Today’s apps gone free: PDF Expert 5, Toca Birthday Party, Momento and more
iPhone:
Starting a journal, let alone keeping one, can be quite the task. Sometimes it’s just difficult to frame your thoughts. That’s where Momento comes in. It allows you to create entries using your thoughts, activities, and photos, and then combines them with your social network feeds to create a complete journal. All of your entries are presented in a timeline view sorted by date, but you can tag entries, search text, and rate moments to filter out content. The app also includes Touch ID integration, allowing you to protect your personal thoughts with your fingerprint.
Momento (Diary/Journal) is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 4560 ratings.
Universal:
Kayos is a non-stop adrenaline rush. You’re put in control of a ship, and you must guide it safely through a world with no boundaries or rules. Actually, there is one rule: don’t fly into anything! Hold your finger on the screen to boost your ship between the 3-D objects, and if you hold it long enough, a shield will be activated that will allow you to take a single hit. The game includes randomly generated levels, so no two will ever be the same.
Kayos is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 93 ratings.
Tilt your iDevice from side to side in order to steer around all of the obstacles and achieve the greatest possible distance. Fly over boost arrows to scurry down the tunnel even faster, but watch out for the colored squares, as they indicate an upcoming barrier. The game includes an ever-changing landscape, four modes, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.
Boost 2 is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 13681 ratings.
Took Birthday Party allows your child to play host. Just have them gather all of their friends around your iPhone or iPad and enjoy. They’re able to choose a party theme, set the table, serve cake, and give out gifts. The app includes various interactive elements, like the ability to blow out candles and fire party poppers, making the whole experience even more engaging.
Toca Birthday Party is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 910 ratings.
It allows you to import and export documents from a wide range of services including Dropbox, GoogleDocs, and Box.net, or via iTunes File Sharing. You can then highlight text within your PDF, add notes, add text, strike-through text, and even fill in forms, check boxes, and radio buttons. The app also includes bookmarking, full text search, iCloud support, password protection, and AirPrint support.
PDF Expert 5 – Fill forms, annotate PDFs, sign documents is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 7626 ratings.
Tunable provides you with instant visual feedback, which is absolutely necessary for any musician. As notes are held out, a white line will show you how steady your pitch is. The straighter the line, the more consistent you are. Tunable also includes a chord generator, a metronome, AirPlay support, and the ability to record your practices and performances.
Tunable: Tuner, Metronome, and Recorder is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 374 ratings.
Developers:
If you are a developer who would like to get your app included in our “Apps Gone Free” daily lists, here’s our basic set of rules:
- 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.
To submit an app, simply send a request to tyler@appadvice.com with the subject “Apps Gone Free.” Please include the name of the app, a link to it in the App Store, when and for how long you intend to offer the app for free, and anything else you would like to share. We will take it from there.
