October 28th Edition

Today’s Great Free Apps: Ghost Lens, iAgenda, Gary’s Place and more

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iPhone & iPad:

Ghost Lens+ Clone Photo Video Editor with Awesome Filters and Pic Collage Blender - Shuzhen Chen ($0.99 → Free, 36.8 MB): This photography app helps you create a ghost of yourself. It’s for anyone looking to have a little fun with their videos this Halloween.

Cloning apps can be difficult to use, but not Ghost Lens Pro. Just select one of the frame layouts, record your first video or photo, and keep your iDevice in the same position and record another video or photo. You can add alpha labels within your timeline to add fade in and fade out effects as well. Then let Ghost Lens Pro generate your final ghostly video. The app includes more than 40 frame designs, 118 filters and effects, and the ability to add music to your videos.

Ghost Lens Pro+ Clone & Ghost Photo Video Editor+ Best IG Edits with Awesome Filters & FX+ Pic Collage Blender with Facebook Friends is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 29 ratings.

Weather 2x - McLean Mobile Solutions, Inc. ($0.99 → Free, 34.8 MB): Weather 2x provides a beautiful and elegant way to check the weather. It’s for anyone who wants more from their weather app.

Weather 2x has an animated, gesture-driven interface that’s simply a treat to use. It clearly displays the current outdoor temperatures, precipitation, visibility, humidity, wind speed, and barometric pressure. If you swipe up you’re able to view a five-day forecast. A right to left swipe allows you to view an hourly weather forecast. Swipe left to right to add additional locations. The app also includes a 24 hour mode, iCloud support, and metric support.

Weather 2x is available for free today only (10/27). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 1791 ratings.

Data Widget - Jerry Jee ($0.99 → Free, 2.9 MB): Check your data usage with a swipe with the handy Data Widget. It’s for those who are always worried about going over their data cap.

Data Widget is so simple yet so effective. Launch the app, set your data cap, set your start and end date, and record any usage you may already have. Then swipe down to bring up Notification Center and add the widget by tapping the “Edit” button found all the way at the bottom. After that, any time you want to check your current data usage in real-time, just swipe down!

Data Widget is available for free today only (10/27). It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 11 ratings.

Witches' Brew - Halloween potion making fun! - Pixel Envision ($0.99 → Free, 13.4 MB): Concoct crazy potions by catching falling ingredients in this casual arcade game. It’s for gamers who are looking to get in the Halloween spirit.

We really like Witches’ Brew because it’s fun for the whole family thanks to its kid-safe environment. You won’t find any ads, in-app purchases, external links, or data collection here. Just pure arcade fun. You’re put in control of a witch and her cauldron, and you must gather the correct ingredients falling from the sky by tilting your iDevice before time expires.

Witches’ Brew – Halloween potion making fun! is available for free today only (10/27). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.

Gary's Place - Giggle Desk ($0.99 → Free, 91.6 MB): Enjoy this story about a little gopher who gets fed up with living with his parents in a tiny hole. It’s great for parents who want to enjoy a cute story with their kids.

The animations, artwork, and story in Gary’s Place are all simply fantastic. Gary is tired of his parents’ cramped space, so he decides to set out to build his own home. The only problem is, he can’t stop building and disaster ends up destroying all of his hard work. You and your kids can enjoy the tale on your own or follow along with the narrator. Each page is loaded with cute and colorful characters, and fun interactive animations.

Gary’s Place is available for free today only (10/27). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 16 ratings.

iAgenda - Agenda schedule on Gantt chart - Hao Li($0.99 → Free, 44.0 MB): Visualize your schedule with this powerful productivity app. It’s for business professionals who need to keep track of multiple events.

You’re able to create as many agendas and schedules as you like. Events can include tasks, which can be added in batches, and they will appear in both list and calendar form. Tasks can be customized with different durations, people, places, and colors to keep things nice and tidy. You’re also able to manipulate the calendar and task list via common gestures. Entire agendas can be exported and shared via email. If you want to export them to Excel or as PDFs, you will have to unlock the abilities via in-app purchase.

iAgenda – Agenda schedule on Gantt chart is available for free today only (10/27). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 15 ratings.

October 27th Edition

Today’s Great Free Apps: Diana Photo, 1001 Attempts, Gramory and more

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iPhone & iPad:

Gramory ($3.99 → Free, 4.4 MB): Gramory allows you to experience Instagram in a whole new way. It’s for Instagram users that want a better experience.

Gramory is both beautiful and easy to use. You’re able to configure the grid view to show only the photos you want to see. Just swipe left to right to filter out photos. Tap on a photo to get a better look, where you can also like, favorite, and view more photos from that user. The app also allows you to search, save user and tag searches, change the size of the grid, follow and unfollow users, and even login using Touch ID.

