6.99 (down from $14.99)
• Scanbot for $0.99 (down from $1.99)

Apple says it is offering the 20 apps for a limited time and gave no indication of when the promotion will end.