New Amazon App Gives Away $10,000 Worth of Paid Apps for Free

New Amazon App Gives Away $10,000 Worth of Paid Apps for Free

Whether it's delivery drones or getting the U.S. Postal Service to ship packages on Sundays, Amazon continues to remain innovative and ahead of the game, as further evidenced with the release of their new application, Amazon Underground.

While the app can potentially replace both the Amazon Shopping app and its companion Amazon Appstore app, the real news is how they're offering tons of great, paid apps for free, replacing the Free App of the Day program they previously practiced.

How Are Paid Apps Actually Free?

Instead of charging for applications, Amazon has deals with thousands of developers where compensation is based on the duration of usage of their app. This allows developers to waive their costs while Amazon monitors per-minute usage of their apps.

Not only that, but Amazon is branding the service as #ActuallyFree, meaning that these apps won't be able to charge you later through in-app purchases, which are universally hated among all smartphone users.

Getting All the Free Apps

Like an Amazon Shopping and Appstore hybrid, Underground will offer physical goods and paid apps in addition to the "actually free" apps. Navigate to the Apps & Games section and select "Underground Apps" for the extensive list of free apps and games that may cost you a few dollars on the Google Play Store.

If Amazon was trying to steal customers from Google, then this was definitely the right move. Smartphone users aren't particularly keen on paying for apps or games, but developers should definitely get paid for the great work they put in, so this concept may benefit and satisfy both parties.