Gramory is available for free today only (10/26). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 9 ratings.

Diana Photo ($1.99 → Free, 23.9 MB): A photography app that allows you to create fantastic compositions with nothing but a shake. It’s a great addition to any iPhoneographer’s collection.

The best part about Diana Photo is that it’s relatively hands-off. All you have to do is take a bunch of great photos to populate your camera roll. Then shake your iDevice and see what Diana Photo is able to come up with. The app will layer two randomly chosen photos to create a composition and apply a random filter. You can also manually select your photos and a filter if you have something in mind. Text can be placed over the top of your final creation before sharing it via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Messages, or email.

Diana Photo is available for free today only (10/26). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 100 ratings.

Glass effecT ($0.99 → Free, 2.5 MB): Add a textured glass effect to your favorite photos with Glass effecT. It’s for anyone who wants to have fun with their photos.

Glass effecT is about as straightforward as photography apps come. You’re able to load any photo from your library or snap a new one from within the app. Then crop the image down and apply the glass effect. You can adjust the intensity of the effect via a slider on the bottom right side of the screen, and change the color via a wheel on the bottom left.

Glass effecT is available for free today only (10/26). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.

Frugi – Personal finance manager to track your budget, expenses, income and future reminder ($2.99 → Free, 12.3 MB): Find out where all of your money is going with this finance app. It’s ideal for anyone who needs to stick to a budget.

Frugi makes it easy to record transactions. Just swipe down to add or subtract from your total balance. You’re able to attach a category to each transaction and select a date if necessary. All of your transactions will be calculated automatically and presented in list form. Transactions can be removed with a right to left swipe, and you can move them to a future date with a double tap. The app also includes the ability to manage multiple accounts, and a calendar view.

Frugi – Personal finance manager to track your budget, expenses, income and future reminder is available for free today only (10/26). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 50 ratings.

1001 Attempts ($0.99 → Free, 9.0 MB): You’re going to flip out while playing this intense arcade game. It’s for anyone who enjoys challenging pick-up-and-play games with pixel graphics.

This is the classic “one more try” game. The concept is simple enough: Move right and left and jump to each side of the screen to avoid danger while collecting jewels. The difficulty, however, is surviving for more than a minute. Danger in 1001 Attempts comes in all shapes and sizes, and it moves quickly so you will have to as well. Find out how far you can climb the Game Center leaderboards.

1001 Attempts is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 500 ratings.

DesignJot ($4.99 → Free, 4.0 MB): This productivity app will help you build better training programs. It’s perfect for instructional designers, trainers, and performance consultants.

This is the training industry’s equivalent to the Swiss Army Knife. The app leverages ANSWER, Allen Communication’s rapid needs assessment methodology, to ensure that your instructional strategies align with your organization’s unique needs and opportunities. You’re able to create as many projects as necessary, and you can add additional questions to individualize your projects. DesignJot also allows you to build high-level design flowcharts, and jot down notes and sketch out ideas. Projects and flowcharts can be exported via email or iTunes File Sharing.

DesignJot is available for free today only (10/26). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 44 ratings.

October 26th Edition

Today’s Great Free Apps: Overview Calendar, Shades, Orderly and more

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iPhone & iPad:

Orderly – Tasks & To Do Lists ($1.99 → Free, 5.2 MB): Keep your life in order with this gesture-driven productivity app. Orderly is for AppsGoneFree users who want a more fluid way to manage their tasks.

Orderly is all about prioritizing tasks to ensure you complete the most important ones on time. When creating a task list you’re able to title the group and add as many items as necessary. The menu bar icons at the top allow you to quickly change the background color, text, and font to make the list stand out. A priority level, reminder, and proximity reminder can be attached as well. All of your task lists will appear as little notes on the app’s home screen presented in order of importance.

Orderly – Tasks & To Do Lists is available for free today only (10/25). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 222 ratings.

Overview Calendar ($2.99 → Free, 5.9 MB): Get an overview of all of the events in your life with Overview Calendar. It’s great for anyone who is tired of getting lost in a mess of calendar details.

Overview Calendar provides a whole new perspective on the events in your life. The calendar is presented as an infinitely scrollable timeline instead of one big grid. You can swipe up and down to glide right over it. Tap on an event to bring it into full view, where you can attach a location, note, and color. Your events can also be shared on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter. List views are available for single days and entire weeks.

Overview Calendar is available for free today only (10/25). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 143 ratings.

