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Today's Apps Gone Free: Ninja Slash, FunSlides, Mind Watering And More

Today's Apps Gone Free: Ninja Slash, FunSlides, Mind Watering And More

May 19, 2013

Go looking for trouble in Doopop's endless distance game, Ninja Slash. We also have a photography app that allows you to make stop motion videos, and a Mind Watering digital cookbook.

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:

FunSlides - Stop Motion Studio ($0.99 → Free, 10.0 MB): Create awesome stop motion or time lapse videos with this photography app. You're able to manually snap shots within the app, utilize the five second timer, or import photos from your library. Once you have collected all of your images, you're able to view and rearrange them within the timeline. You're also able to apply any one of the seven effects. Record your own audio, add music from your library, or use one of the 13 built-in music themes before sharing your video via YouTube or Facebook.

FunSlides - Stop Motion Studio is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 20 ratings.

Adventure Bar Story ($2.99 → Free, 19.4 MB): A game that somehow successfully combines RPG and simulation management elements to create one unique Adventure Bar Story. Gustav, the rich neighborhood restaurant owner, is trying to buyout your tavern. The only way to keep it in your possession is to make it the most popular place in town. Before you can do that, you'll have to head out on ingredient gathering adventures! Slay monsters and hunt down rare ingredients to complete your menu. Then serve the town's people until they are content. The game includes more than 400 recipes to complete, and about 50-70 hours of gameplay.

Adventure Bar Story is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 1413 ratings.

Universal:

Backyard at Twilight: A Stella and Sam Adventure ($2.99 → Free, 109.8 MB): Your little one can play alongside Stella, Sam, and their dog Fred as they spend a night camping in the backyard. The app includes three simple and peaceful mini-games designed with your child in mind. The games will have them looking for bugs in a tent, discovering constellations, and learning about shapes with fireflies.

Backyard at Twilight: A Stella and Sam Adventure is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 56 ratings.

Ninja Slash ($0.99 → Free, 28.9 MB): You're not just running from trouble in this distance game. You're looking for it. Play as a well trained ninja and speed through environments on the hunt for zombies. Your ninja will automatically slice through anything in your way as long as you perform the appropriate gesture at the right time. String together huge combos and watch your score climb even faster. The tokens you collect during your runs can be used to unlock new content and characters. The game also includes a variety of missions to complete, loads of power-ups, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Ninja Slash is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 35 ratings.

Chess Pro - with coach ($9.99 → Free, 21.5 MB): Become a Chess Pro in no time with this helpful board game. It helps you learn new strategies by showing you the best four moves on the board. Once you think you have the hang of things, go up against the game's intelligent AI and find out how much you've learned. The game includes 28 trainer levels, both USCF and FIDE ratings scales, the ability to exchange games via email, 15 themes, 14 board styles, and much more.

Chess Pro - with coach is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 1829 ratings.

iPad:

Mind Watering ($1.99 → Free, 383.8 MB): Just look and cook with this mesmerizing digital cookbook. It includes a total of 51 master chef recipes, including seven vegan dishes. Each one includes a single beautiful photo that allows you to see exactly what the dish is about. If it's something you want to make, jump right into the step-by-step instructions. You can even keep your iPad clean while cooking by utilizing voice commands to navigate. The app also includes more than 700 high resolution photos, recipe-integrated timers, tips and tricks, and quick navigation bar.

Mind Watering is available for free today only (05/19). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 16 ratings.

Dabble - the Fast Thinking Word Game for iPad ($1.99 → Free, 16.8 MB): Think fast in this challenging and unique word game. You're provided with 20 random letters, and you have five minutes to create five words from them. The letters are presented on a graduated bleacher, where one word must consist of two letters, the next three, the next four, and so on. The game includes the ability to challenge a friend with the same set of letters, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Dabble - the Fast Thinking Word Game for iPad is available for free today only (05/19). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 282 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
FunSlides - Stop Motion Studio
FunSlides - Stop Motion Studio
Entappie
Free
Adventure Bar Story
Adventure Bar Story
RideonJapan,Inc.
Free
Backyard at Twilight: A Stella and Sam Adventure
Backyard at Twilight: A Stella and Sam Adventure
zinc Roe
Free
Ninja Slash
Ninja Slash
doopop
Free
Chess Pro - with coach
Chess Pro - with coach
Christophe Théron
Free
Mind Watering
Mind Watering
Kinetic Art Ltd.
Free
Dabble - the Fast Thinking Word Game for iPad
Dabble - the Fast Thinking Word Game for iPad
INI, LLC

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