Amazon App Store: Free App of the Day

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Wed, March 28, 2012: Lights Off - The Original Game

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Wed, March 28, 2012 is Lights Off - The Original Game!



Application Description:

Turn off the lights if you can

Who Turned Off the Lights?

Lights Off is a deceptively simple game that will test the limits of your logic and puzzle-solving skills. The goal is straightforward: turn off all the lights to progress to next level. But as you go up the levels, this task gets harder and harder.

Light Switch Labyrinth

There's one little catch to turning off the lights. When you turn a light off or on, it toggles all the lights next to it. So, if you tap a light off, all the lights next to it will turn on. Conversely, if you tap a light on, all the lights next to it turn off.

You'll soon be juggling increasingly difficult light combinations to turn off those lights. To solve each board, you must think ahead three or four steps (or more) into your choices. Turning the lights off has never been this challenging!

Fun Interface

Tap the LCD area to select a level. Lights Off also keeps track of the number of moves you make to solve each board. Reset the board you're on at any time if you want to start that level over. Featuring smooth animations, subtle sound effects, and beautiful artwork, Lights Off is the perfect way to kill some time and give your brain a workout.


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Thu, March 29, 2012: Fast Food Nutrition

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Thu, March 29, 2012 is Fast Food Nutrition!



Application Description:

So many restaurants...

Nutritional Data at Your Fingertips

Click on menu items and see your nutritional totals

Do you like to dine out at fast food restaurants, but are concerned about what you are eating? Fast Food Nutrition is a handy app for your Android device that provides you with a variety of nutritional information. This simple tool helps you to keep track of all your nutrition and diet information for more than 300 of your favorite restaurants chains and 50,000 menu items.

The app's nutritional data includes: calories, Weight Watchers points, fats, trans fats, saturated fats, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrates, sugars, and protein. Fast Food Nutrition is more than a calorie counter; it actually helps you calculate your calories as well. It also displays the total percent of RDA for all meals consumed.

Simply input a restaurant name into the search function, or click on its easy-to-recognize logo, to access its menu items. Then, click on the menu items to create an order and see how many combined calories and other attributes your selection contains. Also, you can save your selected restaurants to your Favorites for easy future access.


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Fri, March 30, 2012: Fling!

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Fri, March 30, 2012 is Fling!!



Application Description:

Fling! offers a challenging yet cute puzzle game with territorial yet cuddly contenders. Facing a field of colorful, dough-eyed furballs, fling one into another until only one victorious furball remains. Don't get too confident; plan your moves carefully, or you're sure to share the board with other furballs and no more moves.

Becoming King Furball

Imagine your field as a grid. Fling furballs along a line into other furballs, causing the targeted furball to roll off the board. Furballs who are side-by-side cannot fling the other off of the board. They must be separated by at least one space. Furballs cannot be flung off the board unless knocked off. Use the undo and hint buttons when you get stuck.

It's a Furball Frenzy

Enjoy Fling! in four game modes: Free Play, Arcade, Challenge, and Frenzy. Freeplay mode allows you to solve puzzles at your own pace, and at any level of difficulty you choose. Unlock harder difficulty levels for a greater challenge. Arcade mode is a race against the clock as you solve puzzles of increasing difficulty before the clock runs out. Challenge mode requires you to solve sets of puzzles within a specific time frame, while trying to beat your personal best. Frenzy mode is a total fling-fest! Keep the board from filling up by flinging same-colored furballs from the board.

Fling! features 100,000 unique puzzles, so you will never encounter two puzzles that are the same. The puzzles are categorized into 35 levels of increased difficulty. Each puzzle has a single, unique solution.

Key Features

? Use hints and undos

? Listen to game music or your own soundtrack

? Compete for local and global high scores

? Begin where you left off with automatic game saves

? Switch themes and play with marbles or fruits

? Watch the informative tutorial and practice


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Sat, March 31, 2012: Brixter

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Sat, March 31, 2012 is Brixter!



Application Description:

Assemble groups of blocks in this brain-stimulating puzzler

Brixter offers an original approach to the classic blocks-style puzzle genre. This game for your Android device is a compelling brain puzzle that stimulates thought and challenges your coordination skills.

