Apps That
Went Free on
2014-08-23

You’re able to move your character around the arena by tapping where you want it to go. When the time is right, strike with your spear by tapping, dragging, and releasing your finger in the direction of your opponent. Hopefully you land your blow, because you must chase down your spear to fire again, and you don’t want to be caught running around without it. The battle will continue until you take a hit yourself. The game includes three modes, three map types with two variants each, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Simply launch the app and start taking notes. A custom bar across the top of your keyboard allows you to instantly add checkboxes, bullets, time stamps, and tags. It also allows you to send your notes to Evernote with a single tap. SnapEntry includes undo and redo, reminders, TextExpander support, multiple themes and font sizes to choose from, and URL scheme support.

The basic goal of the game is to match three or more of the same colored blocks by sliding them up, down, left, or right. When you swipe, all of the blocks on the screen will move in one direction until they stop. As you progress, special four and five blocks will appear, requiring you to make larger matches. If you’re able to, you’ll be rewarded with special bomb and diamond blocks that will help you clear the board. The game includes full stat tracking, light and dark themes, six color schemes, two original songs, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Inspired by Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers, Rare Candy helps you master skills through recording and scoring. The idea is to fight your way to 10,000 hours of practice and earn the right to be called a master of your trade. All you have to do is enter something you want to master, and then start recording the time spent doing it. You’ll start to level up quickly at first, but as you put in the hours you’ll see how much dedication is needed to become a true master. You’re also able to record daily activities, which are physical and mental tasks, to help keep your health and mana bars full. You’re able to set reminders as well to help you stay on task. The app includes loads of skill icons to choose from, customizable profiles, and the ability to share your achievements via Facebook, Twitter, AirDrop, or email.

You're provided with instant access to a handful elements and number buttons in order to allow you to easily construct chemical formulas. You can also just swipe right to left to reveal an alphabetical list of all of the elements of the periodic table. Tap and hold on an element to view details about it. The app also includes organic groups, formula history, and the ability to assign elements or groups to buttons.

Utilize the thousands of 3-D rendered parts and accessories to craft your personal doll from scratch. Just tap on a zone on the doll to select it, and then tap on a part or accessory to place it. You're able to move, rotate, and resize each part and accessory via multitouch controls. You can then snap a picture of your bobble-head and share it, or share your "DNA" file via email for others to use.