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Today's Apps Gone Free: Sol, PhotoSendr, Barcode And More

Today's Apps Gone Free: Sol, PhotoSendr, Barcode And More

September 22, 2013

Track the sun with Juggleware's solar alarm clock, Sol: Sun Clock. We also have an app that allows you to share photos in batches via email, and the ultimate barcode scanning 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:

PhotoSendr: send multiple photos in one email ($3.99 → Free, 739.6 KB): Share up to six photos at once via email with this handy and easy to use photography app. You're able to choose photos from your library or take new ones from within the app. Just tap on each separate square to add photos to your list. When you're ready to go, tap the button in the bottom right corner to have an email automatically generated with your photos attached. You can also set up a mailing list to share photos to friends and family in batches, and have photos automatically cropped down to a square.

PhotoSendr: send multiple photos in one email is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 23 ratings.

Barcode ($0.99 → Free, 4.6 MB): The ultimate barcode scanner for your iDevice. It can automatically scan almost any type of barcode, including QR, Data Matrix, EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-E, UPC-A, ISBN-10, and ISBN-13. The app will provide you with actions depending on the contents of the barcode. For example, if you scan a product barcode, the app will provide you with a link to Amazon to buy the product or compare prices. It's able to extract everything from URLs and GPS tags to vCard information and plain text.

Barcode is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 7 ratings.

Universal:

Hatchi - A retro virtual pet ($0.99 → Free, 29.6 MB): Hatch and raise your very own virtual pet with this retro-inspired game. Your Hatchi monster will need to be fed, played with, bathed, and generally looked after to make sure it grows up happy. The game includes a variety of mini-games, stat tracking, an evolution tree so you can see the path your Hatchi monster has taken, and achievements via Game Center.

Hatchi - A retro virtual pet is available for free today only (09/22). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 12787 ratings.

Sales Tax, Discount & Tip Calculator • Price Calculation ($1.99 → Free, 1.7 MB): This finance app is the perfect shopping companion. It allows you to quickly and easily calculate sales tax, discounts, and tips for any and all of your purchases. You're able to enter the sale amount or sales tax by tapping on either field. You can also split your bills with others, find the pre-stax amount for your tip, and share your calculations via email.

Sales Tax, Discount & Tip Calculator • Price Calculation is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 12 ratings.

SkySafari 3 ($2.99 → Free, 68.6 MB): An intro version of SkySafari 3 that is able to display 120,000 stars along with 220 of the best-known star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. You can learn all about the sky above through encyclopedic descriptions of constellations, stars, and planets written by professional astronomers. The app also includes hundreds of images from NASA space missions, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the world’s foremost astro-photographers.

SkySafari 3 is available for free today only (09/22). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 25 ratings.

Sol: Sun Clock — sunrise, sunset, and golden hours. Solar alarm clock. ($3.99 → Free, 6.6 MB): This weather app is the Swiss army knife of sunlight tools. You can use it to guide sleep cycles, take the perfect photograph, discover the best times to go fishing, or just plan your day. It includes solar midnight and solar noon data, all three twilight periods, automatic location discovery, reminders, and the ability to set location-aware alarms.

Sol: Sun Clock — sunrise, sunset, and golden hours. Solar alarm clock. is available for free today only (09/22). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 115 ratings.

Visual Anatomy ($2.99 → Free, 155.9 MB): Get a visual overview of the human anatomy with this educational app. It includes more than 500 high resolution images and more than 850 feature points. The feature points can serve as educational tools, where you can tap on a pin to select it and try to guess what it is, and then reveal the answer along with additional information. The app also includes 3-D rotational models, search, and six quizzes with multiple choice answers.

Visual Anatomy is available for free today only (09/22). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 215 ratings.

CastleVille Legends ($2.99 → Free, 45.8 MB): Today Only: Get a starter pack of 50 free crowns when you establish a new kingdom. That's a $2.99 value!

A challenge of legendary proportions awaits you in this gorgeous new casual strategy game from Zynga. The Legendary Lands fell under the curse of the dark wizard long, long ago, and all of the heroes of the land were trapped in prisons. Only you can free them by building a kingdom that rivals the best in the world. Create goods and trade them with other players, go on the hunt for rare treasures, and explore new lands to expand your kingdom. You can take on all kinds of different quests which, when completed, will earn you valuable experience points and unlock new content. You'll also be rewarded for all of your hard work with Game Center achievements that you can brag to your friends about. CastleVille Legends is available for free today only (09/22). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 770 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
PhotoSendr: send multiple photos in one email
PhotoSendr: send multiple photos in one email
Francesco Bertocci
Free
Barcode
Barcode
Cocologics
Free
Sales Tax, Discount & Tip Calculator • Price Calculation
Sales Tax, Discount & Tip Calculator • Price Calculation
monkeyLabs Inc.
Free
SkySafari 3
SkySafari 3
Southern Stars
Free
Sol: Sun Clock — sunrise, sunset, and golden hours. Solar alarm clock.
Sol: Sun Clock — sunrise, sunset, and golden hours. Solar alarm clock.
Juggleware, LLC
Free
Visual Anatomy
Visual Anatomy
Education Mobile
Free
CastleVille Legends
CastleVille Legends
Zynga Inc.
Free
Hatchi - A retro virtual pet
Hatchi - A retro virtual pet
Portable Pixels

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