Editor’s Picks: The Best Free Apps of the Week
App Chronicles features excellent free apps everyday, but there are some apps we like a lot more than others. These apps are those rare, must-have apps that will wow you with their quality. For that our editor gives them the mark of approval. Here are the top apps featured this week that are still free. Be sure to pick them up before the weekend is over. You just never know when their prices suddenly spike up!
Danmaku Unlimited: A 2D vertical scrolling shooter set in the near future
Editor’s Pick: Danmaku Unlimited
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Danmaku Unlimited (4.5 stars with 107 User Ratings)
iPhone App
$1.99 → Free
There are a ton of 2D shooter games out there in the App Store, but only a few stand out above the rest. Today’s iPhone app, Danmaku Unlimited, is one such game.
Danmaku Unlimited brings you action packed vertical scrolling fun with a 2D game set in space. Taking place in the near future, you’ll be met with a bevy of destructive forces that you’ll have to fight off in order to save humanity from a number of deity types entities. It’s a futuristic…(Read More)
W.E.L.D.E.R.: Enjoy a wonderfully built and intriguing take on word challenge puzzle games
Editor’s Pick: W.E.L.D.E.R.
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W.E.L.D.E.R.
(4.5 stars with 17050 User Ratings)
Universal App
$2.99 → Free
Word nerds and fans of brain busting games are going to love today’s app for the iPad and iPhone.
W.E.L.D.E.R. is a word game that challenges any and every word smith. In this game, you’re given a table of tiles filled with random letters that need to be arranged in specific ways in order to create a word. Once a word has been created, you’re given…(Read More)
Angry Birds Space for iPhone and iPad Goes Free for the First Time Ever
Editor’s Pick: Angry Birds Space HD
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Angry Birds Space HD (4 stars with 35781 User Ratings)
iPad App
$2.99 → Free
If you have been following App Chronicles everyday, you have probably already downloaded Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons, Angry Birds Rio, and Angry Birds Star Wars for free during their respective promotional periods. Today, your collection of Angry Birds for the iPhone and iPad is finally complete after Rovio decided to make Angry Birds Space free for a limited time!
Angry Birds Space is the first Angry Birds title to make a major innovation in gameplay. Sure, you are still out to destroy pigs, but this time, gravity is a major game changer. Fling your birds toward a small planet and watch how the gravitational fields affect the trajectory of your…(Read More)
Angry Birds Space
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Angry Birds Space (4 stars with 93707 User Ratings)
iPhone App
$0.99 → Free
This is the iPhone version of Angry Birds Space.
DreamWorks Dragons: Tap Dragon Drop- A Fantastic Adventure
Editor’s Pick: DreamWorks Dragons: TapDragonDrop
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DreamWorks Dragons: TapDragonDrop
(4 stars with 934 User Ratings)
Universal App
$6.99 → Free
How to Train your Dragon is a magical movie, and now you can experience it on your iOS device with Dreamworks Dragons: TapDragonDrop.
Dreamworks Dragons centers on controlling a number of dragon friends to save the day. Gather the scattered sheep back together in your village. Tap, drag, and use your dragon’s magical abilities to aid in the rescue. Use all sorts of…(Read More)
Gravity Guy: This Super Hero Defies the Laws of Physics
Gravity Guy HD
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Gravity Guy HD (4.5 stars with 4013 User Ratings)
iPad App
$2.99 → Free
Super heroes defies the laws of physics all the time. Gravity Guy has the power to invert gravity for his own good.
Gravity Guy is a cool gravity defying superhero running game in which you must outrun your pursuers with your fast running and gravity defying moves. Join your friends and see who can race to the finish in a multiplayer showdown. With…(Read More)
Gravity Guy
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Gravity Guy (4.5 stars with 34046 User Ratings)
iPhone App
$0.99 → Free 
This is the iPhone version of Gravity Guy.
N.O.V.A. 3: One of the Best Looking Shooter on the iOS Goes Free!
Editor’s Pick: N.O.V.A. 3 – Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance
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N.O.V.A. 3 – Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance
(4.5 stars with 9740 User Ratings)
Universal App
$6.99
Free Offer Ended. This app was free on May 17, 2013, but the offer has expired. Follow us on Twitter or Subscribe by email or RSS feed to get daily App Gone Free notifications so you won’t miss it next time. The following impression was made during the promotional period.
N.O.V.A. is one of Gameloft’s most successful franchises. Unbelievably, they are making their latest game in the series, N.O.V.A. 3, Free this weekend!
The N.O.V.A. series are known for their similarity to Microsoft’s popular first person shooter, HALO. N.O.V.A. is one of the first games on the iOS that many considered to have console quality. With N.O.V.A. 3, Gameloft shows just how good they can make the graphics on the iOS. We gave it a 4.5 out of 5 in our review back in May last year. Our reviewer…(Read More)
Gangstar Rio: City of Saints- Live the Life of a Gangster in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Editor’s Pick: Gangstar Rio: City of Saints
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Gangstar Rio: City of Saints
(4.5 stars with 11033 User Ratings)
Universal App
$4.99
Free Offer Ended. This app was free on May 17, 2013, but the offer has expired. Follow us on Twitter or Subscribe by email or RSS feed to get daily App Gone Free notifications so you won’t miss it next time. The following impression was made during the promotional period.
Before Grand Theft Auto 3 and GTA Vice City were ported to the iOS, there was Gangstar from Gameloft.
Gangstar Rio is the newest title in the Gangstar series. It features great graphics and an open world for you to explore. We gave it a 4 out of 5 in our review. Like the Gangstar titles and GTA games before it, you’ll…(Read More)
Adventure Bar Story: Play an RPG combined with management sim as you attempt to run the hottest bar in town
Editor’s Pick: Adventure Bar Story
Adventure Bar Story (4.5 stars with 1675 User Ratings)
iPhone App
$0.99
Free Offer Ended. This app was free on May 17, 2013, but the offer has expired. Follow us on Twitter or Subscribe by email to get daily App Gone Free notifications so you won’t miss it next time.
The following impression was made during the promotional period.
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Pudding Monsters HD (4.5 stars with 3545 User Ratings)
iPad App
$1.99 → Free
From the makers of Cut the Rope, Pudding Monsters is another cute and wonderfully animated puzzle game starring… the Puddings!
The puddings fear for their pudding lives. Growing bigger seems like a good plan to avoid getting eaten. They will try to grow into mega pudding monsters by combining with other puddings on the dining table. Slide vertically or horizontally to combine with other puddings. You can get that 3-stars rating if the size of your…(Read More)
Pudding Monsters
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Pudding Monsters (4.5 stars with 7175 User Ratings)
iPhone App
$0.99 → Free
This is the iPhone version of Pudding Monsters.
Pocket Dictionary 25 in 1: A Compendium of Word Definitions from 25 Different Dictionaries
Editor’s Pick: Pocket Dictionary 25in1
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Pocket Dictionary 25in1 (3.5 stars with 42 User Ratings)
Universal App
$9.99 → Free
I’m a fan of words, because I believe having as much possible ammo in our verbal and written arsenal is important to convey the many thoughts we all have. Pocket Dictionary 25 in 1, today’s Universal app, is right up my alley, and I think you might like it, too.
Pocket Dictionary 25 in 1 is a collection of dictionaries spanning a number of casual and professional categories for you to hold in your hand when you need some help finding just the right words. Containing such dictionaries as the English Dictionary and Thesaurus, Internet slang Dictionary, Medical Dictionary, Philosophical Dictionary, and so many more, you’ll…(Read More)
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