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Today's Apps Gone Free: English Thesaurus, Runtastic Squats, InstaWeather And More

Today's Apps Gone Free: English Thesaurus, Runtastic Squats, InstaWeather And More

December 19, 2012

Always find the right words with today's AppBump featured app, English Thesaurus. We also have a fitness app that will help you improve your leg strength, and an app that allows you to brag about the beautiful weather.

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:

InstaWeather Pro ($0.99 → Free, 7.5 MB): Brag to your friends about the beautiful weather you're experiencing with InstaWeather Pro. You must first either snap a photo within the app or import one from your library. You can then add one of 11 different weather data skins by swiping across the screen, and place it at the top or bottom of your photo by swiping up and down. Once everything is in place, capture your creation and send it off to Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

InstaWeather Pro is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 355 ratings.

Dink ($0.99 → Free, 3.0 MB): Create funky little animations frame-by-frame with this entertainment app. An unlimited amount of frames can be added to your animation, and, when ready, just start drawing within each one using a wide selection of tools. The app even supports layers and onion skinning for those with advanced animation skills. Once each frame is complete, you can play your animation back at one of five speeds and share it with friends via mydink.net, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, or email.

Dink is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 24 ratings.

KaleidaCam ($1.99 → Free, 2.4 MB): Create awesome kaleidoscopic works of art with this photography app. Just point your iPhone’s camera at a subject to see it in a totally new way, and snap a photo if it’s something you want to capture forever. The app includes four customizable kaleidoscope styles, full resolution images, and a variety of sharing options.

KaleidaCam is available for free today only (12/19). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 44 ratings.

Pocket Zoo ™ with Live Animal Cams ($0.99 → Free, 18.9 MB): This educational app brings the zoo to you. You can watch more than 30 live streaming videos of a wide variety of animals from zoos all over the world, and even snap pictures of the live feeds and share them with friends. You can also view 40 original animal illustrations and listen to the sounds they make, watch more than 150 wildlife videos, read fun facts, learn about endangered species, and much more.

Pocket Zoo ™ with Live Animal Cams is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 880 ratings.

San Francisco Guide - mTrip ($6.99 → Free, 45.9 MB): A travel guide directory for San Francisco that’s packed with all kinds of attractions, museums, restaurants, bars, and shopping destinations to discover. It features customizable trip itineraries, offline maps, augmented reality displays, and the ability to send postcards to friends and family.

**This deal is only available to our readers located in the U.S.** San Francisco Guide - mTrip is available for free today only (12/19). It has a 3-star rating with a total of 30 ratings.

Dublin Guide (with Offline Maps) - mTrip ($5.99 → Free, 77.0 MB): A travel guide directory for Dublin that’s packed with all kinds of attractions, museums, restaurants, bars, and shopping destinations to discover. It features customizable trip itineraries, offline maps, augmented reality displays, and the ability to send postcards to friends and family.

**This deal is only available to our readers located in the U.S.** Dublin Guide (with Offline Maps) - mTrip is available for free today only (12/19). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 19 ratings.

Berlin Travel Guide (with Offline Maps) - mTrip ($5.99 → Free, 131.3 MB): A travel guide directory for Berlin that’s packed with all kinds of attractions, museums, restaurants, bars, and shopping destinations to discover. It features customizable trip itineraries, offline maps, augmented reality displays, and the ability to send postcards to friends and family.

**This deal is only available to our readers located in the U.S.** Berlin Travel Guide (with Offline Maps) - mTrip is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 32 ratings.

Shanghai Travel Guide (with Offline Maps) - mTrip ($5.99 → Free, 90.2 MB): A travel guide directory for Shanghai that’s packed with all kinds of attractions, museums, restaurants, bars, and shopping destinations to discover. It features customizable trip itineraries, offline maps, augmented reality displays, and the ability to send postcards to friends and family.

**This deal is only available to our readers located in the U.S.** Shanghai Travel Guide (with Offline Maps) - mTrip is available for free today only (12/19). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 13 ratings.

London Travel Guide (with Offline Maps) - mTrip ($5.99 → Free, 138.7 MB): A travel guide directory for London that’s packed with all kinds of attractions, museums, restaurants, bars, and shopping destinations to discover. It features customizable trip itineraries, offline maps, augmented reality displays, and the ability to send postcards to friends and family.

**This deal is only available to our readers located in the U.S.** London Travel Guide (with Offline Maps) - mTrip is available for free today only (12/19). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 46 ratings.

