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Today's Apps Gone Free: Political Time Machine, Define, Hours Keeper, And More

Today's Apps Gone Free: Political Time Machine, Define, Hours Keeper, And More

March 14, 2012

Find out if your favorite politicians are flip-floppers with Original Victories' entertaining video reference app, Political Time Machine. We also have a dictionary app that provides you with much more than word definitions, and a business app that will help you track your hours worked and wages.

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:

SuperFast Camera ($0.99 -> Free, 1.1 MB): This no-frills camera app was designed to do two things: take great pictures and do it really fast. The app includes four modes, each of which can be customized in a variety of ways. The app's interface is also very clean and simple, as it features four small buttons tucked away in each corner with the rest of the screen devoted to your camera feed. Simply tap anywhere on the camera feed to snap a picture.

SuperFast Camera is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 5 ratings.

Chicken Revolution ($0.99 -> Free, 14.4 MB): A castle defense game from the creators of the Cartoon Wars series. Your goal is to keep the chickens from busting out of their pen by utilizing over 30 types of weapons and attack skills. The weapons and your wall can be upgraded with the gold you earn during battle. The game also includes multiple modes, endless gameplay, and 30 enemy types.

Chicken Revolution is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 2496 ratings.

Hours Keeper ($1.99 -> Free, 5.0 MB): Keep track of how many hours you have worked as an independent contractor and how much you're owed with this business app. You're able to create separate entries for each of your clients and record detailed information. When you begin work for the day, simply start the clock. Your hours and wages will then automatically be recorded and calculated when you punch out. The app also includes log history, invoice tracking and the ability to generate PDFs, password protection, icon badging, and the ability to backup and restore data.

Hours Keeper is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 16 ratings.

Universal:

HardWire HT-6 FastTune ($4.99 -> Free, 10.8 MB): Tune your guitar in seconds with this music app. It utilizes your iDevice's built-in microphone to listen to all six guitar strings at once and provide you with instant feedback on its easy to read display. The app works with acoustic and electric guitars, and bass guitars with up to six strings. It also includes five tuning modes, an adjustable tuning reference, automatic fret detection, and the ability to adjust microphone sensitivity.

HardWire HT-6 FastTune is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 18 ratings.

Political Time Machine ($0.99 -> Free, 2.3 MB): Watch what each election candidate had to say in year's past with this entertaining reference app. Simply select a candidate by spinning the dial on the right side of the screen, pick a year, and then watch from a collection of over 2,500 revealing videos. The app also includes videos from political history dating back to 1892, the ability to display random videos, the ability to share videos via Facebook and Twitter, and AirPlay support.

Political Time Machine is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 14 ratings.

Define: ($0.99 -> Free, 1.1 MB): More than just another dictionary app, Define: provides you with more information than you could possibly need when looking up word definitions. Results include definitions, pronunciation, related films from IMDb, and relevant Wiktionary and Wikipedia articles. The app also includes the ability to attach images to definitions, search history, and built-in voice dictation for iPhone 4S owners.

Define: is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 15 ratings.

Video Time Machine ($1.99 -> Free, 1.7 MB): This slick little app taps into YouTube Time Machine’s database of over 10,000 new and old TV, music, advertisement, movie trailer, video game, and sports videos and allows you to watch them whenever you please as long as you have an internet connection. Just spin the dials on the right side of the screen to choose a year and category and a video will pop right up. Videos can be played over Wi-Fi or 3G, and they can even be sent over to your Apple TV via AirPlay.

Video Time Machine is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 3182 ratings.

Holiday Time Machine ($0.99 -> Free, 2.2 MB): Travel back in time over 100 years to watch amazing holiday television, commercials, music, trailers, and much more with this entertainment app. All of the over 2,500 videos have been hand-picked to provide you with the best holiday experience. Videos can be shared via Facebook or Twitter, and they can be pushed to your television via AirPlay.

Holiday Time Machine is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 42 ratings.

Word Ring ($1.99 -> Free, 18.6 MB): Enter the ring and try to create words as quickly as you can with the available letter tiles in this unique word game. Letter tiles are presented in an interactive 3D ring, and all you have to do is tap on them to create words. As you progress through the game, letter tiles will be stacked on top of one another, requiring you to spin and tap as quickly as possible to keep them from reaching the top. The game includes two modes, a dictionary with more than 80,000 words, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Word Ring is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 1 ratings.

That concludes today's issue of Apps Gone Free. If you like staying on top of these daily deals, don't forget to check out our free AppsGoneFree app. It provides all the deals each day, and even an archive of past deals that are still active.

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Mentioned apps

Free
SuperFast Camera
SuperFast Camera
John Tran
Free
Chicken Revolution
Chicken Revolution
BLUE GNC
Free
Hours Keeper - Time Tracking, Invoicing and Billing
Hours Keeper - Time Tracking, Invoicing and Billing
BlueTags
Free
HardWire HT-6 FastTune
HardWire HT-6 FastTune
Harman Professional, Inc.
Free
Political Time Machine
Political Time Machine
Original Victories, Inc.
Free
Define:
Define:
Terry Han
Free
Video Time Machine
Video Time Machine
Original Victories, Inc.
Free
Holiday Time Machine
Holiday Time Machine
Original Victories, Inc.
Free
Word Ring
Word Ring
Sunlaris Entertainment

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