Apps That
Went Free on
2015-10-19

You get to play as Guts, a fearless swordsmen on a journey to retrieve the Guardian Sword. But you’re not the only one after it, so you’ll have to fight for it by matching tiles. Tiles don’t have to be adjacent to be matched. You simply must connect three or more to utilize their powers. The game includes more than 120 different enemies and bosses to fight, the ability to upgrade your character’s skills, and more than 90 maps to travel across.

This digital adaptation of the best-selling Ticket to Ride Europe board game has you taking turns with your opponent playing railway cards in order to claim routes on a map. You'll also encounter ferries, tunnels, and stations for the first time. The game includes a tutorial video, a single player mode with five AI personalities, local and online multiplayer modes, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

MailTime reimagines the way you deal with email. It grabs your email threads and turns them into bubble chats, allowing you to cut through the clutter and communicate more efficiently. If you want to view the original email, just tap the bubble. MailTime’s smart inbox system also learns from your email behavior, automatically sorting email from accounts you’ve already interacted with into a separate tab, helping you quickly find the threads that matter. The app also includes a bunch of other handy features like the ability to quickly create and assign to-dos using the @ symbol, warnings for messages that ramble on, and quick access buttons to cloud services.

This digital adaptation of the best-selling Ticket to Ride board game has you taking turns with your opponent playing railway cards in order to claim routes on a map. The game includes a tutorial video, a single player mode with four AI personalities, local and online multiplayer modes, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Speedometer+ accurately measures your speed in mph, km/h, and knots. Just swipe left and right to toggle between the modes. Speedometer+ is able to record your maximum speed for each session, and you can lock it in to ensure it’s not overwritten by a new one. The app also allows you to share your maximum speed, and record your trip distance. Flip your iDevice into landscape orientation to get a full screen view.