Take control of a group of joggers and help them avoid the treacherous obstacles along their path in 10tons' running game, Grim Joggers. We also have an app that will help you reduce your carbon footprint and electricity costs, and a dual-stick shooter that has you trying to save a kitten from aliens.
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.
Maya Quest
($0.99 → Free, 38.5 MB): Combine cards of the same color as quickly as possible to reach the treasure at the top of the pile in this matching game. You are only able to match cards that are revealed to you, but you can also use cards from the deck at the bottom of the screen to create matches. The game includes six areas to unlock, 90 levels, and special items to collect.
Maya Quest is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 524 ratings.
Verde
($0.99 → Free, 2.5 MB): A utility app that allows you to find out how much money and carbon can be saved by upgrading the old appliances in your home. It takes into account your climate zone and electricity rate, and then requires you to go through a variety of categories to register all of your electronic devices. The app then gives you a final report on your potential cost and carbon savings, and allows you to share it via Twitter or Facebook.
Verde is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 24 ratings.
Ponzi Poker
($0.99 → Free, 10.7 MB): A unique card game that blends together elements of poker, solitaire, and investment fraud. During each turn you'll have the opportunity to select an investor to add to your pyramid. Each investor requires you to make a specific type of poker hand. If you are able to give them their desired hand, you'll be awarded with cash. If not, your pyramid will start to crumble. The game includes a complete set of instructions, stat tracking, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.
Ponzi Poker is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.
iLuv Drawing Dinosaurs HD - Learn how to draw dinosaurs step by step
($1.99 → Free, 43.8 MB): Learn how to draw adorable dinosaurs with this fun education app. It guides you through each step of the process with lines to trace and audio instructions. You're able to choose from a variety of pen colors and sizes, custom background textures, and stickers. It also includes undo and redo, an eraser, a blank page for doodling, and the ability to save your final project.
iLuv Drawing Dinosaurs HD - Learn how to draw dinosaurs step by step is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 40 ratings.
Grim Joggers
($1.99 → Free, 18.1 MB): Try to keep your group of joggers steaming ahead for as long as possible in this running game. Your joggers run all on their own, and it's up to you to tap at just the right moment to cause all of them to jump over treacherous obstacles. The longer you keep your group intact, the higher your score will be since each one of your joggers acts as a multiplier. Lose them all and it's game over. The game includes five worlds, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.
Grim Joggers is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 587 ratings.
Paint Tester
($3.99 → Free, 2.5 MB): Find out how new paint colors will look on your walls before applying them with this utility app. Start off by taking a picture of your room, then pick a color from the palette, and finally fill in your image with the paint bucket. If the paint bucket doesn't cover your wall perfectly, you can always zoom in and fill in the rest with the brush. The app also allows you to quickly swap out colors, and save images to your library.
Paint Tester is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 98 ratings.
Monster Shooter: The Lost Levels
($1.99 → Free, 74.9 MB): Save a cute little kitten from evil alien forces in this dual-stick shooter. Fight your way through waves of enemies by blasting them with a variety of powerful and fully upgradable weapons. You can also level up your character and assign new perks to become a more efficient killing machine. The game includes three planets, 60 levels, 12 weapons, more than 100 missions, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.
Monster Shooter: The Lost Levels is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 1857 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.
Developers:
If you are a developer who would like to get your app included in our “Apps Gone Free” daily lists, here’s our basic set of rules:
- 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.
To submit an app, simply send a request to tyler@appadvice.com with the subject “Apps Gone Free.” Please include the name of the app, a link to it in the App Store, when and for how long you intend to offer the app for free, and anything else you would like to share. We will take it from there.