Apps That
Went Free on
2013-10-22

Don your helmet, grab the gloves, and get ready to bound that bicycle over hills and hazards. Using just a single finger, hop over hay bales and backflip off ramps to collect coins and cogs on a sprint towards the finish line. In between, marvel at the scenery, upgrade your two-wheeler, and enlist a sidekick. The game features 3-D graphics, tribal-style music, 30 tracks spanning three environments, 11 unique bicycles, four skilled sidekicks, plus leaderboards and achievements via Game Center.

The main story involves a bullied little turtle out to seek bird bashing revenge by finding the seven powerful Turtle Balls, which are located somewhere at the North Pole. Help search far and wide with the trusty hang glider. However, before beginning that adventure, you must test those reflexes in several mini-games, which include whacking, saving, and even just frantically counting the shelled soul. The game features cartoony graphics, upbeat music, one endless flying main game and eight various mini games, touch and tilt controls, Game Center leaderboards, plus Facebook integration for free coupons.

Like Sudoku and Minesweeper, every board contains hint tiles for determining how to fill in the blanks. You have a particular number of four different colored symbols to distribute, and there's only one solution. The game features hand-drawn graphics, casual play, 200 levels spanning four levels, and bonus awards.

You're able to create your own dubstep beats by triggering loops, sound effects, and bass drops. You can also tap away on the drum pads, or blast melodies on the keyboard. The app includes 40 MPC style loops and sound effects pads, and six drum pads.

Just point the built-in browser at a web page and tap the Add PDF button in the bottom-right. Once WEB To PDF is finished converting the page, it’ll be placed into your files folder. You can immediately send the document or first make some changes by adding text notes, highlighting text, or drawing on it. The app includes five colors to choose from, a night reading mode, and the ability to share your PDFs via email, Dropbox, or iTunes File Sharing.

Kids can go cruising through the plains and watch as little animals jump into view, or they can challenge themselves with memory, counting, and interactive puzzle games. The app also includes the ability to record your own pronunciations of animal names, two languages to choose from, and engaging music.

On your way around the course you can pick up different items and weapons that will either help you speed by your opponents or take them out. The game includes five environments, 25 tracks, seven items/weapons, the ability to draw your own doodle car, and leaderboards via Game Center.

Most times, "A" may stand for apple, however, not for one seemingly boring boy. You see, today the lad brushes his teeth with an abominable snowman in the shower, the shy white beast just standing like a tower. The app features hand-drawn graphics, professional narration, captions, three reading modes, and 39 fun-filled pages of great interactive content and mini-games, such as ring toss.

Not only does the system recognize faces to optimize focus, it watches everyone's eyes, continuously monitoring for blinks and other pupil obstructions, such as someone turned too far to the side or blocking their face with a cap/hat. Best of all, the app filters out failed captures plus offers real-time checking to alert you before even snapping the shot. Further features include optional geotagging, four quality choices, and automatic saving to the iOS camera roll.

By utilizing your GPS location and the local time, the app is able to properly position the sun or moon in the virtual sky. Of course, it also provides current time and weather conditions. Additional features include soothing background music, 12-hour and 24-hour time display options, Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature options, as well as Twitter and Facebook integration for sharing.

The simple two panel UI provides quick access to its many features, so you won't be fumbling around when time is of the essence. The app includes the ability to pre-set eight alarms, save your favorite timers, choose from standard alert tones or music from your library, and have your alarms fade-in.

They can choose from six adorable characters and give them brand new hairdos. As your child shampoos, combs, cuts, and colors hair, the character will react with funny faces and sounds. The app includes a wide variety of trimming and styling tools, 12 hair colors, eight accessories to add, and the ability to take snapshots of their unique creations.

Various enemy targets will enter the screen from all angles. You must tap on them to collect their energy and keep yours from running out. Precision is key as an errant tap will cause you to lose energy even faster. The game includes two modes, 77 levels, four speed settings, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

When Thomas can't stop his mischievous sister Lily from causing problems at their grandparents home, both kids and you, the attentive readers, are treated to the story of Kalkalilh. Similar to stories such as Hansel and Gretel, the tale takes place in a partially mythic land where some children disobey their elders and wind up faced with a scary situation. The app features hand-drawn 2-D and 3-D graphics, two reading modes, built-in glossary of important terms, professional narration, captions, plus support for English, French, Spanish, and Squamish.