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Free Apps to Download TODAY ONLY 08/28/2016

August 28, 2016 by macjeff

Animal Math Games for Kids in Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st Grade Learning Numbers, Counting, Addition and Subtraction Premium , CALC Swift - The Programmable Scientific Calculator with Style , Owen's Odyssey and more

iPhone:

Red Dot Camera mimics the look and feel of a professional manual camera. Its rangefinder-style manual focus places a magnified patch right in the center of your view to ensure crisp results. Dials along the side of the screen allow you to manually adjust the ISO, shutter speed, and exposure. The app also includes display frame lines, a self-timer, and a black and white mode.

Universal:

To help each animal make their way home, your child will need to successfully complete a variety of math activities. Math activities range from adding and subtracting to counting and identifying geometric shapes. The app includes a total of 13 adorable animals to help home, and more than 100 activities. It also includes professional narration and instructions, and loads of positive encouragement.

CALC Swift is a multi-functional scientific calculator that’ll make your daily calculations a breeze. It features both standard basic and scientific calculation functions, which can be accessed with a horizontal swipe. It includes more than 50 advanced functions in all. A history log allows you to pull up numbers at any time and copy them for use in other apps. CALC Swift also includes a widget, Spotlight search, Apple Watch support, and colorful themes to choose from.

Owen’s Odyssey has a little bit of everything. Owen is armed with only a propellor hat, and he needs your help making it through a castle full of spikes, saws, fires, falling rocks, lava, and creatures of all shapes and sizes. To do so, simply tap the right side of the screen to fly ahead. Tap the left side to stop Owen in his tracks. Try to beat the target time in each level to earn an extra life, because otherwise you will not make it through all 40.

Like the original, Tower of Fortune 2 employs a neat slot machine mechanic for battling opponents. Tap the button to spin the reels and tap again to stop them in hopes of dealing damage, collecting gold, or obtaining a special item. You’re able to stop the reels mid spin as well to perform a combo or avoid an attack, but it will cost you additional gold. The game includes nine worlds to explore, seven mini-games, 50 challenging events, more than 60 unique enemies, 50 random abilities, 24 NPCs, and achievements via Game Center.

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Free Apps to Download TODAY ONLY 08/27/2016

August 27, 2016 by macjeff

Tiny Empire , Neon Shadow , Undead Legion and more

Universal:

The Tiny King gives the orders and, as his loyal subject, it’s up to you to execute them to the best of your ability. You’re able to adjust the angle and the power of the cannon by dragging your finger over any part of the screen. Release to fire. The cannon has a limited amount of ammo, so you better take aim as carefully as possible. You’re able to use the spoils of war to gear up your warriors. The game includes more than 100 missions.

Neon Shadow was inspired by classic first-person shooters, so it’s all about running and gunning. You’re able to hone your skills through a variety of single player campaign levels. Then apply what you’ve learned to wipe out your friends in local or online multiplayer death matches. There’s even a two-player split screen mode available for iPad where you can go through the campaign together or fight against each other. The game also includes adjustable controls and layouts, and a cyber punk soundtrack.

Undead Legion is a strategic puzzle game that requires you to outwit your opponent by matching tiles. To move your units, simply swipe to create a path to their destination. If you’re able to successfully match three or more of the same colored tiles, you’ll be rewarded with bonus hit points. Units are also able to block attacks from opposing forces. The game includes seven unit classes, 14 skills to utilize, and a random continent to explore.

LiveCollage’s collection of layouts is second to none. It allows you to combine up to 16 photos using more than 1,000 layouts. The layout categories consist of basic shapes, posters, pin boards, stitched together photos, and even 3-D objects. You’re able to edit your photos as well before exporting your final creation.

It’s Hanna’s birthday today, and Henri needs to go to the store to get her a present before her party. Your child gets to help Henri get ready for the party, pick out a present, and eventually enjoy the festivities. The app includes 14 pages of fun, and interactive educational games throughout. It also includes professional narration with text to follow along with.

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Bonk!, tldarling, Jam Looper, and other apps to check out this weekend

August 27, 2016 by macjeff

We’ll keep things short and sweet this week. The latest edition of our Apps of the Week roundup includes a fun new photo editor from Jimmy Fallon, an app that auto-summarizes long web articles, a minimal music-maker, and of course two new games for you to check out.

Bonk!

The digital team from The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon has turned a popular segment into a hit app. Bonk! is a photo editor that uses state of the art “facial squish technology” designed to bend and bulge faces in just the right places. This kind of reminds me of the effects you see in live face filters on Snapchat and elsewhere, except they aren’t live. Just take/load up your photo, line up the face and press “BONK.” Is it groundbreaking? No. But it should provide some light entertainment this weekend. This app is available for free.

tldarling

Here’s an interesting concept for an app. Tldarling does exactly what its name implies: summarizes web articles for you. Just pop in the source URL, tap the button, and within seconds you will get the tldr (too long, didn’t read) version of the article. The app uses a customized version of the keyword-ranking TF-IDF algorithm to create its summaries, and it even has an app extension, so you can access them from within other apps. Admittedly, the edges are still rough here, but it’s still worth checking out. This app is available for free.

