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iOS Apps Gone Free: Pipe Mania, Swipy HD, Toontastic, And More

iOS Apps Gone Free: Pipe Mania, Swipy HD, Toontastic, And More

November 5, 2011

They aren't Mario and Luigi but we have some plumbers that need your help. In today's puzzler offering, help assemble the pipes so that the Flooze can flow to the proper location. Speaking of cartoony sorts of things, we have an app that turns your child into a cartoonist It's both an entertaining and educational experience. Life isn't all fun and games, but sharing and otherwise moving photos and notes around doesn't need to be hard work. One of today's slick apps allows you to push photos from your iPad to Dropbox and more with just a quick and simple swipe.

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:

Perfect Photo ($.99 -> Free, 13.3 MB): Taking the perfect photo is tough, but that doesn't mean you can't make it perfect in the end. Perform over 16 different adjustments and corrections, plus add any one of 12 different overall effects. Save the edited photo to the camera roll, clipboard, or Perfect Photo's documents folder to be exported via iTunes File Sharing, Share photos via your Facebook wall, Twitter feed, Flickr or Tumblr gallery, email, or print them to an AirPrint printer.

Perfect Photo is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 551 ratings.

ToonPAINT ($1.99 -> Free, 3.6 MB): ToonPAINT is more than just a cartoon image filter, as it allows you to customize the process in a variety of ways and put your own little creative touches on the image. Images can be imported from your library or you can take a brand new one. They can also be painted by hand or filled in automatically, although the latter option comes at a cost ($.99).

ToonPAINT is available for free today only (11/05). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 23 ratings.

Universal:

Kubrik ($.99 -> Free, 25.3 MB): A claymation-style graphics physics platformer where you need to equip a small robot with one of several gadgets to get him back home. The game features 60 levels spread across three worlds.

Kubrik is available for free today only (11/05). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 5 ratings.

Monster Fight Pro ($.99 -> Free, 41.7 MB): An action-RPG where instead of being a magnificent warrior you take the role of a giant green monster. The game features five large maps to roam, three difficulty levels, and Game Center integration.

Monster Fight Pro is available for free today only (11/05). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.

iPad:

Swipy-(e-mail yourself or save in Dropbox by swiping) HD ($.99 -> Free, 1.7 MB): Swipy allows you to quickly capture notes or photos and have them sent to your inbox or Dropbox with a swipe. It's as easy as entering the necessary email and Dropbox information, and then just typing or taking a photo from within the app. Swipe to share. Couldn't be easier.

Swipy-(e-mail yourself or save in Dropbox by swiping) HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 18 ratings.

Toontastic ($1.99 -> Free, 176.3 MB): Kids love watching cartoons and now they can enjoy creating their own. Toontastic takes children through the fundamentals of how to make an animated story, but not in an intimidating way. The app includes 10 playsets, plus a custom choice, and over two dozen characters from dragons to spaceships and even cowboys. Additional playsets can be purchased in-app for $.99 each.

Toontastic is available for free today only (11/05). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.

Expired (gone back to paid already):

Pipe Mania ($.99 -> Free, 67.1 MB): Construct a path of piping to successfully guide the Flooze from the faucet to the drain. This puzzler features more than 350 sub-levels spanned across 39 full levels and four modes: Classic, Arcade, World, and Bonus. Challenge others by submitting scores through the Scoreloop system.

Pipe Mania is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3-star rating with a total of 4 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:
  • 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.
  • The free version of your app must not include ads.
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 and for how long 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
Perfect Photo
Perfect Photo
MacPhun LLC
Free
Pipe Mania
Pipe Mania
Virtual Programming Ltd
Free
ToonPAINT
ToonPAINT
Toon-FX
Free
Kubrik
Kubrik
QWRKii
Free
Monster Fight Pro
Monster Fight Pro
zealm
Free
Swipy-(e-mail yourself or save in Dropbox by swiping) HD
Swipy-(e-mail yourself or save in Dropbox by swiping) HD
Teokoul
Free
Toontastic
Toontastic
Launchpad Toys

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