iPhone And iPad Apps Gone Free: Frict, Farm Break, Sherlock Holmes Difference, And More

Today's list includes a unique orb launching game, a sleep assistant app, a spot the difference game for iPad, and much more. Disclaimer: All prices are subject to change at any time and without notice regardless of stated free duration. iPhone: Farm Break ($.99 -> Free): A puzzle game where you must help three ex-con sheep -- Knuckles, Big Jim and Sally -- escape from Farmer Brown’s farm.  You will be making your way through 40 unlockable levels by jumping over fences, dodging lasers, landing on platforms, and so much more.  The game features OpenFeint integration as well. Farm Break is available for free today only (10/6).  It has a three-and-a-half-star rating, and a total of 42 ratings. Paper Pilot ($.99 -> Free): A classic iPhone title if there ever was one.  In the game you guide your paper airplane through a variety of environments in order to collect paper clips.  The paper airplane is controlled via tilt and touch controls. Paper Pilot is available for free today only (10/6). It has a three-star rating, and a total of 2,954 ratings. Frict ($.99 -> Free): A unique take on the orb launching genre.  The object of the game is to remove the balls from the playing field by hitting them not once but twice with other balls.  The difficulty is that no balls can pass the dotted line near the bottom of the screen.  The game allows you to use multiple strategies, and features local stat tracking. Frict is available for free for the next two days. It has a three-and-a-half-star rating, and a total of 175 ratings. Get to tha Choppa! ($.99 -> Free): A distance game that's actually a port of an existing Xbox 360 indie title.  Tap to jump over mines, swipe down to slide under rockets, and swipe forward to shoot zombies running at you all while trying to get to the helicopter.  The game features OpenFeint integration as well. Get to tha Choppa! is available for free for a limited time. It has a three-star rating, and a total of 33 ratings. Contact Lens Tracker ($.99 -> Free): Helps you keep track of your reusable contact lenses.  Simply press the ‘Open Packet’ button to get started with a new set, and then specify the change/expiry number of days for that set.  After a packet is opened, you can still change your amount of days. Contact Lens Tracker is available for free for the next week. It has a three-star rating, and a total of 17 ratings. Super Quadra ($2.99 -> Free): A matching game where you must simply match all tiles before time expires.  The game features 36 levels, three levels of difficulty, and power-ups. Super Quadra is available for free for a limited time. It has a three-star rating, and a total of 470 ratings. iPad: Sherlock Holmes Difference ($1.99 -> Free): A spot the difference game that features cartoony Sherlock Holmes scenes.  The game has a total of 18 scenes with five differences to find in each, stat tracking, and a hint system. Sherlock Holmes Difference is available for free today only (10/6). It has a three-and-a-half-star rating, and a total of 18 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.

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 you intend to offer the app for free and anything else you would like to share. We will take it from there.

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