Jam Looper

Looking for an app to coerce the inner musician out of you? Check out Jam Looper. This minimal music maker is well designed and super easy to operate. It features smart automatic looping and multiple channel recording, so you can create a beat from a variety of sounds or instruments, loop it, and then go back and add vocals or harmony to it. The whole thing makes for a seamless, pleasant experience that is a dramatic departure from the more pro-focused apps that have complex UIs filled with buttons and sliders. Jam Looper is available for free.

Six!

The concept of Six! is simple: You must move a hexagonal block down a tower of blocks, by tapping on the blocks and making them disappear. The twist is, as the blocks are destroyed, the hexagon will start to wobble and roll, and the tower will begin to tilt. It is your job to keep the tower balanced, and the hexagon from gaining momentum and rolling off. All of this makes for beautiful chaos, and some addictive gameplay. If you get bored this weekend, you might want to check this out. Six! is available for free.

Space Marshals 2

The sci-fi wild west adventure in outer space continues with Space Marshals 2. This tactical top-down shooter puts you in the shoes of specialist Burton in his struggle against the criminal elements of the galaxy. This isn’t your ordinary dual-stick shooter. The emphasis is on tactical combat and stealth, rather than just spraying bullets, and there’s a story! This is the type of game you can really dive into, making it perfect for a Saturday afternoon or a lazy Sunday. Space Marshals 2 is available for $5.99.

More apps to check out

• Apple’s free app of the week: MindNode
• Facebook launches Lifestage, a teens-only social app built around video profiles

Apps updated this week

• You can now mark recommended videos as ‘Not Interested’ in YouTube for iOS
• PDF Expert 2 for Mac is here: new editing features, password protection & more
• Skype for iOS gains connectivity status bar, more informative notifications & other perks
• Skype for iOS gains connectivity status bar, more informative notifications & other perks
• How to use Night Mode in the official Twitter app

Free Apps to Download TODAY ONLY 08/26/2016

August 26, 2016 by macjeff

Teeter – Endless Arcade Balancer , Blox 3D Junior , Blox 3D and more

iPhone:

Relax Rain offers a soothing way to unwind. It includes eight different rain sounds: Forest Rain, Heavy Rain, Light Rain, Rain on Tent, Rain Shower, Sprinkle, Thunderstorm, and Wind and Rain. All sounds were recorded in high definition. Just swipe to choose your sound, set the timer, and relax.

Universal:

Teeter puts you in control of a bar with a ball safely resting on top of it. You’re able to lift each side of the bar by tapping on the sides of the screen. The objective is to get the ball safely into the correct hole. It may sound easy, but as you progress through the game new dangerous holes are added along with objects that will impede the bar. The game includes 120 levels, multiple themes, and 3D Touch enhanced controls.

Blox 3D Junior’s intuitive control scheme allows anyone to create. They start off with a single block, and they can build from there by tapping and pulling to create new blocks. Make sure your child creates their base and moves upwards first, otherwise it can be difficult to navigate the blocks. The blocks can be rotated with a swipe and zoomed in on with a pinch. Double-tap to delete any blocks that have been created. Your child’s creations can be played out within the app or saved to the photo library. There are four pre-built modes included for inspiration.

Blox 3D’s intuitive control scheme allows anyone to create. You start off with a single block, and you can build from there by tapping and pulling to create new blocks. Make sure to create your base and move upwards first, otherwise it can be difficult to navigate the blocks. The blocks can be rotated with a swipe and zoomed in on with a pinch. Double tap to delete any blocks you’ve created. Your creations can be played out within the app or saved to your photo library.

In True Skate, your fingers act as your feet. The flick controls work exactly as you would expect them to, allowing you to pump, ollie, flip, and grind with little effort. The tutorial at the beginning of the game will walk you through the basics to ensure you get the hang of things before taking on missions. The game includes realistic physics, the ability to challenge other players, replays, slow motion, and the ability to unlock loads of additional content.

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Apple’s free app of the week: MindNode

August 25, 2016 by macjeff

Apple on Thursday updated its App of the Week promotion with the app MindNode. This means from now through next Thursday, you’ll be able to pick up the powerful mind-mapping app on both iPhone and iPad for free—a huge savings of $10.

Mind maps are a visual representation of your ideas, starting with a central thought and growing from there. MindNode allows you to brainstorm, organize and share your thoughts in an intuitive way, so you can really focus on the ideas behind them.

From the App Store Editors’ Notes:

Big ideas have hundreds of little components. If you want to start a business, run a marathon—anything—tracking all the pieces can be tough. That’s why we’re digging MindNode. Its simple layout helps us visually connect all those moving parts, which helps us organize it all. Plus, MindNode’s got an awesome Apple Watch app, so we can always check out our ideas on the fly.

And here’s a video of the app in action:

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MindNode is available in the App Store for free.