Apps That
Went Free on
2015-02-08

Easy Square takes the decision making out of uploading photos to Instagram. Instead of cropping your photos down to a 1:1 ratio, it allows you to add custom backgrounds to fill in the space. Background options include white, black, custom color, image, and blur. Your photo can be freely moved around the space, and you can round off the corners and add a drop shadow. The app also includes the ability to store your most frequently used tags.

Each pad responds to your fingers in different ways. Slide your fingers across them, slap them, and pluck them to create completely different sounds. The app includes multitouch support, 9 transposable pad layouts, individual voices for each finger, MIDI support, Audiobus support, and the ability to record your tunes and share them via email, AudioCopy, or SoundCloud.

It supports more than 30 different file formats including PDF, Pages, TXT, PNG, M4V, and MP4. You're able to import files via Wi-Fi, iTunes File Sharing, the built-in browser, or Dropbox, Box, SkyDrive, or Google Drive. All files can be arranged within folders, copied, renamed, zipped, and viewed. However, PDF files allow for a bit more functionality. You’re able to add your signature, draw over the top, highlight text, add text, and insert images. The app also includes search, history, and passcode protection.

Having a command line in iOS is not only efficient, it’s also a lot of fun. You're able to type out all of the most common shell commands, or you can try ipash-specific commands to perform simple tasks like launch Apple's Maps app or generate an email. Common gestures allow you to quickly access command history, autocomplete text, and interrupt the execution of commands. The app also includes Dropbox support. If you're new to Bash, just type in "help" to get a list of commands.