Boom Brigade 2 ($2.99 → Free, 69.1 MB): Command your troops to fight off the alien invasion in this line drawing game. Boom Brigade 2 is ideal for gamers who enjoy a mix of strategy, top-down shooting action, and line drawing.

Boom Brigade 2 takes a bunch of tried and true gaming formulas and simply ups the ante. You get to command your troops by drawing paths for them to follow. They will take on any alien scum that comes within their range. Troops can be upgraded between missions to keep the fight a fair one. The game includes 30 missions and multiple modes to try.

Boom Brigade 2 is available for free today only (10/25). It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 19 ratings.

Disco Bees – The Fun New Match 3 Game ($4.99 → Free, 64.4 MB): A brand new match-three game from the team that brought you Mini Golf MatchUp and Jewel Buddies. Complete the first world tutorial to receive a $4.99 package of 5 extra lives and power-ups! It’s for casual gamers who enjoy colorful graphics, disco tunes, and lots of bee puns.

Disco Bees has everything you could want from a matching game. It’s absolutely loaded with unique and innovative puzzles that allow you to create matches in six different directions. Just make sure to achieve the target score before you run out of moves. You’re also able to employ super bees to climb the leaderboards and surpass your friends. Daily tournaments are available, which allow you to level up faster and unlock new content.

Disco Bees – The Fun New Match 3 Game is available for free today only (10/25). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 3586 ratings.

Shades: A Simple Puzzle Game ($1.99 → Free, 28.5 MB): Combine blocks to create and remove different shades in this unique puzzle game. It’s for casual gamers who want a zen-like puzzle experience.

We love games like Shades. It’s simple on the surface, but rather difficult once you get going. The idea is to drag the falling blacks into position in order to create rows of the same color, which will remove them from the board. Things get interesting when you stack blocks of the same color, as they will get darker in shade. This gameplay element creates some sticky situations, but also allows you to create cascading combos. The game includes four color schemes and Game Center leaderboards.

Shades: A Simple Puzzle Game is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 159 ratings.

October 25th Edition

Today’s Great Free Apps: Great Big War Game, Ichi, Splashtop CamCam and more

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iPhone & iPad:

Great Big War Game ($2.99 → Free, 123.1 MB): A 3-D strategy game that’s loaded with humor. Great Big War Game is ideal for anyone who enjoy turn-based gameplay.

This is one big war game, at least in terms of content. It includes a whopping 40 hours of campaign mode to play through, where you will be battling foes on land, at sea, and in the air in an attempt to achieve global domination. Use your best judgement during each turn to decide whether to move to higher ground, create defensive formations, or simply go on the attack. Great Big War Game also includes local and online multiplayer.

Great Big War Game is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 687 ratings.

Grandma Loves Bugs ($1.99 → Free, 71.5 MB): A collection of entertaining mini-games designed for children. It’s great for parents with children under the age of five.

Grandma Loves Bugs is filled with fun activities that will make your child more aware of their natural surroundings. They will be asked to do everything from building spider webs to spelling bug names. Grandma will guide them along the way, so feel free to hand off your iDevice and allow your child to get to work. The app includes a total of 10 mini-games, eight narrated videos of real bugs in nature, and loads of interactive add-ons.

Grandma Loves Bugs is available for free today only (10/24). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 43 ratings.

Numbers and Counting Match Games for Kids with Skills: The Best Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st Grade Common Core Early Math, Learning and Matching Card Activity Games for Boys and Girls ($3.99 → Free, 22.6 MB): Designed with your little one in mind, this educational app focuses on number identification, counting skills, and color matching. It’s perfect for parents with children in kindergarten.

The app is loaded with fun and colorful items to count and match. Depending on their ability level, your child can either play with cards face down or face up to make things easier. Hints are also available if need be. The game includes professional narration for every included item, positive reinforcement, and parental controls.

Numbers and Counting Match Games for Kids with Skills: The Best Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st Grade Common Core Early Math, Learning and Matching Card Activity Games for Boys and Girls is available for free today only (10/24). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 32 ratings.

Splashtop CamCam ($1.99 → Free, 5.4 MB): Remotely check on people, places, and things with his live video streaming app. Splashtop CamCam is perfect for anyone looking for a little peace of mind.

We really like Splashtop CamCam because it’s so easy to set up. Just download the necessary companion software from Splashtop’s website to turn your home computer’s webcam into a live video streaming device. Then connect it to your iPhone or iPad to monitor anything you want remotely. The app includes high-resolution video, pinch-to-zoom, and the ability to pan.

Splashtop CamCam is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 30 ratings.

