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Today’s Apps Gone Free: SoundHound, Striiv Activity Tracker, Filterstorm And More

Today’s Apps Gone Free: SoundHound, Striiv Activity Tracker, Filterstorm And More

January 1, 2014

Today we are focused on apps that will help you with your New Year’s resolutions like Quick Diet, GymAssist, Striiv Activity Tracker, and Logacal.

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:

Quick Diet · Low Carb ($0.99 → Free, 5.6 MB): Take your personal nutritionist with you wherever you go with Quick Diet.

The app includes 11 complete low carb diet plans with shopping lists and meal reminders. After entering all of the necessary profile information, you’re able to choose the diet plan that best fits your lifestyle and goals. Each plan includes a detailed daily breakdown of the foods you can and should be eating along with your allowed calorie intake. You’re also able to customize the reminder times for each diet plan to ensure you don’t skip any meals. Quick Diet even offers tips and tricks for losing weight faster. Quick Diet · Low Carb is available for free today only (01/01). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.

Logacal: Natural Calendar ($1.99 → Free, 666.9 KB): Be better organized this year with Logacal.

The app will automatically import any events you already have scheduled in local calendars, iCloud calendars, Google calendars, and Exchange calendars. Your events will be displayed as a scrolling list instead of as a calendar, and they will be split into sections based on how far into the future they are. This way you can see time the way you think about it. You’re able to filter the calendar down, search for events by keywords, and add your own events. Logacal: Natural Calendar is available for free today only (01/01). It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 9 ratings.

GymAssist ($0.99 → Free, 5.0 MB): A personal gym assistant that fits right in your pocket.

GymAssist features a streamlined interface, allowing you to get in and get back to your workout with little hassle. You’re able to create separate workouts and populate them with as many exercises as necessary. Exercises are broken down into nine categories for quick discovery, and are laid out in alphabetical order. Tap on an exercise to add it to your list, and then swipe right to left to attach reps, weight, and notes. You’re able to view a history of all of your logged exercises in statistical or calendar form. The app also includes metric support, the ability to add your own exercises, and the ability to export your log history. GymAssist is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 5 ratings.

Striiv Activity Tracker ($4.99 → Free, 43.4 MB): This fitness app will help you get on your feet more in the new year and lose some weight.

It tracks your every step and allows you to see how many calories you've burned, how far you have traveled, and how many minutes you were active. Striiv also helps you stay motivated by allowing you to build your own city with rewards earned from being on your feet in the exclusive built-in mini-game, MyLand. You’re able to compete against your friends as well through virtual online leaderboards. If you want to track stairs climbed or just save on battery life, you can pick up a Striiv Play Bluetooth Pedometer at a whopping 50% today! All you have to do is head to their website (www.striiv.com/buyplay) and enter the following promo code during checkout: GONEFREE. This offer is only available to our U.S. users and valid today only. Striiv Activity Tracker is available for free today only (01/01). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 11 ratings.

Universal:

SoundHound ∞ ($6.99 → Free, 14.2 MB): Name that tune with SoundHound.

If you’re having trouble identifying a song, whip out your microphone-equipped iDevice and let SoundHound have a listen. It will not only successfully identify the song, but also provide you with lyrics, a link to purchase the song, and similar artists. The songs you identify can also be listened to through Rdio and Spotify, or you can share your results via Twitter or Facebook. The app also includes top charts, identification history, and a built-in music player so you can listen to your own favorite tunes. SoundHound ∞ is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 43,096 ratings.

Path on - Swipe to Type ($1.99 → Free, 52.1 MB): Add a path of text to your photos with this creative photography app.

You're able to import any photo from your library or snap a new one in-app. Then draw a path onto the photo for your text to follow. You can craft a custom message with more than 300 fonts. Your final creations can be shared via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Flickr. The app also includes a variety of ways to adjust your text, 26 photo filters, and a handful of built-in text shapes. Path on - Swipe to Type is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 332 ratings.

Filterstorm Neue ($3.99 → Free, 10.2 MB): A fully loaded photo editing suite.

You’re able to import any photo from your library. You can then throw it on the canvas to flip, crop, straighten, rotate, and scale it, and adjust all of your photos parameters like hue, exposure level, saturation, and temperature. Once everything is to your liking, mix things up by adding some effects. You’re able to apply different masks and blends to come up with something totally unique. Your final creations can then be exported and shared via email, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or AirDrop. Filterstorm Neue is available for free today only (01/01). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 36 ratings.

Make Your Wedding: Inspiration, Planning, and DIY Projects ($0.99 → Free, 165.9 MB): Personalize your wedding with this lifestyle app.

It includes 30 budget-friendly DIY projects along with dozens of planning ideas to truly make your wedding your own. Each craft project includes detailed step-by-step guidance and interactive supplies guides. The app also includes 20 HD video tutorials, dozens of creative ceremony and reception ideas, quick reference glossary, favorites, search, and the ability to pin items to Pinterest. Make Your Wedding: Inspiration, Planning, and DIY Projects is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 18 ratings.

Symmetrain ($0.99 → Free, 43.0 MB): Speed down rails and spot the differences in the environments in Symmetrain.

Just pick a train and your journey will begin. As your train speeds ahead you must try to pick out the trees, bushes, rock formations, and other objects that are on one side of the tracks and not the other. If you miss a difference or tap incorrectly, your train will get delayed. If it gets delayed too much it will disappear from sight and the game will be over. You can pull the emergency brake to slow things down for a bit when things get hectic and get your thoughts straight. The game includes eight environments, iCloud integration, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center. Symmetrain is available for free today only (01/01). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 29 ratings.

iPad:

Chemio - A Student's Chemical Reference ($0.99 → Free, 10.8 MB): Get to know your elements with this powerful chemical reference app.

Tap on an element to view detailed information including its name, atomic mass, electron configuration, atomic radius, density, molar volume, melting and boiling temperatures, and much more. You’re able to highlight specific groups of elements to make discovery easier. The app also includes a solubility table, molar mass calculator, and interactive electron configuration models. Chemio - A Student's Chemical Reference is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.

Accordéon ($1.99 → Free, 18.8 MB): Show off your musical prowess with Accordeon.

Musical masters can play freely using the 19 keys and eight buttons, or you can download one of the built-in songs for free to learn how to play this magical instrument. The app also includes multi-touch controls, and a major/minor switch to produce different tones. Accordéon is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 408 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.

Mentioned apps

Free
Quick Diet · Low Carb
Quick Diet · Low Carb
DietPoint Ltd.
Free
Logacal: Natural Calendar
Logacal: Natural Calendar
Pavel Dolezal
Free
GymAssist
GymAssist
DoubleTapp Studios
Free
Striiv Activity Tracker
Striiv Activity Tracker
Striiv, Inc.
Free
SoundHound ?
SoundHound ?
SoundHound, Inc.
Free
Path on - Swipe to Type
Path on - Swipe to Type
Peta Vision
Free
Filterstorm Neue
Filterstorm Neue
Tai Shimizu
Free
Make Your Wedding: Inspiration, Planning, and DIY Projects
Make Your Wedding: Inspiration, Planning, and DIY Projects
Open Air Publishing
Free
Symmetrain
Symmetrain
Black Pants Studio
Free
Chemio - A Student's Chemical Reference
Chemio - A Student's Chemical Reference
AppBit Software, LLC
Free
Accordéon
Accordéon
Alex Komarov Inc.

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