Apps That Went Free on 2018-02-12

iPhone

Tide Alert

Rivolu LLC

Know where the tide will be with Tide Alert.

Anyone who spends time near or on the ocean.

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

Why we picked this?

Outdoor enthusiasts will love Tide Alert’s fast and accurate forecasts. It taps into thousands of tide stations across the coastal United States. You’re able to add tide stations to your favorites list and have data available for offline viewing. It neatly presents the high and low tide times for the selected day along with the levels. Drag your finger across the bottle of the screen to scroll through the tides. Custom local notifications can be set up to alert you when the tide is right, and a convenient lock screen widget makes it easy to get your information at a glance.

You love kayaking, surfing, fishing, and even just going to the beach. Tide Alert will definitely come in handy.

You’re nowhere near the ocean or live outside of the U.S.

iPhone

iPad

Cheerleader - Stay Productive

Monkey Taps

Get cheered on throughout the day with Cheerleader.

Those who need some extra motivation.

FREE ($1.99) For a limited time FREE ($1.99) For a limited time

Why we picked this?

Cheerleader will get the positivity flowing. You’ll first be asked to set up when your daily reminders begin and end, and how many times you want them to be sent throughout the day. Then select your favorites from a wide variety of cheerful messages and they’ll help perk you up when needed. The app includes more than 30 themes to choose from, and the ability to share the messages.

Daily life gets you down. Cheerleader will pick you right back up.

You’re looking for a task manager. This is simply a way to receive positive messages through push notifications.

iPad

Inspire Pro

snowCanoe

This art creation app makes you feel as if you’re drawing, sketching, and painting on a real canvas.

Artists who need a canvas with them wherever they go.

$9.99 $9.99

Why we picked this?

You’re able to utilize 80 high quality brushes and tools, which are divided into eight sets: Oil Paint, Airbrushes, Basic Shapes, Graphite Pencils, Wax Crayons, Markers, Chalk, and Textures. Each can be used as a wet or dry brush, and each can be customized with different pressure, size, opacity, space, and scatter settings. Canvases can consist of three different sizes. You’re even able to record your every brush stroke and have them all played back to you or your audience. The list of features goes on and on.

You’re an artist looking for a digital canvas. The full-fledged Apple Pencil support is great if you’re working on an iPad Pro.

You want even more brush sets. They are behind a paywall.

iPhone

iPad

EXIF Viewer by Fluntro

Fluntro

Find out more about the photos you’ve taken with EXIF Viewer.

Professional iPhoneographers.

$2.99 $2.99

Why we picked this?

Want to know everything about your photos? Just launch EXIF Viewer and provide it with access to your photo library. EXIF Viewer will then grab each photo’s EXIF metadata and display the most important information right below. You can swipe across a photo to view even more detailed information. Tap on a photo to bring up the ability to remove the EXIF data. The app also includes a wide variety of other handy features including a photos extension, three viewing modes, a Messages app, and the ability to copy EXIF metadata to the clipboard.

You’re interested in finding out what settings and tools were used to take your photos.

You simply don’t care about metadata.