Today’s apps gone free: Work Time HD, Dot Connector, Little Frights and more

Turn your iPhone or iPad into a desktop clock, connect the dots to complete puzzles, and blast hordes of undead with today’s collection of apps and games.

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:

Tales from the Dragon Mountain: the Strix (Full) ($4.99 → Free, 145.0 MB): Take a trip with Mina as she travels to her family’s estate in Pozoi to defeat an ancient evil spirit in Tales from the Dragon Mountain. It’s for fans of hidden object adventure games.

Explore 32 fantasy locations just by tapping on indicator icons. On your journey you’ll come across 21 puzzles to solve and 10 different mythical creatures. The game also includes six chapters, three difficulty settings, hints, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Tales from the Dragon Mountain: the Strix (Full) is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 123 ratings.

Work Time – Elegant desk top clock with calendar, weather, event, schedule, planner, short term forecast powered by Forecast.io ($1.99 → Free, 1.6 MB): Put your iPhone to good use even when it’s not with this utility app. It’s ideal for anyone who leaves their iDevice propped up on their desk at work.

Work Time displays the current time and date, a monthly calendar, your upcoming events, and the conditions outside. If you start to get bored with the default theme, you can switch things up by choosing from one of the other 18. The app also includes 12- and 24-hour formats, the ability to customize calendar data, and weather powered by Forecast.io.

Work Time – Elegant desk top clock with calendar, weather, event, schedule, planner, short term forecast powered by Forecast.io is available for free today only (07/13). It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 27 ratings.

Universal:

Little Frights ($0.99 → Free, 40.0 MB): Grab your weapon of choice and take on hordes of the undead in this side-scrolling shooter. It’s ideal for those who enjoy games like Zombieville.

Little Frights takes the side-scrolling shooter genre for a spin. You’re put in control of a pistol-wielding tough guy, and you must make your way round and round in order to survive wave after wave of zombies. The maps will change as you complete waves, giving you something new to look at. Collect the bones that drop from your fallen enemies to upgrade and unlock new weapons.

Little Frights is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 65 ratings.

Dot Connector – Connect the Bubble Dots ($2.99 → Free, 14.6 MB): Your little one can connect the dots to complete puzzles in this educational game. It’s designed for toddlers.

You’re able to select from six different categories. Your child must then tap on the colorful numbered dots in the correct order to complete the image. The app also includes playful background sounds and animations that will help keep your little one engaged.

Dot Connector – Connect the Bubble Dots is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 16 ratings.

iPad:

Tales from the Dragon Mountain: the Strix HD (Full) ($6.99 → Free, 155.7 MB): Take a trip with Mina as she travels to her family’s estate in Pozoi to defeat an ancient evil spirit in Tales from the Dragon Mountain. It’s for fans of hidden object adventure games.

Explore 32 fantasy locations just by tapping on indicator icons. On your journey you’ll come across 21 puzzles to solve and 10 different mythical creatures. The game also includes six chapters, three difficulty settings, hints, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Tales from the Dragon Mountain: the Strix HD (Full) is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 531 ratings.

Work Time HD – Elegant desk top clock for iPad with calendar and weather ($2.99 → Free, 1.3 MB): Put your iPad to good use even when it’s not with this utility app. It’s ideal for anyone who leaves their iPad propped up on their desk at work or at home.

Work Time HD displays the current time and date, a monthly calendar, your upcoming events, and the conditions outside all one one screen. If you start to get bored with the default theme, you can switch things up by choosing from one of the other 18. The app also includes 12- and 24-hour formats, the ability to customize calendar data, and weather powered by Forecast.io.

Work Time HD – Elegant desk top clock for iPad with calendar and weather is available for free today only (07/13). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 47 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:

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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.
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