Today’s Apps Gone Free: Newton, The Girl Who Sold the World, Tadaa SLR and More

Get a ball to its destination using gravity, determine the fate of Frances through text messages, and take fantastic photos with today’s collection of apps and games.

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iPhone:

Tadaa SLR ($3.99 → Free, 28.8 MB): Take fantastic SLR-quality photos with Tadaa SLR. Those who want to put their subject in focus.

Tadaa SLR does most of the heavy lifting for you, but it includes a handful of powerful editing features that will please even the most seasoned iPhoneographers. After taking your photo you’re able to apply a mask to your subject manually or have Tadaa SLR detect the edges automatically. The aperture, highlight and gloss levels, and range of your blur effect can be adjusted via sliders. Circular, linear, and complete blur options are available as well. With your subject fully in focus and background blurred out, go ahead and add some filters before sharing it.

Tadaa SLR is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 717 ratings.

Universal:

Newton – Gravity Puzzle ($0.99 → Free, 66.3 MB): Get a ball to its destination using gravity in Newton – Gravity Puzzle. Puzzle fans.

Like Newton’s theory of gravity, this puzzle game is a stroke of genius. The objective is simply to get the white ball to its destination without accidentally destroying it on spikes, blades, and other obstacles. You’re not in direct control of the ball, however. You’re only able to rotate its environment. As you progress, new mechanics will be introduced, creating more complex pathways to navigate. The game includes 90 levels in all.

Newton – Gravity Puzzle is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 63 ratings.

The Girl Who Sold the World ($6.99 → Free, 463.5 MB): Determine the fate of Frances in The Girl Who Sold the World. Fans of adventure games.

Frances is a girl in search of direction ever since her world was shattered. Connect with her through the Skyler Messenger system and be her lifeline. The game features a unique audio immersion system that adds to the text-based story. Push notifications will pop in at random, adding to the effect. The Girl Who Sold the World includes seven chapters, resulting in days of gameplay.

The Girl Who Sold the World is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.

PirTie ($0.99 → Free, 5.1 MB): Experience a world of color with PirTie. Anyone in need of a relaxing distraction.

PirTie is a color explosion mapped onto a sphere. You’re able to swipe to move the sphere and pinch to zoom in and out. A single tap will change the colors. A double tap will change the pattern. A triple tap will capture a photo. PirTie also supports TV-out.

PirTie is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 12 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:

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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.
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