Today’s apps gone free: CameXtra, Ananda, Chain Breaker and more

Turn your iDevice into a photo studio, focus and relax, and break chains to make a path with today’s collection of apps and games.

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iPhone:

Ananda – Meditate, Focus & Relax – PREMIUM – 13 progressive binaural beats programs to enhance your brainwaves, with multiple peaceful ambiances ($2.99 → Free, 49.6 MB): Meditate, focus, and relax with Ananda. It’s for anyone who has difficulty studying, sleeping, or simply winding down.

Ananda provides you with a new and unique ambience every time. Start off by spinning the wheel to determine your session’s duration. Tap on the wave icon at the bottom of the screen to select a binaural theme. Ananda includes a total of 13 themes to choose from, each with dynamically generated sounds. Each theme also includes a brief description and duration recommendation. You can then choose from a variety of sounds to accompany your binaural tones. The sounds will be chosen randomly, but you can narrow them down to your favorites. When everything is to your liking, hit play and enjoy.

Ananda – Meditate, Focus & Relax – PREMIUM – 13 progressive binaural beats programs to enhance your brainwaves, with multiple peaceful ambiances is available for free today only (11/15). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 10 ratings.

Universal:

CameXtra+HDR ($2.99 → Free, 8.7 MB): Turn your iDevice into a full-fledged photo studio with CameXtra. It’s for iPhoneographers who want to cut down on the amount of apps they have.

CameXtra truly has it all. It provides you with full control over your shots thanks to the ability to manually adjust focus, exposure, saturation, hue, brightness, contrast, and ISO. The camera also includes a burst mode, stabilizer, golden line guides and a level line, and a timer. All of the included effects, filters, borders, and mono colors can be applied to your feed in real-time. If that wasn’t enough, it includes the ability to record and edit video.

CameXtra+HDR is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 20 ratings.

Chain Breaker ($0.99 → Free, 11.6 MB): Break chains and other objects to help a proud knight rescue the magic cow in this endless runner. Thanks to its unique mix of gameplay elements, it’s really for both fans of high score and physics puzzle games.

The knight will go speeding along on his own, so it’s up to you to ensure the path ahead is safe. Platforms and other objects that the knight can safely make it across are suspended by chains and other objects. You’re able to manipulate them with swipes and taps to create new paths. Your enemies can also be dispatched or avoided using the same methods. The game includes a variety of power-ups to earn and hidden treasures to discover.

Chain Breaker is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 45 ratings.

NC – Twitter Widget for Notification Center ($1.99 → Free, 34.2 MB): View your Twitter timeline and mentions within Notification Center with NC. It’s for social media addicts who can’t live without checking Twitter every few minutes.

Just launch NC and sign into your Twitter account. Then swipe down to bring up Notification Center and scroll all of the way down to the bottom to find the “Edit” button. Add the new NC widget to Notification Center with a tap, and you’ll immediately see the last five tweets in your Twitter timeline. You’re able to favorite and retweet tweets right from Notification Center as well. NC also offers the ability to display mentions instead of your timeline.

NC – Twitter Widget for Notification Center is available for free today only (11/15). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 29 ratings.

Cookie Jam ($1.99 → Free, 77.5 MB): A super sweet match-three puzzle game from the team that brought you last weekend’s featured game, Juice Jam. It’s a fun alternative for those who have tired of Candy Crush.

As head chef, your job is to collect ingredients by creating matches in order to whip up some delicious treats. At the beginning of each level you will be asked to collect a specific number of ingredients. To collect an ingredient, just match three or more in vertical or horizontal lines. You are provided with a limited amount of moves in order to complete your tasks, so try to create large matches to earn power-ups and cascading combos. The game includes dozens of levels, and the ability to compete with friends on Facebook.

Cookie Jam is available for free today only (11/15). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 40440 ratings.

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Developers:

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It must have at least a three-star average rating at the time it goes free.
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