Today’s Apps Gone Free: Inkwork, Knots 3D, Find My Fitbit and More
iPhone:
Whenever you leave your car, set the marker to generate a point on the map. In addition to your vehicle’s location, you can also save a photo and notes. If you’re dealing with a parking meter, you can have Find My Car alert you when its nearing its expiration. When it’s time to return to your vehicle, Find My Car will show you the way. The app also works perfectly offline, and even allows you to share the location of your vehicle with a friend or family member.
Find My Car – GPS Auto Parking Reminder & Tracker is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 70 ratings.
Universal:
With Knots 3D, anyone can learn to tie a knot. You’re able to watch each knot tie itself, and you can pause or adjust the speed of the animation at any time. You can also rotate each knot 360 degrees, and zoom in using multitouch gestures. Knots can be broken down by category or class, and they can be added to favorites for quick reference.
Knots 3D is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 3534 ratings.
Inkwork transforms photos into expressive ink drawings that can be shared and even printed to hang on your wall. Photos can be loaded from your library or taken in the app. Then spin the dial to choose from over 90 ink style variations. You’re also able to adjust the styles to make them more detailed or abstract, and you can change the paper color to make the lines pop. The app also includes CanvasPop integration, allowing you to have your works of art printed and shipped to your door.
Inkwork is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 144 ratings.
Pixagram has everything you need to make your photos stand out. You’re able to apply 25 effects, 15 textures and light leaks, 20 vignettes, more than 30 frames, and text with more than 30 fonts. If that isn’t enough, you’re also able to adjust parameters like exposure, saturation, temperature, and vibrance. Don’t know what you want? No problem. The app offers the ability to randomly apply effects, textures, and vignettes.
Pixagram is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 92 ratings.
Lost your Fitbit or just worried you might lose it someday? Fitbit Finder is here to assist. Simply launch the app and it will automatically discover any Fitbit units nearby. As you move around, the app will indicate how close you are via cold and hot colors. When you’re about two to four feet away, the indicator will display a fiery red. It’s basically a game of cold and hot.
Find My Fitbit – Fitbit Finder For Lost Fitbits is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 114 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.