Block by Colorful Block

When you start playing Brixter, you're given an assembly grid. In this grid, you'll assemble groups of blocks with the same color in tile-puzzle fashion. Once you've grouped three or more blocks, and at least one of them touches the top boundary of the grid, a new shape is activated.

You're not completely at the mercy of circumstance as you play, either. You can create your own shape and send it up to complete full rows as they accumulate on the upper area of the screen.

After a short learning curve, you'll master the game functions and enjoy cruising through the levels. But don't worry, you'll definitely be challenged as the game progresses. And you can always set the difficulty level to match your skills (you'll find this in the options menu).

No Colors, No Problem

If you happen to be color blind, you can still enjoy this game! It's easy to enable Color Blind mode if you have trouble distinguishing between the blocks' colors.

Brixter supports OpenFeint. You can choose to play against the rest of the world and save your high scores globally, or you can turn OpenFeint off through the menu and use the local high scores table.


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Sun, April 1, 2012: Micronytes

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Sun, April 1, 2012 is Micronytes!



Application Description:

Micronytes, Macro Fun

A patient with a strange disease needs your help. You control the microscopic Micronytes on their hunt for the evil green germies. Will you manage to cure the patient? Find out in this entertaining animated game for Android.

Gameplay is simple yet addicting. There are 80 challenging levels for you to advance through, subdivided into four different worlds. Along the way, see if you can collect all the in-game trophies and OpenFeint achievements. It won't be easy.

Shake, Rattle, and Jump

Micronytes features a variety of control systems. Choose from "tactile and shake," D-Pad controls, onscreen joystick, and more. Controlling your character is not hard, as there are only three movements: left, right, and jump. Jump multiple times to soar higher on the more difficult maneuvers.

How Does It End?

The game offers several different outcomes, depending on how many trophies you can collect while you play. This makes Micronytes a highly replayable app.

All that Jazz

Music is one of the main characters in Micronytes. The soundtrack is a journey through different styles, including jazz, orchestral, and emotion-filled grand piano songs. You'll find yourself humming along to the sounds of Micronytes long after your game is over.

What They're Saying

"Micronytes is a new platform game for Android that features HD graphics, intuitive controls and a catchy, quirky soundtrack. The Fantastic Voyage-inspired plot has a tiny protagonist trying to cure a sick patient from within their body." - AndroidGuys.com

"[Micronytes has] the same addictive qualities of Angry Birds with a much more slamming, big band jazz soundtrack. The gameplay is smooth and entertaining and really makes for a unique (and awesome) experience." - AndroidCentral.com


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Mon, April 2, 2012: PolyClock World Clock

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Mon, April 2, 2012 is PolyClock World Clock!



Application Description:

See a world map with current selected city times

Need to know the time here, there, and everywhere? PolyClock for your Android device has the answer. The global clock app is an easy way to keep up on the time all over the world. Featuring a clean look and an easy interface, Polyclock lets you save multiple cities, view a time zone's area on a map or globe, and see which parts of the world are experiencing daylight and which are experiencing darkness.

Simple to Use

PolyClock easily lets you save favorite cities to the app's home screen. Choose virtually any city in the world or select for any timezone. You can save as many cities as you wish. The city and time are displayed in clear, large text, with white letters for AM and green letters for PM.

View by Map or by Globe

Polyclock's unique globe and map view feature provides an interesting look at the time of day as related to the rest of the world. Choose one of your previously selected cities and see it appear on either a map or globe. Also displayed are the borders of the time zone that city falls in. Move your finger across the map or globe to see what parts of the world see daylight and what parts are experiencing darkness.

Extras

PolyClock supports landscape and horizontal view and includes a full-featured alarm clock. PolyClock also comes with different home screen widgets. Each widget is a different size, and you can choose which widget is the best fit for your device. You can also edit the "label" field for each clock. Get a satellite view of the world map. If you have a Honeycomb/ICS device, you can set resizable widgets. (You will need to delete your exisiting PolyClock widgets and re-add them). PolyClock supports a dyanimc International Date Line to reflect recent time zone changes for certain countries.


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Tue, April 3, 2012: BalloonMaker

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Tue, April 3, 2012 is BalloonMaker!



Application Description:

Up, Up, and Away...