Ichi ($1.99 → Free, 36.1 MB): This puzzle game requires you to rotate objects in order to collect all of the golden rings. It’s ideal for gamers who enjoy challenging one button puzzle games.

Ichi is all about guiding a small ball in the appropriate direction. You’re able to change its path by rotating objects like barriers, teleporters, and breakable blocks with just a tap. Your final score is based on how many taps it takes you to collect the golden rings, so think before you act. The game includes more than 50 built-in levels and 13,000 user created levels.

Ichi is available for free today only (10/24). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 201 ratings.

BINGO Blitz – FREE Bingo + Slots ($2.99 → Free, 39.8 MB): Grab a chair and play bingo against other players in real-time in Bingo Blitz. It’s for anyone interested in a new way to play the classic game of bingo.

Get your daubing finger at the ready, because this arcade-style bingo game will challenge your reflexes and your patience. Bingo Blitz takes classic bingo gameplay and adds an exciting mix of power-ups, collectible items, and achievements. You’re able to challenge random players from all over the world, and when you’ve achieved the elusive vertical, horizontal, or four corners bingo, make sure to call it out before everyone else. If you call it out before you have a bingo, however, you will be disqualified!

BINGO Blitz – FREE Bingo + Slots is available for free today only (10/24). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 123 ratings.

October 24th Edition

Today’s Great Free Apps: Bike Baron, Musical Paint For Kids, SnapEntry and more

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iPhone & iPad:

Musical Paint For Kids ($4.99 → Free, 74.8 MB): Paint with music with this delightful entertainment app for children. Musical Paint For Kids is great for parents with children eight and under that love to draw and paint.

Musical Paint For Kids provides a multi-sensory experience for your child. They’re able to select from six adjustable colors and then paint their hearts out. Each color is accompanied by a different tune, so each stroke will create beautiful music. Your child can sign their work of art before saving it, adding a nice personal touch.

Musical Paint For Kids is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 36 ratings.

Little Frights ($0.99 → Free, 40.0 MB): Grab your weapon and take on hordes of the undead in this side-scrolling shooter. Little Frights is for anyone looking to get into the Halloween spirit.

Little Frights takes the side-scrolling shooter genre for a spin. You’re put in control of a pistol-wielding tough guy, and you must make your way round and round in order to survive wave after wave of zombies. The maps will change as you complete waves, giving you something new to look at. Collect the bones that drop from your fallen enemies to upgrade and unlock new weapons.

Little Frights is available for free today only (10/23). It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 23 ratings.

SnapEntry – fast diary/journal, integrates with Evernote ($2.99 → Free, 3.5 MB): Quickly add notes to Evernote with SnapEntry. It’s great for heavy Evernote users.

SnapEntry offers the fastest way to take and add notes to Evernote. The moment you launch SnapEntry, you’ll be brought to the note creation screen. A custom bar across the top of your keyboard allows you to instantly add checkboxes, bullets, time stamps, and tags. It also allows you to send notes to Evernote with a single tap. SnapEntry is loaded with other great features like TextExpander support, reminders, URL scheme support, and undo and redo.

SnapEntry – fast diary/journal, integrates with Evernote is available for free today only (10/23). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 20 ratings.

Bike Baron ($0.99 → Free, 52.4 MB): Go on a ride you’ll never forget in this crazy arcade racing game. It’s for gamers who enjoy the thrill of competing with their friends.

Bike Baron is brutally difficult, which is also what makes it so much fun. Jump on your bike, grab your little furry friend, and speed through more than 100 different tracks to achieve the best possible time. While speeding along, try to grab all of the coins in each level to earn a perfect rating. Bike Baron also allows you to share videos of your best times and stunts, and build and share your own levels.

Bike Baron is available for free today only (10/23). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 11441 ratings.

Smoothie Swipe ($2.99 → Free, 42.1 MB): This juicy puzzle game has you swiping across fruit to connect them and move from island to island. Play the first three levels today to receive a free special bonus of 30 gems. That’s a $2.99 value! Smoothie Swipe is ideal for casual puzzle gamers that enjoy competing with their friends.

Smoothie Swipe is one sweet treat. Each level requires you to connect matching adjacent fruit to remove them from the board. The more fruit you can connect in a single swipe, the more points you’ll earn. You’ll want to aim for big matches in order to achieve the target score before you run out of moves. The game includes more than 400 levels spread across multiple islands, each of which offers a new gameplay mechanic to master. It’s safe to say you won’t run out of fruits to match anytime soon.

Smoothie Swipe is available for free today only (10/23). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 532 ratings.

CamScanner HD Pro ($4.99 → Free, 22.5 MB): Turn your iPad into a powerful document scanner with CamScanner HD Pro. It’s perfect for anyone who needs to scan and save documents while on the go.

