Keep your kids entertained by having them follow Millie the dog on a wild adventure in search of the lost key to endless bacon in Megapops' interactive storybook, Millie & The Lost Key. We also have a mind-bending puzzle game to sink your free time into, and a photography app that allows you to blend two faces together in seconds.
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iPhone:
Hoppin' Chicken ($0.99 -> Free, 25.0 MB): Play as a chicken fleeing the coop and hop your way to freedom in this distance game. Your chicken is constantly hopping on bales of hay, but it's your job to control his direction by tilting your iDevice. You can also tap on the screen while in the air to get a little boost. You'll want to collect feed, vegetables, and power-up eggs to aid you in your journey. The game includes a variety of special items, loads of missions to complete, and leaderboards via Game Center.
Hoppin' Chicken is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 451 ratings.
Police Scanner & Radio ($1.99 -> Free, 7.3 MB): Listen in on live emergency, military, and transportation conversations taking place over the radio waves with this utility app. You're able to search for feeds near your current location, or you can listen to any of the top 100 feeds. Feeds can be marked as favorites as well for quick access. The app includes feeds from a handful of countries, and a breakdown of police codes so you can actually understand what's going on.
Police Scanner & Radio is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 16 ratings.
Face Switch ($0.99 -> Free, 9.7 MB): This photography app allows you to blend, morph, and mash together any two faces in seconds. You're able to snap new photos from within the app, import photos from your library, or use any of the 16 included photos. Face Switch provides you with full control over the face blending by allowing you to paint in regions with your finger. It also includes a handful of tools to fine tune your work, a community gallery, and the ability to share your photos via Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Flickr, or email.
Face Switch is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 41 ratings.
Rolling Jump ($1.99 -> Free, 17.2 MB): Play as Lighty and try to outrun the darkness in this climbing game. You're able to cause Lighty to jump from spinning wheel to spinning wheel by simply tapping on the screen. Collect suns to build up your boost and perform perfect jumps to increase your multiplier. Just don't waste too much time showing off, because the darkness is constantly creeping its way up. The game includes seven environments to discover, and leaderboards via Game Center.
Rolling Jump is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 88 ratings.
Universal:
Learn Piano HD ($1.99 -> Free, 13.6 MB): Learn how to play piano like a rock star without paying a single dime for private lessons with this music app. The app is broken down into three parts, starting you off slowly with basic skills before having you play your first tune. Of course, you can't learn how to play piano in a single day, so the app keeps track of your progress and allows you to mark lessons as favorites for quick access later on. You can also download individual lessons to your iDevice in case you find yourself without an internet connection.
Learn Piano HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 21 ratings.
Lil Flippers ($0.99 -> Free, 24.8 MB): A Tiny Wings inspired distance game where you get to play as a dolphin in search of treasure. You can cause your dolphin to dive by tapping and holding on the screen, and then release at just the right moment to climb the waves and fly through the air to collect treasures. Just watch out when diving deep into the sea, because there are vicious creatures like sharks, jellyfish, and puffer fish just waiting to attack. The game includes five worlds, objectives to complete, 14 skins to collect, and leaderboards and achievements via Game Center.
Lil Flippers is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 8 ratings.
Crazy Cubes ($0.99 -> Free, 6.9 MB): A puzzle game that requires you to roll a cube around 96 levels with the goal of removing all of the green platforms. Green platforms can only be removed by passing over them, but you'll want to make sure not to roll yourself into a sticky situation where you can no longer move. The game includes simple swipe controls, eight block types, and achievements via Game Center.
Crazy Cubes is available for free today only (02/27). It has a 3-star rating with a total of 157 ratings.
Millie & The Lost Key - Millie Was Here, Book 2 ($3.99 -> Free, 109.3 MB): An interactive book that will have your child following Millie, the adorable but mischievous dog, on an adventure through a dense jungle in search of the lost key to endless bacon. The app includes interactivity on every page, so your child should never tire of Millie. It also includes two reading modes, virtual stickers to discover and collect, original music, and professional narration.
Millie & The Lost Key - Millie Was Here, Book 2 is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 124 ratings.
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