Balloon physics is perfected in BalloonMaker, a simple yet entertaining app in which you inflate and pop vibrantly-colored balloons. The realistic balloon-like motions and sounds are fun for all ages.

So beautiful, so peaceful...

So lovely, so... POP

Watching All the Red (and Yellow and Pink and Green) Balloons Go By

Watch your balloons inflate as you press your fingers to the screen. When they reach the size you like, let go and watch them float up. While your balloons are inflating, drag them around the screen and watch them bump other balloons out of their way. Tilt your device in any direction and watch your balloons rotate and float against gravity. Your balloons also bounce off of the sides of your screen and ricochet gently off one another.

Shake your device to switch from day to night, and night to day. Touch your balloons to pop them after you let them go--the bigger the balloon, the bigger the pop. The bigger the pop, the more it affects the flight of your other balloons. Your balloons can't be popped right away after you release them, so you can make a steady stream of balloons fly from your fingers as you quickly tap at the screen. You can pop them when they are about a half-second old. Use several fingers to create multiple balloons at once, pop multiple balloons at once, drag them around all together, or pop one and create one at the same time.

Little kids will love to occupy themselves playing with BalloonMaker. Older kids and adults will also enjoy relaxing with the endless balloons that they create and pop. The multi-touch tracking and reliability of performance in this app make it great for children with autism. The simplicity, consistency, predictability, and relaxation factor of this app has proven very enjoyable for autistic children.

Review

"Balloon Maker by TegTap is adaptable to several classroom uses; it is a multi-user app that gives instant feedback when blowing and working with the balloons." - Out-of-School Time, TutoringGreatKids.org


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Wed, April 4, 2012: Scramble Touch

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Wed, April 4, 2012 is Scramble Touch!



Application Description:

How many words can you find?

Calling All Word Warriors

Are you a self-appointed Scrabble master? Do you lie awake all night obsessing over Boggle? Are you just an unrepentant word game junkie? If so, you need Scramble Touch on your Android device.

Scrambled Words, Sunny Side Up

The rules of Scramble Touch are easy enough. You face a grid of letters, with an allotted amount of time to form words. You spell out words by connecting adjacent letters. The longer the word, the more points you score. If you misspell a word, Scramble Touch will let you know. The easiest level is a 4x4 grid; a second, more difficult grid is 5x5.

Ready, Set, Spell!

You'll soon experience the joys of forcing your brain into hyper-drive as you race against the clock, your eyes frantically darting over letters to ferret out words. Once time is up, Scramble Touch serves up a list of every possible word from the grid you played.

Scramble Touch features three game modes. In the Classic and Bonus modes, you'll play a classic word hunt game, forming as many words as possible on the grid within a given amount of time. In Guided mode, you'll be given words to locate on the grid; see how many of them you can find! You keep track of your vocabulary skills on a personal high score list, which are categorized by mode, size, and time.

There Can Be Only One

Feeling competitive? Scramble Touch features Play & Pass mode, which allows you to take on your friends. This mode gives each player a turn each round, and you decide how many rounds you wish to play. Once you finish you turn, you hand the phone over to the next competitor.


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Thu, April 5, 2012: HealthLog

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Thu, April 5, 2012 is HealthLog!



Application Description:

Track health-related data daily

Enter in the amount of exercise completed

A Companion App for a Healthy Lifestyle

HealthLog is an ideal application to help you keep track of your daily health and exercise data. Whether you're looking to improve your fitness level or just maintain a healthy lifestyle, HealthLog has tools that can help. The easy-to-use and colorful interface makes it a cinch to track key data points so you can see where improvements can be made and make better decisions concerning your health. With HealthLog, you can conveniently and easily track your weight, exercise level, and health condition right on your Android device.

Track Key Data Points

HealthLog lets you enter as much or as little data as you like, and then track it. Start by entering the basics, such as your height, weight, gender, and a few other parameters. You can even add your last health checkup, and if a year has passed since, HealthLog will notify you. Moving forward, you can enter the type and length of exercises you performed, hours of sleep, amount of alcohol and water intake, mood, and much more. There are dozens of built-in data tracking points to select from.

