April 30th Edition

Today’s Great Free Apps: Work Time, Pop Dot Comics, iLightningCam And More

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iPhone & iPad:

Pop Dot Comics ($1.99 → Free, 69.8 MB): Turn your favorite images into comic book-style illustrations with this fun photography app.

You’re able to import any image from your library or take a new one from within the app. You can then apply any one of the more than 50 filters from the five style categories. You’re able to further customize your image’s outline, color, paper, and border, and add custom speech bubbles. When you’re satisfied with your work, you can share your image via email, Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr.

Pop Dot Comics is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 13 ratings.

Work Time – Elegant desk top clock with calendar, weather, event, schedule, planner, short term forecast powered by Forecast.io ($1.99 → Free, 1.6 MB): Put your iPhone to good use even when it’s not with this utility app.

Work Time displays the current time and date, a monthly calendar, your upcoming events, and the conditions outside. If you start to get bored with the default theme, you can switch things up by choosing from one of the other 18. The app also includes 12- and 24-hour formats, the ability to customize calendar data, and weather powered by Forecast.io.

Work Time – Elegant desk top clock with calendar, weather, event, schedule, planner, short term forecast powered by Forecast.io is available for free today only (04/29). It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 15 ratings.

iTurnStones Gold ($1.99 → Free, 25.1 MB): Play Reversi against intelligent computer-controlled opponents or your friends with iTurnStones.

You’re able to choose from two starting formations, three stone types, and two board themes before the game begins. You’re also able to set the difficulty of your computer opponent or just grab a friend and play locally. The app includes two animation speeds, live scoring, and the ability to show possible moves. If you’ve never played Reversi before, don’t worry, instructions are available within the game.

iTurnStones Gold is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 8 ratings.

Compact English-Spanish Dictionary ($0.99 → Free, 79.8 MB): A compact offline English-Spanish dictionary.

It includes more than 396,000 entries, 579,000 translations, 505,000 synonyms, 98,000 definitions, and 40,000 examples. It also includes search, search history, the option to shake for a random word, favorites, three background themes, and more than 45,000 images. You’re also able to expand the dictionary via in-app purchases.

Compact English-Spanish Dictionary is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 356 ratings.

WikiLinks – Smart Wikipedia Reader ($0.99 → Free, 6.7 MB): The ultimate Wikipedia experience for iOS.

WikiLinks allows you to search for Wikipedia or Wiktionary entries in a snap. Everything is perfectly formatted to fit within your iDevice’s screen, and you’re able to jump to specific types of content via the menu bar across the top. You’re also able to bookmark entries, browse offline, share entries, view local Wikipedia entries, choose from a wide variety of fonts, and view and interact with a web of all related articles.

WikiLinks – Smart Wikipedia Reader is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 343 ratings.

iLightningCam – Lightning Strike Photography ($1.99 → Free, 9.8 MB): Easily capture photos of lightning with this photography app.

It’s able to recognize lightning strikes automatically in real-time and snap a photo at just the right moment. The app includes video and camera modes, the ability to manually set light sensitivity, the ability to set lightning size, and error correction.

iLightningCam – Lightning Strike Photography is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 81 ratings.

Pop Dot Comics HD ($0.99 → Free, 73.4 MB): Turn your favorite images into comic book-style illustrations with this fun photography app.

You’re able to import any image from your library or take a new one from within the app. You can then apply any one of the more than 50 filters from the five style categories. You’re able to further customize your image’s outline, color, paper, and border, and add custom speech bubbles. When you’re satisfied with your work, you can share your image via email, Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr.

Pop Dot Comics HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 34 ratings.

April 29th Edition

Today’s Great Free Apps: Camera Fx8, BoneBox, Rhythm Repeat And More

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iPhone & iPad:

Camera Fx8 — Cool Picture Editor with Funny Photo Effects, Shapes, Overlays & Frames ($2.99 → Free, 70.9 MB): Apply a bevy of effects, shapes, overlays, and borders to your camera feed in real-time with Camera Fx8.

You’re able to mix and match the hundreds of different effects, shapes, overlays, and borders to create something wholly unique. They can all be applied in real-time, or you can snap a photo and do all of your handiwork after the fact. Photos can be taken using the front or back camera on your iDevice, and you can pinch to zoom in on your subject. When you’re finished, share your creations via Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, or email.

