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Today's Apps Gone Free: Star Wars Pit Droids, SplashCam, Monster Burner, And More

Today's Apps Gone Free: Star Wars Pit Droids, SplashCam, Monster Burner, And More

May 3, 2012

Help Watto guide his droids safely to their correct ports in LucasArts' puzzle game, Star Wars Pit Droids. We also have a photography app that allows you to highlight a single color in your photos in real-time, and a casual arcade game that has you burning monsters with fireballs.

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iPhone:

SplashCam ($0.99 → Free, 4.2 MB): A photography app that allows you to highlight your favorite color in your photos in real-time. First choose a color by tapping the bulb icon in the corner of the screen. Then adjust the strength of color required to be picked up by the camera by dragging your finger along the slider and snap a photo. The app automatically saves photos to your camera roll, and allows you to share them via Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

SplashCam is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 9 ratings.

Victorian Mysteries®: The Moonstone ($1.99 → Free, 192.6 MB): A hidden objects game by Square Enix. Travel back in time to help detective Cuff solve the mystery of the missing Moonstone diamond. Search messy crime scenes for the hidden clues to narrow down your suspect list. Clues are presented at the bottom of the screen, and are immediately marked off when found. You can double-tap on an area to zoom in. The game includes a handful of scenes to search through, and a hint system.

Victorian Mysteries®: The Moonstone is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 15 ratings.

SixPack App PRO - Fitness Library ($0.99 → Free, 10.8 MB): A health and fitness app that includes more than 100 popular exercises, including many that don't require a single piece of equipment. Exercises are broken down into a variety of categories for easy discovery, or you can just search for what you're looking for. Each exercise features a "six pack" of information, including step-by-step instructions, pictures, general info, tips, muscle illustrations, and what not to do.

SixPack App PRO - Fitness Library is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 128 ratings.

TanZen - Relaxing tangram puzzles ($0.99 → Free, 16.6 MB): Indie developer Little White Bear Studios' original hit puzzle game for iOS. The object of the game is to try and complete the shape in the middle of the screen by using pieces from each side without allowing them to overlap. It includes over 558 puzzles, a hint system, and achievements via Game Center.

TanZen - Relaxing tangram puzzles is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 170 ratings.

HungrySquid ($0.99 → Free, 26.1 MB): Help the keepers of the universe protect the knowledge of the ages in this brain-teasing puzzle game. Each level starts you off with a squid in the middle of a grid of hexagons, some of which have symbols on them. It's your job to rotate the hexagons until the ones with symbols match up and lead to the edge of the grid. The game includes four chapters, 60 levels, multiple modes, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

HungrySquid is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 9 ratings.

Universal:

Star Wars Pit Droids ($1.99 → Free, 310.0 MB): A puzzle game where you must help Watto, the Toydarian junk dealer, guide his droids to safety. Droids march mindlessly forward, so it's up to you to place arrows all over the grid to guide them to their correct port. The faster you are, the higher your rating will be. The game includes five environments, more than 100 levels, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Star Wars Pit Droids is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 380 ratings.

Sudoku Samurai ($0.99 → Free, 19.3 MB): Try to become a Sudoku master in this puzzle game. This finely crafted digital version of Sudoku includes 10,000 puzzles on classic 9x9 and Samurai (Gattai-5) boards. It also includes four difficulty levels, automatic or manual pencil marks, 14 backgrounds to choose from, and the ability to play in landscape or portrait orientations.

Sudoku Samurai is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 7 ratings.

Monster Burner ($2.99 → Free, 47.9 MB): Chuck fireballs all over the screen to burn every last monster in this casual arcade game. You're able to throw fireballs by flicking your finger across the screen. Try to take out long lines of monsters with a single throw to boost your score and earn coins. Coins can be used to upgrade your fireballs and unlock spells. The game includes 35 levels, 10 upgrades, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Monster Burner is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 7 ratings.

Fractal Combat ($0.99 → Free, 18.5 MB): A futuristic aerial combat game where you must destroy your targets before they destroy you. Pilot your ship by tilting your iDevice, and control your speed and unleash your weapons via on-screen buttons. A radar in the top left corner of the screen will help you identify your targets and your enemies. The game includes 3D graphics with nifty explosion effects, seven landscapes, six ships, the ability to upgrade your weapons, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Fractal Combat is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 95 ratings.

Lane Splitter ($0.99 → Free, 17.5 MB): Speed down the highway on your sport bike and split lanes to earn the highest possible score in this arcade game. You're able to control your bike by tilting your device. Weave in and out of traffic to score bonus points, and collect coins to unlock new riders and items. The game includes seven riders, environments that change everyday, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Lane Splitter is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 3304 ratings.

iPad:

Victorian Mysteries®: The Moonstone HD ($2.99 → Free, 469.0 MB): A hidden objects game by Square Enix. Travel back in time to help detective Cuff solve the mystery of the missing Moonstone diamond. Search messy crime scenes for the hidden clues to narrow down your suspect list. Clues are presented at the bottom of the screen, and are immediately marked off when found. You can double-tap on an area to zoom in. The game includes a handful of scenes to search through, and a hint system.

Victorian Mysteries®: The Moonstone HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 3 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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Mentioned apps

Free
SplashCam
SplashCam
PoisonLabs
Free
Victorian Mysteries®: The Moonstone
Victorian Mysteries®: The Moonstone
SQUARE ENIX Ltd
Free
SixPack App PRO - Fitness Library
SixPack App PRO - Fitness Library
Pocket Cocktails Inc.
Free
TanZen - Relaxing tangram puzzles
TanZen - Relaxing tangram puzzles
Little White Bear Studios, LLC
Free
HungrySquid
HungrySquid
Michal Malewicz
Free
Star Wars Pit Droids
Star Wars Pit Droids
LucasArts
Free
Sudoku Samurai
Sudoku Samurai
Sungift Games
Free
Monster Burner
Monster Burner
Ubisoft
Free
Fractal Combat
Fractal Combat
NEWTYPE K.K.
Free
Lane Splitter
Lane Splitter
fractiv, LLC
Free
Victorian Mysteries®: The Moonstone HD
Victorian Mysteries®: The Moonstone HD
SQUARE ENIX Ltd

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