Today’s apps gone free: Facial Massage, MicroPool, LifeTicker and more

We’re focused on self and mood improvement with today’s AppsGoneFree collection. You can maintain your beauty with facial massage tips and track your life’s events, and you can improve your mood with an arcade, hidden objects, or sports game.

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:

LifeTicker Pro – Ultimate Countdown Event Reminder & Life Analytics! ($1.99 → Free, 20.3 MB): Create count-up and countdown tickers for anything and everything in your life with LifeTicker Pro. It’s for anyone who wants to count the minutes, hours, days, months, or years to or from big events.

We really like LifeTicker Pro because of the variety of ways it can be used. You’re able to create an unlimited number of tickers for big events like weddings, birthdays, conferences, and vacations. Tickers can be categorized, and can include a photo and a notification. You’re also able to share tickers via email, Facebook, Twitter, or AirDrop.

LifeTicker Pro – Ultimate Countdown Event Reminder & Life Analytics! is available for free today only (02/28). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 58 ratings.

Universal:

Pool: ($1.99 → Free, 17.4 MB): Break out your cue and play a game of pool anytime, anywhere with MicroPool. It’s the perfect time killer for anyone with a moment to spare.

The best thing about MicroPool is that you can jump right in to the fun. It includes four different game types: US-8, 9-Ball, Killer, or Speed. After choosing your favorite, you can either play against a computer controlled opponent or ask a friend to join you. The controls are about as easy to learn as any pool game you’ll find in the App Store. Just swipe to aim your cue stick, and pull back and release to shoot. Rules are available at any time during the game in case you need them. The game also includes two difficulty settings, and three tables to choose from.

Pool: is available for free today only (02/28). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 108 ratings.

Facial Massage: maintain beauty with best anti-aging techniques & skin care tips ($1.99 → Free, 43.7 MB): Keep your face looking younger and healthier with this unique reference app. It’s for anyone who wants to reduce wrinkles, puffiness, and skin problems on their face.

All it takes is five minute each day to stay looking young. The app includes three different massage programs, which focus on a different regions of your face or problems you want to fix. For the app to be most effective, you must first take a photo of your face. This allows the app to show the animations over the top of your own face for better reference. Detailed text and audio instructions will guide you through the massages as well. The app also includes dozens of skincare and beauty tips, and achievements to unlock to keep you coming back each day.

Facial Massage: maintain beauty with best anti-aging techniques & skin care tips is available for free today only (02/28). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 5 ratings.

Velocispider ($2.99 → Free, 5.3 MB): Play as Velocispider, a creature that’s part spider and part velociraptor, and defend your eggs from the attacking aquatic robot beasts in this arcade game. It’s for fans of classics like Space Invaders.

Velocispider is pure, over the top fun. You’re able to control the Velocispider by tilting your device. Tap, hold, and release your finger to fire off an even more powerful blast when the moment calls for it. The game includes 20 levels, power-ups, pixel art graphics, a fun chiptune soundtrack, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Velocispider is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 42 ratings.

Catch The Pig ($0.99 → Free, 93.5 MB): Play as Wolfy and try to catch that scrumptious pig in this platformer. It’s ideal for gamers of all ages who enjoy a true challenge.

Wolfy speeds ahead all on his own. It’s up to you to swipe up to jump over and swipe down to slide under obstacles. When it seems like you have that porky little pig right where you want him, he’ll somehow escape from the jaws of defeat, so you better be ready for anything. If you’re somehow able to make it through all three environments, you’ll reach the epic showdown with the cunning pig in a giant Roman coliseum. You’re able to continue where you left off using the coins earned during each run.

Catch The Pig is available for free today only (02/28). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 9 ratings.

Agent Alice ($4.99 → Free, 76.8 MB): A fresh take on hidden objects games genre, which makes it that much more addictive. It’s new to the App Store and it’s sure to please. Of course, being a hidden objects game, it’s for people who like puzzles. But this game also has more broad appeal and should be played by anyone who enjoys causal games or brief play sessions.

Join Special Agent Alice Wallace’s team of detectives to solve all kinds of different crimes and mysteries. Each week there’s a new challenge to take on, and it’s not just hidden objects to discover. After you find all of the objects in a scene, you’ll then be given other tasks that will require you to match objects, solve puzzles, and perform reaction tests. By doing so, you’ll also advance the story and experience what it was like to be a detective in the swinging 60s.

Agent Alice is available for free today only (02/28). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 411 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.

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