Madrid Travel Guide (with Offline Maps) - mTrip ($5.99 → Free, 80.7 MB): A travel guide directory for Madrid that’s packed with all kinds of attractions, museums, restaurants, bars, and shopping destinations to discover. It features customizable trip itineraries, offline maps, augmented reality displays, and the ability to send postcards to friends and family.

**This deal is only available to our readers located in the U.S.** Madrid Travel Guide (with Offline Maps) - mTrip is available for free today only (12/19). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 31 ratings.

Spirit ($0.99 → Free, 11.8 MB): Distort space to force your enemies into a different dimension in this retro-inspired arcade game. You're able to guide Spirit around the screen with the tip of your finger. Quickly maneuver Spirit in a circular motion to create portals and suck your enemies into another dimension. You can earn combo points by destroying multiple enemies at once and by linking multiple portals. The game includes three modes, customizable controls, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Spirit is available for free today only (12/19). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 1073 ratings.

Graffiti Me!™ ($1.99 → Free, 30.6 MB): Allows you to turn your favorite photos into awesome works of graffiti art. After picking a photo from your library or a snapping a new one within the app, you're able to scale and position it on the wall. The moment your fingers leave the screen, your photo will be turned into graffiti. You can then adjust parameters, change filters, freely paint on the wall, and even tag your work. When everything looks in order, you can share your work of art via Facebook, Twitter, or email.

Graffiti Me!™ is available for free today only (12/19). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 56 ratings.

Eye Illusions ($1.99 → Free, 5.7 MB): Play tricks on your eyes with this entertainment app. Eye Illusions includes hundreds of psychedelic tricks and brain-teasing images to gaze at from eight different categories. Each image can be shared, rated, and saved as a favorite for quick access later on. The app also includes video illusions, illusion tips, and a slideshow view.

Eye Illusions is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3-star rating with a total of 9608 ratings.

Universal:

PILE ($0.99 → Free, 4.5 MB): This minimalistic puzzle game requires you to match colored blocks to keep the screen clear and score big combos. Colored blocks line up at the top of the screen in sets of two. You can swap blocks within their sets and slide them left and right to match them with the blocks below. But keep in mind that the clock is ticking, and if you don't place your blocks before time expires, a new row will automatically be added to the screen. The game includes four power-ups, and leaderboards via Game Center.

PILE is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 88 ratings.

Guide the Light ($0.99 → Free, 17.3 MB): Help Captain Blake discover fortune and fame by guiding beams of light in this puzzle game. Captain Blake needs to make it through pyramid chambers rigged with fiendish traps, and the only way for him to do that is by guiding colored lights to their proper receptor crystals. You can just tap and drag the light reflectors around the screen to guide the light. The game includes 50 levels, a hint system, and achievements via Game Center.

Guide the Light is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 7 ratings.

FlipShip ($0.99 → Free, 16.8 MB): A frantic tilt-based arcade game where you can turn your predators into prey by flipping your ship's color. Take down enemies of the same color to build up your multiplier just by piloting near them and allowing your automatic weapons to fire upon them, and then flip your color by tapping on the screen to score points. The game includes three ships to choose from, six difficulty levels, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

FlipShip is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 292 ratings.

English Thesaurus ($1.99 → Free, 95.5 MB): An app for when you just can't find the right word to use. English Thesaurus includes more than 1,100,000 synonyms and 288,000 antonyms, all of which are stored offline within the app. When searching for synonyms and antonyms, you're able to enter set phrases and not just single terms. The app also includes meaning descriptors, four voices to choose from, multiple themes, history, and favorites.

English Thesaurus is available for free today only (12/19). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 30 ratings.

FatBooth ($0.99 → Free, 17.7 MB): Find out what you would look like with a few extra pounds on your frame with this fun photo app. Just snap a photo of yourself from within the app or import one from your library. Align the markers with your chin, mouth, and eyes, and then FatBooth will take care of the rest. Your final image can be saved to your library, or shared via email, Facebook, or Twitter.

FatBooth is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 21515 ratings.

runtastic Squats PRO ($0.99 → Free, 25.3 MB): Turn your iDevice into your personal leg strength trainer with this fitness app. It's able to take you from zero to 150 squats by putting through three training plans. The app is able to count your squats automatically and notify you when to take breaks. It also records all of your personal stats and records, including calories burned. You're able to share your workouts and records via Facebook, Twitter, or email.

runtastic Squats PRO is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 26 ratings.

