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Today's Apps Gone Free: Appetites, Instant Heart Rate, Puzzling Penguins 2, And More

Today's Apps Gone Free: Appetites, Instant Heart Rate, Puzzling Penguins 2, And More

March 21, 2012

Learn how to create 30 delicious dishes by following step-by-step video recipes with Clear-Media's lifestyle app, Appetites. We also have an app that's able to accurately measure your heart rate, and a puzzle game from the creator of Geared.

All app prices are subject to change at any time and without notice regardless of stated free duration. Price changes are solely under the control of the developers.

iPhone:

Puzzling Penguins 2 ($0.99 -> Free, 14.1 MB): The latest puzzle game from Bryan Mitchell, the creator of Geared. The game requires you to slide, push, and maneuver a penguin all over a frozen lake in order to get him through the hole in the ice and back into the water. Your penguin will continue to run across the ice until he hits an object of some kind, so you must use them to your advantage. Collect all three of the stars in each level to earn a perfect rating and unlock additional levels. The game includes 63 levels, special sliding blocks, and leaderboards via Game Center.

Puzzling Penguins 2 is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 34 ratings.

Angry Viking ($0.99 -> Free, 25.5 MB): Play as an angry viking and chop your way through hordes of enemies in this violent and bloody hack and slash game. Angry Viking's graphics are entirely black and white, well, except for the pools of red blood everywhere. Run around and cut down your enemies by utilizing your many powers and weapons to obtain a high score before succumbing to your opponents. The game includes three modes, and leaderboards via OpenFeint.

Angry Viking is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3-star rating with a total of 851 ratings.

ContactsXL 4 + Facebook Sync ($0.99 -> Free, 3.4 MB): The ultimate contacts manager for your iDevice. The app is loaded with features that will help you clean up, manage, and stay in touch with all of your contacts. It allows you to group contacts, delete duplicate entries, sync information with your Facebook account, send SMS and email messages to groups, and backup your information. It also includes a customizable interface with a variety of themes to choose from.

ContactsXL 4 + Facebook Sync is available for free today only (03/21). It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 674 ratings.

archivme ($1.99 -> Free, 7.3 MB): Keep track of all of your expenses and personal documents with this helpful finance app. When recording an expense, you're able to snap a picture of the document, choose from a list of suppliers or create a new one, enter the amount, and add a note. The amount will then automatically be added to your finance report. The app also includes list and graph views, the ability to add a passcode, AirPrint support, and Dropbox integration.

archivme is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 8 ratings.

Instant Heart Rate by Azumio ($0.99 -> Free, 7.0 MB): This magical app is able to accurately measure your heart rate. All you have to do is place your index finger over your iDevice's camera and wait for your results to show up. The app includes results history, real-time PPG graph, reminders, and the ability to toggle the pulse beep sound on and off.

Instant Heart Rate by Azumio is available for free today only (03/21). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 807 ratings.

Universal:

Appetites ($4.99 -> Free, 111.9 MB): This step-by-step video cooking app teaches you how to create 30 delicious dishes. You're able to download each recipe separately to save on space, or you can download the entire starter pack all at once. Recipes can also be sorted by chef, and each includes the estimated preparation time, total time, and yield. Additional classes are available via in-app purchase.

Appetites is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 719 ratings.

iPad:

Angry Viking HD ($0.99 -> Free, 22.2 MB): Play as an angry viking and chop your way through hordes of enemies in this violent and bloody hack and slash game. Angry Viking's graphics are entirely black and white, well, except for the pools of red blood everywhere. Run around and cut down your enemies by utilizing your many powers and weapons to obtain a high score before succumbing to your opponents. The game includes three modes, and leaderboards via OpenFeint.

Angry Viking HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 8 ratings.

That concludes today's issue of Apps Gone Free. If you like staying on top of these daily deals, don't forget to check out our free AppsGoneFree app. It provides all the deals each day, and even an archive of past deals that are still active.

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  • It must have at least a three-star average rating at the time it goes free.
  • The app must not have been free numerous times (3+) over the last six months.
  • The free version of your app must not include ads.
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Mentioned apps

Free
Angry Viking HD
Angry Viking HD
Zaxis Games
Free
Puzzling Penguins 2
Puzzling Penguins 2
Bryan Mitchell
Free
Angry Viking
Angry Viking
Zaxis Games
Free
ContactsXL 4 + Facebook Sync
ContactsXL 4 + Facebook Sync
Jonathan Teboul
Free
archivme
archivme
digitalfibr SAS
Free
Instant Heart Rate by Azumio
Instant Heart Rate by Azumio
Modula d.o.o.
Free
Appetites
Appetites
Clear-Media

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