Today's Apps Gone Free: 8mm Vintage Camera, Build-A-Lot 4, BeatPad and More

Bring the beauty of old school filmmaking to your videos, show the world just how easy it is go “green,” make a catchy music track, and set out to save the kingdom as a brave mage with today’s collection of apps and games.

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iPhone:

8mm Vintage Camera ($1.99 → Free, 21.2 MB): Give your videos a beautiful retro look. Enthusiastic filmmakers, both young and old.

Tinted, flickering, a wonderful homage to the past and original filmmaking, that’s what you get with 8mm Vintage Camera. In fact, this high quality tool contains many old school video recording element. In addition to 4K resolution exporting, true preview viewfinder, and import support, Vintage Camera includes seven visual effects, 11 visual filters, manual frame flicker button, optional authentic projector tape sound effect, plus five complete movie themes — in case you’re in a hurry or need inspiration.

8mm Vintage Camera is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 3053 ratings.

Universal:

BeatPad ($3.99 → Free, 313.9 MB): Create percussion-centric music tracks. Dance music fans.

The foundation of most music is a catchy, rhythmic beat, and BeatPad is just the tool to to use to create one of your own. Simply tap on one or more of the 15 touchpads or the mini piano-style keys to stoke up the synthesized percussion sounds. Feel you have something great going? Record and share with the. And if you’re really ambitious, lay out a funky tune on-the-go with the Apple Watch extension.

BeatPad is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 463 ratings.

King of Avalon: Dragon Warfare ($1.99 → Free, 167.3 MB): Lift Excalibur and claim the throne in King of Avalon: Dragon Warfare. Get a free daily gift pack today only. It’s normally a $9.99 in-app purchase! Fans of MMOs.

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 (09/04). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 4212 ratings.

BattleMage ($1.99 → Free, 177.6 MB): Embark across the land to destroy monsters that have emerged from the darkness. The classic role-playing game fans.

Command your mage from start to finish, rescuing village hostages and defeating the armies of invading monsters with mystical spells and more. Of course, every now and again, you will face off against a strong adversary in the form of a boss battle. For each battle and victory, you will earn experience and be rewarded with gold to use in the shop for gear as well as upgrades to your spells and abilities.

BattleMage is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 12 ratings.

iPad:

Build-a-lot 4: Power Source HD (Full) ($4.99 → Free, 226.3 MB): Invest in green energy and make your cities grow in this strategy game. Fans of games such as Sim City.

Building a rich and prosperous city deals with more than just real estate and construction supplies. In Build-a-lot 4, you’ll have to take energy resources into consideration in order to make your city glow. As you make your way through the four big campaigns you’ll be tasked with turning barren land in to a bustling metropolis by erecting houses, towering skyscrapers, shops, and entertainment venues all while taking their energy consumption into consideration. Build too fast and your grid will collapse. Rely on too much of one type of energy and your system will overload. The game includes a total of 68 levels to enjoy.

Build-a-lot 4: Power Source HD (Full) is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 414 ratings.

8mm for iPad ($1.99 → Free, 22.8 MB): Give your events a beautiful retro look. Enthusiastic filmmakers, both young and old.

Tinted, flickering, a wonderful homage to the past and original filmmaking, that’s what you get with 8mm Vintage Camera. In fact, this high quality tool contains many old school video recording element. In addition to 4K resolution exporting, true preview viewfinder, and import support, Vintage Camera includes seven visual effects, 11 visual filters, manual frame flicker button, optional authentic projector tape sound effect, plus five complete movie themes — in case you’re in a hurry or need inspiration.

8mm for iPad is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 336 ratings.

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