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Apps That
Went Free on
2017-11-09

Find your way back, allow your imagination to run wild in a virtual dollhouse, and create wacky hairstyles with today’s collection of apps and games.

Avid Sports Chat
iPhone
Avid Sports Chat

Avid Sports Chat

Avid AI Inc

Chat with your friends about sports during and after the game with Avid Sports Chat.

Sports fans of all types.

FREE ($1.99) For a limited time FREE ($1.99) For a limited time
Why we picked this?

Avid Sports Chat provides a totally new way to follow your favorite teams and players. To get things started, you’ll have to chat with a bot in order to help determine your favorite players, teams, and sports. The app will then scour the web to ensure you never miss out on another score, highlight, or breaking news article. Group chats allow for good-natured banter amongst friends, or you can enter the “Sports Bar” and make your opinions public. Messages from the Sports Bar can be inserted into private conversations as well. Avid Sports Chat covers all of your favorite sports from the NFL and NBA to MMA and Formula 1.

You’re enjoy being vocal about sports. And really, who isn’t?

You prefer keeping to yourself.

GPS Navigation Hiking Compass
iPhone
GPS Navigation Hiking Compass

GPS Navigation Hiking Compass

Alexander Deplov

Store GPS locations and find your way back to them with this navigation app.

Adventurers and travelers alike.

FREE ($2.99) For a limited time FREE ($2.99) For a limited time
Why we picked this?

We really enjoy using Anchor Point because of its simplicity. Just tap the “Add Anchor” button to pinpoint your location, and attach a name and icon to it. The location will be stored in your personal list where you can also share it with your friends. When you want to make your way back to your anchor point, just follow the compass or view the directions on the built-in map.

You’re frequently in places were maps fail. Parks, rural areas, parking lots, and such.

Maps is cutting it for you.

My Little Princess : Castle
iPhone
iPad
My Little Princess : Castle

My Little Princess : Castle

My Town Games LTD

Enter the castle and allow your imagination to run wild with My Little Princess.

Children ages three through 12.

$3.99 $3.99
Why we picked this?

My Little Princess is a virtual dollhouse. It’s filled with 12 rooms that’ll allow your child to play and create. All of the rooms are highly interactive and can be littered with various characters, accessories, and props. Like all other games from the developer, your child can enjoy the content without any pressure. Just tap and swipe to see what happens.

Your child loves to pretend. It’s an open and completely safe environment for them to explore.

Your child needs structure. My Little Princess is void of objectives.

Catch a Color Deluxe Ball Drop
iPhone
iPad
Catch a Color Deluxe Ball Drop

Catch a Color Deluxe Ball Drop

Andrey Spencer

Get the balls into their matching buckets in Catch a Color.

Casual gamers.

$0.99 $0.99
Why we picked this?

Catch a Color will put your reflexes to the test. It features three different game modes, but all have the same general concept. Balls fall from the top of the screen, and you must tap to swap the buckets at the bottom in order to get them into their matching buckets. Easy mode has balls dropping only down the center, and hard mode has them dropping in three different spots. A level mode requires you to last a specific amount of time.

You prefer simple pick-up-and-play games.

You’re color blind.

Toca Hair Salon
iPhone
iPad
Toca Hair Salon

Toca Hair Salon

Toca Boca AB

This highly interactive and rather amusing entertainment app allows your child to run their own Toca Hair Salon.

Parents.

$3.99 $3.99
Why we picked this?

Look at that hair! Tock Hair Salon allows you and your child to create some of the wackiest hairstyles ever seen. Your child can choose from six adorable characters and give them brand new hairdos. As your child shampoos, combs, cuts, and colors hair, the character will react with funny faces and sounds. The app includes a wide variety of trimming and styling tools, 12 hair colors, loads of accessories to add, and the ability to take snapshots of their unique creations.

Your child loves to play with dolls. They’re going to have fun dressing up the characters in Toca Hair Salon.

Children under the age of four They will have difficulties navigating the interface.

DMD Panorama
iPhone
iPad
DMD Panorama

DMD Panorama

Dermandar

Capture 360 degree panoramas with DMD Panorama.

Photographers who love to experiment.

$9.99 $9.99
Why we picked this?

DMD Panorama will take your panorama game to a whole new level. It allows you to capture full 360 degree cylindrical panoramas with either the front- or back-facing camera on your iDevice. You’re able to upload your favorites for the entire DMD community to see, export them as looping videos, embed them on your blog, or simply share them with friends and family. The app also includes a variety of advanced camera settings, and the ability to order prints of your work.

You want to do more with your panoramas. It’ll open up a whole new world of photography.

You want HD results. The option is only available via in-app purchase.