Apps That
Went Free on
2014-10-27

Weather 2x has an animated, gesture-driven interface that’s simply a treat to use. It clearly displays the current outdoor temperatures, precipitation, visibility, humidity, wind speed, and barometric pressure. If you swipe up you’re able to view a five-day forecast. A right to left swipe allows you to view an hourly weather forecast. Swipe left to right to add additional locations. The app also includes a 24 hour mode, iCloud support, and metric support.

The animations, artwork, and story in Gary’s Place are all simply fantastic. Gary is tired of his parents’ cramped space, so he decides to set out to build his own home. The only problem is, he can’t stop building and disaster ends up destroying all of his hard work. You and your kids can enjoy the tale on your own or follow along with the narrator. Each page is loaded with cute and colorful characters, and fun interactive animations.

Cloning apps can be difficult to use, but not Ghost Lens Pro. Just select one of the frame layouts, record your first video or photo, and keep your iDevice in the same position and record another video or photo. You can add alpha labels within your timeline to add fade in and fade out effects as well. Then let Ghost Lens Pro generate your final ghostly video. The app includes more than 40 frame designs, 118 filters and effects, and the ability to add music to your videos.

You’re able to create as many agendas and schedules as you like. Events can include tasks, which can be added in batches, and they will appear in both list and calendar form. Tasks can be customized with different durations, people, places, and colors to keep things nice and tidy. You’re also able to manipulate the calendar and task list via common gestures. Entire agendas can be exported and shared via email. If you want to export them to Excel or as PDFs, you will have to unlock the abilities via in-app purchase.

Data Widget is so simple yet so effective. Launch the app, set your data cap, set your start and end date, and record any usage you may already have. Then swipe down to bring up Notification Center and add the widget by tapping the “Edit” button found all the way at the bottom. After that, any time you want to check your current data usage in real-time, just swipe down!

We really like Witches’ Brew because it’s fun for the whole family thanks to its kid-safe environment. You won’t find any ads, in-app purchases, external links, or data collection here. Just pure arcade fun. You’re put in control of a witch and her cauldron, and you must gather the correct ingredients falling from the sky by tilting your iDevice before time expires.