CamScanner HD Pro is jam-packed with features. It allows you scan receipts, notes, invoices, business cards, whiteboards, and so much more using your iPad’s camera. Smart cropping and auto-enhancing features ensure all of the text and graphics in your scans turns out clear and sharp. After you’ve scanned your documents you’re able to freely mark them up, attach notes, and even extract text using OCR. Scans can be stored within the app, synced with the cloud, and printed off.

CamScanner HD Pro is available for free today only (10/23). It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 54 ratings.

October 23rd Edition

Today’s Great Free Apps: RGB Express, Hoopa City, Calendarium and more

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iPhone & iPad:

Simple Shape : 7 Minute Challenge Workout ($4.99 → Free, 81.4 MB): Work your entire body into shape with this fitness app. AppsGoneFree users can unlock all of Simple Shape’s workouts for free today! Just tap the “Unlock All” button and you won’t be charged. You can also hide any ads with a tap. It’s designed for anyone who doesn’t have a lot of time to focus on their fitness.

All you need is seven minutes to get in shape. You must first enter necessary profile information and a target weight goal. Then get to work by choosing from four different categories that focus on different areas of the body. Each exercise includes voice instructions along with a video demonstration. You can track all of your performance stats as well as unlock special achievements.

Simple Shape : 7 Minute Challenge Workout is available for free today only (10/22). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.

Calendarium ($0.99 → Free, 2.9 MB): Discover historical events and holidays that happened on this day with this reference app. It’s for anyone interested in learning something new each and everyday.

Calendarium helps you live in the present and the past. The top portion of the screen displays today’s date, the week of the year, sunrise and sunset times, and the number of days that have passed and are left in the year. The bottom portion includes all of the historical events and major holidays that occurred on this very day. Tap and hold on an event or holiday to share it via Twitter, Facebook, Messages, or email.

Calendarium is available for free today only (10/22). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 210 ratings.

Video Time Machine ($2.99 → Free, 7.6 MB): Head down memory lane by watching hand-picked videos from the past with Video Time Machine. It’s for anyone feeling nostalgic.

Video Time Machine is loaded with more than 20,000 new and old TV, music, advertisement, movie trailer, video game, and sports videos to enjoy. All you need is a stable internet connection to enjoy. Spin the dials on the right side of the screen to choose a year and a category, and a video will pop right up. If you don’t have something specific in mind, let Video Time Machine choose something for you. Videos can be played over 3G, 4G, or Wi-Fi, and you can send them over to your Apple TV via AirPlay.

Video Time Machine is available for free today only (10/22). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 4562 ratings.

RGB Express – Mini Truck Puzzle ($2.99 → Free, 18.9 MB): Deliver colorful packages to the correct houses and businesses in this charming puzzle game. RGB Express is for anyone looking for a casual, logic-based puzzle experience.

RGB Express is the perfect pick-up-and-play puzzle game. The first few levels will help you understand the drag-to-draw mechanic while teaching you a few tricks along the way. Things get a little hectic after that, as you will come across bridges, buttons, and cargo swaps. But no matter how difficult things get, all you have to do is keep in mind that the packages must be delivered to their corresponding buildings without causing a a crash or a traffic jam.

RGB Express – Mini Truck Puzzle is available for free today only (10/22). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 86 ratings.

Hoopa City ($2.99 → Free, 43.1 MB): Your child is going to have a ton of fun planning and building up Hoopa City. It was designed for children with big imaginations.

Hoopa City allows your child to build their very own city however they like. They can experiment with seven building materials like water, electricity, plants, and brick. Everything can be placed with a tap and it will take on its own form. Progress is saved automatically, and your child can have multiple cities going at once. Hoopa City is free of timers, stressful elements, and rules, so your child can enjoy it however they want.

Hoopa City is available for free today only (10/22). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 105 ratings.

Toca Pet Doctor ($2.99 → Free, 57.9 MB): Tend to 15 adorable and charming pets in this children’s entertainment app. Toca Pet Doctor is for parents with children ages two through six who want to keep them engaged and entertained.

Like every other Toca Boca entertainment app, Toca Pet Doctor is just oozing with character. Your child gets to nurse 15 pets back to health. Each pet has a different issue, like a turtle stuck on his back or a cat with a wound on his ear. Once each issue has been tended to, your child gets to feed them treats and send them on their way. Toca Pet Doctor is void of rules and stressful elements, so just hand off your iDevice and allow your child to enjoy the experience.

Toca Pet Doctor is available for free today only (10/22). It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 157 ratings.