September 22nd Edition

Today’s Great Free Apps: Tunable, Swipy Notes, Loop and more

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iPhone & iPad:

ScrollIt: display scrolling messages with emoticons ($0.99 → Free, 989.6 KB): Get your message across without speaking a word with ScrollIt. It’s great for anyone that wants to say something when no one can hear you.

ScrollIt can be practical, but it can also be a lot of fun thanks to Emoji support. You’re able to pepper every kind of Emoji into your message text and have it displayed on your big, beautiful iPhone 6 screen. The speed of the scroll and the color of the text can be adjusted via sliders. The app also includes message history, and three message shapes to choose from.

ScrollIt: display scrolling messages with emoticons is available for free today only (09/21). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 223 ratings.

Swipy Notes ($0.99 → Free, 6.9 MB): Quickly capture notes with Swipy Notes. It’s an absolute must-download if you like taking a lot of short notes.

Swipy allows you to capture notes faster than any other app out there. Just tap the open field and start typing. When you’re done, swipe left to right across the screen to send it off to your preferred destination, which can be your email inbox, Dropbox, Evernote, Twitter, or Facebook. You’re also able to view previous notes and sync them between devices via iCloud.

Swipy Notes is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3-star rating with a total of 51 ratings.

Spell Dash ($1.99 → Free, 4.7 MB): Spell out valid words to keep the board clear in Spell Dash. It’s ideal for anyone that likes their word games to be fast and frantic.

Spell Dash is all about competing for high scores, and the only way to obtain one is to move fast and string together combos. You’re provided with a wall of letter tiles, and you’re able to craft words from them by dragging your finger over the top. The bigger the word, the more tiles that will be cleared. Try to aim for the multiplier and special power-up tiles to really fly up the leaderboards. The game includes two fast-paced modes and one timeless mode, so there is a little something for everyone.

Spell Dash is available for free today only (09/21). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 9 ratings.

Tunable: Tuner, Metronome, and Recorder ($0.99 → Free, 12.0 MB): An all-in-one visual toolkit for musicians from the creators of NodeBeat. It’s ideal for AppsGoneFree users that are interested in keeping their instruments, and their ears, in tune.

Tunable provides you with instant visual feedback, which is absolutely necessary for any musician. As notes are held out, a white line will show you how steady your pitch is. The straighter the line, the more consistent you are. Tunable also includes a chord generator, a metronome, AirPlay support, and the ability to record your practices and performances.

Tunable: Tuner, Metronome, and Recorder is available for free today only (09/21). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 234 ratings.

Air Keyboard: Remote Mouse, Touch Pad and Custom Keyboard ($2.99 → Free, 4.7 MB): Turn your iPad into a wireless keyboard and touchpad with this utility app. Check out Air Keyboard today if you’re always just out of reach of your Mac or PC.

We really like Air Keyboard because of its customizability. Before you do anything, you’ll need to download the necessary, and completely free, companion software from the developer’s website. Then launch Air Keyboard, and your iPad and your computer will sync up automatically. Air Keyboard includes nine built-in layouts to meet most of your needs, but you can also customize them however you wish. You’re able to move buttons around, set their appearance, and bind keys. Layouts can be saved and imported via iTunes File Sharing.

Air Keyboard: Remote Mouse, Touch Pad and Custom Keyboard is available for free today only (09/21). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 374 ratings.

Loop ($0.99 → Free, 3.7 MB): Create short hand-drawn animations with Loop. It’s a fun distraction for anyone that used to love making flip books.

Anyone can enjoy creating hand-drawn animations with Loop thanks to its simple interface. Start off by drawing your first frame, and then tap the next arrow. Onion skinning allows you to see the previous frame so you can build off of it. Keep drawing until you have enough frames for an animation, and watch it all come to life. You’re also able to import videos from your library and draw over the top of them.

Loop is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 27 ratings.