iPhone And iPad Apps Gone Free: Mathster, iDork, Bedtime Stories, And More
November 28, 2010
Today's AGF list includes a mathematical puzzle game, a platform game where the main character is an iDork, bedtime stories based on Japanese folk tales, and more.
Disclaimer: All prices are subject to change at any time and without notice regardless of stated free duration.
iPhone:
Bedtime Stories Vol. 1 - Japanese Folk Tales ($2.99 -> Free): Features three different Japanese folk tales, each with their own music. You can read to your child manually or record your own voice. You can also purchase the $.99 professional narration package and have the stories read to your child automatically.
Bedtime Stories Vol. 1 is available for free today only (11/28). It has a four-and-a-half-star rating and a total of five ratings.
Mathster ($.99 -> Free): A puzzle game where you must choose pairs of numbers from the grid to answer the equation. The game features power-ups, addition and substraction challenges, Retina graphics, and OpenFeint integration.
Mathster is available for free for a limited time. It has a four-and-a-half-star rating and a total of 15 ratings.
Space Escape ($.99 -> Free): An endless jumping game where you must tilt your device side to side to leap off of asteroids and obtain the highest score. The game features power-ups, four difficulty levels, and global leaderboards.
Space Escape is available for free for a limited time. It has a three-and-a-half-star rating and a total of 11 ratings.
NinjaVade ($.99 -> Free): Touch and drag your finger on the screen to help the ninja avoid the stars for as long as possible. The game features two game modes and global leaderboards.
NinjaVade is available for free for a limited time. It has a three-star rating and a total of 11 ratings.
iDork ($.99 -> Free): Help iDork get to the exit in each level by drawing platforms for him to walk on. Tap any spot on the screen to get him to walk towards it, but watch out for moving objects and try to avoid falling into the abyss, otherwise you will have to start over.
iDork is available for free today only (11/28). It has a three-and-a-half-star rating and a total of 825 ratings.
Buzzbuka ($.99 -> Free): Allows you to communicate with a friend via covert messages. You can send morse code messages using the built-in table, or you can create your own. Messages can also be sent without looking at the screen by using your iDevice's volume buttons.
Buzzbuka is available for free today only (11/28). It has a three-star rating and a total of 152 ratings.
iPad:
Square9 ($.99 -> Free): A puzzle game where you are required to place falling bars with values on them to create squares. Bars can only be placed between numbers that equal their total. If you fail to place a bar before it reaches the bottom of the screen, you will lose a life. Lose three and the game is over. It features two modes of play, four difficulty levels, and local and online leaderboards.
Square9 is available for free today only (11/28). It has a three-star rating and a total of 39 ratings.
Bedtime Stories Vol. 1 - Japanese Folk Tales - for iPad ($3.99 -> Free): Like the iPhone version above, only optimized for iPad.
Bedtime Stories Vol. 1 for iPad is available for free today only (11/28). It doesn't currently have an average rating, but since the iPhone version has been well received, we decided to include it anyway so iPad owners have the chance to give it a spin.
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.