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Free Apps to Download TODAY ONLY 12/16/2016

December 16, 2016 by macjeff

The Pedestal , Drop The Chicken 2 , Blur Bokeh - Light Photo Effect Background and more

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The Pedestal ( $FREE → Free ) Daniel Ivanov Akira is a young ninja on the path to becoming a Sensei. The only way to achieve this high order is to survive the pedestal for three minutes. Shurikens and scythes will enter the screen from all angles, and you must tap to jump or double-jump to avoid a direct hit. As time passes, the pedestal itself will also begin to move. You have three lives to try and outlast the timer.

Drop The Chicken 2 ( $FREE → Free ) Jesse Kuronen Chuck has been captured by an evil monkey ring master. To escape from the circus, you must help Chuck perform pool diving tricks while catching bugs along the way. While Chuck is on his platform, you’re required to move a wide variety of objects to ensure he safely lands in the pool. When you believe you have everything just right, flip the switch and see how he performs. The game includes 100 puzzles, five bonus levels, and in-game helping hands.

Blur Bokeh - Light Photo Effect Background ( $FREE → Free ) Nine Curves Any photo in your library is fair game. After importing one, you’re able to add shapes and light leaks with a tap. You’re also able to take a new photo with live bokeh effects. After settling on an effect, you’re able to reduce or delete parts of it by swiping your finger across the screen. The app includes 85 effects in all.

Adventure Beyond Time ( $FREE → Free ) Aircamp Games Adventure Beyond Time takes players on a journey across a mysterious island. Lost and without a way off the island, you must pursue the ever-elusive Dr. Teresa Von Awesome to get some answers. Make your way through 150 atmospheric environments in search of clues, and collect more than 100 unique items in order to help solve puzzles.

Windy ~ Sleep Relax Meditate & white noise sounds ( $FREE → Free ) Franz Bruckhoff Windy combines natural wind recordings with stunning artwork to help you sleep, relax, study, or meditate. It utilizes stereoscopic 3-D audio that’s optimized for headphones, so you can drift off into your own little world. The six natural wind recordings can be mixed with rain, river sounds, birds, and crickets. There’s also a whimsical story embedded within the app, allowing you to follow Windy on her journey to breathtaking locations.

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Minimize is a Beautiful Puzzler About Simplification

December 15, 2016 by macjeff

minimize ($2.99) by BorderLeap, LLC is a relaxing puzzle game about matching tiles. If you’re looking for a simple puzzle game that will help you take some stress off from the pre-holidays, then Minimize has you covered. It is from the same guys who brought you the Harmony series, Drop Flip, and Alpha Omega, all of which were fine games themselves.

Even though the holidays are coming up in a little over a week, I’ve been feeling the stress this week with finals and last minute holiday shopping. When I am feeling the pressure, I like to just hide from reality for a bit and bury myself deep into video games, whether it’s my 3DS, PS4, or just my iPhone. But since my job is to cover iOS games, I spend a lot of time with them and one of my favorite genres are puzzles that keep my mind stimulated with a challenge while also being relaxing at the same time. Since Borderleap came out with the aforementioned games a while back, I’ve been fans of what they churn out onto the App Store. Naturally, when the news of Minimize hit my inbox a few weeks ago, I was eager to give the game a try. Now that it’s here for everyone, it surely doesn’t disappoint.

Visually, Minimize features a super minimal aesthetic that is sure to appeal to fans of simple design. The game consists of a 3-D isometric appearance that is made up of a flat game board with various colored tiles scattered on top of it. As you progress in the game, the board will build upon itself and expand on the previous level, and the colors will gradually change, while the game throws in more hues into the mix to make things a bit more complex. On top of the clean interface, Borderleap went with some nice soft colors that still provide good contrast with the pastel backgrounds and white game board, so it’s an overall pleasing look and feel. Animations are smooth and fluid with no lag on my iPhone 7, and the ambient soundtrack is soothing. I definitely recommend using a good pair of headphones while you play the game for a truly immersive relaxing session. Like their previous games, Borderleap has done an excellent job with Minimize in terms of visual and audio design.

Like many other puzzle games, Minimize is level-based and you’ll have to solve the puzzles in chronological order. At the moment, there are 100 levels to go through. However, since the game’s stages build on top of one another, this makes perfect sense here, and it’s fun to watch the game board grow to become more intricate and complex as you advance. There is also no level select screen, but you can navigate back to previous stages from the game menu when you’re on a puzzle. The goal in Minimize is pretty straightforward: match the colored tiles on the board in groups of at least two or more to clear them out until no tile remains. While this sounds easy, it gets trickier the further you get. Fortunately, the game does not have timers or move restrictions, so you can play at your own pace, which I love. There are also no hints of any kind, because when it comes down to it, every puzzle can be solved through simple trial-and-error.

Controls in Minimize are as simple as they come. To move all of the tiles at once, just swipe your finger on the screen in the direction you want them to go. It’s either all-or-nothing when it comes to tile movement here. The tiles will stop moving once they hit a dead end or the edge of the board. Since all of the tiles move together, you’ll have to plan your swipes strategically so that you can match all of the like-colored tiles together in groups of two or more. If a single tile gets left behind, then you’ll have to restart the level. Seeing as the game does not penalize you in any way, failure is completely acceptable and you can always just jump right back into it later if you’re feeling a bit flustered at a stage.

