Tuesday 30 September 2014

October 1st Edition

Today’s Great Free Apps: MyBrushes, Urp!, ScanBee and more

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iPhone & iPad:


MyBrushes Pro – Sketch, Paint, Playback on Unlimited Size Canvas with Pencil, Pen Painting Brush ($1.99 → Free, 28.2 MB): Create beautiful paintings and sketches with MyBrushes Pro. The app is designed for amateur and professional artists alike.

What sets MyBrushes Pro apart from other art creation apps is its powerful drawing and painting engine. Every stroke is fast and silky smooth, no matter if you’re looking for precision or filling in large sections of the canvas. By the way, the canvas is infinite as are the layers, allowing you to create quite complex pieces of art. MyBrushes Pro also includes more than 100 preset brushes to choose from.

MyBrushes Pro – Sketch, Paint, Playback on Unlimited Size Canvas with Pencil, Pen Painting Brush is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 5 ratings.

ScanBee – Scanner & copier to digitize your paperwork ($2.99 → Free, 5.7 MB): ScanBee is an easy to use portable scanner. It’s ideal for anyone that needs to scan and save documents as PDFs.

The app’s interface is clutter-free, making it easy to get the job done quickly. Just tap the “New Scan” button at the bottom of the screen and snap a photo of your document. You’re then able to manually adjust the borders and crop it down. Multiple scans can be included in a single PDF file, and you’re able to share them via email or open them within other apps. Scans can also simply be stored within ScanBee for later use.

ScanBee – Scanner & copier to digitize your paperwork is available for free today only (09/30). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 8 ratings.

Sandbox Web Browser ($2.99 → Free, 2.6 MB): This web browser allows you to restrict users to a predefined list of allowed websites. It’s perfect for classrooms, kiosks, places of business, and even your home.

Setting up your predefined list of allowed sites, or your whitelist, is a simple two-step process. After installing Sandbox Web Browser, launch your iDevice’s Settings app and scroll down until you find the app. The next menu will allow you to customize everything from allowed sites and bookmarks to the message that appears for restricted pages. Then make sure to lock the configuration settings with a passcode to prevent changes. That’s it. Your browser is restricted!

Sandbox Web Browser is available for free today only (09/30). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 26 ratings.

Urp! ($1.99 → Free, 215.2 MB): Help Urp save dozens of unstable planets in this fun and colorful platformer. Urp is for anyone that’s looking for a new spin on the platformer genre.

Urp provides a full 360 degree platforming experience. You’re able to send Urp speeding around the outside of each planet and solve clever puzzles using on-screen action buttons. From the get-go, Urp is able to jump, slam into the ground, and blast apart obstacles. As you progress through the game, you’re able to upgrade Urp’s powers and totally change the experience. The game includes a total of 60 eye-popping levels.

Urp! is available for free today only (09/30). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 29 ratings.

Fast Camera – The Rapid Speed Burst Mode, Timelapse Cam Photography, Snappy Photos & Video Sharing App ($4.99 → Free, 16.8 MB): As its name alludes, this is one fast camera. It’s able to capture up to 1,200 shots per minute. It’s for those who never want to miss a moment.

Fast Camera doesn’t just snap a lot of shots, it also does it without any setup. You’re able to have Fast Camera begin capturing shots the moment you launch it. All you have to do is stop it. After you’ve capture a bunch of shots, you’re able to go through them and save only the ones you want. The app also includes customizable delays, four timer options, the ability to set picture limits, a stealth mode, and focus and exposure lock.

Fast Camera – The Rapid Speed Burst Mode, Timelapse Cam Photography, Snappy Photos & Video Sharing App is available for free today only (09/30). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 4938 ratings.

Snow Brawlin’ Xtreme ($0.99 → Free, 40.1 MB): Go Snow Brawlin’ with Risoo in this wacky arcade game. A gang of rogue rodents are trying to move in on Risoo’s turf, and the only way to settle this standoff is with a snowball fight! Snow Brawlin’ Xtreme is for casual gamers that are looking for a quick fix in between daily activities.

