Today’s Apps Gone Free: Vjay, Bugshot, Kayak Pro And More

Mash together your favorite tunes and videos with vjay for iPhone and iPad. You’ll also be able to annotate screenshots with Bugshot, and find the best travel deals with Kayak Pro.

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:

vjay for iPhone ($2.99 → Free, 322.2 MB): The mashup machine for your music and videos.

You're able to import videos, music, and footage from your library and mash them together to create something truly unique. Slide your fingers all over the screen to manipulate the real-time video transitions and audio-visual effects. You're able to share your recordings to Facebook and YouTube, or you can put them up on the big screen via AirPlay. The app also includes advanced audio tools like waveforms and tempo detection, support for multi-route audio, and more than 15 built-in video clips to utilize. vjay for iPhone is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 277 ratings.

Universal:

Smoopa Shopping ($2.99 → Free, 3.6 MB): Smoopa, our favorite barcode scanner and best price finder, is giving AppsGoneFree users $3 cash back when using the "appsgonefree2013" promo code.

Smoopa finds the best prices while you are out shopping, and lets you collect and share the products you like best. From now until the end of the year, download Smoopa and then enter the promo code "appsgonefree2013" when you create your account. Contribute to in-store prices and when your first claim is approved, a $3 bonus will automatically be added to your account which you can redeem in the form of a check. Smoopa Shopping is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 206 ratings.

Hack RUN ($2.99 → Free, 3.6 MB): An adventure game that requires you to hack into a mysterious organization’s computer system to uncover their secrets.

You’ll be required to use “old school” command prompts to dig deeper into the system, and you’ll be rewarded for discovering new information. The game includes more than 50 levels, a list of your achievements, and tips and tricks in case you get stuck. Hack RUN is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 2416 ratings.

KAYAK PRO ($0.99 → Free, 20.3 MB): Plan your next trip with this powerful travel app.

It allows you to compare flight, hotel, and car rental deals in a flash. You can also book hotels right from the app, and manage your entire itinerary. The app includes a bunch of other handy tools as well, like a flight status tracker, currency converter, baggage fee calculator, and more than 100 airport terminal maps. KAYAK PRO is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 3922 ratings.

Bugshot ($0.99 → Free, 1.1 MB): Report issues of any kind by annotating screenshots with arrows and boxes with Bugshot.

Bugshot will automatically discover all of the screenshots in your library. If you don’t have any, go ahead and capture one by pressing your iDevice’s power button and home button at the same time. Then just tap on the screenshot to bring it up into full view, and drag your finger across the screen to add orange arrows and boxes. You’re able to move your annotations after the fact by tapping and dragging. You’re also able to blur out entire sections of your screenshot to protect sensitive information. When you’re ready, go ahead and share your annotated screenshot via email, Messages, AirDrop, Twitter, or Facebook. You can also open them in other apps like Dropbox, or just save them back to your library. Bugshot is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 82 ratings.

Grandma's Kitchen ($1.99 → Free, 56.8 MB): A collection of mini-games designed for children ages four through seven.

Grandma’s Kitchen is loaded with fun activities for your little ones. They will be asked to do everything from solve basic math problems to recognize patterns. Grandma will guide them along the way, so you can hand off your iDevice and let your child get to work. The app includes a total of eight mini-games, more than 100 kitchen-related words, 20 fun food facts, and seven real life kitchen videos. Grandma's Kitchen is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 114 ratings.

iPad:

vjay ($9.99 → Free, 329.3 MB): The mashup machine for your music and videos.

You're able to import videos, music, and footage from your library and mash them together to create something truly unique. Slide your fingers all over the screen to manipulate the real-time video transitions and audio-visual effects. You're able to share your recordings to Facebook and YouTube, or you can put them up on the big screen via AirPlay. The app also includes advanced audio tools like waveforms and tempo detection, support for multi-route audio, and more than 15 built-in video clips to utilize. vjay is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 1351 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:

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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.

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