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

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

App Bargain Bin
January 31, 2015

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.

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:

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.

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
Gridplay - The Vine & IG Music Video Maker, Uploaded from Your Camera Roll
Gridplay - The Vine & IG Music Video Maker, Uploaded from Your Camera Roll
Peta Vision
Free
Splashtop 2 Remote Desktop for iPhone & iPod - Personal
Splashtop 2 Remote Desktop for iPhone & iPod - Personal
Splashtop Inc.
Free
Smart PDF Scanner Pro
Smart PDF Scanner Pro
Qrayon, LLC
Free
Kingdom Rush Frontiers
Kingdom Rush Frontiers
Ironhide Game Studio
Free
Pixel Pops - Creative Pet and Charms Building Sets for Children
Pixel Pops - Creative Pet and Charms Building Sets for Children
Playrific, Inc.
Free
Kingdom Rush Frontiers HD
Kingdom Rush Frontiers HD
Ironhide Game Studio

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