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Today’s apps gone free: Cyro, Square Video, From Cheese and more

Today’s apps gone free: Cyro, Square Video, From Cheese and more

November 1, 2014

Guide a spinning bar through tight mazes in Cyro. We also have an app that helps you avoid cutting off your videos for Instagram, and a puzzle game that has you helping a mouse reach the cheese.

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:

Allergy Ally ($2.99 → Free, 1.4 MB): Create allergy profiles and share them with caregivers with Allergy Ally. It’s ideal for parents who have children with food or other allergies.

Allergy Ally makes it quick and easy to share allergy information with anyone that needs it. You’re able to create profiles for multiple people and include information like a profile picture, the type of allergy, what to do when an emergency strikes, and who to contact. Each profile can be edited and shared at any time.

Allergy Ally is available for free today only (11/01). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 8 ratings.

Square Video for Instagram ($1.99 → Free, 23.5 MB): Square Video ensures you’ll never have another video cut off when uploaded to Instagram. It’s for those who want their aspect ratio to remain when uploading to Instagram.

Like Flambe’s other photography apps, Square Video helps you get the job done quickly. You’re able to select any video from your library, and Square video will fit it within the 1:1 frame without cropping it down. This is done by filling the gaps with an appropriate letter box. You’re able to change the color of the letter box as well. Your video can be trimmed down, filtered, and captioned before being uploaded to Instagram.

Square Video for Instagram is available for free today only (11/01). It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 63 ratings.

Universal:

From Cheese ($1.99 → Free, 62.6 MB): Help a little mouse make his way through complicated mazes and to his prize by drawing a scent trail in From Cheese. It’s for anyone who enjoys highly polished 3-D puzzle games.

From Cheese utilizes bits and pieces from popular mobile puzzle games to create one fantastic experience. Drag your finger from the cheese to the little mouse to help him pick up the scent. Hunt down buttons to open doors, avoid predators, and do everything you can to complete the puzzle as fast as possible and earn a perfect rating. The game includes 58 logic puzzles to solve, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

From Cheese is available for free today only (11/01). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 52 ratings.

cyro ($1.99 → Free, 25.3 MB): Guide a spinning bar through tight mazes in this challenging arcade game. It’s great for any gamer who wants to test their reflexes and dexterity.

Cyro is one tricky maze game. You’re put in control of an ever-rotating bar, and you must carefully guide it through six colorful worlds filled with obstacles and walls using an on-screen directional pad. Hold in the button on the bottom right side of the screen to restrict the bar’s movements and move through tight passages. If you hit any wall or obstacle, you’ll lose a life. Lose all three and you’ll have to start over. Above all else move quickly because the clock is ticking!

cyro is available for free today only (11/01). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 140 ratings.

iPad:

Remote Mouse for iPad ($2.99 → Free, 15.9 MB): Transform your iPad into a trackpad for your computer with Remote Mouse. It’s great for anyone who needs or wants to control their computer remotely.

Remote Mouse is super easy to set up. Just follow the link found in the tutorial when the app is first launched to download the free companion software. Launch Remote Mouse on your iPad and tap the start button to connect. You can then use it as you would a normal trackpad. Remote Mouse includes a full keyboard, an application launcher and switcher, password protection, and loads of customization options. A media remote panel, customizable wallpaper, and remote image viewer are all available via in-app purchase.

Remote Mouse for iPad is available for free today only (11/01). It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 416 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:

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.

To submit an app, simply send a request to tyler@appadvice.com with the subject “Apps Gone Free.” Please include the name of the app, a link to it in the App Store, when and for how long you intend to offer the app for free, and anything else you would like to share. We will take it from there.

Mentioned apps

Free
Allergy Ally
Allergy Ally
Tikkun Olam
Free
Square Video for Instagram
Square Video for Instagram
Flambe Studios LLC
Free
From Cheese
From Cheese
SpinVector S.p.A.
Free
cyro
cyro
Philipp Stollenmayer
Free
Remote Mouse for iPad
Remote Mouse for iPad
YANG TIAN JIAO

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