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iPhone And iPad Apps Gone Free: Ninjatown, Diner Dash, Broken Sword, And More

January 1, 2011

Today's AGF list is loaded with App Store hits, including an endless climbing game that requires ninja skills, a time management game where you must build up a diner, a classic point-and-click adventure game, and much more.

Disclaimer: All prices are subject to change at any time and without notice regardless of stated free duration.

Ninjatown: Trees Of Doom! ($1.99 -> Free): Skillfully make your way up the trunks of two trees in order to impress your master.  On your way up you will encounter all kinds of obstacles that will require ninja-like reflexes to avoid.  The game features unique climbing controls, power-ups, and Plus+ integration.

Ninjatown: Trees Of Doom! is available for free today only (01/01). It has a four-and-a-half-star rating and a total of 144 ratings.

Diner Dash ($2.99 -> Free): Help Flo, the budding restaurateur, grow her diner into a five-star joint by seating, serving and clearing customers as quickly as possible.  The game features 50 levels, five restaurants, and Game Center integration.

Diner Dash is available for free today only (01/01). It has a five-star rating and a total of 6,890 ratings.

Burrow ($.99 -> Free): Launch raccoons and other furry critters out of a trash can and into a recycling bin in this physics-based puzzle game.  It features 50 levels, unique abilities for each animal, and more.

Burrow is available for free today only (01/01). It has a three-and-a-half-star rating and a total of 19 ratings.

Broken Sword: Director's Cut ($4.99 -> Free): A classic point-and-click adventure game that follows the story of journalist Nico Collard and an American tourist named George Stobbart as they investigate a brutal murder. The game features a multi-touch interface that allows you to easily navigate puzzles, remastered cut scenes, and animations not found in the original version of the game.

Broken Sword: Director's Cut is available for free for an unspecified amount of time, so get it while you can! It has a four-and-a-half-star rating and a total of 43 ratings.

MathCalc ($.99 -> Free): Easily calculate the area, circumference, volume, and more of 2D and 3D shapes. It also features common formulas for every included shape and Retina graphics.

MathCalc is available for free today only (01/01). It has a four-star rating and a total of eight ratings.

Minim ($1.99 -> Free): A puzzle game where you are required to combine like-numbered atoms in order to reduce the molecule until there is only a single atom left.  When you combine two like-numbered atoms, such as a (2) and a (2), the resulting single atom will be a (3) and so on.

Minim is available for free today only (01/01). It has a three-and-a-half-star rating and a total of 43 ratings. Universal:

Chalk Up! ($.99 -> Free): Create as many words as possible in the given amount of time by using the letters and images at the top of the screen.  Images can be used in place of letters and simply stand for the first letter in their name.  The game features three different modes, the ability to buy a suggestion, and OpenFeint integration.

Chalk Up! is available for free today only (01/01). It has a three-and-a-half-star rating and a total of 13 ratings.

Berlin ✭Essential✭ Guide ($2.99 -> Free): As the title describes, this is an essential guide to Germany's capital.  It features main tourist draws as well as local hot spots like author-tested bars, cafes, hotels, restaurants, and more.  It includes over 2,700 images, detailed maps, and over 350 different entries.

Berlin ✭Essential✭ Guide is available for free today only (01/01). It has a four-and-a-half-star rating and a total of 87 ratings. iPad:

Broken Sword: Director's Cut HD ($7.99 -> Free): Just like the iPhone version above, only with iPad-optimized graphics and UI.

Broken Sword: Director's Cut HD is available for free for an unspecified amount of time, so get it while you can! It has a four-and-a-half-star rating and a total of 26 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.

Mentioned apps

Free
Ninjatown: Trees Of Doom!
Venan Entertainment, Inc.
$2.99
Diner Dash Deluxe
PlayFirst, Inc.
Free
Burrow
Bow + Tie
Free
Broken Sword: Director's Cut
Revolution
Free
MathCalc
Anviking
Free
Minim
Fishing Cactus
Free
Chalk Up!
Marco Giorgini
Free
Berlin ?Essential? Guide
Sutro Media
Free
Broken Sword: Director's Cut HD
Revolution

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