Apps That Went Free on 2015-10-11

iPhone

Astropad Mini Drawing Tablet

Astro HQ

Turn your iPhone into a professional graphics tablet with Astropad Mini.

It’s ideal for graphic artists.

FREE ($9.99) For a limited time FREE ($9.99) For a limited time

Why we picked this?

Get more done while on the go with Astropad Mini. It couples your iPhone’s touch display with your Mac, allowing you to draw naturally and retouch images with precision. Astropad Mini utilizes an innovative technology called LIQUID, making it faster than AirPlay and better than the highest quality JPEG. It also works with any Mac app and all of the most popular styluses out there including Pencil by FiftyThree, Wacom, and Pogo Connect.

If you don’t want to compromise your work while on the go, you have to give Astropad Mini a try. It bursts to 60 FPS even over Wi-Fi, but you can keep your iPhone attached via USB if you like.

If you don’t have a pressure sensitive stylus, skip this one.

iPhone

iPad

Wake Alarm Clock

Jaded Labs Inc

Slap, flip, swipe, and shake your sleep away with this innovative alarm clock app.

It’s ideal for anyone who has trouble getting out of bed.

FREE ($3.99) For a limited time FREE ($3.99) For a limited time

Why we picked this?

Its simple gesture-based UI allows you to quickly set and interact with your alarms. All you have to do is spin the dial to set and swipe down to customize. You're able to personalize your alarms with 12 exclusive sounds, and set recurring alarms for any day of the week. When it's time to get up, you can have the app require you to slap or shake to snooze, flip to disable, or swipe to snooze or disable. The app also includes progressive alarm sounds that gradually get louder, the ability to set your alarm with your voice, landscape orientation support, and three levels of shake difficulty.

If you constantly find yourself sleeping in, give Wake Alarm Clock a try. The app requires you to perform basic actions in order to get the alarm to stop, forcing you to shake the cobwebs off and pop out of bed.

If your iDevice isn’t your bedside clock, skip Wake Alarm Clock.

iPhone

iPad

iBomber Defense Pacific

Cobra Mobile Limited

Secure the Pacific Rim by strategically placing your towers in iBomber Defense Pacific.

It’s for fans of fixed-path tower defense games.

$2.99 $2.99

Why we picked this?

The enemy is closing in and time isn’t on your side. You must place your towers in strategic formations along the path of your enemy. They won’t go down without a fight, however, so you will have to constantly upgrade and repair your towers if you don’t want them to fall. Of course, being an iBomber game, you’re able to bomb your enemies from above when things feel like they’re slipping away.

If you’re a fan of the iBomber series, check out iBomber Defense Pacific. It has all of the best elements from the series and then some.

No matter how you slice it, this is still fixed-path tower defense game. If you’ve never enjoyed the genre, this one won’t change your mind.

iPhone

iPad

Leg·end·ar·y

particlemade

Carve out a path through numbers with Legendary.

It’s for puzzle game fans.

$0.99 $0.99

Why we picked this?

Legendary presents you with a series of character cards with numbers attached to them. Your objective is to add up the cards in order to achieve the target number. Some cards have negative numbers, others can be used multiple times. No matter what, you need to make sure all cards are used up to complete each level.

If you’re into casual puzzle games, check out Legendary today. The difficulty ramps up pretty quickly, so be ready for a challenge.

The gameplay doesn’t vary much, and there’s no way to skip a level.

iPhone

War of Eclipse

Game Stew

Captain your very own air battleship and take the fight to the aliens in this role-playing game.

War of Eclipse is ideal for fans of retro-style graphics and gameplay.

$0.99 $0.99

Why we picked this?

War of Eclipse is unabashedly retro. Its pixel art graphics are sharp and its gameplay brutally difficult. You’re able to choose from seven powerful battleships, each of which can be customized in a variety of ways. Blast away all kinds of alien invaders by perfectly timing your shots. The game includes 35 enemy types to take on, random equipment drops, and seven different endings to discover.

If you like your retro games to span more than one genre, War of Eclipse is a perfect fit for you. It beautifully blends timing, role-playing, and adventure elements to offer one unique experience.

As we stated earlier, War of Eclipse is unabashedly retro. This can be a positive and a negative. If you like your graphics in 3-D and your gameplay fast and loose, avoid War of Eclipse.