Win (and promote) iPhone apps at AppGiveaway
If you're an iPhone/iPod Touch user who likes to win free stuff or an iPhone developer who wants to generate some buzz about your product(s), look no further than AppGiveaway.
True to its name, AppGiveaway lets developers give away promo codes--and lets users register to win them. It's like eHarmony meets the App Store meets, um, some site that holds contests. Thankfully, there's no cost for either party.
AppGiveaway lets you enter to win promo codes for apps like this.
The site offers new giveaways every day. And not just one measly app: there were seven added today alone.
To throw your name into the virtual drop-entry-form-here box for any given app, just click through to read its description, and then click "Enter this giveaway." (If you haven't already registered, you'll need to do that first. It's a one-time e-mail confirmation process.)
If you're a developer, you need to register as one (as opposed to as a user) in order to submit your app for a giveaway. Of course, you also get to pimp the app with a sexy description, screenshots, links, and a Buy Now option for those who didn't win but want the app anyway.
It would be nice if the site showed a tally of how many people had entered a particular giveaway, or gave you a way to keep tabs on which giveaways you've entered. How about a way to sort giveaways so you can see those that are about to end (and sneak in your entry under the wire)?
Even so, AppGiveaway makes it a snap to enter app contests and, potentially, win free stuff. As for developers, it definitely looks like a way to get your app on the map, if only temporarily. (What do you say, devs? Is this a handy service, or does it need more, well, development?)
Rick Broida, a technology writer for nearly 20 years, is the author of more than a dozen books. In addition to writing CNET's The Cheapskate blog, he oversees BNET's Business Hacks. Rick is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CBS Interactive. Disclosure. Deals found on The Cheapskate are subject to availability, expiration, and other terms determined by sellers. Follow Rick on Twitter at cheapskateblog.

I just submitted my new gaming application yesterday to AppGiveaway.com, it's called Cockroach Crunch we will see what the numbers are like after the giveaway is up. Apple Just approved it yesterday also, it too Apple about 2 weeks to approve it on my first submission of it no rejects. It's a fun, challenging stress relieving game where you kill cockroaches with your finger and get new weapons. The bonus 3D Sniper round is awesome, great graphics and sound effects. Check out the video on my website or go to AppGiveaway.com and try to win a free copy.
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If a user sees an app on the site, instead of buying it, he enters a lottery hoping to get it for free. By the time the lottery ends, he forgot about the app. So what the site does is kill any impulse buy.
The site is http://promodsipenser.com
Users ahve to comment and rate your app on promodispenser and they are asked to copy+paste their reviews also into iTunes. At least 80% of the users will do it. They can get a new code only if they post a review.
Reviewing your app on promodispenser at 100% (depends only on time).
My app had 6 reviews and 9 ratings within hours on the first day on itunes. My company's site was visited in 2009 from other promo sites like appgiveaway 1-3 times. From promodispenser I got over 150 visits within a few days.
Try it out! Promo downloads also count toward your ranking on itunes!
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by AppGiveaway
August 13, 2009 5:30 AM PDT
- I just wanted to let you all know we have added a new feature to www.appgiveaway.com (Developers can now view how many registered users entered a giveaway as well as how many people viewed their listing on the AppGiveaway.com website.
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(7 Comments)All this is available in the Developers control panel on the App Giveaway website under the heading stats.