Today’s apps gone free: Shades, MolaSync, Compass and more

Create different shades by dropping blocks, sync with your coworkers, and know your direction with today’s collection of apps and games.

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iPhone:

Project Reno ($1.99 → Free, 23.2 MB): Plan, monitor, and track your projects with this business app. It’s ideal for architects, contractors, and even home owners that are constantly juggling projects.

Project Reno provides you with complete control over all aspects of your projects. You’re able to attach contacts to your projects, provide details, outlines costs, update statuses, and define start and due dates. Photos and geo-location information can be attached as well to provide more context. The projects in your main box can be filtered out by status, number, name, or contact to keep things tidy and help you stay focused.

Project Reno is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 26 ratings.

Universal:

Frugi – Personal finance manager to track your budget, expenses, income and future reminder ($4.99 → Free, 6.4 MB): Find out where all of your money is going with this finance app. It’s ideal for those who need to stick to a budget.

Frugi makes recording transactions a painless experience. Just swipe down to add or subtract from your total balance. You’re able to attach a category to each transaction and select a date if necessary. All of your transactions will be calculated automatically and presented in list form. Transactions can be removed with a right to left swipe, and you can move them to a future date with a double tap. The app also includes the ability to manage multiple accounts, and a calendar view.

Frugi – Personal finance manager to track your budget, expenses, income and future reminder is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 29 ratings.

MolaSync – Collaborative cloud notes! Sound recording, Sharp Drawing, Typing, Chatting and collaboration ($5.99 → Free, 57.0 MB): Get in sync with your coworkers or classmates with this collaborative productivity app. It’s great for those who need to share notes and ideas.

With MolaSync your canvases, like your ideas, are infinite. Just put your finger to the screen and start working. You’re able to draw, scribble, and write freely on the canvas, and move around and zoom in using common gestures. You’re also able to insert pre-designed graphics, import photos, record audio, and attach location information. Whatever you do offline will be synced with your team automatically the moment you reconnect. Everything you create can be managed and shared via email or iTunes File Sharing, or you can upload it to Dropbox, Google Drive, or SkyDrive.

MolaSync – Collaborative cloud notes! Sound recording, Sharp Drawing, Typing, Chatting and collaboration is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 63 ratings.

Shades: A Simple Puzzle Game ($1.99 → Free, 33.0 MB): Combine blocks to create and remove different shades in this unique puzzle game. It’s for casual gamers who want a zen-like puzzle experience.

We love games like Shades. It’s simple on the surface, but rather difficult once you get going. The idea is to drag the falling blocks into position in order to create rows of the same color, which will remove them from the board. Things really get interesting when you stack blocks of the same color, as they will get darker in shade. This gameplay element creates some sticky situations, but also allows you to create cascading combos. Shades includes four color schemes to choose from.

Shades: A Simple Puzzle Game is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 7088 ratings.

Compass by iVogel ($0.99 → Free, 11.9 MB): Always know where you’re going with this stylish navigation app. It’s the perfect app for those who enjoy the great outdoors.

This isn’t just your everyday compass. Sure, it can show your orientation in real-time, but it also includes coordinates, course, speed, altitude, and weather data all on the same screen. Location data can be copied to your clipboard and used in other apps. Compass also includes imperial and metric support, true and magnetic North, Google Maps integration, and two themes to choose from.

Compass by iVogel is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 21 ratings.

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