iPhone And iPad Apps Gone Free: Ultrablast, Coconoid, Big Box Visual Effects Pro And More
September 5, 2010
Today's list features an app for gun lovers, a novelty typewriter app, a visually stimulating entertainment app for iPhone and iPad, and much more.
Disclaimer: All prices are subject to change at any time and without notice regardless of stated free duration.
Gun Club 2 ($.99 -> Free): A feature-rich gun app that includes a total of 42 interactive weapons, and a whole lot more available via in-app purchase. You can fire each weapon by tapping the trigger, reload, toggle regular or slow-motion fire, add additional components, and much more.
Gun Club 2 is available for free today only (9/5). It has a three-and-a-half-star rating, and a total of 90 ratings.
Coconoid ($.99 -> Free): Think of it as a double-sided brick breaker game. Instead of controlling just one paddle, you are required to control two, one on each side of the screen. Deflect the bouncing ball into the vector shapes in the middle of the screen in order to move on to the next level. The game features a total of 30 levels, and local leaderboards.
Coconoid is available for free today only (9/5). It has a four-star rating, and a total of 338 ratings.
Ultrablast ($.99 -> Free): A top-down shoot 'em up that features crisp graphics and an engaging storyline. You are able to control your craft via three different methods, and unleash powerful attacks with gestures. The game features five worlds, stat tracking, full iOS 4 support, and OpenFeint integration.
Ultrablast is available for free today only (9/5). It has a four-star rating, and a total of 21 ratings.
miTypewriter ($1.99 -> Free): A novelty app that allows you to type on a digitally recreated typewriter. Keys depress and make sounds just like a real typewriter; and you will even have to manually return to get to the next line. Messages can be sent off via email after you are done. The app includes two different fonts as well.
miTypewriter is available for free today only (9/5). It has a three-and-a-half-star rating, and a total of 16 ratings.
iCar Magazine (No longer free): A car lover's dream app. This one features detailed descriptions of all new cars currently available (2009 - 2010) in North America. Cars can be discovered via search or a scrollable list. Each description contains five pictures, which pushes the total to somewhere around 1,500. You can also find the closest car dealer near you, calculate financing and leasing prices for any car, share car information with friends, and much more.
iCar Magazine is available for free for the next week. It has a three-star rating, and a total of 42 ratings.
Universal:
Big Box Visual Effects Pro 3200 ($.99 -> Free): A visually stimulating entertainment app for iPhone and iPad. It features a total of 32 interactive visual effects. Each effect can have its gravity, size and speed changed via on-screen buttons. It also features multi-touch support.
Big Box Visual Effects Pro 3200 is available for free for a limited time. It has a four-star rating, and a total of 10 ratings.
iPad only:
iRewardU ($.99 -> Free): Helps you recover your lost iPad by giving the finder the necessary information to return it along with a reward. The icon is meant to catch the finder's eye. You can enter as much or as little information as you feel like sharing.
iRewardU is available for free today only (9/5). It has a four-star rating, and a total of five ratings.
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:
- The app must be free for at least one whole day.
- 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.
