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Today's Apps Gone Free: 123D Creature, Carmageddon, Halcyon And More

Today's Apps Gone Free: 123D Creature, Carmageddon, Halcyon And More

May 10, 2013

Create your very own 3-D creatures from scratch and share them with the world with Autodesk's entertainment app, 123D Creature. We also have a classic and violent racing game, and an engaging action puzzler.

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:

SamCard-business card reader & business card scanner ($3.99 → Free, 6.6 MB): Stop wasting your time manually adding business card information to your personal database. Instead, snap a photo and let SamCard do all of the work for you. The app is able to automatically recognize business card text and add it to the appropriate fields. Just make sure you have the business card in good lighting. SamCard's anti-shake photo shooting mode should also help you achieve fantastic results.

SamCard-business card reader & business card scanner is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 47 ratings.

iSlash ($0.89 → Free, 19.4 MB): Carve down a variety of shapes as quickly as possible in this fast-paced puzzle game. Just swipe your finger across a section of the shape to lop it off. You must keep all of the bouncing stars in the same section in order for your cut to count. The game includes 210 levels, power-ups, multiplayer, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

iSlash is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 33641 ratings.

Universal:

Jungle Adventure: educational kid’s game ($1.99 → Free, 43.7 MB): An educational game that will take your young child on a jungle adventure. They will be tasked with finding and counting animals in jungle scenes, and putting together colorful puzzles. The game includes four languages (English, French, German, and Spanish), fun sounds and animations, and verbal feedback. It's designed for children ages two through four.

Jungle Adventure: educational kid’s game is available for free today only (05/10). It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 5 ratings.

Spill the Sand ($0.99 → Free, 11.0 MB): Don't be mislead by the title of this physics puzzler. You actually don't want to spill the sand. You want to get it into the buckets without wasting any. Draw lines all over the screen to guide the sand into the buckets below. Each bucket needs 100 grains and not a single grain more, so be ready to guide the sand into the next. The game includes 16 levels, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Spill the Sand is available for free today only (05/10). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 13 ratings.

NxtApp ($2.99 → Free, 8.5 MB): An educational game that requires your child to discover the next number in each sequence by using basic math operations. The game features six categories of different types of number sequences, star ratings, and leaderboards via Game Center.

NxtApp is available for free today only (05/10). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 34 ratings.

Carmageddon ($3.99 → Free, 102.0 MB): Unleash vehicular carnage in this classic arcade racing game reborn for the mobile era. Carmageddon definitely isn't for everyone. There's heaps of violence and foul language, but that's what also makes it so much fun. Jump behind the wheel of your automotive killing machine and complete three different objectives to earn a perfect rating in each level. Upgrade your vehicle to achieve maximum killing efficiency and avoid getting wiped out yourself. The game includes 11 environments, 36 levels, 28 crazy opponents, 30 playable vehicles, iCloud support, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Carmageddon is available for free today only (05/10). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 3681 ratings.

CASINO SLOTS HD ($0.99 → Free, 98.4 MB): Enjoy playing slots no matter where you are with this collection of five slot machines. Each machine features its own set rules, bonuses, and payouts. The game also includes auto-spin, shake-to-spin, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

CASINO SLOTS HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3-star rating with a total of 208 ratings.

iPad:

Penelope HD ($2.99 → Free, 43.7 MB): Join Penelope on her journey as her bedroom opens up into a world of open seas, pirates, and buried treasure. Your child can follow along with the story as the text is highlighted and the words are spoken out loud. They can also search through the scenes for interactive items and sounds. Fun facts about the sea creatures from the story can be found at the end of the book along with a parent or teacher guide.

Penelope HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 15 ratings.

Halcyon ($1.99 → Free, 19.3 MB): From the creators of Spell Tower and Circadia comes this engaging action puzzler. Your job is to guide colored currents into each other to cancel them out. Tap and drag your finger from one string to another to connect them and create a path for currents to travel on. Make sure only matching currents collide. The game includes two modes, four environments, 36 levels, and leaderboards via Game Center.

Halcyon is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 34 ratings.

iSlash HD ($1.79 → Free, 47.0 MB): Carve down a variety of shapes as quickly as possible in this fast-paced puzzle game. Just swipe your finger across a section of the shape to lop it off. You must keep all of the bouncing stars in the same section in order for your cut to count. The game includes 210 levels, power-ups, multiplayer, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

iSlash HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 1692 ratings.

123D Creature ($4.99 → Free, 84.6 MB): This entertainment app is an absolute treat for the creative mind. It allows you to design your very own 3-D creature from scratch, and then sculpt detailed features and paint on skin, fur, feathers, or whatever else you come up with. You're able to perform all of the actions via intuitive multitouch gestures. Your finished project can be exported as an image or 3-D model, or you can have it 3-D printed into a real standing sculpture. The app includes in-app 3-D print ordering, a community gallery, and the ability to share your work via Twitter, Facebook, or email.

123D Creature is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 106 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.

Developers:

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  • 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.
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Mentioned apps

Free
SamCard-business card reader & business card scanner
SamCard-business card reader & business card scanner
SamTeam
Free
iSlash
iSlash
Duello Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S.
Free
Jungle Adventure: educational kid’s game
Jungle Adventure: educational kid’s game
emeeyou
Free
Spill the Sand
Spill the Sand
Hooda Math
Free
NxtApp
NxtApp
ICON, LLC
Free
Carmageddon
Carmageddon
Stainless Games Ltd
Free
CASINO SLOTS HD
CASINO SLOTS HD
ARAWELLA CORPORATION
Free
Penelope HD
Penelope HD
PicPocket Books
Free
Halcyon
Halcyon
Zach Gage
Free
iSlash HD
iSlash HD
Duello Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S.
Free
123D Creature
123D Creature
Autodesk Inc.

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