Make Your Data Useful

The app includes graphs to make the most of your tracked data. HealthLog displays graphs in 1-, 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-month increments to see fitness levels over time. There are seven different graph categories, including weight, BMI, blood pressure, workout sessions, and a variety of individual exercises.

Customizable Settings

Make sure HealthLog works for you by adjusting the settings as needed. You can choose which day marks the beginning of the week and adjust touch sensitivity. Keep your data secure by setting up a password and backing it up to your device's SD card.

A memo feature is also included so you can record notes, observations, and motivations to keep you on track.


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Fri, April 6, 2012: Gem Boy Jump HD

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Fri, April 6, 2012 is Gem Boy Jump HD!



Application Description:

Tilt your device to move Gem Boy left or right

Collect gems, power-ups, and star launches

Gem Boy Jump HD is a platform jumping game that uses precise tilt calibration for accurate and fast-paced gameplay. After a countdown from three, your Gem Boy automatically starts jumping, but you've got to control his horizontal movement to reach new platforms without falling.

Reaching New Heights

Your objective is to collect gems. The higher you climb, the more gems you'll collect. There are three kinds of platforms; some you may only use once, some are permanent and stationary, and others move horizontally. Gem boy, on the other hand, is never still; he is always jumping. To keep Gem boy on a platform while you contemplate your next move, simply refrain from tilting your device. This guy is spring-loaded, so it's easy to send him to his final resting place if you don't stay calm, cool, and collected.

Gems and Other Goodies

Platforms carry more than just valuable gems. Power-ups, such as the leaf, shield, and magnet, will help you on your gem-collecting adventure. Collect star launches to advance past tons of platforms at once. Hearts will earn you an extra life.

In your search for valuable gems, you can't expect to be alone. Gem thieves can be found jumping from platform to platform trying to steal the gems before you reach them. Avoid colliding with the thieves. They'll either take your life, or all of your gems.

New Worlds and More Challenges

Gem Boy Jump HD offers two game modes, three difficulty levels, and four themes. Local and global high scores are automatically saved and recorded in ScoreLoop. After each game, you're given stats: game time, gems collected, power-ups collected, star launches, gem thieves stopped, platform jumps, and an ultimate score.

Jump through the sky, space, ice, and lava on your journey for gems with Gem Boy.


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Sat, April 7, 2012: Bounce the Bunny HD

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Sat, April 7, 2012 is Bounce the Bunny HD!



Application Description:

Help Bounce the Bunny pursue his destiny

Embark on epic, bouncy adventures

The Right Bunny for the Job

Sometimes, there's a bunny... well, he's the right bunny for his time and place. Bounce the Bunny is just that bunny. All he ever wanted to do was bounce so high that he could collect the shiny stars in the sky that always seemed slightly out of reach.

One day, Bounce met a magic frog who shared his magical bubble-making techniques. Magical bouncing bubbles! Now Bounce was free to make his dream come true. But he can't do it without you!

Let's Bounce

Help Bounce the Bunny take off on a series of epic adventures across land, over the sea, and through the air. Enjoy hours of physics-based gameplay as Bounce flies through unique and colorful worlds, collecting stars based on your bubble designs.

Each of the game's 60 levels is easy to learn but challenging to master, with loads of achievements, unlockable boosts, and items to earn. Marvel at the 3D visuals, earn a spot on the leaderboard, and share your progress on Facebook.

The Stars Our Destination

Will you see Bounce through his victories and defeats, his glories and triumphs, as he pursues his destiny? Can you get every star on every level?

There's only one way to find out. Get bouncing!


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Sun, April 8, 2012: PopOut! The Tale of Peter Rabbit

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Sun, April 8, 2012 is PopOut! The Tale of Peter Rabbit!



Application Description:

2 reading options: Read to Me or Read Myself

Explore more than 50 interactive pages

Look for pull-tabs, spin-wheels, and spring-mounted elements

The charming, time-honored classic, The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter, is now available on your Android device as the first installment in the PopOut! series of unique interactive digital books. This e-book successfully maintains the endearing quality of the original story while delicately enhancing the details with Android technology. With more than 50 pages of augmented, authentic text and illustrations, it's sure to captivate audiences, old and new.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit follows a mischievous little bunny, Peter, into a grumpy farmer's garden while his siblings, Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail, behave at home.

