Today’s Apps Gone Free: Checkmate, Teletext Stickies, Essential Oils and More
iPhone:
SmartScan makes it easy to digitize your life. Take a photo of what you want to capture and allow SmartScan to automatically detect the edges. You can manually adjust the selection if need be. You’re then able to adjust the contrast and color of your scan, and rotate it. Scans are automatically saved to the in-app library. They can be shared as JPEGs, PDFs, or PNGs via email.
SmartScan Express: fast PDF scanner is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 397 ratings.
Universal:
The legend of Camelot lives on in King of Avalon. King Arthur’s death has left the throne vacant. Build the foundation of your empire by trading assets with your alliances and researching new skills. Then battle neighboring factions and other players across the globe. Every kingdom is armed with powerful defenses, hordes of knights, and dragons that can lay waste to anything standing in their way, so you’ll need to coordinate with your allies via real-time chat in order to claim the throne.
King of Avalon: Dragon Warfare is available for free today only (08/02). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 3915 ratings.
Checkmate makes it easy to play a game of chess with family and friends. Simply start a conversation with someone, select the Checkmate app, and tap “Start Match.” Tap on any one of your pieces to see their possible moves, and tap on a spot on the board to complete your turn. You can then send the game board to your opponent as a message and wait for a reply. Checkmate allows you to have multiple matches going at the same time across all of your iDevices.
Checkmate! is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 44 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 for doTERRA Oil is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 11 ratings.
Teletext Stickies are an homage to the long gone medium of teletext. Each of the more than 40 animated stickers have been lovingly crafted pixel-by-pixel. You’ll find funny faces, adorable critters, memes, and holiday items. Just peel and stick.
Teletext Stickies is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 7 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.
