Today’s Apps Gone Free: Grandpa’s Toy Shop, Paint FX, Essential Oils and More
Universal:
Grandpa’s Toy Shop is loaded with activities for your little ones. They will not only be asked to design and decorate toys to sell but also tend the cash register and clean up the whole shop. Grandpa will guide them along the way, so you can just hand off your iDevice and let your child work. The app includes a total of seven mini-games, videos of real tools in action, and loads of positive reinforcement.
Grandpa’s Toy Shop is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 8 ratings.
Just start typing and ShoppyList will suggest items using its built-in library. Add a colon right after your item name to attach a quantity or note. You’re also able to add items by browsing by type or recently added. You can mark items off your list while wandering around the store with a tap. ShoppyList also allows you to create multiple lists, duplicate lists, and share them via email, Messages, or AirDrop.
Shoppylist – Grocery List is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 70 ratings.
Essential Oils Reference Guide includes four different sections: Guide, Application, Single Oils, and Oil Blends. Each section includes detailed information to ensure you get the most of out your essential oils. You’re able to browse through categories, search for something specific, add notes, and save your favorites.
Essential Oils Reference Guide to Young Living Oil is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.
TrendLine turns data into something useful. You’re able to enter multiple data sets and the app will plot them on a zoomable graph along with a trend line. The point size and line size can be adjusted, and the entire graph can be exported. TrendLine also includes the ability to create and manage unlimited collection of data, portrait and landscape support, and iCloud integration.
TrendLine is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3-star rating with a total of 8 ratings.
You’re able to import any photo from your library, take a new one from within the app, or pull one from your Facebook or Flickr account. You’re then able to crop your photo down to size and flip it before jumping in to the fun stuff. Paint FX includes a huge number of filters and effects to choose from, all of which can be applied with the touch of your finger. This allows you to only apply filters and effects to specific regions of your photo and even layer them on top of each other. All of the filters and effects are fully customizable as well. Once you’re finished painting up your photo, you’re able to share it via Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, or email. Paint FX also includes photo challenges that allow you to compete with the community to score points and earn top honors for your work.
Paint FX : Photo Effects Editor is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 2271 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.
