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Today's Apps Gone Free: The Incident, Runtastic Pull-Ups, Fraggle Friends And More

Today's Apps Gone Free: The Incident, Runtastic Pull-Ups, Fraggle Friends And More

August 15, 2013

Try to survive the apocalypse by dodging and climbing the random objects falling from the sky in Big Bucket Software's platform game, The Incident. We also have a fitness app that will help you work your upper body into shape, and an interactive storybook with Fraggle Friends.

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iPhone:

Solitaire Double-Deck HD ($0.99 → Free, 32.8 MB): A Solitaire game where you can play with two full decks of cards. It plays just like the original game, except you have to make your way through 104 cards. Cards can be dragged into place, or you can just tap on them to have them jump to the correct pile. The game includes three deck options, three draw options, three scoring methods, undo, hints, and three pre-designed themes.

Solitaire Double-Deck HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 19 ratings.

Capsule - save, remember and tag your favorite places ($0.99 → Free, 2.9 MB): Save the places you want to remember with this travel app. Just search for a place by name or browse the map. Once you've found something worth remembering you're able to tag it, attach a note, and save it for later. You're also able to receive directions and view other information for that place. Every place you add to your list will be sorted by distance from your current location. You can easily search through your list by name, category, tags, notes, city, or street.

Capsule - save, remember and tag your favorite places is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 8 ratings.

Universal:

The Incident ($0.99 → Free, 12.8 MB): Dodge falling objects and attempt to climb them as they pile up in this platform game. You're able to guide your character around the screen by tilting your iDevice, and you can jump onto objects by tapping on the screen. Keep climbing while avoiding getting whacked on the head to achieve the highest possible score. The game includes two modes, TV-out support, the ability to use another iDevice as your controller, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

The Incident is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 1989 ratings.

PicStory - Photo Manager with Dropbox,Picasa,Flickr,Evernote ($0.99 → Free, 17.2 MB): Organize your best shots with this photography app. You're able to create albums from photos in your library, new ones taken from within the app, Picassa, Dropbox, or clipped from the web. You can then select a cover image, create a title, set the date, and add tags. All of your albums will show up on the main screen, which can be filtered by time, name, or tag. The app allows you to share your photos via your favorite social networks and play them as a slideshow. It also includes password protection, two skins to choose from, and the ability to create your own themes.

PicStory - Photo Manager with Dropbox,Picasa,Flickr,Evernote is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 80 ratings.

Fraggle Friends Forever ($2.99 → Free, 48.0 MB): Jump into the one-of-a-kind world of Fraggle Rock with this interactive storybook. Your child can follow along with professional narration as the words are highlighted and interact with the items on each page. After the story is over, they're able to play three educational and skill-building activities. They're also able to color pages filled with Fraggle Rock scenes and friends.

Fraggle Friends Forever is available for free today only (08/15). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 29 ratings.

Doodle Fit 2: Around the World ($0.99 → Free, 36.1 MB): Travel the world fitting pieces into different shapes in this challenging puzzle game. Solve each of the 200 puzzles by dragging and dropping the pieces from the bottom of the screen into the shape at the top. If you find yourself stuck you can use a hint, but you only have a limited amount, so use them wisely. The game includes three modes, 10 countries to visit, online multiplayer, a level creator, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Doodle Fit 2: Around the World is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 174 ratings.

Smash Cops ($4.99 → Free, 200.9 MB): Weave in and out of traffic to take down criminals in this police-pursuit game. You're able to control your cop car by sliding your finger all around the screen, and ram into the runaway felons by tapping with a second finger in their general vicinity. The game includes four types of challenges, 32 missions, eight unlockable cars, AirPlay support, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Smash Cops is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 15404 ratings.

Runtastic Pull-Ups PRO ($1.99 → Free, 28.0 MB): Work your back and upper arms into shape with this fitness app. It's able to take you from zero to 30 pull-ups by putting you through three training plans. The app is able to count your pull-ups automatically and notify you when to take breaks. It also records all of your personal stats and records, including calories burned. You're able to share your workouts and records via Facebook, Twitter, or email.

Runtastic Pull-Ups PRO is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 156 ratings.

iPad:

* Solitaire Double-Deck HD * ($0.99 → Free, 212.6 MB): A Solitaire game where you can play with two full decks of cards. It plays just like the original game, except you have to make your way through 104 cards. Cards can be dragged into place, or you can just tap on them to have them jump to the correct pile. The game includes three deck options, oodles of game customization options, undo, three card face styles, seven card back styles, 10 backgrounds, and three pre-designed themes.

* Solitaire Double-Deck HD * is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 305 ratings.

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Mentioned apps

Free
Solitaire Double-Deck HD
Solitaire Double-Deck HD
E4 Software
Free
Capsule - save, remember and tag your favorite places
Capsule - save, remember and tag your favorite places
Keren Pinkas
Free
The Incident
The Incident
Big Bucket Software
Free
PicStory - Photo Manager with Dropbox,Picasa,Flickr,Evernote
PicStory - Photo Manager with Dropbox,Picasa,Flickr,Evernote
amoo
Free
Fraggle Friends Forever
Fraggle Friends Forever
Cupcake Digital
Free
Doodle Fit 2: Around the World
Doodle Fit 2: Around the World
NAMCO BANDAI Games
Free
Smash Cops
Smash Cops
Hutch Games Ltd
Free
Runtastic Pull-Ups PRO
Runtastic Pull-Ups PRO
runtastic
Free
* Solitaire Double-Deck HD *
* Solitaire Double-Deck HD *
E4 Software

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