Apps That
Went Free on
2014-11-19

The Wolf Among Us doesn’t hold back. You get to play as Bigby Wolf, Sheriff of Fabletown, and right from the get-go you’re introduced to a brutal murder scene that’s just a taste of things to come. Every decision you make and action you take has consequences, so pay close attention to your surroundings and do your best to survive in the dark world. The game is based on the Eisner Award-winning Fables comic book series and is episodic in nature. The first episode, Faith, is included for free. Additional episodes can be obtained via in-app purchase.

Is it an interactive entertainment app? Is it a music creation app? It doesn’t matter what it is because it’s a whole lot of fun! Musyc Pro allows you to create music by drawing shapes, placing them around the screen, and then allowing them to bounce around. You’re able to create everything from the simple to the complex using the 88 different instruments, and the ultra-realistic physics engine does all of the heavy lifting for you. We could go on and on about all of the amazing features and fantastic graphic design within Musyc Pro, but just try it for yourself. You’re going to be impressed.

Almost every other heart rate monitor in the App Store does one thing and one thing only: Monitor your heart rate. That’s great, but what about actually improving your health and happiness? That’s where HeartRate+ comes in. It helps you reduce stress and improve your performance through guided breathing exercises. Just hold your finger over your iDevice’s camera and LED flash. The app will monitor your heart rate and display your coherence. Follow the yellow dot at the bottom of the screen to see when to breathe, hold your breath, and exhale. An additional Coherence Spectrum mode is available via in-app purchase.

Cute Food’s slick presentation and upbeat environment will turn any fussy eater into a fruits and vegetables consuming machine. They're able to choose from 20 meal outlines, 16 different plate designs, and 16 cloth designs. Your child can then drag and drop over 200 different pieces of fruits and vegetables onto their plate to recreate the meal scenes using the outlines. Their special dishes can be named and saved for later viewing.

Satellite Safari is about as accurate as space reference apps come, allowing you to track down satellites with your telescope with ease. The app displays every satellite that has been deployed into our orbit and is still in operation, including the International Space Station. You’re able to key in one any one thanks to precise GPS location data, which is updated every single second. You can also get different views so you’ll know exactly when one is passing overhead, and find out about each one’s mission history and purpose.