Today’s Apps Gone Free: Origami Flowers, iShrug, and War of Eclipse

Learn to craft paper works of art, show your emotions, and battle aliens with today’s collection of apps and games.

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iPhone:

War of Eclipse ($0.99 → Free, 12.6 MB): Captain your very own air battleship and take the fight to the aliens in this role-playing game. Fans of retro-style graphics and gameplay.

War of Eclipse is unabashedly retro. Its pixel art graphics are sharp and its gameplay brutally difficult. You’re able to choose from seven powerful battleships, each of which can be customized in a variety of ways. Blast away all kinds of alien invaders by perfectly timing your shots. The game includes 35 enemy types to take on, random equipment drops, and seven different endings to discover.

War of Eclipse is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 559 ratings.

Universal:

iShrug: Text Faces for iMessage ($0.99 → Free, 17.8 MB): Show your emotions with iShrug. Those who want to do more with Messages.

No matter how many sticker apps you have, there’s always room for original text art. iShrug is filled with more than 60 types of text art including everything from shrugs and emotions to animals and actions. Just tap to add to your message and send.

iShrug: Text Faces for iMessage is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3-star rating with a total of 16 ratings.

Origami Flowers ($1.99 → Free, 11.5 MB): Learn to craft paper works of art with Origami Flowers. Anyone interested in the art of origami.

Origami Flowers helps turn ordinary pieces of paper into works of art. It includes 13 different paper flowers to craft, each featuring easy to follow step-by-step instructions. If you’re new to origami crafting, you’ll want to check out the basics section, which explains all of the symbols and folds. The app also includes a gallery of folded flowers.

Origami Flowers is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 14 ratings.

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Developers:

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• 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.

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