Nostalgio ($0.99 → Free, 34.5 MB): Design professional quality photo collages in minutes with this photography app. The streamlined interface takes you through each step of the process by requiring you to choose how many photos you want to include, the type and orientation of your photos, the layout, and the border type. You can also modify photos with filters or rotate them in editor mode. Once everything is to your liking, ave your creation to the photo library or share it via a variety of social networks.

Nostalgio is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 1189 ratings.

Cute Baby Flash Cards : an educational app for kids in preschool and Kindergarten! Learn to identify animals, things, words, colors, count numbers and the alphabet! ($1.99 → Free, 37.5 MB): A word-learning app intended for 6-month-old to 3-year-old toddlers. It features cute graphics with bright colors specially designed for your little ones. It also includes eight card categories, audio pronunciation, the ability to randomly display cards, and English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Greek, Russian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Chinese, and Japanese language support.

Cute Baby Flash Cards : an educational app for kids in preschool and Kindergarten! Learn to identify animals, things, words, colors, count numbers and the alphabet! is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 116 ratings.

iPad:

Pocket Zoo HD ™ with Live Animal Cams ($2.99 → Free, 21.8 MB): This educational app brings the zoo to you. You can watch more than 30 live streaming videos of a wide variety of animals from zoos all over the world, and even snap pictures of the live feeds and share them with friends. You can also view 50 original animal illustrations and listen to the sounds they make, watch more than 200 wildlife videos, read fun facts, learn about endangered species, and much more.

Pocket Zoo HD ™ with Live Animal Cams is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 65 ratings.

Spirit for iPad ($0.99 → Free, 12.1 MB): Distort space to force your enemies into a different dimension in this retro-inspired arcade game. You're able to guide Spirit around the screen with the tip of your finger. Quickly maneuver Spirit in a circular motion to create portals and suck your enemies into another dimension. You can earn combo points by destroying multiple enemies at once and by linking multiple portals. The game includes three modes, customizable controls, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Spirit for iPad is available for free today only (12/19). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 453 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
InstaWeather Pro
InstaWeather Pro
byss mobile
Free
Dink
Dink
Thomas Castel
Free
KaleidaCam
KaleidaCam
Dapper Owl
Free
Pocket Zoo ™ with Live Animal Cams
Pocket Zoo ™ with Live Animal Cams
Tiny Hearts Limited
Free
San Francisco Guide - mTrip
San Francisco Guide - mTrip
mTrip Travel Guides
Free
Dublin Guide (with Offline Maps) - mTrip
Dublin Guide (with Offline Maps) - mTrip
mTrip Travel Guides
Free
Berlin Travel Guide (with Offline Maps) - mTrip
Berlin Travel Guide (with Offline Maps) - mTrip
mTrip Travel Guides
Free
Shanghai Travel Guide (with Offline Maps) - mTrip
Shanghai Travel Guide (with Offline Maps) - mTrip
mTrip Travel Guides
Free
London Travel Guide (with Offline Maps) - mTrip
London Travel Guide (with Offline Maps) - mTrip
mTrip Travel Guides
Free
Madrid Travel Guide (with Offline Maps) - mTrip
Madrid Travel Guide (with Offline Maps) - mTrip
mTrip Travel Guides
Free
Spirit
Spirit
Marco Mazzoli
Free
Graffiti Me!™
Graffiti Me!™
Bluebear Technologies Ltd.
Free
Eye Illusions
Eye Illusions
Apalon
Free
PILE
PILE
Thomas Castel
Free
Guide the Light
Guide the Light
AppyNation Ltd.
Free
FlipShip
FlipShip
ByteSize Games
Free
English Thesaurus
English Thesaurus
Word Magic Software
Free
FatBooth
FatBooth
PiVi & Co
Free
runtastic Squats PRO
runtastic Squats PRO
runtastic
Free
Nostalgio
Nostalgio
Apalon
Free
Cute Baby Flash Cards : an educational app for kids in preschool and Kindergarten! Learn to identify animals, things, words, colors, count numbers and the alphabet!
Cute Baby Flash Cards : an educational app for kids in preschool and Kindergarten! Learn to identify animals, things, words, colors, count numbers and the alphabet!
United Worx Ltd
Free
Pocket Zoo HD ™ with Live Animal Cams
Pocket Zoo HD ™ with Live Animal Cams
Tiny Hearts Limited
Free
Spirit for iPad
Spirit for iPad
Marco Mazzoli

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