Even though there are no penalties for failure in this game, Borderleap has included some achievements and leaderboards. There is also full game save sync through iCloud so that you can pick up where you left off on any iPhone, iPad, or even Apple TV.

I’ve been playing Minimize whenever I have some spare downtime lately, and I’m in love with it so far. I’m a sucker for puzzle games and Minimize delivers flawlessly. The game is gorgeous to look at, the music is captivating, and the controls are intuitive and responsive. The game mechanic is not exactly new, but it’s still fun to play when you want to just unwind for a bit, and being able to play at your own pace and not be under pressure for anything is nice. It’s also fun to watch the levels grow from their predecessor, as it adds another layer of depth to the game.

I highly recommend checking out Minimize if you’re a fan of relaxing puzzlers. You can get Minimize on the App Store as a universal download for your iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV for just $2.99. There are no in-app purchases.

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Free Apps to Download TODAY ONLY 12/15/2016

December 15, 2016 by macjeff

Tally Counters , Sunday Lawn Seasons , BrainWave Tuner - Binaural beats & white noise and more

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Tally Counters ( $FREE → Free ) Thomas Tsopanakis Tally Counters allows you to count whatever you want, whenever you want with ease. It’s able to be used in portrait or landscape orientation, and its big buttons make it easy to accurately count your things. Counters can take on different background images to help set them apart, and there’s no limit to the counter value. You’re also able to search for counters, sync them with iCloud, share them, and control them through a widget.

Sunday Lawn Seasons ( $FREE → Free ) Donut Games Charlie’s landscaping business has been going so well he has decided to expand. Now it’s a year round business that offers leaf clearing, snow shoveling, grass fertilizing, and lawn mowing services. You’re able to guide Charlie and his machinery around the screen with swipes. Try to create streaks by going down paths without crossing back over already cleared areas to earn bonus points. You’ll also want to try and avoid dog poop, toys, angry hedgehogs, and other crazy obstacles. The game includes four modes, MFi controller support, ION Arcade controller support, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

BrainWave Tuner - Binaural beats & white noise ( $FREE → Free ) PPL Development Company LLC BrainWave Tuner includes 26 professionally built brainwave entrainment programs to choose from. Each program focuses on a specific need such as pain relief, relaxation, creativity, energy, and even headache treatments. You’re able to mark the most frequently used programs as favorites, and you can adjust the strength of the brainwave and ambient sounds. The app also includes adjustable durations for your sessions.

Solve - A colorful graphing calculator ( $FREE → Free ) Pomegranate Apps Solve is not only the best graphing calculator around, it’s also the best overall calculator thanks to its unique colorful interface. The colors aren’t there just to pretty things up. They also serve as separate calculators that can interact with each other. For example, if you store an answer within one calculator, you can swipe across the color bar to recall and use it in another calculator. Whenever you have an equation with variables that can be plotted a “Touch to Plot” button will appear, allowing you to quickly turn it into a graph. The app is loaded with other great features, and thankfully in-depth tutorials are available to help you take full advantage of all of them.

Tiggly Christmas: Fun Creative Holiday Game for Preschool Kids ( $FREE → Free ) Tiggly Tiggly Christmas is filled with wonderful interactive experiences. Your child can go through all of the Christmas traditions like decorating a tree, opening gifts, playing with toys, taking family photos, and sending postcards. All of the activities include voiceovers and visual cues.

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Find Your White Noise Zen in Wildfulness 2

December 14, 2016 by macjeff

Wildfulness 2 - Relaxing Nature Scenes & Sounds (Free) by Wild Ventures is a gorgeous white noise app for those who love the sounds of nature. If you need a simple app for helping you unwind and relax after stressful times, then this is a great way to do so. It joins the ranks of other fantastic white noise apps on the App Store, including Away and Sunny.

As someone who gets stressed out relatively easily, when I’m not taking my stress out in video games, I like to relax with white noise, especially before bed, where my mind always seems to be going full speed still. White noise is great because it is ambient and calming, and if you have a preferred set of noise, such as rainfall or the sound of the ocean’s waves, then you just think about relaxing there and it’s easy to fall asleep. I’ve gone through my fair share of white noise apps over the years, and while I have stuck with my all-time favorite, Thunderspace, that doesn’t mean I am not going to try out new options on the App Store. When I got a message in my inbox regarding Wildfulness 2, I was intrigued, despite never using the original Wildfulness. Needless to say, as a fan of white noise and minimalism, I am not disappointed with what Wildfulness 2 offers.

