Today’s apps gone free: Kingdom Rush Frontiers, Smart PDF Scanner, Gridplay and more

Start your weekend off on the right foot by enjoying a game of Kingdom Rush: Frontiers or by organizing your physical documents with Smart PDF Scanner.

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iPhone:

Gridplay – The Vine & IG Music Video Maker, Uploaded from Your Camera Roll ($1.99 → Free, 16.7 MB): Turn your everyday videos into framed masterpieces with Gridplay. It’s ideal for anyone who has a lot to share.

Start off by tapping or dragging your finger across the cells you want to record. You’re able to capture up to 16 four-by-four video clips, and they can take on all kinds of different shapes and sizes. Your grid can also be framed with various colors. Then set your recording duration and start filming. You’re able to trim down your video, add music from your library, and control the audio independently for each clip before saving or sharing it via YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr, or email.

Gridplay – The Vine & IG Music Video Maker, Uploaded from Your Camera Roll is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 8 ratings.

Splashtop 2 Remote Desktop for iPhone & iPod – Personal ($2.99 → Free, 21.0 MB): Access your Mac or PC remotely from your iPhone or iPod touch with this business app. It’s perfect for those who want to operate and utilize computer apps and files on their iDevices.

You must first install the free companion software on your home computer. Splashtop will then be able to automatically discover and connect as long as you’re on the same Wi-Fi network. Once connected, you’ll be able to access and view files on your computer, watch videos, play games, and listen to music remotely.

Splashtop 2 Remote Desktop for iPhone & iPod – Personal is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 2107 ratings.

Smart PDF Scanner Pro ($0.99 → Free, 4.7 MB): Ditch your home or office scanner and utilize your iDevice instead with Smart PDF Scanner Pro. It’s ideal for business professionals and anyone else in need of turning physical documents into digital copies.

Smart PDF Scanner Pro is perfect for all your scanning needs. Its powerful capturing and rendering engine ensures you’ll come out with crystal clear scans every time. It’s able to automatically detect the edges of your document, and you can manually change the parameters afterward if need be. Smart PDF Scanner Pro utilizes a simple tagging system, allowing you to color code categories and properly sort your scans. Scans can be shared via email or AirDrop, or you can upload them to the cloud.

Smart PDF Scanner Pro is available for free today only (01/31). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 9 ratings.

Kingdom Rush Frontiers ($2.99 → Free, 233.7 MB): Defend exotic lands from dragons, man-eating plants, and other ghastly beasts of the underworld in this follow-up to the award winning Kingdom Rush. It’s the perfect game for tower defense fans.

Kingdom Rush: Frontiers is just like the original, only the gameplay has been cranked up to 11. As you travel across crusty deserts, through blistering jungles, and even into the underworld you’ll have to set up camp and hold your ground against powerful creatures. To do so, erect massive specialized towers that will slice, sizzle, and wipe out your foes. You’re also able to command heroes and unleash different abilities to take down your enemies before they reach your towers. The game includes more than 40 enemy types, nine heroes, three difficulty modes, 18 tower abilities, and hours of entertainment.

Kingdom Rush Frontiers is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 1981 ratings.

Universal:

Pixel Pops – Creative Pet and Charms Building Sets for Children ($1.99 → Free, 5.9 MB): The fun and spongy Pixel Pops characters come to life in this entertaining app for children. It’s for parents with children who enjoy putting together Pixel Pops characters.

Today only: Unlock all of Pixel Pops’ content free of charge! All you have to do is tap on a locked piece of content to bring up the in-app purchase prompt. Then swipe with two fingers to confirm your action. Doing so will unlock all kinds of videos, puzzles, coloring activities, memory and matching games, and scene creators starring the popular Pixel Pops characters.

Pixel Pops – Creative Pet and Charms Building Sets for Children is available for free today only (01/31). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 23 ratings.

iPad:

Kingdom Rush Frontiers HD ($4.99 → Free, 367.3 MB): Defend exotic lands from dragons, man-eating plants, and other ghastly beasts of the underworld in this follow-up to the award winning Kingdom Rush. It’s the perfect game for tower defense fans.

Kingdom Rush: Frontiers HD is just like the original, only the gameplay has been cranked up to 11. As you travel across crusty deserts, through blistering jungles, and even into the underworld you’ll have to set up camp and hold your ground against powerful creatures. To do so, erect massive specialized towers that will slice, sizzle, and wipe out your foes. You’re also able to command heroes and unleash different abilities to take down your enemies before they reach your towers. The game includes more than 40 enemy types, nine heroes, three difficulty modes, 18 tower abilities, and hours of entertainment.

Kingdom Rush Frontiers HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 2579 ratings.

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