Today’s Apps Gone Free: Universal Zoom, How a Car Works, Giflay and More

Get a sense of scale, understand the inner workings of your car, and view and organize all of your GIFs with today’s collection of apps and games.

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iPhone:

Project Reno ($1.99 → Free, 28.3 MB): Plan, monitor, and track your projects with this business app. Architects, contractors, and even home owners who are constantly juggling projects.

Project Reno provides you with complete control over all aspects of your projects. You’re able to attach contacts to your projects, provide details, outlines costs, update statuses, and define start and due dates. Photos and geo-location information can be attached as well to provide more context. The projects in your main box can be filtered out by status, number, name, or contact to keep things tidy and help you stay focused.

Project Reno is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 30 ratings.

Universal:

Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire ($1.99 → Free, 149.0 MB): Dominate the realm and fulfill your destiny in Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire. Fans of the series and city building games.

Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire takes a different approach to the longtime series. You’re required to stand your ground by building up your kingdom and laying waste to whoever crosses your path. In order to dominate the realm, you’ll have to make some big decisions. Should you focus on building up your walls or training you troops? You’re also able to create guilds and join forces with your friends in real-time battles. The game stars some of your favorite characters including Noctis, Cidney, Ignis, and more.

Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire is available for free today only (07/08). It has a 3-star rating with a total of 1884 ratings.

Giflay – GIF Viewer ($1.99 → Free, 6.1 MB): Giflay is the best way to view and organize all of the GIFs. AppsGoneFree users who are total GIF fanatics.

Giflay is all about simplicity. It automatically grabs all of the GIFs from your photo library and presents them in a large scrollable grid. GIFs can be imported from your computer over Wi-Fi as well. You’re able to play GIFs, zoom in, and view them frame-by-frame. Your GIFs can also be gathered into albums and passcode protected. The app also includes eight color themes, the ability to open GIFs in other apps, and the ability to share GIFs.

Giflay – GIF Viewer is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 141 ratings.

Universal Zoom: All About Sizes and Distances ($3.99 → Free, 94.1 MB): Get a sense of the scale of the universe with Universal Zoom. People with a desire for knowledge no matter their age.

At first glance, Universal Zoom may not look like much. But once you dig in you won’t be able to stop exploring. The app includes more than 200 objects that are presented in high-resolution and completely to scale. Simply swipe in any direction to move through the objects and see how they compare in size to the rest. The scale ranges from Planck Length to 93 billion light years, so there’s a lot to see. You’re also able to choose objects and compare them directly against others.

Universal Zoom: All About Sizes and Distances is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 144 ratings.

How a Car Works ($2.99 → Free, 109.3 MB): Understand the inner workings of your car with How a Car Works. Home mechanics and semi-pros.

This is the ultimate workshop assistant. You’ll find more than 800 full color illustrations and 250 detailed articles that cover every part of your vehicle. The teardown illustrations include overhead valve engines, disk break calipers, drum brake assembly, distributors, fixed carburetors, variable carburetors, and overhead cam engines. The entire database is searchable as well.

How a Car Works is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 8 ratings.

iPad:

WiPoint HD Pro – Make HD video presentation & photo slideshow ($1.99 → Free, 12.0 MB): Create custom slideshows and share them with the world with WiPoint HD Pro. Students and business professionals who need to create high quality presentations.

Start the creation process by choosing one of the 29 built-in themes. You can then add your own photos, music, text, and voice-overs. You’re also able to choose from the 14 built-in music themes in case nothing in your library meshes with your presentation. You can then adjust the playback speed before previewing your presentation. Your final projects can be shared via email, Facebook, or YouTube.

WiPoint HD Pro – Make HD video presentation & photo slideshow is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 29 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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