Visually, Wildfulness 2 is gorgeous and will definitely appeal to fans of minimal design. The app features several different nature scenes that are all hand-illustrated, featuring rich and vibrant colors in the background and dark silhouettes of trees and animals in the foreground. While most of them appear static at first, if you look closely enough, there will be some smooth and subtle animations for some of them, such as pounding rainfall or fluffy snow falling to the ground. The sans serif typography used throughout the app is also simple and clean, giving the app a completely refined look. Regardless, the scenes in Wildfulness 2 are stunningly beautiful and you’re sure to find a new favorite. Plus, Wildfulness 2 uses psychoacoustic 3-D sounds recorded from real life for a truly realistic experience.

Wildfulness 2 initially comes with one scene, the forest, there is an in-app purchase of $2.99 that will unlock all of the naturescapes, which means a total of 10 for every mood that you may be in. If you don’t mind the limitation of just having a forest scene, then the initial free download should be enough to suffice for those times you need white noise. But honestly, I checked out some of the other scenes that are available and they are both pretty and fairly realistic, and having the variety in a single app is fantastic.

To change scenes, just tap anywhere on the screen and then tap on the “Scenes” button. Optionally, you can just swipe from the left edge of the screen, which is much easier. The scenes list gives you a nice thumbnail of each scenario, along with the name, which reveals the kind of noise that you’ll be hearing. When you find one that piques your interest, just give it a tap and the app will take you away to zen.

Since white noise apps are best used before bedtime, it’s always good to have a sleep timer enabled. To access the sleep timer, just tap anywhere on the screen of the scene that you’ve selected. From here, you can tap on the stopwatch icon in the middle of the screen to bring up the sleep timer, and then choose how long until the app stops playing from the dial. It’s simple and intuitive, so you can make sure that the app doesn’t continue to run when you don’t need it to.

Another nice option that is included in Wildfulness 2 is the addition of guided breathing exercises. To get to this section of the app, just navigate to the scene list and then tap on the empty circle in the top right corner. Once you tap on the large, hard-to-miss “breathe” button, the app will tell you to breathe in and out for 60 seconds, but you can also quit at any time. It’s a nice extra that the developers have included in case you need more stress relief in your life and don’t have an Apple Watch to tell you to breathe a few times during the day.

I’ve only been using Wildfulness 2 for the past day, but so far I’m loving it so far. As a big fan of the trendy minimalist aesthetic, I appreciate the simplicity of the nature scenes in the app, and the animations are subtle and never too over-the-top. The 3-D sounds of each scene are lovely and immersive, making you feel as if you are truly there. I also enjoy the fact that a guided breathing exercise is included in the app, as it’s a perfect fit as you listen to white noise. If you enjoy a variety of natural scenes and sounds, then the $2.99 in-app purchase is also well worth getting.

I recommend giving Wildfulness 2 a try if you are in need of a minimal white noise app that gives you a lot of variety in a single app. You can find Wildfulness 2 on the App Store as a universal download for the iPhone and iPad for free with an in-app purchase for more scenes. Headphones are recommended for the best experience.

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Free Apps to Download TODAY ONLY 12/14/2016

December 14, 2016 by macjeff

MailTime Pro-Yahoo Mail,Outlook,Gmail Messenger , Rat On A Snowboard , SomaFM Radio Player and more

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MailTime Pro-Yahoo Mail,Outlook,Gmail Messenger ( $FREE → Free ) MailTime 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.

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Rat On A Snowboard ( $FREE → Free ) Donut Games Rat On A Snowboard includes three game modes, two of which are endless distance games. In all three modes you're required to jump over obstacles, perform tricks, and collect stars and cheese to achieve the highest possible score. The game also includes achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

SomaFM Radio Player ( $FREE → Free ) SomaFM SomaFM doesn’t require any registration or additional purchases. Just launch the app, pick a station, and enjoy! Stations can be filtered by popularity or genre, and they can be marked as favorites for quick access. SomaFM offers high and low bandwidth streaming to help avoid data overages. It also includes background streaming support, the ability to share what you’re listening to, and Apple TV and AirPlay support.

Jigsaw Wonder Kittens Puzzles for Kids ( $FREE → Free ) Eggroll Games LLC You won’t be able to resist the charm of this jigsaw puzzle game. Each of the 36 jigsaw puzzles features an adorable kitten photo to reconstruct. The jigsaw puzzles can be broken up into as few as four pieces and as many as 24. You’re also able to choose whether or not you want a colored background and outline hints. What more could you ask for?

Magic Launcher Pro - Launch anything Instantly ( $FREE → Free ) Roxwin Vietnam Technologies Company Limited Magic Launcher has the ability to launch over 100,000 different apps and actions right from your lock screen. Upon launch it’ll need to determine which apps are supported. After it has finished you'll able to add quick access icons for your favorite apps, contacts, settings, and services to your lock screen. The app also includes 3D Touch support.

Equalizer PRO - volume booster and sound effects ( $FREE → Free ) Pensberg System LP We really like Equalizer Pro because it’s so easy to get great results. If you like to fiddle around with your sound, you can manually adjust the equalizer bars. If you just want to hear your music in its best possible form, choose from the 23 professional effects. While your music is playing you can activate one of the 10 visualizers and watch as they react in real-time. The app also includes the ability to adjust the equalizer quality and output gain. Equalizer Pro is able to tap into your SoundCloud and Spotify accounts as well.

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