Today's Apps Gone Free: Horizon Calendar, You Record, AutoSnap And More
October 5, 2013
iPhone:
Just launch the app, point your iDevice at your subject, and put it right back into your pocket. AutoSnap will automatically send photos to your desired social network and storage sites including Facebook, Twitter, Dropbox, Evernote, Instagram, Picasa, and Flickr. It also allows you to edit photos, apply filters, set a capture delay, and attach tags. AutoSnap - Automatic Capture & Upload For Facebook, Dropbox, Evernote, Twitter, & Instagram is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 18 ratings. The game presents you with a five-by-five tile grid with a single blank space. You're able to utilize this blank space to slide letter tiles around the board to create words. Just tap and drag your finger over the top of adjacent lettered tiles to connect and submit them. Each board features two bonus tiles as well, allowing you to rack up some big points. The game includes two timed modes, word lists, shake-to-clear, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center. LetterSlider - The Word Search Slider Puzzle Game to Play with Friends and Family is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 77 ratings. Tap on a tile to select it, and then tap on a matching tile that's not blocked in by other tiles to remove it from the board. The game includes 16 layouts, multiple levels of difficulty, undo, hints, zoom, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center. SillyTale MahJong is available for free today only (10/05). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 185 ratings. It successfully combines a slick gesture-driven calendar with weather data. Just tap on an event to view its details and see what the weather will be like. Weather for all of your events can be viewed up to 14 days out. Pull down on the menu bar to get a peek at the calendar, and swipe left and right to change the month. The app also includes natural language event creation, a night mode, imperial and metric support, notifications, and all kinds of calendar customization options. ***If you have trouble getting past the tutorial, there’s a button in the top right that’s invisible. The developer has submitted a fix.*** Horizon Calendar is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 93 ratings.Universal:
It's able to automatically sync with iCal, iCloud, Outlook, Exchange, CalDav, and Google. You can then view all of your upcoming events as a list or by day, week, or month. If you want to add an event, just tap and hold your finger on the screen. Events can be rescheduled by dragging and dropping them onto a different time slot or day. The app also includes landscape support, time zone support, multiple color themes to choose from, and the ability to change the week start date and font. Supercal - the super Calendar is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 11 ratings. You're able to quickly jump into the creation process by choosing a preset project, or you can create a more advanced project by fiddling with a whole bunch of customization options. The app includes support for front- and back-facing cameras, a listening mode to snap photos with sounds, a timer mode, all kinds of overlays, the ability to share videos via Facebook or Twitter, and numerous editing options. OSnap! Time-Lapse & Stop Motion is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 146 ratings. Various amounts of cards will appear on the screen face down. Your child can tap on them to reveal what's on the flip side. They must then find all of the matching pairs of colors and shapes to complete each game. When tapped on, your child is able to hear the color or object pronounced. The app also includes a Show Me mode where the cards are all face up, making it easier to play. Colors Memory Match! Color Learning Game for Kids is available for free today only (10/05). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 12 ratings.iPad:
While recording a clip, you're able to see the audio level and how large your file will be in real time. You can also pause recording at any time and pick right back up where you left off. When you're finished recording, you can go back and trim down the audio, add a label, mark it as played, or share it via email, AirDrop, Messages, or iTunes File Sharing. The app also includes the ability to change playback speed, Bluetooth audio support, sorting, the ability to import recordings, headphone control, and the ability to duplicate recordings. You Record is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.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.
Mentioned apps
Free
AutoSnap - Automatic Capture & Upload For Facebook, Dropbox, Evernote, Twitter, & Instagram
Silver Beech Studios
Free
LetterSlider - The Word Search Slider Puzzle Game to Play with Friends and Family
BakBurner Digital, LLC