Today's Apps Gone Free: Bike Baron, Strange Rain, All Budget And More

Go on a ride you'll never forget in Mountain Sheep's Bike Baron. We also have an app that allows you to take a rainy day with you wherever you go, and an app that helps you stick to a budget.

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iPhone:

All Budget ($1.99 → Free, 8.3 MB): Stay on a budget with this finance app.

You’re able to create and manage multiple accounts at the same time. When adding income or an expense to an account, you can define the amount, category, date added, and attach a note. You’re able to set up recurring transactions as well, and view your transaction history in chart form. The app also includes transaction filters, four themes to choose from, passcode protection, and the ability to import and export data. All Budget is available for free today only (10/20). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 228 ratings.

Universal:

ActMonitor ($0.99 → Free, 7.0 MB): Keep an eye on your iDevice's memory usage, storage space, battery level, and wireless traffic with this clean and simple utility app.

You can also view detailed info regarding your current iDevice, like processor speed, introduction date, display specifications, dimensions, and weight, or you can look up info for any other iDevice Apple has released. ActMonitor is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 908 ratings.

Strange Rain ($1.99 → Free, 18.9 MB): Experience a rainy day wherever you go with this entertainment app.

First and foremost, Strange Rain is meant to be a diversion. Just sit back, relax, and listen to the rain come down. You can adjust the intensity of the rain with pinch and pull gestures, and you can have it follow your finger just by dragging it across the screen. You can also tilt your iDevice to change the perspective. But there is a bit more to Strange Rain than that. It features three additional modes, which allow you to watch rain related words fall onto the screen, view Twitter feeds, and play through a unique story. There's no right way to experience Strange Rain, so have at it! The app also includes music that responds to touch, a sleep timer, two raindrop types, and achievements via Game Center. Strange Rain is available for free today only (10/20). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 431 ratings.

goodEar Melodies - Ear Training ($0.99 → Free, 15.0 MB): Train your ear to identify melodies with this music app.

It will randomly generate a melody, and you must correctly play it back to earn points. If you didn't catch it the first time around, you can play the melody again. The app is designed for all musicians, no matter if you're a beginner or professional, since you can customize the experience to your level. goodEar Melodies - Ear Training is available for free today only (10/20). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 22 ratings.

Rolling Coins ($0.99 → Free, 26.6 MB): Get your coin rolling to collect the candies in this physics puzzle game.

Just tilt to move your coin through the candy machine. On your way through you'll want to grab all of the stars and try to push as much candy as possible into the funnel below. Levers, springs, pulleys, and other objects will need to be utilized or avoided entirely to complete each level. The game includes three candy machines, 60 levels, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center. Rolling Coins is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 11 ratings.

Bike Baron ($0.99 → Free, 44.5 MB): Go on a ride you'll never forget in this crazy arcade game.

Jump on your bike, grab your little furry friend, and speed through more than 100 different tracks to achieve the best possible time. You're able to control your bike's speed and tilt via on-screen buttons. Try to be quick while also grabbing all of the coins in each level to earn a perfect rating. You can have your friends join in on the fun as well by sharing videos you've captured and levels you've created. The game also includes four difficulty levels, more than 400,000 user created levels to try, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center. Bike Baron is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 10245 ratings.

Drive and Jump: 8-bit retro racing action ($1.99 → Free, 3.5 MB): Drive and jump through pixelated courses in this retro-inspired distance game.

Tilt to steer your pixelated racer and tap to jump over obstacles. That's all there is to it. You have a total of three lives to burn through, so try to avoid hitting things and please, please stay on the road. Collect the money bags to earn even more points. If you're lucky enough to find a POW strip, you'll definitely want to drive through it. The game also includes achievements and leaderboards via Game Center. Drive and Jump: 8-bit retro racing action is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 13 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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