Today’s apps gone free: Splashtop CamCam, Fonta, Nightmares from the Deep and more
Monitor what’s important to you, apply stylish text to photos, and battle undead pirates with today’s collection of apps and games.
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iPhone:Fonta ($0.99 → Free, 15.0 MB): Add stylish text to your favorite photos with Fonta. The app is ideal for anyone that wants to tell a story with their photos.
Fonta has a ridiculous amount of text options, allowing you to stand out from the crowd. Before you get to that point, however, you can edit your original photo by cropping, rotating, framing, filtering, and blurring it. Then come up with a message you want to drive home, and place it wherever you like on your photo. You’re able to select from a wide variety of fonts, colors, opacity levels, and even layer your text. There are also loads of frame and artwork options to choose from. Fonta allows you to share your creations via Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
Fonta is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 190 ratings.
Nightmares from the Deep™: The Cursed Heart, Collector’s Edition (Full) ($4.99 → Free, 401.5 MB): An undead pirate has kidnapped your daughter and only you can save her in this hidden objects adventure game. It’s for those who love going on the hunt for objects.
The undead pirate has plans to resurrect his mistress with your child’s life force. With little time to spare, you must travel through the haunting seas and ruined fortresses to uncover the secrets of the far past. The game is loaded with 45 locations to explore, 39 hidden objects scenes, 16 mini-games, an in-depth strategy guide, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.
Nightmares from the Deep™: The Cursed Heart, Collector’s Edition (Full) is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 142 ratings.
Universal:Grandma Loves Bugs ($2.99 → Free, 72.1 MB): A collection of entertaining mini-games designed for children. It’s great for parents with children under the age of five.
Grandma Loves Bugs is filled with fun activities that will make your child more aware of their natural surroundings. They will be asked to do everything from building spider webs to spelling bug names. Grandma will guide them along the way, so feel free to hand off your iDevice and allow your child to get to work. The app includes a total of 10 mini-games, eight narrated videos of real bugs in nature, and loads of interactive add-ons.
Grandma Loves Bugs is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 63 ratings.
Documents (Mobile Office Suite) ($2.99 → Free, 22.1 MB): Take all of your documents with you while on the go with Documents. It’s perfect for anyone who needs a basic mobile office suite.
Documents is the most lightweight mobile office suite you’ll find int he App Store. It allows you to tap into your favorite cloud services, or you can transfer documents via email, iTunes File Sharing, or Wi-Fi. Once imported, documents can be arranged within folders, searched for with keywords, and edited with ease. The app also supports the ability to create spreadsheets, text documents, and visual documents.
Documents (Mobile Office Suite) is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 3798 ratings.
Splashtop CamCam ($2.99 → Free, 5.4 MB): Remotely check on people, places, and things with his live video streaming app. Splashtop CamCam is perfect for anyone looking for a little peace of mind.
We really like Splashtop CamCam because it’s so easy to set up. Just download the necessary companion software from Splashtop’s website to turn your home computer’s webcam into a live video streaming device. Then connect it to your iPhone or iPad to monitor anything you want remotely. The app includes high-resolution video, pinch-to-zoom, and the ability to pan.
Splashtop CamCam is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 735 ratings.
iPad:Nightmares from the Deep™: The Cursed Heart, Collector’s Edition HD (Full) ($6.99 → Free, 393.9 MB): An undead pirate has kidnapped your daughter and only you can save her in this hidden objects adventure game. It’s for those who love going on the hunt for objects.
The undead pirate has plans to resurrect his mistress with your child’s life force. With little time to spare, you must travel through the haunting seas and ruined fortresses to uncover the secrets of the far past. The game is loaded with 45 locations to explore, 39 hidden objects scenes, 16 mini-games, an in-depth strategy guide, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.
Nightmares from the Deep™: The Cursed Heart, Collector’s Edition HD (Full) is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 84 ratings.
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