Camera Fx8 — Cool Picture Editor with Funny Photo Effects, Shapes, Overlays & Frames is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 34 ratings.

C++ (Compass++) Digital PRO – Get a great looking compass! ($0.99 → Free, 42.2 MB): This navigation app will point you in the right direction.

It allows you to view true north coordinates, magnetic north coordinates, and the general direction you are heading all on the same screen. If you tap the middle of the screen, you’re able to jump to the compass view. You’re able to switch between the seven different themes by swiping left or right. The app also includes a built-in flashlight.

C++ (Compass++) Digital PRO – Get a great looking compass! is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 13 ratings.

FiLMiC Pro ($4.99 → Free, 28.4 MB): This powerful photography app turns your iDevice into a full-featured HD video camera.

It provides you with absolute control over your project with its easily accessible thumb-based control bar at the bottom of the screen. The app includes three shooting modes, four resolutions with four bitrate options each, 30 variable frame rates, six different ways to share your creations, and many more advanced features.

FiLMiC Pro is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3-star rating with a total of 712 ratings.

Rhythm Repeat ($0.99 → Free, 16.7 MB): A colorful rhythm game that requires you to repeat sequences in the correct order.

As the beat is played, colored buttons will pulse and be added to the bottom of the screen. It’s then your turn to repeat the sequence in the proper order before time expires. Miss a note or run out of time and you’ll lose a life. Lose all three and it’s game over. The game includes more than 300 melodies and beats to play, three instruments to choose from, and leaderboards via Game Center.

Rhythm Repeat is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 353 ratings.

Frugi – Personal finance manager to track your budget, expenses, income and future reminder ($2.99 → Free, 9.9 MB): Find out where all of your money is going with this finance app.

Swipe down on the screen to add to or subtract from your total balance. You’re able to attach a category to your transaction and select a date if necessary. All of your transactions will be calculated automatically and presented in list form. You can remove transactions with a right to left swipe, and you can move them to the future with a double-tap. The app also includes a calendar view, search, three themes to choose from, the ability to backup data via email, and passcode protection.

Frugi – Personal finance manager to track your budget, expenses, income and future reminder is available for free today only (04/28). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 16 ratings.

MathGraphics ($0.99 → Free, 2.1 MB): Turn your iPad into a powerful graphing calculator with this utility app.

It allows you to graph six types of functions via an intuitive custom keyboard. You can tap and hold keys to bring up related functions, and copy and paste functions into other apps. The app also includes the ability to interact with the graph using multitouch gestures, the option to share graphs via email, and a handful of graph customization options.

MathGraphics is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 17 ratings.

BoneBox™ – Skull Viewer ($1.99 → Free, 49.2 MB): Get a good luck at the human skull with this 3-D medical education app.

You’re able to freely rotate and zoom in on the 3-D model using common gestures. The view is pretty incredible thanks to true real-time rendering. The 3-D model can be viewed eight different ways, allowing you to interact with sagittal, coronal, and transverse sections of the skull. You’re also able to overlay color-coded pins in order to study the names and locations of more than 100 anatomical structures, and draw right on top of the model using the pen tool.

BoneBox™ – Skull Viewer is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 39 ratings.

April 28th Edition

Today’s Great Free Apps: TrailMix Pro, SmartPlayer, Full Deck Pro Solitaire And More

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iPhone & iPad:

TrailMix Pro – Run with Music ($2.99 → Free, 8.4 MB): This magical music app automatically detects your pace and adjusts the tempo of your current song to match it.

The best part is, TrailMix doesn’t require any type of setup. Just pick a song or a playlist from your library, and then head outside for your walk or run. The app also includes a built-in pedometer, automatic stopwatch, and pace calculator.

TrailMix Pro – Run with Music is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 64 ratings.

Full Deck Pro Solitaire ($0.99 → Free, 29.7 MB): A Solitaire card game that features a huge collection of variations.

You’re able to tap and drag cards into place or just tap to automatically move them into open spots. Each variation includes a set of rules, stat tracking, and high scores. The game includes 24 Solitaire variations, customizable card backs and backgrounds, and an intelligent three level hint system. Additional game variations are available via in-app purchase.

