I'm cheap. No really.

When it comes to buying iPhone or iPod Touch apps, it's rare that one is purchased.

If there is a lite or free version, I try to make due because paying for an iPhone app just irks me.

But earlier this year, my guy downloaded the Angry Birds game app for his iPhone (and after trying it, I downloaded the lite -- free -- version). At $1.99 (sometimes 99 cents on sale) it's probably the best game app to keep your child (ages 3 and up) occupied and its a great value.
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The kidlets ask to play Angry Birds while waiting for meals at restaurants, after school when waiting to pick up another sibling and of course when they see me using my iPhone to make a phone call. The lite version is also fine and keeps their attention (and includes a few stages I have had a tough time winning).
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<p style="text-align: left;">Who would have thought a game about catapulting a bird through a sling shot to knock pigs out of various structural forms would be a hit with adults and children, alike.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">But it is. And its incredibly addicting.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Download <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/angry-birds/id343200656?mt=8" target="_blank">Angry Birds</a> now, just don't hate me if your four year old runs off with your iPhone.</p>