Today’s Apps Gone Free: The Shadow Sun, War of Eclipse, Simplique and More

Enter a world being driven into darkness, captain an air battleship, and create beautifully unique wallpapers 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:

Simplique ($1.99 → Free, 9.9 MB): Make beautifully unique lock screen wallpapers with Simplique. Anyone who wants to take the hassle out of lining up their lock screen wallpapers.

Simplique is about simplicity. Tap the top portion of the screen to import or take a new photo and use it as the background for your wallpaper. Tap the circle to import or take a new photo and use it as your main subject. The background photo can be blurred to whatever degree you like. You’re able to preview your new lock screen wallpaper before saving it to your library.

Simplique is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 27 ratings.

War of Eclipse ($0.99 → Free, 12.3 MB): Captain your very own air battleship and take the fight to the aliens in this role-playing game. Fans of retro-style graphics and gameplay.

War of Eclipse is unabashedly retro. Its pixel art graphics are sharp and its gameplay brutally difficult. You’re able to choose from seven powerful battleships, each of which can be customized in a variety of ways. Blast away all kinds of alien invaders by perfectly timing your shots. The game includes 35 enemy types to take on, random equipment drops, and seven different endings to discover.

War of Eclipse is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 548 ratings.

Universal:

Subtraction Flashcard Match Games for Kids in Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grade ($3.99 → Free, 42.3 MB): Your children can work on their subtraction skills with this educational game. Parents and teachers with children ages five through eight.

Subtraction Flashcard Match Games creates a fun environment for your child to practice subtraction in with its eye-popping visuals and positive encouragement. Your child can work on matching problems to their answers or matching problems to other problems. The difficulty can be adjusted by changing the number range and by showing the cards or keeping them face down. The game also includes a bubble popping reward after each round.

Subtraction Flashcard Match Games for Kids in Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grade is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 8 ratings.

The Shadow Sun ($2.99 → Free, 823.7 MB): Enter a world being driven into darkness in The Shadow Sun. Fans of story-driven RPGs.

The sun’s brilliant face is slowly being covered by an alien force, and the ancient city of Shar is being driven into darkness. Grab your trusty sword and head out on an adventure to discover what’s behind this mysterious plague. The game allows you to create your own male or female character, and customize their attributes and appearance. Explore 70 unique areas, uncover 200 items, find hidden secrets, interact with NPCs, and even adopt a faithful dog companion to fight by your side. All in all, you’ll find about 10 hours of gameplay here.

The Shadow Sun is available for free today only (02/26). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 182 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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