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Show HN: My script to get all iPad games on sale from the App Store
Decided to use the weekend to play around with the iTunes API so I made a site just for iPad games.
I'm always looking for a good iPad game (love the iPad as a gaming platform) so I've been pulling iPad games from the app store nightly (for last 3 nights) and comparing their prices.
Out of roughly 9K games that I could find 20 go on sale every day.
So far I've saved a whopping $4 on games and it took me 3 days to write it. If I got a weekend job anywhere else I'd probably make much more money than I saved and be able to buy more games than I did but where is the fun in that.
I know appshopper does deals but I just wanted a way to get discounted iPad games every day.
- gallamine 16y agoThe AppShopper app also allows you to view "price drops" on all apps. It's a very useful feature. It's nice to be able to browse the on-sale games on your site though.
- nvitas 16y agoI'm just figuring it all out as I go for now. There are certainly more things I want to add and I'll try to do so as I get a better understanding of helpful features. Price drop is certainly something I'll consider in the near future. This was a weekend thing so I can't wait till I have some more free time to tinker with it. If you have any other suggestions they are always welcome. Thanks for your input!
- nvitas 16y agoDecided to use the weekend to play around with the iTunes API so I made a site just for iPad games. I'm always looking for a good iPad game (love the iPad as a gaming platform) so I've been pulling iPad games from the app store nightly (for last 3 nights) and comparing their prices. Out of roughly 9K games that I could find 20 go on sale every day. So far I've saved a whopping $4 on games and it took me 3 days to write it. If I got a weekend job anywhere else I'd probably make much more money than I saved and be able to buy more games than I did but where is the fun in that. I know appshopper does deals but I just wanted a way to get discounted iPad games every day.