This week on the Free Apps Roundup: It’s time to get back on track with your resolution this year with Runtastic, another great choice in running apps. Or perhaps you’d rather get back on the go kart track with Tiki Kart 3D. Join Tiki Bobby and race your way to victory in the kind of graphics and mayhem you’ve come to expect in a kart racer, just without the price tag. All this and more on this week’s list.

With the holidays mostly gone (I’m not entirely sure what holidays compose “the holidays”), it’s time to start thinking of yourself for the coming year. That’ll mean resolutions, but first, it means rewarding yourself with some great apps for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Here’s our roundup of free iOS apps and sales up to more »

How about we fill your iOS device with games? Soccer fans are in for a treat; Real Soccer 2012 is just out and it’s full of new features to make the game even more fun and realistic. If soccer isn’t your thing, maybe controlling an entire city is more your style. EA is back with another Sims game. There’s much more, but you’re just going to have to click through.

The Shuttle. Need I say more? NASA released an amazing app full of videos and images from four shuttle missions. Google released a superb app for browsing magazine-like content. Oh, and then there’s the limited time freebies. You’re going to want to skip all the way to the end for Zombie Gunship and Mirror’s Edge.

Do you like games? I hope so, because there are a couple of great games to be playing this week. They’re called Zen Pinball and Battle Bears Royale, and they’re going to take your free time from you. Google has a great app for finding more stuff to buy, and it’s just the perfect time of year for that, isn’t it? And as always, there are a bunch of limited time freebies.

It’s after Thanksgiving here in the US, which can mean only one thing: Black Friday. Whether you decided to brave the stores and go after some crazy deals or not, you can certainly appreciate another fresh round of free apps. This week’s list will not disappoint. It’s full of games, utilities and limited time freebies. If you didn’t have enough to be thankful for already, here are a few more reasons.

Do you remember the Oregon Trail? Of course you do. It’s been a long time, but you can finally play the sequel to that wonderful game. Now that you’ve made it alive, you can start building your village and getting back to your lives. Also this week, Google rerereleased Gmail for iOS. Is the third time really a charm? And, of course, I found a whole bunch of limited time freebies.

Ever wanted to know more about a product while you’re browsing in a store? Of course you have, and now, thanks to Amazon, there’s an app for that. All you need is an iPhone and Flow. But maybe you don’t want to be shopping, since it’s not Black Friday yet anyway. Maybe you want to be wasting your time away with games. Well, there’s plenty of that below. Enjoy.

Whether you’re looking for a game or two, beautifully formatted news apps or utilities, you’ll be happy with this list. First up is a great retro-styled tilting game called Sad Robot. Yeah, you’re going to want to download that one. Also, Yahoo! has a really pretty looking iPad news app. Livestand gives you the news you care about along with videos and pictures with style to boot.

Trick or Treat? Here, take some free apps! And just like the candy you’re probably spending more money dressing up to get than it costs, none of the apps this week are always free. That’s right, if you don’t act fast, these guys are going right back to charging. And why shouldn’t they when they have big name titles like Dawn of the Dead and Jaws Revenge?