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Today's Apps Gone Free: Pivvot, Toca Builders, myCal Pro And More

Today's Apps Gone Free: Pivvot, Toca Builders, myCal Pro And More

September 12, 2013

Travel down winding paths and maneuver around obstacles in Pivvot. We also have a fantastic educational game from Toca Boca that allows your child to build anything they can dream up, and a powerful calendar app.

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:

Pick - The Purchase Tracker ($1.99 → Free, 2.6 MB): Spend more time shopping and less time calculating with this multi-purpose utility app. Its easy to understand interface allows you to make your way around the store calculating discount percentages, tax, total savings, and overall totals. You can also quickly convert your purchases into different currencies on the fly. When you're finished shopping, you're able to share your entire purchase list through email. The app includes 138 currencies to choose from, and six color options.

Pick - The Purchase Tracker is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 20 ratings.

Universal:

Pivvot ($2.99 → Free, 46.4 MB): One of the best reviewed games on AppAdvice.com so far this year, Pivvot will beat you down and have you coming back for more. It's a game of strategy and precision that has you traveling down a winding path and avoiding everything in sight. As your dot is dragged across the screen, you must tap each side to pivot around crazy obstacles. Complete both Voyage modes to get a taste of each type of obstacle and then jump into the endless modes to prove you have what it takes. A Berserk mode is also available for those looking for the ultimate challenge. The game also includes minimalistic art, a thumping soundtrack, iCloud integration, the ability to share replays, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Pivvot is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 91 ratings.

Peekaboo! Guess Who? ($0.99 → Free, 59.7 MB): An educational game that has your child guessing animals by the sounds they make. Every animal is hidden behind some type of object. Your child must listen carefully to the sounds they make and choose the correct answer. The game includes four environments, more than 40 animals, a baby mode, and audio assistance.

Peekaboo! Guess Who? is available for free today only (09/12). It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 69 ratings.

Grafikal ($1.99 → Free, 16.0 MB): Turn your iDevice into a powerful graphing calculator with this productivity app. The custom keyboard features a number of predefined physical, chemical, and mathematical constants along with quick access to functions. When it's time to plot your work, you can keep it on a plane or view it in 3D. Both options are highly customizable. The app also includes iCloud support.

Grafikal is available for free today only (09/12). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 15 ratings.

Bounty Hunter: Black Dawn ($2.99 → Free, 251.8 MB): Grab a friend and blast your way through eight different adventures in this first-person shooter. You're able to choose from four character classes, each with unique attributes. Then grab up to three other friends and start your adventure. You're able to upgrade your character's skills throughout the game using the XP earned from dropping your foes. The game also includes an eight player PvP mode, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Bounty Hunter: Black Dawn is available for free today only (09/12). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 195 ratings.

myCal PRO: Calendar & Event Organizer ($1.99 → Free, 6.0 MB): No more staring at dots in your calendar. This efficient utility app allows you to see actual upcoming events no matter which view you prefer. It utilizes your internal device calendar, so all you have to do is provide it access. There's no need to recreate every event. You're also able to customize your view, create category tags, add and remove invitees, and print to any AirPrint supported printer.

myCal PRO: Calendar & Event Organizer is available for free today only (09/12). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 105 ratings.

Toca Builders ($1.99 → Free, 27.4 MB): If your child can dream it up, they can build it in Toca Builders. This fantastic educational app allows your child to utilize six different builders to create their own unique worlds. Each builder offers a different way to drop, paint, lift, and smash blocks. The intuitive gesture controls and on-screen buttons are easy enough to handle for children ages five and up. After seeing Toca Builders in action, you're most likely going to want to join in on the fun yourself! The app also includes a huge collection of colors to choose from, autosave, and the ability to take snapshots of your child's creations.

Toca Builders is available for free today only (09/12). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 25 ratings.

Hi Guess the Restaurant ($0.99 → Free, 7.0 MB): Think you know your restaurants? Find out with this trivia app. Each puzzle presents you with a close up image of a company logo. You must try to guess what it is using the letters provided to you. If you're unable to figure it out, you can either skip it, remove letters from the pool, or ask your friends on Facebook.

Hi Guess the Restaurant is available for free today only (09/12). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 17 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:

If you are a developer who would like to get your app included in our “Apps Gone Free” daily lists, here’s our basic set of rules:
  • 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.
To submit an app, simply send a request to tyler@appadvice.com with the subject “Apps Gone Free.” Please include the name of the app, a link to it in the App Store, when and for how long you intend to offer the app for free, and anything else you would like to share. We will take it from there.

Mentioned apps

Free
Pick - The Purchase Tracker
Pick - The Purchase Tracker
WapleStuff
Free
Pivvot
Pivvot
Whitaker Trebella
Free
Peekaboo! Guess Who?
Peekaboo! Guess Who?
Bacciz
Free
Grafikal
Grafikal
Ageio
Free
Bounty Hunter: Black Dawn
Bounty Hunter: Black Dawn
Freyr Games
Free
myCal PRO: Calendar & Event Organizer
myCal PRO: Calendar & Event Organizer
johnhair.com
Free
Hi Guess the Restaurant
Hi Guess the Restaurant
Man Zhang
Free
Toca Builders
Toca Builders
Toca Boca AB

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