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Today's Apps Gone Free: Brain Chain, Flyro, Make-A-Mosaic And More

Today's Apps Gone Free: Brain Chain, Flyro, Make-A-Mosaic And More

August 19, 2013

Try to figure out what the two rhyming ideas are in each image in JPSquare's puzzle game, Brain Chain. We also have an endless distance game where you get to fly with Flyro, and an educational app that allows you to create mosaics tile by tile.

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iPhone:

Tales from the Dragon Mountain: the Strix (Full) ($2.99 → Free, 369.6 MB): Take a trip with Mina as she travels to her family's estate in Pozoi to defeat an ancient evil spirit in this hidden object adventure game. Explore 32 fantasy locations just by tapping on indicator icons. On your journey you'll come across 21 puzzles to solve and 10 different mythical creatures. The game also includes six chapters, three difficulty settings, hints, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Tales from the Dragon Mountain: the Strix (Full) is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.

Flyro ($1.99 → Free, 35.9 MB): Fly with Flyro in this endless distance game. You're able to guide Flyro through the sky by dragging your finger across the bottom of the screen. You must dodge bombs, giant boxing gloves, and electric moving hallways to stay alive. Some obstacles you won't be able to find a way around, so you'll have to morph into a flame to burn your way through. Collect coins consecutively to increase your multiplier and climb the leaderboards. The game includes a variety of objectives to complete, dynamic music and sound created by Portal 2 composer Mike Morasky, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Flyro is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 77 ratings.

Pocket Zoo ™ with Live Animal Cams ($2.99 → Free, 22.6 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 today only (08/19). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 906 ratings.

Universal:

Brain Chain ($0.99 → Free, 8.7 MB): It's rhyme time with this puzzle game. In each round you're presented with a single image that includes two ideas that don't necessarily go together, but they do rhyme. Try to figure out what the two words are using the letters provided to you to move on to the next. If you find yourself stuck, you're able to employ different types of hints, but they will cost you. You can also tap on the image to get a closer look. The app includes four puzzle sets, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Brain Chain is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.

Convert Any Unit - Units & Currency Converter & Calculator ($2.99 → Free, 9.3 MB): Convert almost any type of unit in a flash with this utility app. Just start typing the unit you want converted into the blank field, and the app will automatically supply you with the most likely results. When you see the one you want, tap on it to select it. You're able to save and organize your most used units within the built-in bookmarks folder. The app includes more than 5,800 units from 42 categories, a built-in calculator, automatic number formatting based on region, the ability to flip units, and much more.

Convert Any Unit - Units & Currency Converter & Calculator is available for free today only (08/19). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 193 ratings.

iPad:

Tales from the Dragon Mountain: the Strix HD (Full) ($6.99 → Free, 335.1 MB): Take a trip with Mina as she travels to her family's estate in Pozoi to defeat an ancient evil spirit in this hidden object adventure game. Explore 32 fantasy locations just by tapping on indicator icons. On your journey you'll come across 21 puzzles to solve and 10 different mythical creatures. The game also includes six chapters, three difficulty settings, hints, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Tales from the Dragon Mountain: the Strix HD (Full) is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3-star rating with a total of 9 ratings.

Make-a-Mosaic ($0.99 → Free, 13.2 MB): Make a mosaic one tile at a time with this educational app. You're able to create a mosaic using 14 shapes and 14 colors. To place a shape, just select it and then tap on a tile on the board. You can change the background color of each tile as well, allowing for up to two colors in a tile. The app includes a free drawing mode along with two symmetry modes. Your final creations can be saved right to your library.

Make-a-Mosaic is available for free today only (08/19). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 6 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
Tales from the Dragon Mountain: the Strix (Full)
Tales from the Dragon Mountain: the Strix (Full)
G5 Entertainment
Free
Flyro
Flyro
Brute Farce
Free
Pocket Zoo ™ with Live Animal Cams
Pocket Zoo ™ with Live Animal Cams
Tiny Hearts Limited
Free
Brain Chain
Brain Chain
James Porter
Free
Convert Any Unit - Units & Currency Converter & Calculator
Convert Any Unit - Units & Currency Converter & Calculator
Cider Software LLC
Free
Tales from the Dragon Mountain: the Strix HD (Full)
Tales from the Dragon Mountain: the Strix HD (Full)
G5 Entertainment
Free
Make-a-Mosaic
Make-a-Mosaic
Matt Rayner

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