Today’s apps gone free: Flying Ruler, My Naughty Shadow, Numerity and more

Measure just by moving, enjoy an interactive story, and discover hidden images within numbers with today’s collection of apps and games.

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.

Universal:

Move to measure – Flying Ruler ($1.99 → Free, 48.6 MB): Measure just about anything with your iDevice with Flying Ruler. It’s great for projects around your home.

Flying Ruler allows you to measure distances and angles just by moving your iDevice. You’ll have to calibrate your iDevice first by placing it in six different positions, but once completed you’ll achieve a degree of error of one percent or less. Each of the five different modes provide detailed written instructions and a demonstration video. The app also includes multiple themes to choose from.

Move to measure – Flying Ruler is available for free today only (09/24). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 409 ratings.

Numerity – Find images in numbers ($0.99 → Free, 44.1 MB): Discover and highlight numbers until they form an image in this puzzle game. If you enjoyed Blueprint 3D from the same developer, you’re going to love Numerity.

Numerity is about as relaxing of a puzzle game as you’ll find in the App Store. You’re asked to find numbers within a cluster as quickly as possible in order to form an image. You can get a closer look at the cluster using the usual pinch to zoom gestures. Hints are available, but they will cost you. The game includes five theme packs, 50 levels, and iCloud support.

Numerity – Find images in numbers is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 288 ratings.

iPad:

My Naughty Shadow – Interactive Children’s Book ($0.99 → Free, 46.0 MB): A simply delightful and highly interactive storybook. It’s design for children ages two through five.

My Naughty Shadow is a charming story of a little girl who can’t control her shadow. It follows her around wherever she goes, but won’t take any direction. Your child can experience the rhyming story all on their own or they can follow along with the professional narration. Each page is littered with adorable interactive animations that can be highlighted for easy discovery.

My Naughty Shadow – Interactive Children’s Book is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 7 ratings.

Samurai Duel ($1.99 → Free, 19.3 MB): Fight with your friends for honor in this intense multiplayer game. It’s a great for anyone who has a friend to duel with locally.

Pick a side of the screen and prepare for a duel to the death. A square box below your samurai will fill up with a symbol. The first player to correctly trace the symbol will land a blow to their opponent. You must land three blows to claim victory. The game includes a total of five symbols, or weapons, to master.

Samurai Duel is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 26 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.

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