We really like how Snow Brawlin’ Xtreme combines tilt and tap mechanics. Tilt your iDevice to move Risoo into position and dodge the incoming snowballs. Tap on the feisty rodents in the distance to return fire. Your snowball supply is unlimited, so don’t stop chucking them. Try to avoid taking a direct hit for as long as possible to climb the leaderboards.

Snow Brawlin’ Xtreme is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 7 ratings.

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September 30th Edition

Today’s Great Free Apps: Vert, Percentages Calculator, Action Climbing and more

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iPhone & iPad:


Action Climbing ($1.99 → Free, 15.0 MB): Climb as high as you can up the sides of dangerous mountains in Action Climbing. It offers a supreme challenge for veterans of endless climbing games.

All you need to play Action Climbing is one quick tapping finger. Your climber will scale the side of the mountain on his own, so it’s up to you to tap the screen to jump to each side to avoid dangerous obstacles. Along your way up you will need to replenish your energy, which can be done by collecting stars. When playing alone, you can take on challenges and upgrade your climber. Then take your skills online and compete with your friends in real-time.

Action Climbing is available for free today only (09/29). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 30 ratings.

Super Durak ($0.99 → Free, 52.3 MB): Play Durak, the famous Russian card game, no matter where you are. Fans of Durak will surely get the most out of this one, but it’s also a great way to introduce the game to beginners since there’s an interactive tutorial.

This is one of the best and most stylized digital card games you’ll ever play. The object of the game is to get rid of your cards before your opponents do, otherwise you’ll be the Durak. Trust us, no one wants to be the Durak. You’ll need to play offensively, defensively, and have a little bit of luck to avoid being the loser. Smart hints will help you determine where cards can be played, and all you have to do is drag or tap cards to interact with them.

Super Durak is available for free today only (09/29). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 5 ratings.

Vert – Unit and Currency Converter ($4.99 → Free, 9.3 MB): An efficient and elegant unit and currency converter. It’s the perfect utility app for those that need to convert often and want a personalized environment.

Vert is absolutely loaded with content. It has everything from regular units and currencies to clothing sizes and rock climbing grades. You’re able to browse through unit categories with a swipe or search for something specific. Categories can be marked as favorites for quick access later on. Units can be flipped and copied as well. Vert includes more than 1,000 units and 164 currencies that are updated automatically.

Vert – Unit and Currency Converter is available for free today only (09/29). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 347 ratings.

Percentages Calculator ($0.99 → Free, 2.9 MB): Perform nine different percentage calculations in a matter of seconds with this utility app. It’s for anyone that struggles with making simple percentage calculations in their head.

Percentages Calculator is all about simplicity. The main screen presents you with a list of nine different functions, all of which include examples so you know what you’re getting into. After selecting the correct function, all you have to do is enter a value and Percentages Calculator will take care of the rest.

Percentages Calculator is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 158 ratings.

RabbleBrowser ($2.99 → Free, 14.8 MB): This collaborative web browser allows you to share websites or files with a group. It’s great for teachers, business professionals, and students.

We love RabbleBrowser because of its ease of use. One person acts as the leader while all of the other devices on the network with RabbleBrowser installed get to follow along. The app allows users to chat among themselves or in private, so everyone can join in the conversations. It also includes bookmarks, Dropbox integration, and the ability to share content on your favorite social networks.

RabbleBrowser is available for free today only (09/29). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 28 ratings.

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September 29th Edition

Today’s Great Free Apps: Runtastic Mountain Bike, Simplique, Robots Love Ice Cream and more

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iPhone & iPad:

Simplique ($1.99 → Free, 9.3 MB): Make beautifully unique iOS 8-inspired lock screen wallpapers with this utility app. Simplique is for anyone that wants to take the hassle out of lining up their lock screen wallpapers.

Simplique is about simplicity. Tap the top portion of the screen to import or take a new photo and use it as the background for your wallpaper. Tap the circle to import or take a new photo and use it as your main subject. The background photo can be blurred to whatever degree you like. You’re able to preview your new lock screen wallpaper before saving it to your library.

Simplique is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 14 ratings.

