Apps That
Went Free on
2013-12-21

Play as Blockman and try to stay alive in a crumbling world in this endless vertical climbing game. Blocks are constantly falling from the sky, so to survive you'll need to dodge and make your way up them. You're able to blast blocks with your laser gun, but keep in mind it takes a few shots to destroy them. The game includes three modes, loads of unlockable characters, an awesome chiptune soundtrack, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

The app features a powerful image processor, which optimizes your scans by auto-detecting a document's edges and removing shadows. You're also able to manually adjust the crop if need be, apply a filter, or rotate or flip your scan. Then save your scan as a PDF and share it via email, AirDrop iTunes File Sharing, Wi-Fi, or any one of the many cloud storage services.

Whiskers and his gang of mutant goons have taken your friends captive. Armed with a fist full of cheese, you must run and jump your way around dangerous obstacles and through each exit. You’re able to chuck pieces of cheese at your foes, but it will cost you points. You’re also able to manipulate items within the environment to reach new areas. The game includes four environments, 12 levels, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

With Weight Snap, there’s no need to waste your time with calorie counting. Instead, you’re able to create a food diary by snapping photos of each meal. You’re also able to attach notes to each photo and rate your meal according to your diet. Then when you look back on your diary, you can see how good or bad you have been doing with your diet. The app also includes the ability to set goals and reminders, monitor your progress via a chart, share your diet data, and track your BMI, body fat percentage, weight, waist size, chest size, and hip size.

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 three deck options, local and online multiplayer, stat tracking, and a super mode.

The app features a powerful image processor, which optimizes your scans by auto-detecting a document's edges and removing shadows. You're also able to manually adjust the crop if need be, apply a filter, or rotate or flip your scan. Then save your scan as a PDF and share it via email, AirDrop iTunes File Sharing, Wi-Fi, or any one of the many cloud storage services.

You're able to mash away on the scrollable keyboard to create and record tunes whenever the moment strikes. The app features a 32-bit professional quality digital signal processor, allowing you to hear your tunes just as they were intended. The app also includes dual analog modeling oscillators, Audiobus input, MIDI-in, SoundCloud support, and 30 factory presets.

Go head-to-head with friends or random opponents in thrilling math battles. You're each provided with a limited amount of time to solve as many problems as possible using the numbers available to you. Just tap or drag the numbers into the open slots at the bottom of the screen along with the correct symbol to equal the number at the top. You're able to utilize power-ups to help boost your score, but they'll cost you precious tokens. The game includes achievements and leaderboards via Game Center as well.