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Today’s Apps Gone Free: Deflecto, Noti:Do, Brainbean and More

Today’s Apps Gone Free: Deflecto, Noti:Do, Brainbean and More

App Bargain Bin
January 2, 2017

Defend cities from menacing clouds, put tasks on your lock screen, and flex your brain muscle with today’s collection of apps and games.

All app prices are subject to change at any time and without notice regardless of stated free duration. Price changes are solely under the control of the developers.

iPhone:

3 Armies ($0.99 → Free, 140.9 MB): Drive the orc invaders back into the shadows from which they came in 3 Armies. It’s for fans of strategic defense games.

Before going into battle, you’re able to choose from a variety of long and short range unit types. Then send them down different battle lanes to overrun the orc forces. The game includes varying landscapes, five distinct battle cries to deploy, and the ability to upgrade units.

3 Armies is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 17 ratings.

Universal:

Deflecto ($0.99 → Free, 127.2 MB): Defend tiny cities from menacing clouds in Deflecto. It’s for fans of arcade games.

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 21 ratings.

Smart Fish: Frequent Flyer – Teach Kids about Airplane Travel ($2.99 → Free, 78.2 MB): Smart Fish: Frequent Flyer will help familiarize your child with the process of traveling by air. It’s for children ages three through seven.

Your child gets to take part in every step of the travel process including packing, going through security, and boarding the plane. They will also get to learn about famous landmarks along the way. The app includes 12 avatars to choose from, 13 landmarks, and loads of suitcase designs to choose from.

Smart Fish: Frequent Flyer – Teach Kids about Airplane Travel is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 25 ratings.

Noti:Do with Reminders ($1.99 → Free, 7.6 MB): This simple productivity app allows you to log all of the tasks you need to complete for the day within the lock screen. It’s perfect for those who are always in a hurry.

Noti:Do is all about speed. The moment you launch Noti:Do you’ll be brought to the task creation area. Enter any text you’d like and tap the “+” button right above the keyboard. An entry will instantly appear within the lock screen, ensuring you won’t forget to complete your task. You’re able to continuously add tasks until you’ve covered all of your bases for the day. You can also add tasks through Noti:Do’s lock screen widget. Tasks within the lock screen can be marked as complete with a swipe. The app also includes icon badging, the ability to adjust the number of tasks shown in the Today view (via the Settings app), the ability to edit your list, and the ability to view completed tasks.

Noti:Do with Reminders is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 131 ratings.

Owen’s Odyssey ($0.99 → Free, 34.6 MB): Help Owen fly around all kinds of dangerous obstacles in this genre-mashing arcade game. It’s for anyone who enjoys Flappy Bird and classic platforming goodness.

Owen’s Odyssey has a little bit of everything. Owen is armed with only a propellor hat, and he needs your help making it through a castle full of spikes, saws, fires, falling rocks, lava, and creatures of all shapes and sizes. To do so, simply tap the right side of the screen to fly ahead. Tap the left side to stop Owen in his tracks. Try to beat the target time in each level to earn an extra life, because otherwise you will not make it through all 40.

Owen’s Odyssey is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 33 ratings.

iPad:

Brainbean – Brain Games for Kids ($0.99 → Free, 64.5 MB): Flex your brain muscle with Brainbean. It’s for those ages 10 to 110.

Brainbean contains a collection of eight puzzle, memory, drawing, and word games that will play with your brain. The games are all based on scientific creative exercises, and last only about a minute each. They’ll help build creative confidence, test your working memory, boost problem solving skills, and much more all while providing oodles of entertainment.

Brainbean – Brain Games for Kids is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 459 ratings.

That concludes today’s issue of Apps Gone Free. If you like staying on top of these daily deals, don’t forget to check out our free AppsGoneFree app. It provides all the deals each day, and even an archive of past deals that are still active.

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.

Mentioned apps

Free
3 Armies
3 Armies
WayStation 10
Free
Deflecto
Deflecto
Brian Williams
Free
Noti:Do with Reminders
Noti:Do with Reminders
KIM KYUNG MIN
Free
Smart Fish: Frequent Flyer - Teach Kids about Airplane Travel
Smart Fish: Frequent Flyer - Teach Kids about Airplane Travel
SocialBug Labs
Free
Brainbean - Brain Games for Kids
Brainbean - Brain Games for Kids
Tanner Christensen
Free
Owen's Odyssey
Owen's Odyssey
Brad Erkkila