Apps That
Went Free on
2013-10-17

A scientist has forced Sam to search the cave below his lab for crystals. You're able to guide Sam around the obstacles and towards the crystals just by tilting your iDevice. You can also grab power-ups like exploding inflatable pigs to take out any obstacle that risks cutting your rope. The game includes five worlds, 100 levels, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Each puzzle presents you with four seemingly related images. You must try to guess what they all have in common using the letters provided to you to discover the movie. If you're unable to figure it out, you can choose to remove letters or ask your friends via Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

It allows you to plan and track the progress of all of your business projects with ease. When adding a task, you're able to define a duration by spinning a dial and color code it for quick discovery. Then drag and drop tasks onto the board to track their progress. You're also able to set sprint durations in hours and days, view your sprint progress in chart form, generate reports, and share projects via Dropbox.

You're able to select from 24 different categories. Then all you have to do is guess what the word is by analyzing the spinning letters. Just drag and drop the letters from the bottom of the screen into the line in the middle. If you have the correct word, you'll automatically move on to the next.

Air Projector presents you with a URL upon launch, and all you have to do is type it into your favorite Web browser. Then flip through your PDFs or photos on your iDevice and watch as they show up on your computer screen automatically. The app also includes a built-in laser pointer and optional password protection.

You get to play as Mobot, a poor robot who is expected to work tirelessly at his job deep within a corporate production facility while his monkey boss throws objects at him. You must help Mobot fight back by fueling the fire at just the right time. Move back and forth between the fire and the objects that fuel it to ignite the flame above the monkey boss. You'll have to avoid the objects the monkey boss is throwing as well to stay on your feet. Keep the fight going as long as possible to climb the leaderboards. The game includes a totally retro feel, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

You're presented with basic math problems on one side of the screen and color mixing tests on the other. You must successfully solve the math problems and color mixing tests at the same time under the pressure of a dual timer to survive. Get three strikes on either side or allow the time to expire and it's game over. The game also includes achievements and leaderboards via Game Center. Additional puzzles are available via in-app purchase.

Just tap the wild pixel pets to trap them within bubbles. You must not allow any pets to run off before they are encapsulated and you can't hit the bad pets, otherwise you'll lose a life. Lose all five of your lives and the game is over. Bubble Pets includes 10 levels, boss battles, power-ups, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Just swipe down to create a new task, which can include multiple list items, a custom color, and a due date and time. Tasks can also be repeated anywhere from hourly to yearly. You can then view your tasks as a visual timeline, with the most pressing residing at the top and the least at the bottom. Tasks with dotted lines indicate that they don't have a due date, while all others display how much time you have left to complete them. You can also just tap on a task's ring to expand or collapse its list. The app includes 15 task colors to choose from, 24 icons, iCloud integration, icon badging, and history.