Today’s Apps Gone Free: Backgammon HD, DMD Clone, Linia and More

Play Backgammon against friends and complete strangers, clone yourself, and catch colors to recreate sequences 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:

NoLocation – Remove exif data from photos ($1.99 → Free, 15.6 MB): Remove location data from your photos with NoLocation. Those who prefer to keep their data private.

NoLocation allows you to quickly and easily remove EXIF data from your photos. The data can be removed from new photos taken within NoLocation, or you can import any photo from your library. Keep in mind that NoLocation doesn’t overwrite the original photo. It simply makes a copy of the photo without any of the EXIF data included.

NoLocation – Remove exif data from photos is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 25 ratings.

Best Essential Oils and Aromatherapy Guide Pro ($2.99 → Free, 11.6 MB): Live a happier and healthier life with Best Essential Oils and Aromatherapy Guide. Anyone interested in alternative medicine.

Best Essential Oils and Aromatherapy Guide includes six different sections: Guide, Application, Single Oils, Oil Blends, Aromatherapy, and Oils for Weight Loss. 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. The app also includes an essential oil store.

Best Essential Oils and Aromatherapy Guide Pro is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 101 ratings.

Universal:

Backgammon HD – Play the Online Board Game! ($3.99 → Free, 79.7 MB): A digital version of Backgammon from the same team that brought Gin Rummy, Cribbage, Spite and Malice, and Hearts to the App Store. Anyone looking to play a game of Backgammon while on the go.

This is our favorite version of Backgammon in the App Store due to its massive online community. It’s always more fun to play with others, right? You’re able to play turn-based or live games of Backgammon via Game Center. You can choose to play with a friend or see how your skills match up against other players all over the world. The cool part is, you don’t have to sit around and wait to be matched up. You can actually hone your skills against intelligent AI opponents in single player games while you wait for a match to be found.

Backgammon HD – Play the Online Board Game! is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 2939 ratings.

Linia ($1.99 → Free, 83.2 MB): Catch colors to recreate a sequence in Linia. Fans of puzzle games.

Linia’s gameplay is refreshingly unique. Your job is to recreate the color sequence at the top of the screen by tracing a line through colored shapes. The difficulty is that the shapes don’t just stand still; they’ll revolve around each other, change shape, slide behind each other, and more. It’s up to you to time your moves and catch the shapes in the right order. The game includes 80 levels.

Linia is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 271 ratings.

DMD Clone ($0.99 → Free, 9.5 MB): Clone yourself or something else with DMD Clone. iPhoneographers who want to have some fun.

There’s no need for manual adjustments with DMD Clone. It’s fully automated, allowing for the best possible cloning results. You’ll want to take at least three photos, but you’re able to use up to seven at once. Try to be as still as possible while taking your photos, and do your best to align their backgrounds and avoid overlapping subjects to get the best possible results. DMD Clone will automatically stitch your subjects together to create a single, perfect photo. You’re able to share your creations via Facebook, Twitter, or AirDrop, or you can import them into other apps.

DMD Clone is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 126 ratings.

Gilt ($1.99 → Free, 141.3 MB): Get up to 70% off designer brands with Gilt. Those who want to look and feel good about their wardrobes.

You won’t feel guilty shopping at these prices. Gilt has an ever-changing assortment of designer brands to choose from like Valentino, John Varvatos, Rebecca Taylor, and more. Sales start at 12 PM ET, with bonus sales beginning at 9 PM ET on Sundays and Wednesdays. You can choose to receive reminders in order to ensure you don’t miss out on a great deal. Gilt even provides exclusive offers when you’re out shopping around the city.

Gilt is available for free today only (07/03). It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 26388 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.

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