Apps That
Went Free on
2014-04-26

Play as Paddy and try to work your way through the King’s Castle as quickly as possible to recover the gold that was stolen by The Fool. Paddy isn’t exactly the aggressive type, however, so you’ll have to use your stealth skills to sneak by guards and other scoundrels. You’re even able to utilize environmental objects to create new paths or find new hiding spots. You’re able to guide Paddy around the environments just by dragging your finger where you want him to go. Double-tap to leap to platforms, and put two fingers to the screen to rotate the camera.

Pure allows you to focus on the many, beautiful photos found on Flickr. After logging into your account, you’re able to browse through your own feed, check out favorites, see the latest uploads, and view some of the more interesting photos on Flickr. Photos are presented in a one big scrolling list, and you can tap on them to get a closer look. If you swipe right to left you can dig a little deeper to comment on a photo, download or share it, or view it on the web. You can also double-tap on a photo to favorite it, and search for photos with a downward swipe.

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.

When creating a new task, you’re able to describe it, tag it, and set a reminder. All of your tasks will be sorted automatically by priority level, and you can quickly reschedule them with a single tap. You’re also able to create custom tags and sort tasks by those tags. Where Zippy differs from similar productivity apps is with its thoughtful insights. As you use the app more and more, you’ll be able to analyze your habits through an infographic and get better at getting things done.

You're able to view, convert, merge, edit, and manage all of your PDFs while on the go with ease. You can also turn almost anything into a PDF with a single tap, including photos, clipboard text, web pages, maps, contacts, and Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files. Attach notes, highlight text, insert stamps, and draw right on top of your PDFs before sharing them via email or Dropbox. The app also includes the ability to manage files with folders, and import files via iTunes File Sharing, Box.net, Dropbox, and Mobile Safari.

Slide your finger across the screen to select a column for your numbered tile to fall through and release to drop. The idea is to match the correct number of tiles with the corresponding number on the tile. For example, if your selected tile is a four, you need four matched tiles to remove them all from the board. Gray blocks will also appear, and they can be cleared by creating matches with other tiles or you can use the powerful one tile. You’re able to earn bonus points be successfully matching multiple tiles of the same number. The game includes four modes, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.