Full Deck Pro Solitaire is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 764 ratings.

Hokusai ($0.99 → Free, 799.9 MB): Browse through a virtual gallery of Katsushika Hokusai’s work with this lifestyle app.

Upon first launch, the app will need just a moment to generate thumbnails for the over 1,800 included pieces of art. You can then swipe through the scrolling list of thumbnails, search for specific works of art by keyword, or break them down by category. Each piece is presented in HD, allowing you to zoom way in without losing detail. The app also includes the ability to save and share artwork, links to videos, and a brief biography.

Hokusai is available for free today only (04/27). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 12 ratings.

neu.Notes+ ($0.99 → Free, 19.4 MB): The ultimate note taking app for iPhone and iPad.

It includes a ridiculous number of page sizes to choose from and three different styles. You can then put your finger to the screen and start creating hand-written notes or sketches. If you need a little more accuracy, you’re able to zoom in on the canvas. If you’re using a stylus, activate the palm guard and comfortably rest your hand on the screen. The app is loaded with a variety other features as well, like the ability to adjust line width and color, add text, annotate photos and maps, create multi-page PDFs, backup your creations via iCloud, and edit any and all elements.

neu.Notes+ is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 87 ratings.

SmartPlayer – Music Player and Last.fm Scrobbler ($2.99 → Free, 3.3 MB): A simple but stylish music player and Last.fm scrobbler.

The app includes a handful of features that set it apart from the native Music app, like intuitive gestures and Twitter and Facebook integration. But its true defining feature is its Last.fm integration. You’re able to use SmartPlayer on as many devices as you like and it won’t interfere with the scrobbling activity between them. It’s also able to scrobble offline and sync when back online. The app also includes iTunes Match compatibility, neat “bokeh” album artwork backgrounds, and a Wi-Fi-only data mode.

SmartPlayer – Music Player and Last.fm Scrobbler is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 364 ratings.

Cookie Jam ($1.99 → Free, 48.0 MB): This addictive Candy Crush-like match-three puzzler is giving away 50 coins to new users today.

As head chef, your job is to collect ingredients by creating matches in order to whip up some delicious treats. At the beginning of each level you will be asked to collect a specific number of ingredients. To collect an ingredient, just match three or more in vertical or horizontal lines. You are provided with a limited amount of moves in order to complete your tasks, so try to create large matches to earn power-ups and cascading combos. The game includes dozens of levels, and the ability to compete with friends on Facebook.

Cookie Jam is available for free today only (04/27). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 5455 ratings.

Camera Studio ($0.99 → Free, 22.8 MB): Transform your photos into works of art and share them with the world with this effects app.

You’re able to snap a photo in-app or import one from your library or Facebook. When taking a new photo, you can choose from the usual 4:3 aspect ration or go square. Then apply any one of the 18 filters or layer them to create unique blends. When everything looks in order you can share your creation via Facebook or Twitter, or you can upload it to Cineverse for the whole world to see.

Camera Studio is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 107 ratings.

Scan Connect – Omni Scanner to Scan and Share All Your PDFs ($4.99 → Free, 26.8 MB): A business app that will make you more efficient while on the go.

As its name suggests, Scan Connect is a great mobile scanner. It allows you to point your iPad’s camera at any document and capture it in a snap. Grid lines are available to help keep things straight. After you’ve captured your document, you’re able to crop and rotate it, apply filters, and adjust the white balance. All of your scans are saved within the built-in library, allowing you to manage and get a look at them at any time. Scans can also be edited as PDFs, shared via email, printed via AirPrint, or uploaded to your favorite cloud service.

Scan Connect – Omni Scanner to Scan and Share All Your PDFs is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 15 ratings.

April 27th Edition

Today’s Great Free Apps: 7 Sevens, PDF PROvider, Zippy And More

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iPhone & iPad:

Pure – Browse, Upload, Comment, Download, Favorite, and Share Flickr Photos with a Whole New Perspective ($0.99 → Free, 5.0 MB): See Flickr in a whole new way with Pure.