An Interactive Tail

Read with delight as you and your child bring life to the acclaimed illustrations. Touch the bunnies to make them giggle and wiggle, or pull the tab to see what happens. Each page is an interactive wonderland for small children with curious fingers and growing imaginations. Explore every scene and discover the many delightful life-like interactions at your fingertips. Look for pull-tabs, spin-wheels, and spring-mounted elements that are sure to make story time more engaging.

Little Readers

This interactive digital book provides reading options for all levels ensuring a positive and encouraging experience for children of all ages. Choose between two reading options: Read to Me or Read Myself. The Read to Me option reads the story aloud in a pleasant, English accent while highlighting words simultaneously, making it easy for children to follow along if they like. Children can touch a word to hear it spoken and repeat the full text if they want to hear it read over.

The Read Myself option allows children to read the text themselves while still offering the option to touch text to hear words spoken. This option is helpful for children still struggling with some words.

Sounds as Good as it Looks

A beautiful classical piano soundtrack accompanies a charming vocal performance mixed with the soothing sounds of birds, bonfires, and wind rustling through the fields.


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Mon, April 9, 2012: ACTPrinter - Virtual Printer

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Mon, April 9, 2012 is ACTPrinter - Virtual Printer!



Application Description:

Organize your print jobs

Get ready to virtually print

No More Printing

Have you ever wondered why you always end up printing those so-called electronic tickets, boarding passes, and similar documents? Ever wasted a sheet of paper to remember a will-call pickup number? Say goodbye to those days! ACTPrinter allows you to virtually "print" any document from your Mac or PC to your Android device.

Paperless Printing

Want to read documents on the go? ACTPrinter is for you. "Print" documents, e-mails, webpages, and more from any program on your computer directly to your Android device. Your computer will automatically detect your Android device when connected to your AirPort or Wi-Fi network - there's no need to type in an IP address.

Sort Your Jobs

Sort your printouts by order, date, or title. Organize your printouts into groups. Select the '+' button to add groups. Change the name of any printout. Refer to useful help and troubleshooting guides included within the app.

Kudos

PCWorld ranked ACTPrinter as the #1 "Green App", noting "Many of us--businesses included--whip through an inordinate amount of paper and toner printing things like boarding passes, directions and documents simply so that we can have them easily accessible while on the go. With Houdah Software's ACTPrinter, however, you can say goodbye to all that." ?? PCWorld, ranking ACTPrinter as the #1 "Green App"

"I love ACTPrinter and at under a buck it's a steal. Use it one time and you're already ahead of the game from the cost you'll save on paper and ink alone. Not to mention the benefits to the environment." ?? AppCraver.com

Computer Requirements

In order to use this app, you must install the free ACTPrinter companion software available at Houdah Software's website. For PCs, you must have a computer with a Wi-Fi card that is running Microsoft Windows XP, Vista (x32 and x64), or Windows 7 (x32 and 64). For Macs, you must have a computer with an Airport card that is running Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard or later. Please note that ACTPrinter is not designed to print hard copies, but "print" virtual copies to your Android device.


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Tue, April 10, 2012: Quell

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Tue, April 10, 2012 is Quell!



Application Description:

Quell captivates and enchants the mind with challenging puzzles and all-encompassing, Zen-like gameplay. The critically-acclaimed Quell boasts more than 80 levels of ingenious puzzles, gorgeous graphics, and a custom soundtrack by renowned composer Steven Cravis.

You Are the Rain

Play as an individual raindrop within a unique puzzle design. You share the space with a handful of pearls, fixed in their positions. Collect the pearls in as few moves as possible, while avoiding obstacles or traps. The perfect move count is displayed in the upper left-hand corner of the screen.

Swipe your finger across the screen in the direction you want your raindrop to move. The raindrop cannot change direction while in motion, so movements are controlled and predictable. Swipe your raindrop to the left, and it will move directly to the left until it hits the wall.

Using the Elements

Each puzzle's environment differs from the last. Each puzzle has elements for you to use to your advantage, and some elements that you must avoid.

Many puzzles are surrounded by stone walls, while other types of walls allow you to continue through and come out the other side. Move through gates that only allow you to pass through once, or travel through ring portals. Always be on the lookout for ways to use your environment to help you solve the puzzle.

