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Today’s Apps Gone Free: PicPlayPost, Notability, Dodge And Roll And More

May 1, 2014

Create framed collections of your favorite photos and videos with PicPlayPost. We also have a powerful note taking app, and a puzzling adventure game that has you rolling a snowball through dangerous environments.

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Universal:

Waterslide Clyde and the Epic Glide ($0.99 → Free, 39.8 MB): Guide Clyde around massive water slides in this arcade game.

All you have to do is touch the screen to dive and release to glide. Dive down huge slopes to build up your speed and release to keep the momentum going up the slide’s ramps. If you get stuck, tap furiously to get a turbo kickstart. Just don’t let the crowds overrun you. The game includes four difficulty levels, three modes, and all kinds of trophies to earn. Waterslide Clyde and the Epic Glide is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.

Dodge & Roll ($0.99 → Free, 76.3 MB): Help a little snowball discover who he is by solving dynamic puzzles in this adventure game.

You’re able to guide the little snowball through gorgeous environments littered withs special effects via a single on-screen joystick. The main goal of the game is to collect snowflakes and get to the end of each level as quickly as possible. It won’t always be easy, however, as each level is littered with dangerous fireballs and lasers that will melt you down and puzzles that will blow your mind. The game includes four campaign episodes, four survival modes, game controller support, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center. Dodge & Roll is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 34 ratings.

PicPlayPost ($1.99 → Free, 23.3 MB): This smash hit photography app allows you to combine multiple photos and videos to turn them into one uniquely framed collection.

Choose from six frame ratios and 48 adjustable frame options. Then just start filling them in with your favorite photos and videos. Photos and videos can be moved, resized, rotated, trimmed, and flipped to ensure your subject is front and center. The app also includes the ability to manually adjust frames, a variety of border patterns and colors to choose form, 88 background patterns, eight image filters, seven video filters, and the ability to share your work via Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, email, or MMS. PicPlayPost is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 4888 ratings.

Notability ($2.99 → Free, 65.6 MB): A powerful note taking app that can be used for everything from recording lectures to taking everyday notes.

The app includes a huge selection of tools to help you get the job done. You’re able to type, freely write, illustrate, and even record audio. When recording audio, your notes are linked directly to it, providing more context than ever. You’re even able to skip to a specific point in your recording by tapping on a word. Each tool is fully customizable, with a huge selection of alignments, fonts, font sizes and colors, and pen sizes and colors to choose from. The app also includes the ability to annotate PDFs, take or import photos, organize your files, and backup your work to Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, iCloud, or webDAV. Notability is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 10898 ratings.

Puzzlium: Prologue ($0.99 → Free, 29.8 MB): If you’re a puzzle lover, you’re in for a treat with Puzzlium: Prologue.

Puzzlium: Prologue includes five different puzzle apps in one. You’ll be asked to solve tangrams, cut shapes into identical parts, answer quiz questions, fit shapes into each other, and slide tiles into the appropriate spots. In total, you have over 4,000 puzzles to solve. Sit back and enjoy! Puzzlium: Prologue is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 41 ratings.

Piano Companion: chords, scales, stave, circle of fifths, chord progression ($3.99 → Free, 17.8 MB): An entire Piano Companion that fits right in your pocket.

It acts as a flexible chord and scale dictionary, allowing you to find them by their names. If you can’t recall the name of a chord or scale, you’re able to track it down by keys. The app is able to display chord and scale notes, degrees, and fingering for both hands in major and minor scales. It includes more than 1,500 piano chords, more than 10,000 scales, 12 root keys, circle of fits, MIDI support, and the ability to create custom chords and favorite scales. Piano Companion: chords, scales, stave, circle of fifths, chord progression is available for free today only (05/01). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 91 ratings.

SuperBats ($0.99 → Free, 8.7 MB): Trade in your yellow bird wings and start flapping through the air with the SuperBats in this endless arcade game.

The evil ninja horde has descended upon the city and you’re the only one that can take them down, so strap on your goggles and get ready for some flapping action. Tap the screen to flap between the construction pillars and into the ninjas to knock them off. Each pillar avoided and ninja defeated will earn you a point. Just be sure to avoid the red ninjas, because they can not be stopped by a mere SuperBat and will cost you two points. Try to aim for a high score to unlock all kinds of new power-ups and costumes. The game also includes leaderboards via Game Center. SuperBats is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 5 ratings.

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Mentioned apps

Free
Waterslide Clyde and the Epic Glide
Neon Astronauts
Free
Dodge & Roll
UNNYHOG Entertainment
Free
PicPlayPost
Flambe Studios LLC
Free
Notability
Ginger Labs
Free
Puzzlium: Prologue
Puzzlium, Inc.
Free
Piano Companion: chords, scales, stave, circle of fifths, chord progression
Songtive
Free
SuperBats
Rosalino Figueras

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