Pure allows you to focus on the many, beautiful photos found on Flickr. After logging into your account, you’re able to browse through your own feed, check out favorites, see the latest uploads, and view some of the more interesting photos on Flickr. Photos are presented in a one big scrolling list, and you can tap on them to get a closer look. If you swipe right to left you can dig a little deeper to comment on a photo, download or share it, or view it on the web. You can also double-tap on a photo to favorite it, and search for photos with a downward swipe.

Pure – Browse, Upload, Comment, Download, Favorite, and Share Flickr Photos with a Whole New Perspective is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 82 ratings.

Zippy – Tasks and Reminders ($0.99 → Free, 3.0 MB): Zippy will not only assist you in managing all of life’s tasks, but also help you get better at completing them.

When creating a new task, you’re able to describe it, tag it, and set a reminder. All of your tasks will be sorted automatically by priority level, and you can quickly reschedule them with a single tap. You’re also able to create custom tags and sort tasks by those tags. Where Zippy differs from similar productivity apps is with its thoughtful insights. As you use the app more and more, you’ll be able to analyze your habits through an infographic and get better at getting things done.

Zippy – Tasks and Reminders is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 102 ratings.

Tale Tapper ($0.99 → Free, 149.6 MB): Show some restraint in this stealth adventure game.

Play as Paddy and try to work your way through the King’s Castle as quickly as possible to recover the gold that was stolen by The Fool. Paddy isn’t exactly the aggressive type, however, so you’ll have to use your stealth skills to sneak by guards and other scoundrels. You’re even able to utilize environmental objects to create new paths or find new hiding spots. You’re able to guide Paddy around the environments just by dragging your finger where you want him to go. Double-tap to leap to platforms, and put two fingers to the screen to rotate the camera.

Tale Tapper is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 18 ratings.

Super Durak ($0.99 → Free, 52.3 MB): If you’ve never played Durak before, now’s the time to try.

I don’t have enough space here to explain how this unique card game works, but let’s just say it requires good offensive and defensive strategies and a little luck. The game includes a full tutorial anyway, so what are you waiting for? It also includes three deck options, local and online multiplayer, stat tracking, and a super mode.

Super Durak is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 113 ratings.

Jewel Mania™ ($1.99 → Free, 46.4 MB): This modern take on the classic Bejeweled-style match-three game is currently ad-free and giving away 20 gold blocks for free.

Swipe to swap colored jewels to create matches of three or more. You start out with a limited number of moves in each level, and you must achieve a target score before you run out. In order to accomplish this task, you must create cascading combos and huge matches. Matches of more than three will earn you power-ups like lasers and bombs. The game includes more than 400 puzzles that take on various challenging shapes, which will keep you busy for quite some time.

Jewel Mania™ is available for free today only (04/26). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 111704 ratings.

7 sevens ($1.99 → Free, 6.8 MB): As long as you can count up to seven, you’ll have no problem enjoying this casual puzzle game.

Slide your finger across the screen to select a column for your numbered tile to fall through and release to drop. The idea is to match the correct number of tiles with the corresponding number on the tile. For example, if your selected tile is a four, you need four matched tiles to remove them all from the board. Gray blocks will also appear, and they can be cleared by creating matches with other tiles or you can use the powerful one tile. You’re able to earn bonus points be successfully matching multiple tiles of the same number. The game includes four modes, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

7 sevens is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 56 ratings.

PDF PROvider ($6.99 → Free, 38.7 MB): Show those PDFs who’s boss with this powerful business app.

You’re able to view, convert, merge, edit, and manage all of your PDFs while on the go with ease. You can also turn almost anything into a PDF with a single tap, including photos, clipboard text, web pages, maps, contacts, and Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files. Attach notes, highlight text, insert stamps, and draw right on top of your PDFs before sharing them via email or Dropbox. The app also includes the ability to manage files with folders, and import files via iTunes File Sharing, Box.net, Dropbox, and Mobile Safari.

PDF PROvider is available for free today only (04/26). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 1335 ratings.

April 26th Edition

Today’s Great Free Apps: ModMusic A, Animal Math Games, Continue? And More

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iPhone & iPad:

ModMusic A ($5.99 → Free, 27.3 MB): Don’t just listen to music, modify it with ModMusic A.

