Today’s Apps Gone Free: VideoShowHero, A Dark Room, SharpScan and More

Edit videos like a pro, enjoy a text-based adventure, and scan documents 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:

VideoShowHero | Video Editor to Make & Edit Movies ($4.99 → Free, 61.0 MB): Edit videos like a pro with VideoShowHero. Those in need of an all-in-one solution.

VideoShowHero was designed with everyone in mind. You simply won’t find another video editor with more features and functionality. It allows you to trim, merge, blur, resize and rotate, and slow down clips. You’re also able to attach music, overlay text, apply filters, and slap on static and animated stickers. Completed videos can be shared any way you like.

VideoShowHero | Video Editor to Make & Edit Movies is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 131 ratings.

Universal:

ReliCam ($0.99 → Free, 3.1 MB): Get full control over how you capture your photos and videos with ReliCam. iPhoneographers who want to personalize their photos.

ReliCam allows you to take the best possible photos. It provides you with manual control over focus, ISO, shutter speed, and zoom. Slide your finger left or right to adjust each parameter or use the fine tune controls. ReliCam also provides helpful grid lines when necessary. All captured photos and videos are directly saved to your library.

ReliCam is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 560 ratings.

A Dark Room ($1.99 → Free, 26.3 MB): The less you know about this critically acclaimed text-based role-playing game, the more you’ll enjoy it. Anyone who enjoys being totally immersed in an environment.

A Dark Room starts you off with basically zero instructions. All you have is a black screen that offers you a single choice: lighting the fire. From there you will have to dig deeper and deeper into the winding, unpredictable story. If we told you anymore it would ruin the entire experience, so just tap that download button and enjoy the hours of entertainment ahead of you.

A Dark Room is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 30100 ratings.

SharpScan Pro: OCR PDF scanner ($2.99 → Free, 39.2 MB): Scan documents and recognize their text with SharpScan Pro. Business travelers.

Scanning is a breeze with SharpScan Pro. You’re able to scan a single page or multiple pages rapidly. The app’s powerful camera engine ensures every pixel counts, getting rid of noise, shadows, distortions, and other artifacts. It’s also able to automatically detect the edges of your documents, but you can manually adjust them if need be. After scanning your documents you’re able to recognize the text in over 50 languages. Documents can be stored in the app, on your iDevice, or in the cloud.

SharpScan Pro: OCR PDF scanner is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 283 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.

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.