Werds – Add words to pictures ($0.99 → Free, 7.7 MB): Quickly add words to your photos with Werds. It’s a great addition to your photography collection if you want a dedicated captioning app.

Werds offers the fastest way to add captions to your photos. Just pick a photo and tap to start typing. You’re able to align your text or move it around freely. To access the 15 different fonts, tap the big Werds icon. To access the 18 different colors, tap the color dropper. Boom. Project complete.

Werds – Add words to pictures is available for free today only (09/28). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 42 ratings.

Runtastic Mountain Bike PRO GPS Cycling Computer, Ride and Route Tracker ($4.99 → Free, 23.1 MB): Keep track of your mountain bike rides with this health and fitness app. Runtastic Mountain Bike Pro is great for AppsGoneFree users that enjoy hitting the trails.

Runtastic Mountain Bike Pro’s real-time data is second to none. You won’t find a more accurate ride tracking app in the App Store. It’s able to record your trip, duration, distance, altitude, and calories burned. If you’re going for a ride in an area with poor cellular coverage, you can choose to download map data ahead of time for offline viewing. The app even includes weather data, Pebble support, voice detection, and automatic pause detection.

Runtastic Mountain Bike PRO GPS Cycling Computer, Ride and Route Tracker is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 1169 ratings.

Zinkle ($0.99 → Free, 16.0 MB): An elemental puzzle game that has you trying to create chain reactions. It’s for puzzle game fans that are in need of a real challenge.

Zinkle starts out simple, but ramps up in difficulty rather quickly. The idea is to clear all of the blocks by canceling them out. For example, fire destroys ice and wind destroys earth. Just swipe to slide them in to each other and cancel them out. Try to create big chains to score more points. An undo option is available in case you make a mistake.

Zinkle is available for free today only (09/28). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 5 ratings.

Eye to Eye – Celebrity quiz game! Guess the most famous iconic people and popular celebrities! ($0.99 → Free, 29.5 MB): A simple yet visually appealing trivia game that has you guessing famous people just by looking into their eyes. Eye to Eye is for any and all trivia game fans.

We really like Eye to Eye because it’s appealing to the eye. Seriously, the slick animations and crisp black and white graphics will keep you hooked. All you have to do is tap the eye in the middle of the screen to get things started. You’ll then a see a very small, thin image of a famous person’s eyes surrounded by possible options. Tap on the correct one to move on to the next. That’s it! Just enjoy and try to complete all of the levels.

Eye to Eye – Celebrity quiz game! Guess the most famous iconic people and popular celebrities! is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 193 ratings.

Robots Love Ice Cream™ ($2.99 → Free, 91.0 MB): This arcade blast is pretty sweet. Hop into your ice cream truck and unleash your weaponized dessert upon your unsuspecting foes. It’s ideal for casual gamers that have a bit of a sweet tooth.

The premise of the game is absolutely ridiculous, which is what makes it so awesome. Your single objective is to keep Spinston and his robot buddies from stealing your precious ice cream. To do so, you must utilize various treats to blast them out of the sky Space Invaders-style. Collect the magical Sprinkletonium that drifts down from your fallen foes and use it to upgrade your truck and your weapons. Completing objectives will earn you additional Sprinkletonium.

Robots Love Ice Cream™ is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 229 ratings.

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September 28th Edition

Today’s Great Free Apps: PowerCam 7, Castle Raid 2, Guest List Organizer and more

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iPhone & iPad:

Guest List Organizer ($4.99 → Free, 15.3 MB): This productivity app provides a simple way to organize events. It’s great for weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, and every other type of big event that requires you to track attendees.

Guest List Organizer takes the pain out of organizing events and tracking guests. You’re able to import friends from Facebook and your Contacts to save precious time, or you can import guests from previous events. Guest List Organizer allows you to track every last detail about each guest thanks to pre-defined and customizable fields. You’re also able to manage relationships between guests and sort them by attendance, name, and RSVP status.

Guest List Organizer is available for free today only (09/27). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 15 ratings.