Hold your finger on the screen and release when you’re ready to start the music. ModMusic A will play bursts of funky, 8-bit melodies with endlessly evolving sonic textures accompanied by psychedelic visuals. You’re able to manipulate the sound by dragging the dot within the coordinate mixer or by connecting your headphones and allowing the app to mix in sounds from your environment. You’re also able to adjust the tempo by tapping on the screen. Your unique creations can be recorded and shared via Facebook, Twitter, and more.

ModMusic A is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 11 ratings.

Pronto ($0.99 → Free, 7.6 MB): Keep track of all of the important events in your life with this easy to use productivity app.

You’re able to create categories in order to group events together. Then add events, attach a due date, set an alarm, and add any to-do items needed to complete the event. Pronto will then clearly display the number of days until the event. The app also includes the ability to create recurring events, reorganize lists, and edit events.

Pronto is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 118 ratings.

iDarkroom ($0.99 → Free, 12.7 MB): A powerful photo editor that won’t have a problem earning a spot in your photography folder.

You’re able to import any photo from your library or snap a new one from within the app. You can then start the editing process by cropping your photo down and flipping and rotating it. iDarkroom includes powerful tools that allow you to completely change the composition of your photo, like the ability to adjust the color curve, add highlights and shadows, and increase or decrease the temperature. It also includes more than 30 customizable effects, 21 color filters, 17 monochrome filters, and 10 frames to choose from. If you can’t decide on something specific, go with the randomizer and see what iDarkroom can come up with for you. Your final creations can be shared via Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Flickr, and email.

iDarkroom is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 414 ratings.

Phonics Fun: Long and Short Vowel Sounds ($1.99 → Free, 53.3 MB): A collection of fun activities that will teach your children about long and short vowel sounds.

A clever little goat will guide your child through each activity with audio instructions and words of encouragement. Activities include letter tracing, letter identification, and finding objects with corresponding sound. After you child has made it through all of the activities, they’ll receive a certificate of completion that can be personalized, saved, and printed. The app also includes colorful graphics and characters, and playful background music.

Phonics Fun: Long and Short Vowel Sounds is available for free today only (04/25). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 10 ratings.

Gorilla Band 3D story book with music – Wasabi Productions ($3.99 → Free, 48.1 MB): An interactive storybook app that allows your child to join the Gorilla Band.

Your child can follow along with the narrator or they can read all on their own. Each page is loaded with 3-D characters that can be interacted with in a variety of ways. A delay interactions option is available so your child can pay close attention to the story first. The app also includes a bonus section to help children identify instruments, two original soundtracks, and parental controls.

Gorilla Band 3D story book with music – Wasabi Productions is available for free today only (04/25). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 42 ratings.

continue?9876543210 ($3.99 → Free, 89.7 MB): Discover what happens to dead video game characters in this wonderfully weird adventure game.

Put your fingers to the screen and embark on an adventure like no other. You must travel from town to town, meeting people who will offer you lightning and prayer. The lightning will help you move on, while prayer will allow you to build shelters and hide from the garbage collector that will stop at nothing to delete you. Each time you play you will be randomly assigned one of the six characters and six of the 11 areas. There is no set order to the stages, so just sit back and enjoy.

continue?9876543210 is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 45 ratings.

Animal Math Games for Kids ($2.99 → Free, 33.9 MB): Your little ones can join Emma, the great math explorer, on her journey to help her animal friends find a way home with this educational game.

To help each animal make their way home, your child will need to successfully complete a variety of math activities. Math activities range from adding and subtracting to counting and identifying geometric shapes. The app includes a total of 13 adorable animals to help home, and more than 100 activities. It also includes professional narration and instructions, and loads of positive encouragement.

Animal Math Games for Kids is available for free today only (04/25). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 8 ratings.

BeepWatch – Beeping Circuit Training Stop Watch ($0.99 → Free, 3.8 MB): This no-frills circuit training stopwatch will help you get through your workouts without a hitch.

The app’s large, high contrast digits ensure you’re always aware of the time. Your’e able to record your laps manually or you can have the app automatically record them at a set interval. Intervals can be as short as one second and staggered. The app also includes auto-pause, background audio, vibration alerts, and five alert sounds to choose from.

BeepWatch – Beeping Circuit Training Stop Watch is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.