Today's Apps Gone Free: Yuri, Pacca Alpaca, Funnel and More
Explore a beautiful world without ever leaving bed, join a lovable alpaca on a learning adventure, and get hourly summaries of the news with today’s collection of apps and games.
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iPhone:Funnel ($1.99 → Free, 22.2 MB): Find out what’s going on in the world with Funnel. Those who are short on time.
Funnel provides an overview of what’s happening all around the world. You’re able to choose from seven news sources including BBC, NPR, VOA, and CBC. Funnel will then provide you with hourly audio news summaries that can be played in the background. The app is also able to send notifications when new content is available.
Funnel is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 294 ratings.
Universal:Pacca Alpaca – Travel Playtime: fun activities for kids ($0.99 → Free, 62.7 MB): Join a lovable alpaca on his cultural learning adventure in Pacca Alpaca Travel Playtime. Parents.
Your child will make their way around the world traveling with their lovable alpaca friend. Along the way they’ll get to participate in more than 50 fun activities including connect the dots, spot the difference, building blocks, drawing, hide and seek, and so much more.The app covers 23 different countries and includes music from different cultures.
Pacca Alpaca – Travel Playtime: fun activities for kids is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 5 ratings.
EXIF Viewer by Fluntro – View, Remove GPS Metadata ($2.99 → Free, 44.9 MB): Find out more about the photos you’ve taken with EXIF Viewer. Professional iPhoneographers.
Want to know everything about your photos? Just launch EXIF Viewer and provide it with access to your photo library. EXIF Viewer will then grab each photo’s EXIF metadata and display the most important information right below. You can swipe across a photo to view even more detailed information. Tap on a photo to bring up the ability to remove the EXIF data. The app also includes a wide variety of other handy features including a photos extension, three viewing modes, a Messages app, and the ability to copy EXIF metadata to the clipboard.
EXIF Viewer by Fluntro – View, Remove GPS Metadata is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 64 ratings.
True Skate ($1.99 → Free, 63.6 MB): Throw sick tricks in True Skate. Fans of extreme sports who prefer simulation games.
In True Skate, your fingers act as your feet. The flick controls work exactly as you would expect them to, allowing you to pump, ollie, flip, and grind with little effort. The tutorial at the beginning of the game will walk you through the basics to ensure you get the hang of things before taking on missions. The game includes realistic physics, the ability to challenge other players, replays, slow motion, and the ability to unlock loads of additional content.
True Skate is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 11100 ratings.
Yuri ($2.99 → Free, 220.6 MB): Explore a beautiful and dangerous new world while never leaving bed in Yuri. Fans of platform games.
Yuri wakes up to find himself in the middle of a strange forest filled with weird creatures and massive plants. It’s up to you to guide him through this dangerous new world by rolling on the wheels of his bed. You’ll have to use elements in your environment and play with physics to reach the end of each of the 10 levels. The game also includes a sticker pack, Apple TV support, and an original soundtrack.
Yuri is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 5 ratings.
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