Avoid the spikes. You don't necessarily lose lives in Quell, but rather hitting a spike will burst your raindrop, and it will melt into the puzzle and blend into the background as water. Quell lives are eternal, and so is the gameplay. No loud buzzers. No Game Over. You just have to try again to move on. Completing a puzzle unlocks the next.

Windows to the Past

Upon launching Quell, you find yourself in the home of someone who doesn't seem to be present at the moment, however there is a presence. Small sparkles fill the air and invite you to explore. With the beautiful 3D graphics, you can't help but notice the dreary day, but you you can also see the beautiful tulips outside the window, boots by the fireplace, and the shadows cast from the wall sconce.

The bookshelves are where you'll be guided. Each shelf contains windows into the past. This is where your puzzles yearn to be explored. Begin in 1928: the earliest stage.

Awards and Helpful Hints

Along your journey, earn hints and awards. Hints occasionally pop up along the top and teach you how to use new elements in your environment.

As you progress through the shelves, Quell offers awards for certain milestones and accomplishments. Earning the Magpie Award means you've already collected 25 pearls. The Minimalist Award is won by completing three levels perfectly. You can also earn awards for less brag worthy accomplishments like the Scenic Route Award which is given to you for taking twice as many moves as necessary to complete the puzzle.

Reviews

"A wonderfully simple and atmospheric puzzler"--AppSpy.com

"Unique, mature style, solid-puzzle gameplay, a perfectly judged learning curve"--Gamezebo.com

"We certainly recommend it to puzzle fans"--SlideToPlay.com


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Wed, April 11, 2012: Bubble Birds (ads free)

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Wed, April 11, 2012 is Bubble Birds (ads free)!



Application Description:

Rumble in the Jungle

If you enjoy match-three bubble bursting games, you'll love Bubble Birds. This challenging game is perfect for kids to kill time while in the car or in the waiting room.

Burst Those Birds

Waves of birds are gliding down toward the ground, and it's your job to ensure they don't hit the bottom. Fire off a bird with your slingshot to match it with at least two other birds of the same color.

If you match up at least three birds of a feather, those birds will burst in a cloud of feathers and disappear. Plan out your shots carefully - you can see which colored bird is coming up next.

Fun Features

Bubble Birds features fun and colorful backgrounds, such as a jungle, the Artic, a beach, and three more scenes. Slingshot your way through 136 levels and two game modes. Compete with players around the world on a global leaderboard.


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Thu, April 12, 2012: Percent Calculator (Pro)

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Thu, April 12, 2012 is Percent Calculator (Pro)!



Application Description:

7 handy calculators

Calculations You Need

Percent Calculator provides real-world features that you can use. The handy app quickly calculates the percentage values you'll likely encounter in common situations throughout the day.

Beyond calculating straight percentages, the app specifically calculates discounts, price markups, profit margins, and percentage differences, as well as tips. This app is great for shopping trips and pricing research, whether in storefronts or online.

With a clear interface, easy-to-read fields, and customizable colors and themes, Percent Calculator gets you the answers you need when you need them.

Calculator List

1. Calculate Percents and Percentages

2. Percent Discounts (sale price)

3. Percent Markups (increase by)

4. Percent Margin (selling price)

5. Calculate Tips

6. Percentage Difference (Change)

7. Percentage (i.e. x is what percentage of y)


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Fri, April 13, 2012: Pirate Mysteries

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Fri, April 13, 2012 is Pirate Mysteries!



Application Description:

Yarr Solvin' Puzzles and Seekin' Treasures

Pirate Mysteries is a mysterious tale of monkeys, masks, and hidden objects. Explore exotic lands while trying to save your demon-possessed father in this fun and humorous hidden object game. Meet unique characters, solve ancient puzzles and riddles, and journey through an adventure that stretches from the shores of the Atlantic to the darkest corners of the Land of the Dead.

Find objects on the path to your goal

A Bargain True as the North Star

Mary Blade and her father--who wants to be a pirate--wash up on an island after their ship was struck by lightning. Mary must make her way around the island, interact with the locals, and solve ancient puzzles and riddles to save her father and return to civilization.

