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Today's Apps Gone Free: Temple Run: Brave, Scrap It, Avocado And More

Today's Apps Gone Free: Temple Run: Brave, Scrap It, Avocado And More

September 6, 2012

Play as Merida and try to outrun Mordu the demon bear in Disney's Temple Run: Brave. We also have a digital scrapbooking app for your iPhone or iPod touch, and an app that allows you to communicate with your partner in private.

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:

Cube Racer ($0.99 → Free, 399.1 KB): This simple yet entertaining endless distance game puts you in control of an arrow and you must dodge cubes for as long as possible. Just tilt your iDevice to steer your arrow around the cubes. Cube formations are randomly generated, keeping you on your toes no matter how many times you decide to race through them. The game also includes leaderboards via Game Center.

Cube Racer is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 731 ratings.

Scrap It ($0.99 → Free, 179.0 MB): Create and share gorgeous digital scrapbooks with this photography app. It includes an absolutely ridiculous amount of stickers, paper styles, ribbons, letters and numbers, and word art items to choose from. Each item can be moved, resized, and rotated via multitouch controls. You can also add photos from your own library and apply a variety of effects to them, and add your own custom text. The app also includes a layer manager, the ability to view multiple scrap pages as a slideshow, and the ability to share your creations via Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, or email.

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

Jellytoons Toddler Skills: Bobo's Birthday Chal... ($1.99 → Free, 12.2 MB): A collection of six educational mini-games designed with your toddler in mind. The mini-games will have your child working on their motor, matching, observation, logic, and counting skills. The app also includes seven colorful characters, more than 30 sticker rewards to unlock, and the ability to track your child's performance through easy-to-read graphs.

Jellytoons Toddler Skills: Bobo's Birthday Chal... is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 8 ratings.

Avocado for iPhone ($1.99 → Free, 3.7 MB): Share anything and everything with your partner in private with this lifestyle app. You're able to quickly send messages to your partner, photocons, and photos. You can also create shared lists for any occasion. You can look back on your archives at any time and see all of the history you have shared. The app requires both you and your partner to sign up for a free account in-app.

Avocado for iPhone is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 44 ratings.

Instant Heart Rate - Heart Rate Monitor by Azumio ($0.99 → Free, 7.1 MB): This magical app is able to accurately measure your heart rate. All you have to do is place your index finger over your iDevice's camera and wait for your results to show up. The app includes results history, real-time PPG graph, reminders, and the ability to toggle the pulse beep sound on and off.

Instant Heart Rate - Heart Rate Monitor by Azumio is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 2516 ratings.

Line Birds ($0.99 → Free, 11.7 MB): A challenging distance game that requires you to guide little birds over and under obstacles for as long as possible. Just tap the screen to cause your little bird to flap its wings. The game includes five different unlockable birds, each with unique special abilities. It also includes three difficulty modes, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Line Birds is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 22087 ratings.

Timegg ($0.99 → Free, 7.5 MB): A visually stunning timer, alarm, and reminder app. The app's UI provides you with quick access to its many features, so you won't be fumbling around when time is of the essence. The app includes the ability to pre-set eight alarms, save your favorite timers, choose from standard alert tones or music from your library, and have your alarms fade-in.

Timegg is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 122 ratings.

Universal:

Temple Run: Brave ($0.99 → Free, 36.2 MB): Run, slide, jump, turn, and shoot your way through the wilds of Scotland in this popular distance game. Play as Merida, the main character from Disney/Pixar's Brave, and try to outrun Mordu the demon bear. You're able to perform all of the actions in the game by swiping, tapping, and tilting. It also includes crazy power-ups, character upgrades, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Temple Run: Brave is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 7178 ratings.

NumberOne ($0.99 → Free, 33.9 MB): A fast-paced matching game where you must discover the number presented to you as quickly and accurately as possible. Numbers are presented on different colored tiles and backgrounds in order to interfere with both sides of your brain. It's your job to filter through it all and find the correct one before time expires. The game includes bonuses for speed and accuracy, and leaderboards via Game Center.

NumberOne is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 5 ratings.

Space Harvest ($0.99 → Free, 9.2 MB): A retro-inspired real-time strategy game where you must travel the galaxy in search of mushrooms. You're able to build up your forces in order to protect the source of your energy, because you're certainly not the only one on this side of the galaxy trying to cash in on the world's mushroom shortage. Head out to explore each planet just by tapping a unit and then tapping where you want it to go. The game includes nine maps, five opponents, and a vast selection of buildings, units, and upgrades.

Space Harvest is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 193 ratings.

iPad:

Spin Up ($0.99 → Free, 20.5 MB): Spin your way to the top in this retro-inspired arcade game. You're able to spin each section of the tube in order to cause your astronaut to climb the ladders. Pick up weapons and power-ups along your way to help dispose of the nasty alien mutants and climb the leaderboards. The game includes a unlockable characters, and leaderboards via Game Center.

Spin Up is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 56 ratings.

Jellytoons Toddler Skills: Bobo's Birthday Chal... ($1.99 → Free, 27.5 MB): A collection of six educational mini-games designed with your toddler in mind. The mini-games will have your child working on their motor, matching, observation, logic, and counting skills. The app also includes seven colorful characters, more than 30 sticker rewards to unlock, and the ability to track your child's performance through easy-to-read graphs.

Jellytoons Toddler Skills: Bobo's Birthday Chal... is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 21 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
Cube Racer
Cube Racer
Ertal
Free
Scrap It
Scrap It
Dirk Bost
Free
Jellytoons Toddler Skills: Bobo's Birthday Chal...
Jellytoons Toddler Skills: Bobo's Birthday Chal...
Mindshapes Limited
Free
Avocado for iPhone
Avocado for iPhone
Avocado Software, Inc.
Free
Instant Heart Rate - Heart Rate Monitor by Azumio
Instant Heart Rate - Heart Rate Monitor by Azumio
Modula d.o.o.
Free
Line Birds
Line Birds
Robert Szeleney
Free
Timegg
Timegg
Figtree Studio
Free
Temple Run: Brave
Temple Run: Brave
Disney
Free
NumberOne
NumberOne
Neotko Studios SL
Free
Space Harvest
Space Harvest
All-Seeing Interactive
Free
Spin Up
Spin Up
Nenad Katic

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