Aura – Camera Photo Editor: Filters, Frames & Image Patterns + Vintage Pic Borders & Best IG Text Effects. Edit Fun Pictures for Instagram! ($0.99 → Free, 27.4 MB): Add everything from filters to frames to your photos with Aura. It’s a one-stop shop for anyone looking to beautify their photos.

We’re recommending Aura today because of the sheer amount of editing options it offers. After snapping or importing a photo, you’ll see a single toolbar across the bottom of the screen. This toolbar houses every option, and you can access them all with horizontal swipes. Aura allows you to crop and adjust your photo, apply filters, apply effects, add text, and add frames and borders. The best part is, each option is available the moment you download the app; there’s not a single in-app purchase to be found here.

Aura – Camera Photo Editor: Filters, Frames & Image Patterns + Vintage Pic Borders & Best IG Text Effects. Edit Fun Pictures for Instagram! is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 33 ratings.

PowerCam 7 ($0.99 → Free, 35.4 MB): Turn your iPhone or iPod touch into a powerful, multi-use camera with this photography app. PowerCam 7 was designed to give you more control over the photos and videos you take.

PowerCam 7’s live camera feed provides you with access to all of its features, making it easy to see exactly how your photo or video will turn out before you capture it. It offers four shooting modes, loads of live photo and video effects, and two format options. After you’ve captured your photo or video, you can continue to edit it before sharing it via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Flickr, and YouTube.

PowerCam 7 is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.

Epic Island ($3.99 → Free, 90.3 MB): Come one, come all to Epic Island! Choose your hero and explore the far corners of Epic Island to battle epic monsters and epic titans. The game is for anyone that enjoys bold and colorful online strategy games.

With a name like Epic Island, you’d be crazy not to want to join the fight against huge monsters and powerful titans. You start off with a single hero, and you must accept quests to raid dungeons and take down the monsters that lurk in the shadows to obtain loot. The loot you’ve picked up from your quests can be forged into more powerful weapons and armor, allowing you to battle even greater opponents including other players around the world in epic arena battles. Best of all, you can join a faction every week and try to work your way to the top to earn huge bonuses.

Epic Island is available for free today only (09/27). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 21 ratings.

Castle Raid 2 ($2.99 → Free, 74.1 MB): Battle against your friends and foes in this strategy game. You must balance gathering resources, defending your castle, and attacking your opponent to come out on top. Its unique mix of real-time strategy and castle defense elements make it perfect for anyone looking for a deep mobile gaming experience.

Castle Raid 2 takes classic gaming concepts and mashes them all together to provide you with something wholly unique. You’re tasked with sending peasants out to collect resources while somehow defending your territory and attacking your opponent at the same time. You’re never in direct control of your units; you simply must decide when and where to send them off. The story-based campaign mode will help you hone your skills before you decide to go head-to-head with a friend on the same device.

Castle Raid 2 is available for free today only (09/27). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 216 ratings.

Dodge & Roll ($0.99 → Free, 76.3 MB): Help a little snowball discover who he is in this adventure game. Dodge and Roll is for anyone that likes solving dynamic puzzles in chaotic environments.

Dodge and Roll has it all: Challenging puzzles, gorgeous environments, and some magic! You’re able to guide the little snowball around the environments using a single on-screen joystick or a supported controller. The main goal is to collect all of the snowflakes and reach the end of the level as quickly as possible. That’s easier said than done since each level is littered with dangerous obstacles like fireballs and lasers that will melt you down, but you can teach your little snowball magical spells in order to survive.

Dodge & Roll is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 45 ratings.

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September 27th Edition

Today’s Great Free Apps: Azkend 2, Tiny Tiles, Couch Music Player and more

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iPhone & iPad:

Cutie Mini Monsters ($3.99 → Free, 47.1 MB): This educational app helps your child learn to recognize numbers and count just by hanging out with a bunch of Cutie Mini Monsters. It’s perfect for any parent looking to educate and entertain their child.

What’s better than a bunch of regular monsters? Cute mini ones, of course! Your child is presented with more than 30 beautifully illustrated pages, each featuring an interactive monster. They can flip through the pages on their own, or they can listen to the narrator sound out words for them. They’re also able to put together a collection of jigsaw puzzles.

