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Today's Apps Gone Free: Shark Dash, Scrap It HD, Awesome Files And More

Today's Apps Gone Free: Shark Dash, Scrap It HD, Awesome Files And More

July 20, 2012

Help Sharkee and the gang rid their bathtub of loopy rubber duckies in Gameloft's physics puzzler, Shark Dash. We also have a digital scrapbooking app, and a productivity app that helps you manage all of your documents and multimedia files while on the go.

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:

PhotoComic ($1.99 → Free, 2.0 MB): A photography app that allows you to create your own comic strip and share it with friends. Just select a layout, and then add your photos to each open frame. You can further customize your comic strip by adding comic graphics and speech bubbles. Once everything is to your liking, share your comic strip via email, Twitter, or Facebook.

PhotoComic is available for free today only (07/20). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 33 ratings.

kijjaa! ($0.99 → Free, 1.3 MB): This nifty app turns your iPhone into a remote control for the online Flash game, Kijjaa! Just download the app, then point your computer's browser to kijjaa.com/air. You'll see a unique code that you can enter into the app, which allows your computer and iPhone to communicate. The game itself is played by tilting your iPhone to steer your ship out of harm's way and blast enemies into pieces. The app includes leaderboards via Game Center as well.

kijjaa! is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 239 ratings.

Mr Gallerino ($1.99 → Free, 5.3 MB): Create and publish web galleries featuring your own custom URL with this photography app. After creating a free Mr Gallerino account, you're able to create and upload groups of your favorite photos. Photos in your gallery are free of captions, comments, and ads, so your viewers can focus on your amazing work.

Mr Gallerino is available for free today only (07/20). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.

Video Lock for iPhone - Lock your Moment ($4.99 → Free, 32.2 MB): A handy utility app that allows you to safely store your video collection within a password protected library. Videos that have been imported or recorded are stored on shelves, which can be rearranged just by tapping and dragging them. The app includes TV-out and AirPlay support, two import methods, iTunes File Sharing support, the ability to upload videos to YouTube, video trimming, and much more.

Video Lock for iPhone - Lock your Moment is available for free today only (07/20). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 43 ratings.

ZENONIA® ($0.99 → Free, 13.0 MB): The title that brought the classic RPG into the App Store. The game includes over 40 hours of main and side quests to take on, hundreds of items to collect, and the ability to create your own character from three different classes. This original title also introduced Gamevil's "real life system," allowing the game to mimic life with day and night cycles and good and evil storyline paths.

ZENONIA® is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 17508 ratings.

ILLUSIA ($0.99 → Free, 10.6 MB): A side-scrolling action RPG by Gamevil, the masters of the genre. Battle your way through the seven wonders of Illusia by utilizing a variety of weapons and armor to restore peace to Aztaran. You'll be able to upgrade your character along the way with new active, passive, and buff skills. The game also includes four modes, anime-style graphics, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

ILLUSIA is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 1431 ratings.

ZENONIA® 2 ($0.99 → Free, 13.7 MB): The sequel to Gamevil's hit RPG. This follow-up title includes even more content than the original, with 152 maps and 98 quests to take on. There's also four character classes with unique skills for each, multiple control options, and three game modes, including asynchronous online player-versus-player arena matches.

ZENONIA® 2 is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 7606 ratings.

Universal:

Awesome Files ($4.99 → Free, 18.9 MB): Manage all of your documents and multimedia files while on the go with this productivity app. You're able to select multiple files via multitouch gestures, and then drag and drop them into folders to keep things organized. Files can be zipped, edited, renamed, deleted, and transferred via a variety of methods. The app also allows you to create new text documents and audio files, and capture videos and photos.

Awesome Files is available for free today only (07/20). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 130 ratings.

Deadlock: Online ($0.99 → Free, 76.9 MB): Take your dual-stick shooter skills online with this 3-D action game by Crescent Moon. You can first hone your skills offline by participating in survival and bot matches. When you're ready for more, play against up to seven other players online via Game Center. The game includes over 30 weapons to equip your character with, three online modes, seven maps, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Deadlock: Online is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 10676 ratings.

Pee Monkey Plant Bloom ($0.99 → Free, 45.4 MB): Help Pee Monkey win the flower competition by steadying his aim in this silly physics puzzler. You're able to adjust Pee Monkey's aim by sliding your finger over the area closest to him. Try to hit the flower pot in as few shots as possible to earn medals. The game includes five environments, 100 levels, all kinds of different environmental objects, and leaderboards via Game Center.

Pee Monkey Plant Bloom is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 8774 ratings.

The Treasures of Montezuma 2 ($4.99 → Free, 121.4 MB): A classic match-three game with loads of content. Make your way through 120 levels in adventure mode by matching like tiles as quickly as possible. If that isn't challenging enough for you, you can always take on the 40 levels in puzzle mode. The game also includes an endless mode, three difficulty levels, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

The Treasures of Montezuma 2 is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 970 ratings.

Shark Dash ($0.99 → Free, 33.6 MB): A physics-based puzzle game that has you helping Sharkee and his gang rid their bathtub of loopy rubber duckies. You're able to launch Sharkee around his tub and through the air by dragging and then releasing his tail. Try to rid the environment of all of the ducks and grab all of the coins in as few shots as possible to achieve a high score. The game includes four environments, 96 levels, a large cast of characters, and whole bunch of missions to complete and trophies to earn.

Shark Dash is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 362 ratings.

iPad:

Scrap It HD ($0.99 → Free, 235.6 MB): Create and share gorgeous digital scrapbooks with this photography app. It includes an absolutely ridiculous amount of stickers, paper styles, ribbons, letters and numbers, and word art items to choose from. Each item can be moved, resized, and rotated via multitouch controls. You can also add photos from your own library and apply a variety of effects to them, and add your own custom text. The app also includes a layer manager, the ability to view multiple scrap pages as a slideshow, and the ability to share your creations via Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, or email.

Scrap It HD is available for free today only (07/20). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 35 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.
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Mentioned apps

Free
PhotoComic
PhotoComic
Mos IT Ltd.
Free
kijjaa!
kijjaa!
Kijjaa Ltd
Free
Mr Gallerino
Mr Gallerino
smashart
Free
Video Lock for iPhone - Lock your Moment
Video Lock for iPhone - Lock your Moment
i-App Creation Co., Ltd.
Free
ZENONIA®
ZENONIA®
GAMEVIL Inc.
Free
ILLUSIA
ILLUSIA
GAMEVIL Inc.
Free
ZENONIA® 2
ZENONIA® 2
GAMEVIL Inc.
Free
Awesome Files
Awesome Files
Macroplant LLC
Free
Deadlock: Online
Deadlock: Online
Crescent Moon Games
Free
Pee Monkey Plant Bloom
Pee Monkey Plant Bloom
Happylatte
Free
The Treasures of Montezuma 2
The Treasures of Montezuma 2
Alawar Entertainment, Inc
Free
Shark Dash
Shark Dash
Gameloft
Free
Scrap It HD
Scrap It HD
Dirk Bost

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