Today’s Apps Gone Free: Universe Simulator, Deflecto, The Newbery App and More
iPhone:
The Newbery Award is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The award has been handed out every year since 1922. The Newbery App not only contains every single winner but also the runner-ups. You’re able to browse through every Newbery Winner and Newbery Honor book by year or by title. You’re also able to keep track of those that have been read. The Newberry App includes two quiz games as well.
The Newbery App is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 11 ratings.
Universal:
Universe Simulator provides you with a digital recreation of our Solar System that’s built to scale. Planets orbit the Sun at their real life distance and velocity. Universe Simulator’s accurate planet mass, density, and volume allow you to play with gravity and see exactly what would happen as a result. Planets will collide and absorb each other, creating new objects with different volumes. You’re also able to travel through time and watch the Universe unfold.
UNIVERSE SIMULATOR is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 16 ratings.
Deflecto is Missile Command for the mobile generation. The clouds above the city send objects raining down, threatening the civilization. It’s up to you to fling them back towards the clouds and eventually destroy them. The more clouds you destroy, the faster they will become. Try to avoid deflecting important power-ups because they will be lost forever. The game includes nine levels.
Deflecto is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 19 ratings.
WikiLinks allows you to start off with an idea and branch out from there with its exclusive mind-map navigation system. Each search suggests different paths to take and allows you to retrace your steps at any time. Instead of jumping back and forth between searches and articles, tap and hold your finger on any link to get a quick preview. WikiLinks is loaded with other great features as well, including fullscreen image browsing, suggested YouTube videos, offline viewing, and iCloud support.
WikiLinks — Smart Wikipedia Reader is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 182 ratings.
Students are able to join the amazing Baindo on his magical math adventure. Numbers will float up into the screen, and students will need to combine them in different ways in order to create the target numbers before time expires. After each round they’ll be graded on their performance. The game includes two modes, and the ability to reset results.
Magical Mental Math is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 7 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.
