
You'll certainly never find a better price on GarageBand. That said, this is still a great opportunity for anyone still running older hardware to give Apple's in-house apps a try. Starting today, however, Apple is simplifying things and making Keynote, Numbers, Pages, iMovie and GarageBand all free in the App Store for anyone in their ecosystem.Īs MacRumors notes, the change in pricing is meant to make it easier for businesses and educational institutions to get the iWork suite through Apple's Volume Purchase Program. Sure, you had to pay for that expensive tablet or laptop, but the apps themselves were included in the purchase, even if you didn't download them until later.

If you've bought an iOS or Mac device in the past few years, Apple's suite of creativity and productivity apps was effectively free for you.
