Apps That
Went Free on
2014-11-02

Snapling will bring you and your friends together. Start off by creating a free account within the app and include a profile photo. Then go outside and snap a photo of something cool to plant your Snapling. Anyone with the app installed can hunt it down using the app’s built-in GPS and compass. To score points, just align the object with the Snapling photo. The app can also run in the background in order to notify you when you’re near a Snapling.

This relaxation app is all about enjoying the seasons. It includes 48 ambient sounds, a dozen for each season of the year, which can be played with a tap. You’re also able to mix and match sounds and have them play at different volumes to create your own complex ambience. Mixes can be saved and sorted within the in-app library. The app also includes a collection of binaural beats for brainwave entrainment, isochronic tones, timers, and alarms.

SnapStill makes capturing action shots remarkably easy since it doesn’t require you to have a quick trigger finger. All you have to do is record video of your subject, or you can import a video from your library, and pull shots from it. You can quickly jump to a point in your video by sliding your finger across the timeline, or swipe across the video itself to move through it frame-by-frame. Once you have found the shot you want, capture it with a tap. Simple as that!

Scanning is a breeze with SharpScan Pro. You’re able to scan a single page or multiple pages rapidly. The app’s powerful camera engine ensures every pixel counts, getting rid of noise, shadows, distortions, and other artifacts. It’s also able to automatically detect the edges of your documents, but you can manually adjust them if need be. After scanning your documents you’re able to recognize the text in over 50 languages. Documents can be stored in the app, on your iDevice, or in the cloud.

Quest does away with all of the frills of a regular browser to provide you with more speed and viewing space. The only thing you’ll see on the screen is the web. There’s not even a URL field at the top. Instead, you must swipe left to right to show the URL and search field. Translucent circles will appear over the screen to indicate you can go forward or backward.

A Dark Room starts you off with basically zero instructions. All you have is a black screen that offers you a single choice: lighting the fire. From there you will have to dig deeper and deeper into the winding, unpredictable story. If we told you anymore it would ruin the entire experience, so just tap that download button and enjoy the hours of entertainment ahead of you.