Today’s apps gone free: Magic Flute, Blendamaze, MathStudio and more

Help the prince save the love of his life, blend colors by rolling a ball, and calculate and plot graphs with today’s collection of apps and games.

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iPhone:

BusyBox – Track your time, focus on what matters ($2.99 → Free, 7.3 MB): Keep track of the time spent on all of your activities throughout the day with BusyBox. It’s great for everyone from fitness addicts to business professionals.

BusyBox comes highly recommended today thanks to its wide range of uses. Whether you’re looking to track your workouts or time spent on the job, BusyBox will help you get it done. You’re able to create as many different activities as necessary. They can also be color-coded for quick reference. Then when it’s time to start the activity, select it from your list and start the timer. The app will keep a running log of all of the time spent on each activity, and the data can be exported and shared via email.

BusyBox – Track your time, focus on what matters is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 22 ratings.

Apache 3D Sim ($2.99 → Free, 257.8 MB): Hop into the cockpit of an AH-64 helicopter and roam the skies in Apache 3D Sim. It’s for anyone who enjoys a good flight sim.

This flight sim isn’t just about freely roaming the skies and enjoying the scenery. Your helicopter is equipped with some very advanced weaponry like a M230 chain gun and rockets with infrared targeting. You’re able to utilize this heavy weaponry on combat missions that take place above both land and sea, and you can unleash it upon your foes with just a tap. The game includes a total of 17 missions, and loads of camera angles.

Apache 3D Sim is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 761 ratings.

Universal:

Magic Flute by Mozart ($1.99 → Free, 218.3 MB): Help prince Tamino save the love of his life in Magic Flute. It’s for fans of logic puzzles.

You won’t find many logic puzzle games that match the visual quality of Magic Flute. It takes you on a journey through the lands of mystery and magic in order to save your one true love. The opera-based story is told through inspiring cutscenes, so be sure not to skip them. As for the game itself, you’re required to rearrange tiles in order to guide prince Tamino to the exit. Each of the 32 spatial puzzles can be solved however you wish. There’s no one way to play.

Magic Flute by Mozart is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 10 ratings.

MathStudio Express – Symbolic (CAS) graphing calculator ($4.99 → Free, 2.3 MB): Calculate and plot graphs with MathStudio Express. It’s ideal for students, teachers, and anyone else in need of a powerful graphing calculator.

MathStudio Express is the most versatile calculator you’ll find in the App Store. It’s a full-featured scientific calculator with over 200 functions. It allows you to perform everything from basic calculations to college calculus in a snap thanks to its unique interface. You’re able to access the app’s multiple keyboards with a swipe, and graph 2-D and 3-D equations in real-time with just a tap. The app also includes time graphing, plot lists, and even support for scripting.

MathStudio Express – Symbolic (CAS) graphing calculator is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 27 ratings.

Blendamaze ($1.99 → Free, 34.3 MB): A colorful labyrinth-style puzzle game. It’s great for gamers of all ages thanks to its unique paint mixing mechanics.

Blendamaze will put your color theory skills to the test. The object of the game is to guide your white ball into different gobs of paint to create the correct blend as quickly as possible. Your ball will leave paint trails all over the board, allowing you to create nifty patterns while learning a thing or two about primary, secondary, tertiary, full spectrum, complimentary, and analogous colors. The game includes more than 150 levels, a “Just Paint” mode, the ability to calibrate your controls, and achievements via Game Center.

Blendamaze is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 1428 ratings.

iPad:

Apache SIM HD ($3.99 → Free, 251.7 MB): Hop into the cockpit of an AH-64 helicopter and roam the skies in Apache 3D Sim. It’s for anyone who enjoys a good flight sim.

This flight sim isn’t just about freely roaming the skies and enjoying the scenery. Your helicopter is equipped with some very advanced weaponry like a M230 chain gun and rockets with infrared targeting. You’re able to utilize this heavy weaponry on combat missions that take place above both land and sea, and you can unleash it upon your foes with just a tap. The game includes a total of 17 missions, and loads of camera angles.

Apache SIM HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 57 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.
The free version of your app must not include ads.

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