Apps That
Went Free on
2013-11-14

Choose from six frame ratios and 36 adjustable frame options. Then just start filling them in with your favorite photos and videos. Photos and videos can be moved, resized, rotated, trimmed, and flipped to ensure your subject is front and center. The app also includes the ability to manually adjust frames, a variety of border patterns and colors to choose form, 72 background patterns, eight image filters, seven video filters, and the ability to share your work via Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, email, or MMS.

Letterverse takes place in a 3-D environment, allowing you to craft words in multiple directions. You must take turns with your opponent building as many words as possible. Every letter added counts as a single point, but you can use your opponent’s letter blocks in your own words to steal their points. Be the first to reach the score limit to win the game. Letterverse includes five locations to play in, undo, letter swaps, the ability to have multiple games going at the same time, and online multiplayer via Game Center.

Each puzzle presents you with a close up of an ancient carving. You must try to guess what it is using the letters provided to you. If you're unable to figure it out you can either skip it, remove letters from the pool, fill in letters, or ask your friends on Facebook.

When creating a project you're able to attach tasks and notes, and create multiple subfolders. Projects can be prioritized and color-coded for quick reference. Notes can be written out by hand, and can include images from your library. Tasks can be categorized and searched. The app also includes a calendar view, text-to-voice, and iTunes File Sharing support.

It keeps track of your result history for all lookups, and allows you to share it via email. The app works over Wi-Fi, 3G, EDGE, and GPRS.

Duck, roll, and leap through the snow using swipe controls to avoid the incoming snowballs. Tap on your targets to return fire, and grab coins to spend on all kinds of gear. The game also includes achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

I don’t have enough space here to explain how this unique card game works, but let’s just say it requires good offensive and defensive strategies and a little luck. The game includes a full tutorial anyway, so what are you waiting for? It also includes a single player mode, local and online multiplayer, three difficulty settings, customizable cards, and online chat.

Like Solitaire, 4 Thrones requires you to work through your deck of cards by placing them on elimination piles. Cards can be placed on one of the four elimination piles if their value is higher than the one they’re being stacked upon. The rules take a little bit of turn from there, however. Kings, Queens, Jacks, and Aces have unique exceptions when played based on suits, adding a whole new layer of strategy. The game includes three modes, 10 unlockable themes, a quick tutorial, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

This time around you have to do a lot more than just smack that Gugl. You must also slice, pile, explode, and crush him and his wacky friends. If you make too many mistakes, it's game over. The game includes two modes, three difficulty levels, eight kinds of Gugls, 216 stages, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

It allows you to create custom index cards that can be jam-packed with endless amounts of text, audio, images, links, ratings, and basically anything else you can think of. Each field can be reordered and edited at any time via an intuitive gesture system. The app also includes the ability to create reports from your data, iCloud support, AirPrint support, and search.

It allows you to take photos with both front and back cameras on your iDevice and combine them to create a single image. Just align your first shot in the top half of the screen and snap a photo. The bottom half will then light up, allowing you to take another photo with your front-facing camera. You’re then able to enhance and edit your completed image before sharing it via email, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Messages, or AirDrop.