Apps That Went Free on 2016-11-21

iPhone

iPad

Highlights Monster Day

Highlights for Children, Inc.

Teach your child meaningful lessons about everyday life with Highlights Monster Day.

It’s for preschoolers.

FREE ($2.99) For a limited time FREE ($2.99) For a limited time

Why we picked this?

Highlights Monster Day will teach your child about friendship by exploring the world around them. They get to choose one of five friendly monsters and guide them through their day. Your child will be tasked with helping their monster brush their teeth, eat breakfast, complete school projects, wash up, and more.

If you want to promote caring values, this is a great app to do it with. These little monsters are truly lovable.

There’s a lot to do for young children, but older kids won’t get much out of the experience.

iPhone

iPad

Platforms Unlimited

XperimentalZ Games

Get ready for the platforming challenge of your life in Platforms Unlimited.

It’s the perfect one-button arcade game.

FREE ($0.99) For a limited time FREE ($0.99) For a limited time

Why we picked this?

Tap the screen to get your little blue dude to start sliding across the platform. Tap the screen again to perform a short jump, or tap and hold to jump farther. Do everything in your power to avoid the red enemies while collecting coins and bonuses to move up the leaderboards. The game includes two modes, procedurally generated levels, loads of missions to complete, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

If you’re looking for a way to get your daily gaming fix, this is it.

It’s a blast in short bursts, but it does get repetitive when played for long periods of time.

iPhone

iPad

Network Utility Pro

Fausto Ristagno

Get all of the information pertaining to your network in one place with Network Utility.

It’s a handy tool for those in the IT field.

$1.99 $1.99

Why we picked this?

Network Utility is able to grab and display everything about your connected network. It includes information like internal and external IP, network name, MAC address, gateway address, subnet mask, and DNS addresses. With just a tap, you’re also able to ping a domain, query a Whois server, and utilize NSLookup. Whatever information you discover can be copied to the clipboard.

If you frequently need to lookup network information, you won’t find a faster way to do it. The app even offers a widget.

It has a clear purpose. It’s not intended for everyone.

iPhone

Smart PDF Scanner

Qrayon, LLC

Ditch your home or office scanner and utilize your iDevice instead with Smart PDF Scanner.

It’s ideal for business professionals and anyone else in need of turning physical documents into digital copies.

$4.99 $4.99

Why we picked this?

Smart PDF Scanner is perfect for all your scanning needs. Its powerful capturing and rendering engine ensures you’ll come out with crystal clear scans every time. It’s able to automatically detect the edges of your document, and you can manually change the parameters afterward if need be. Smart PDF Scanner utilizes a simple tagging system, allowing you to color code categories and properly sort your scans. Scans can be shared via email or AirDrop, or you can upload them to the cloud.

If you’re tired of dealing with big and bulky scanners, give Smart PDF Scanner a try. It’s just as effective, and much more convenient.

If you already have a go-to scanner app, you can probably skip this one. Although it provides crystal clear scans and all kinds of handy tools to organize your scans, it’s impossible to import your old ones.

iPhone

iPad

Tiny Dentist Christmas

Anastazja Bagdziun-Markacheva

Your child gets to play dentist and help their patients get healthy holiday smiles with this entertainment app.

It’s a great way to keep your children busy over the holiday break.

$1.99 $1.99

Why we picked this?

There’s just so much to do in Tiny Dentist Christmas. It includes a vast number of colorful characters in need of some serious dental help. Your child can scroll through all of the tools at the bottom of the screen and tap on the ones that want to use like an extractor, brush, bleach, x-ray, and braces. They can also snap pictures of their patient during or after the procedure and share them on Facebook.

If you have a young child that enjoys playing with your iPhone or iPad, install Tiny Dentist Christmas and hand it off. They’ll keep busy with teeth cleaning for quite a while.

The app’s intended for children ages four and above.