Ten clever mini-games keep you thinking

Pirate Mysteries is easy to play--simply use your fingertip to find well-hidden objects in the busy, beautifully detailed scenes. Tap an item to cross it off your list. If you get stuck, you have access to two types of hints. If you find the bonus mini-games too tough, skip them altogether, but they're an engaging diversion from the main hidden object puzzles.

Reviews

"It's pretty sweet! Possibly the best hidden-object mobile game I've tried." - Jaime Pablo Panchos, Wedo Code

"Pirate Mysteries has a storyline with plenty of humor and the stages are fun to work through as well." - Adam Field, Android-Apps.com

"The presentation of this puzzle game is what makes it intriguing. It is very well put together and presents several challenging game types while constantly changing the environment and music." - JJ McMahon, Touch Reviews


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Sat, April 14, 2012: Reversi Paper Blobs

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Sat, April 14, 2012 is Reversi Paper Blobs!



Application Description:

Classic Strategy, Blob Style

In Reversi Paper Blob, help the friendly green blobs vanquish the evil spiky blobs. Flank your opponent's blobs in order to convert them into friendly blobs. Capture heart squares to convert more of your opponent's blobs. Avoid the skull squares, as the occupying blobs will decay over time.

Thinking many moves ahead makes all the difference

Matter of Life and Death

If you've played Othello or Reversi, you'll find the gameplay here familiar, but the new skeleton and heart squares--plus those quirky, funny, blobby character pieces--add both extra challenges and endearing elements to a deceptively simple game. Capture and hold a heart square through a countdown timer, and all of the surrounding pieces reverse to match your blob. Land on a skull, and your piece eventually fades away.

The game also offers two different modes. Learn the game through single-player mode against one of four different AIs, or challenge a friend in the two-player hot-seat mode.

Review

"With new board squares, creative graphics, and multiple difficulty options, you'll surely be entertained and challenged." - Best Android Apps Review


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Sun, April 15, 2012: Night Ride

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Sun, April 15, 2012 is Night Ride!



Application Description:

Rockin' down the highway

Feel the thrill of motorcycle racing like never before in Night Ride, the sci-fi racing game by Black Bunny Studio. Collect points, use exciting power-ups, and try to last as long as you can while you indulge your need for speed.

Ride Like the Wind

You're zooming down the highway on your high-tech motorcycle. Collect points by hitting various lighted targets on the road.

Some of these targets are awesome power-ups, such as a laser gun, turbo boost, and a bonus that increases the width of your bike, making it much easier to hit the lighted targets. But watch out! You'll want to avoid zapping yourself with the high-voltage electric beams placed in your path.

Levels and Achievements

Level-up by unlocking achievements. Each level increases your score multiplier and makes the game more challenging.

Don't take your eyes off the road for a second. You'll be riding against tough opponents from around the world. Compare high scores and achievements with other players through OpenFeint.


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Mon, April 16, 2012: NodeBeat

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Mon, April 16, 2012 is NodeBeat!



Application Description:

Playful Music Creation for All

Make music with NodeBeat, the intuitive and fun visual music app for all ages. Whether you're 5 or 105, NodeBeat will make you sound like a pro.

Create ringtones from your recordingsSelect over 20 scales and 12 key signaturesAdjust tempo and node physicsSculpt Sounds: Echo, Attack, Decay, and ReleaseSculpt Waveform: Sine, Triangle, Sawtooth, and Square

Drag to shift Generators and Notes, creating music visually

How Does It Work?

NodeBeat is an experimental node-based audio sequencer and generative music application. By combining music and playful exploration, NodeBeat allows anyone to create an exciting variety of rhythmic sequences and ambient melodies in a fun and intuitive fashion. Enjoy easy navigation, including drag-and-drop to add or remove nodes, double-tap to start or stop octave generators, and a quick shake to clear the screen.

Generators and Notes make up the two types of nodes. Generators pulse and play Notes within proximity. A Note is played in sequence, based on the distance it is from its connected Generator. Pause nodes to create your own beats or let them roam free to have them generate their own.

Create your own music in a matter of minutes or listen to NodeBeat generate its own. Easily share your creations with others or save them for later to show your friends. From the professional to the novice, NodeBeat lets anyone explore creative music.


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