Apps That
Went Free on
2014-09-14

You’ve never seen a puzzle game like this before. The object of the game is to swipe up and down in order to position the levitating blocks into the correct slot in the portal. The correct slot is determined by how the block appears; it must match the signature in the bottom right corner of the screen. You will know if you’ve chosen the right slot if the portal turns red. As you progress through the game, things will become more and more difficult as the blocks speed up. We highly recommend going through the tutorial so you can get a better idea of what the game is about.

Words With Monsters utilizes the same tried and true word game formula found in Scrabble, but adds role-playing game elements to provide a wholly unique experience. When you create valid words from your letters and submit them, instead of adding to your total score, those points are actually used as hit points that are applied to your enemy’s health. You must try to create the best possible words and place them on letter multipliers to remove your opponent’s health before they do the same to you.

Most finance apps are all cluttered up with unnecessary options and data, but not Easy Spending Expense Tracker. The app’s home screen only displays your current account balance and two buttons: Add Income and Add Expense. When adding income or an expense, you simply have to define an amount and choose a category. The amount will automatically be added to or subtracted from your total. You’re able to look back through your transaction history, and create reports from all of the data.

Trixibrix is about as straightforward of a brick-breaking game as you’ll find, which is why we love it. The entire bottom half of the screen is devoted to your finger. Slide back and forth across the region to control you paddle. The moment your finger touches the screen the ball will be launched, so be ready! All of the bricks you need to break scroll across the screen continuously, requiring you to break until you can’t break anymore. Power-ups will also randomly appear, giving you a chance to earn multiple balls and lives back.

Stock Grader couldn’t possibly be any easier to use. All you have to do is enter the name or symbol of the company you’re considering investing in, and Stock Grader will analyze all of the data and provide a letter grade. An overall letter grade will help you determine how safe and intelligent your pick is, and you can dig deeper to look at letter grades for profitability, efficiency, liabilities, and valuation.

We really like Dailybook because it’s just so elegant. When creating a new entry, you’re able to title and tag it, and attach audio recordings or photos. Entries can also be bookmarked for quick discovery. All of your entries are automatically sorted by date, but you can search for specific ones by keywords or tags. You can personalize Dailybook using the wide variety of text formatting options, and password protect your entire journal to keep those special moments away from prying eyes.