Today's Columbus Day, and to make your day a worthwhile affair, we've gathered a bunch of great iOS and Mac apps (paid) which you can download for absolutely zero cost (read: free).

Let'sdive right into what's on offer, along with the important download links for the titles that have shed their price tags.

iPhone, iPad & iPod touch

Sand Garden ($1.99 Regular)

Sand Garden is a marvelous 'Japanese rock garden simulator.' With options to adjust the lighting and ambience, the developers go on record saying that you can 'almost feel the sand beneath your fingers.'

You can download the app from this link.

Animation Desk Premium ($4.99 Regular)

If your'e aspiring to become an animator but don't know where to start, then Animation Desk Premium for iPad is a wonderful place to begin. Given that the app is free for a regular period of time, we recommend picking it up right away!

You can download the app from this link.

Star Wars - Heroes Path ($3.99 Regular)

Who isn't a fan of Star Wars right? Then grab this game straight away before it comes back to its regular price of $3.99.

You can download the game from this link.

Leg•end•a•ry ($1.99 Regular)

An interesting puzzle game based on numbers, it's a wonderful title to own if you love to challenge your brain to something new.

You can download the game from this link.

Astropad Mini ($9.99 Regular)

Astropad Mini is a brilliant app that transforms your iPhone into a graphics tablet which you can use with your Mac. With the app installed on your smartphone, you can easily retouch your photos or draw away on your desktop with utter ease. In other words: download this app right now!

You can download the app from this link.

Mac

Snoop Catcher ($2.99 Regular)

Wondering who might be using your Mac while you're away? Snoop Catcher will take a photo every time someone lifts the lid on your Mac and save all the images in a pre-defined folder.

You can download the app from this link.

Animation Desk ($9.99 Regular)

This app does exactly what its iPad counterpart does, which we have already mentioned above. With cloud syncing feature, you can start a project on one device and finish it on the other.

You can download the app from this link.

Friendly For Pinterest ($2.99 Regular)

This app brings the ultimate Pinterest experience to your Mac. If you're a Pinterest account, then we suggest that you download this one right away.

You can download the app from this link.

File Optimizer ($19.99 Regular)

If you have a large file at hand, then you can instantly reduce its size using the File Optimizer app.

You can download the app from this link.

Blast ($4.99 Regular)

A wonderful, modern game with superb graphics, this title will definitely keep you busy for great lengths of time on your Mac.

You can download the app from this link.

All of the above mentioned apps are available to download directly from the App Store and Mac App Store. We suggest you hit that download button straight away to benefit from these offers!