Go surfing as a cute little penguin, create your own space scenes and use them as backgrounds, and shoot monsters using only your thumbs with today's AGF list.
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.
iPhone:
Game Of The Year ($.99 -> Free, 15.4 MB): A tap or gallery shooter that requires you to use two thumbs to take down your targets. Reload buttons are positioned on each side of the screen, requiring you to reload your two weapons separately. The game features three modes, a variety of monsters and environments, and OpenFeint integration.
Game Of The Year is available for free today only (08/06). It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 4 ratings.
FoodFacts.com ($3.99 -> Free, 24.7 MB): A comprehensive resource for food ingredients in the palm of your hand. The app features the ability to browse all products, search, quick reference allergy icons, health scores, shopping list, nutrition information, and the ability to scan a product's UPC to discover it.
FoodFacts.com is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.
JumpingEgg Pro ($.99 -> Free, 3.6 MB): A timing-based endless climbing game where you must simply keep moving your egg from basket to basket without allowing it to fall. Tapping on the screen will cause your egg to jump, but the moving baskets require you to time each tap perfectly. The game features randomly generated basket layouts and two themes.
JumpingEgg Pro is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 11 ratings.
Balliland XL ($1.99 -> Free, 20.3 MB): Move three balls into a straight line by placing objects in their way to stop them from flying off the game board in this puzzle game. The game features 120 levels, a hint system, and Game Center integration.
Balliland XL is available for free today only (08/06). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 40 ratings.
ColorManager ($.99 -> Free, 775.1 KB): This photography app allows you to control the color of your photos to highlight certain areas. The app features a color sliding mode that allows you to remove each of the six colors separately, and a mask mode where you can erase colors manually. The app also features undo, the ability to import photos or take new ones, and an output resolution of up to 2,600 pixels.
ColorManager is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 4 ratings.
Universal:
South Surfers ($.99 -> Free, 12 MB): This arcade game allows you to go surfing as a cute little penguin and catch huge waves to perform gnarly tricks. Tilting your device tilts your little surfer, allowing you to do backflips, frontflips, and level out your surfboard. Tapping on the screen or shaking your device will make your surfer jump. The game features two modes, three wave types, and Game Center integration.
South Surfers is available for free today only (08/06). It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 2 ratings.
Halftone ($.99 -> Free, 18 MB): This photography app adds an aged halftone-style printing effect to new photos or those imported from your library. You can then choose from up to 27 different paper styles, nine layouts, two caption styles, all kinds of different fonts, six speech balloon styles, and share your work in a variety of ways.
Halftone is available for free for the rest of the weekend. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 50 ratings.
iPad:
Crush the Castle HD ($.99 -> Free, 18.3 MB): A physics-based game that requires you to fling various types of ammo via a trebuchet at all kinds of different castles in order to crush them. Launching the trebuchet is as simple as tapping once to set the device in motion and tapping again to release your ammo. The game features 14 different ammo types, 126 levels, and achievements to earn.
Crush the Castle HD is available for free today only (08/06). It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 3 ratings.
Galaxart HD Pro ($1.99 -> Free, 44 MB): An entertainment app that allows you to create your own space scenes and use them as backgrounds. It includes 18 star types, 28 planets, 16 nebulae, 33 galaxies, 12 miscellaneous items, and 15 space backdrops to choose from. It also features multitouch controls, the ability to import your own images, and a variety of sharing options.
Galaxart HD Pro is available for free for the rest of the weekend. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 23 ratings.
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- 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.
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