Cutie Mini Monsters is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 18 ratings.

Lockscreen Wallpaper Designer ($1.99 → Free, 7.1 MB): Create beautiful wallpapers that look great on your lock screen with this utility app. Lockscreen Wallpaper Designer is intended for AppsGoneFree users that are tired of trying to find a wallpaper that plays nice with iOS 8.

The parallax effect in iOS 8 can cause misalignments with regular wallpapers since it zooms in. Lockscreen Wallpaper Designer helps you avoid this issue by dynamically generating blur containing the colors of your chosen photo. The subject of your photo can be framed within seven shapes, and you’re able to preview how it looks before saving it to your library. It really couldn’t be easier.

Lockscreen Wallpaper Designer is available for free today only (09/26). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 14 ratings.

Tiny Tiles ($0.99 → Free, 3.5 MB): A minimalist word game that’s loads of fun. Drag and drop tiles onto the board to create as many words as possible before the entire thing fills up. Tiny Tiles is for those who like their word games easy and breezy.

Tiny Tiles couldn’t be any more charming or simple. The tiles you’re able to use are located at the bottom of the screen. Drag and drop them into the empty space at the top to create words in any direction. Valid words will be highlighted in white, and you can tap on them to score and remove them. Keep playing until you can’t place any more tiles. Oh, and try tapping the side of your iDevice while playing. You’ll be in for a pleasant surprise!

Tiny Tiles is available for free today only (09/26). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 5 ratings.

City Maps 2Go Pro – Offline Map and Travel Guide ($3.79 → Free, 25.9 MB): Download entire city, county, district, and province maps for offline viewing with this navigation app. It’s ideal for world travelers that aren’t able to utilize data while out and about.

City Maps 2Go Pro covers almost the entire globe, so no matter where you are you can be prepared for the adventure ahead. You’re able to browse through maps by country, or you can search for something specific by name. Downloaded maps include the ability to search for specific streets, view points of interest, and bookmark your favorite locations. The app includes a total of 6,700 downloadable maps.

City Maps 2Go Pro – Offline Map and Travel Guide is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 7064 ratings.

Azkend 2 HD – The World Beneath ($0.99 → Free, 177.3 MB): The sequel to 10tons’ smash-hit casual matching game. This time around you’re tasked with acquiring pieces of items that will help you find your way out of the bowels of the earth and return to civilization. It’s perfect for anyone that can appreciate gorgeous visuals in their matching games.

Not only is Azkend 2 beautiful, it also has a great story that will take you to astonishing worlds. The game requires you to match three or more adjacent tiles with the same symbol in order to remove them from the board. This will not only cause new tiles to appear, but also unlock more of the board. Once the entire board has been revealed, a piece of the item you’re trying to construct will appear, and you must work it out of the bottom of the to collect it.

Azkend 2 HD – The World Beneath is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 125 ratings.

Couch Music Player ($2.99 → Free, 5.4 MB): Put your feet up and create dynamic playlists from the comfort of your couch with this music player. Couch Music Player should be installed on your iPad if you always find yourself mixing up your music.

Couch Music Player’s drag and drop interface makes creating playlists a breeze. Your entire music library is presented on the left side of the screen. You’re able to sort it by artist, album, or song. Then drag and drop content from the left side into the queue on the right to create a playlist. You’re able to drag single songs and entire albums, and you can reorder them within the queue at any time. It also allows you to save multiple queues.

Couch Music Player is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 63 ratings.

Cutie Monsters Jigsaw Puzzles ($4.99 → Free, 47.9 MB): The non-mini version of Paul Smith’s educational app. It helps your child learn to recognize numbers and count just by hanging out with a bunch of Cutie Monsters. It’s perfect for any parent looking to educate and entertain their child.

Your child is presented with more than 30 beautifully illustrated pages, each featuring an interactive monster. They can flip through the pages on their own, or they can listen to the narrator sound out words for them. They’re also able to put together a collection of jigsaw puzzles.

Cutie Monsters Jigsaw Puzzles is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 38 ratings.

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