Today’s apps gone free: Santa’s Merry Band, Pixora, Carl Laser Draw and more
iPhone:
Getting Air Scanner up and running is remarkably easy. Just launch the app on your iDevice, point your browser at the provided URL, and then point your iDevice’s camera at whatever you want to project. Air Scanner will continuously take photos and send them to your browser in 720P or 1080P, depending on the type of iDevice.
Air Scanner: Wireless Remote HD Document Camera and Overhead Projector Replacement is available for free today only (12/05). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 20 ratings.
Universal:
What do you get when you combine the lovable Carl with glowing lightsabers? Easy. One insanely fun doodling app! You’re able to choose from 11 different lightsaber colors and 14 shapes, and then just put your finger to the screen to start drawing. You’ll hear realistic lightsaber sparks and hums every time you touch the screen. The app also includes the ability to save your final creations and share them via email or Facebook.
Carl Laser Draw is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 41 ratings.
Pixora brings the world of fashion, beauty, home, food, travel, technology, hobbies, and cars and bikes right to you. It features highly curated, visual lists that will help inspire you to check out new trends and topics in your favorite categories. You’re able to make your way through all of the carefully selected photos with a swipe. When you find something that has piqued your interest, you’re able to learn more about it, bookmark it, or share it with friends. A staff picks section and a trending section are available in case you aren’t exactly sure what you’re looking for.
Pixora – Discover products, latest trends, and shopping inspiration in Fashion, Beauty, Home Decor, Men, Cars, Travel, Technology, Food, Kids, DIY, and Fitness is available for free today only (12/05). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 12 ratings.
Lub vs Dub has a ton of heart. Grab a friend and take your places on each side of the screen. Then start running across the central ECG line to collect hearts and race by your opponent. You and your opponent are both able to leap over obstacles and flip to the other side of the line via your own personal controls. You’re also able to gather power-ups to boost ahead of or hinder your opponent. A single-player mode is available so you can work on your technique. The game also includes achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.
Lub vs Dub is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 366 ratings.
You’re able to explore Middle-earth via a beautifully rendered 3-D map. Utilize common multitouch gestures to move across the map, zoom in, and rotate. You’re able to overlay locations, characters, objects, and races on the map, and tap on those you want to learn more about. You’re also able to view the full index in list form, and take a quiz that will put your Middle-earth knowledge to the test.
The Hobbit: Official Visual Companion is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 35 ratings.
iPad:
Santa’s Merry Band is one highly interactive music app. You’re able to choose from eight different story songs. You can simply hit play and enjoy the tunes and story, or you can jam along. The app includes a fully colored keyboard that can take on the sound of a piano, guitar, violin, vibraphone, saxophone, clarinet, flute, or accordion. Percussion instruments run down the right side of the screen as does a strum pad. It’s quite the visual and audio overload, so just start tapping and swiping away. You’re also able to disable pieces of each song in order to add your own tunes to them.
Santa’s Merry Band is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 261 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.
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.
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