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Today's Apps Gone Free: LostWinds2, Puzzle Craft, Little Digits And More

Today's Apps Gone Free: LostWinds2, Puzzle Craft, Little Digits And More

November 15, 2012

Join Toku and Enril the Wind Spirit as they continue their journey to save Mistralis in Frontier's amazing platform game, LostWinds2. We also have a matching puzzle game from Chillingo, and an educational app that allows your child to count with their Little Digits.

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iPhone:

Ticket to Ride Europe Pocket ($1.99 → Free, 26.6 MB): A dream come true for board game lovers. This digital adaptation of the best-selling Ticket to Ride Europe board game has you taking turns with your opponent playing railway cards in order to claim routes on a map. You'll also encounter ferries, tunnels, and stations for the first time. The game includes a tutorial video, a single player mode with five AI personalities, local and online multiplayer modes, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Ticket to Ride Europe Pocket is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 542 ratings.

Monorace ($1.99 → Free, 19.1 MB): Ride your Monobike to victory in this side-scrolling racer. Tap the screen to change your Monobike's polarity and stick to either the floor or ceiling to avoid obstacles. As you progress through each level things begin to speed up, so have your tapping finger ready to go! The game includes three characters to choose from, 40 levels, five themes, an endless mode, and OpenFeint integration.

Monorace is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 118 ratings.

Pro Football ($2.99 → Free, 24.9 MB): The perfect sports app for the NFL fan. It allows you to view a unified team stream, which integrates news and information from every possible source like official blogs, Facebook, and Twitter. You can choose to receive push notifications as well to stay on top of the news. The app also includes team wallpapers, music streaming, and access to your team's Wikipedia page and schedule.

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

iUnit - Unit and Currency Converter ($0.99 → Free, 2.7 MB): Convert a variety of units and currencies in a snap with this utility app. Just choose from a list of 23 different categories, select two units, and then enter your values to have them instantly converted. You're able to copy values and paste them into other apps. The app also includes up-to-date currency exchange rates, a scientific view, and the ability to save your favorite categories for quick access.

iUnit - Unit and Currency Converter is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 12 ratings.

Universal:

City Maps 2Go ($1.99 → Free, 12.0 MB): Download entire city, county, district, and province maps for offline viewing with this navigation app. You're able to look through maps by country, or you can search for a specific one by name. Downloaded maps include the ability to search for specific streets, view points of interest, and bookmark your favorite locations. The app includes a total of 7,800 downloadable maps.

City Maps 2Go is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 2250 ratings.

Bloons 2 ($0.99 → Free, 18.2 MB): Play as a little monkey and fire arrows through the air to pop Bloons in this physics puzzler. Touch and drag your finger across the screen to control the angle and power of your shot. Release at just the right moment to pop as many balloons as possible. You're provided with a limited amount of shots to achieve the target score in each level, so you'll need to be accurate and patient. The game includes nine worlds, 108 levels, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Bloons 2 is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 353 ratings.

Puzzle Craft ($0.99 → Free, 43.6 MB): Help a group of villagers build their settlement into a bustling city in this matching puzzle game. As the leader of the settlement, it's up to you to hire workers, build up properties, and tend to the land. You're able to craft new tools to aid your workers and collect resources by matching tiles. The game includes a vast selection of buildings to erect and laborers to hire, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Puzzle Craft is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 4207 ratings.

LostWinds2: Winter of the Melodias ($3.99 → Free, 141.9 MB): Join Toku and Enril the Wind Spirit as they continue their journey to save Mistralis in this amazing platform game. You're able to direct Toku around the gorgeous environments by tapping where you want him to go. Perform gestures to unleash Enril's original and newly discovered powers to reach new areas, solve puzzles, and defeat enemies. The game also includes the ability to switch between seasons to aid you in your quest, new characters to unlock, the ability to take snapshots within the game, and achievements via Game Center.

LostWinds2: Winter of the Melodias is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 304 ratings.

StringZ-HD ($1.99 → Free, 18.0 MB): This physics-based puzzle game has you trying to help a little blue alien get back to his rocket. You're able to direct the little alien through each level and into the rocket by placing strings all over the screen. Try to guide him towards the three stars in each level to earn a perfect rating. Just keep in mind that you have a limited amount of string to work with. The game includes four environments, 80 levels, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

StringZ-HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 36 ratings.

iPad:

Little Digits ($1.99 → Free, 31.3 MB): An interactive educational app where your child can use their little digits to count and solve basic math problems. The app's main counting mode allows your child to put anywhere from zero to 10 fingers on the screen, and then see the number presented and hear it spoken aloud. The app also includes addition and subtraction modes, where your child will be presented with problems and they can answer them by touching the screen with the correct amount of fingers.

Little Digits is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3-star rating with a total of 17 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
Ticket to Ride Europe Pocket
Ticket to Ride Europe Pocket
Days Of Wonder, Inc.
Free
Monorace
Monorace
Craneballs Studios LLC
Free
Pro Football
Pro Football
dreeZruleZ mobile
Free
iUnit - Unit and Currency Converter
iUnit - Unit and Currency Converter
Dennis Wittke
Free
City Maps 2Go
City Maps 2Go
Ulmon GmbH
Free
Bloons 2
Bloons 2
Digital Goldfish Ltd
Free
Puzzle Craft
Puzzle Craft
Chillingo Ltd
Free
LostWinds2: Winter of the Melodias
LostWinds2: Winter of the Melodias
Frontier Developments Ltd
Free
StringZ-HD
StringZ-HD
WingzStudio, Lda
Free
Little Digits
Little Digits
Cowly Owl Ltd

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