Amazon App Store: Free App of the Day

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Mon, May 7, 2012: Word Grid Solver

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Mon, May 7, 2012 is Word Grid Solver!



Application Description:

Discover the highest scoring words

What's your favorite mobile word game? Scrabble? No matter what game you play, you only need one app to get help when you need it: Word Grid Solver.

Word Grid Solver will help you find the highest-scoring word possible, quickly and easily. First, choose the particular game you are playing from the displayed list. Word Grid Solver automatically configures the board for that particular game. The app takes into account the multipliers on the board, and the points for each tile.

Next, set up the board and your rack to match your current game by entering the letters into the app. Hit Solve, and the Word Grid Solver immediately lists and displays all the best possible word(s) you can play, along with their point values. Furthermore, you can save boards, and switch between them to track multiple games. Good luck!


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Tue, May 8, 2012: Barnyard Match

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Tue, May 8, 2012 is Barnyard Match!



Application Description:

Enjoy cute images of barnyard characters

If your cards don't match, you'll get a strike

Down on the Farm

Barnyard Match is a matching game that features cute farm characters and fun, memory-style learning. You and your kids will enjoy identifying and matching images of common sights from down on the farm--chickens, cows, tractors, goats, and the farmer himself--as you progress through many levels of increasing difficulty.

Pick a Card, Any Card

It's easy to play a round of Barnyard Match. To begin, cards are briefly displayed face-up so you can get a quick look at them. Then they're all turned over. Each player selects two cards, and if a player's two cards don't match, he or she receives one strike.

If your two cards match, you'll earn points and have a strike removed from your score. Score bonus points by getting several matches in a row without making a mistake. Five strikes ends the game.

Must... Concentrate

Barnyard Match features progressively difficult levels, and a level-select feature is unlocked on Rounds 7, 14, and 21. Remember to watch carefully: on some levels, the pictures will rotate sideways or upside down. Try not to get distracted!


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Wed, May 9, 2012: Cube Crash

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Wed, May 9, 2012 is Cube Crash!



Application Description:

How can something so simple offer such a challenge?

So Many Pretty Boxes

In Cube Crash, you must make matches of three or more colored cubes. The larger your grouping, the higher your score. But don't leave too many blocks behind, or you won't progress to the next level.

The More We Get Together

The trick to the game is the scoring; line up massive groups of blocks to clear all at once. To earn the highest score, don't just press wildly to clear the grid. The more blocks you include in one large group, the more points each block is worth, so plan out your moves for the highest score.

As you hover your finger over a group of blocks, your selection lights up and shows you how many points you'll earn from the combo. Plan ahead to drop blocks into line with others, and create larger groups for higher scores. Very large groupings don't just scatter when you crash thorugh them--they seem to explode, adding a satisfying feeling of "boom" to this simple yet challenging game.


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Thu, May 10, 2012: TKWeek

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Thu, May 10, 2012 is TKWeek!



Application Description:

It's your birthday

An all-in-one, planner extravaganza, TKWeek is an in-depth calendar, date book, and week calculator.

Everything about the date

TKWeek features an impressive array of functional capabilities. Containing the following options, it provides everything you'll ever need to know about any day in question.

Convert date and weekAbout a dateDays between datesDate calculatorEvents

Calculating the Fridays until summer

The Converting a Date and Week feature finds the week number of a date or vice versa. The About a Date feature lists the day of the week, the day of the year, the leap year, and the sign of the zodiac. The Days between Dates and Date Calculator features calculate the number of days, weeks, months and years between any two dates.

Knowing exactly how long it is ?till Bastille Day

With the Events Feature, figure out how many days it is until Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, New Year, Valentine's Day, April Fools' Day, International Workers' Day, Mother's Day, Bloomsday, Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Independence Day, Bastille Day, Swiss National Day, Assumption of Mary, German Unity Day, Nationalfeiertag, Halloween, All Saints Day, Shrove Monday, Daylight Savings, Palm Sunday, Easter Sunday, Ascension of Jesus, and the Pentecost.


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Fri, May 11, 2012: iRewardChart

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Fri, May 11, 2012 is iRewardChart!



Application Description:

Reward accomplishments with a single tap

Use rewards from database or customize your own

The reward system has always been an effective parenting technique, and now the iRewardChart can go everywhere you and your child go. The iRewardChart makes it easy to teach your child how to understand consequences, incentives, patience, and the value of setting goals and working to achieve them.

How iRewardChart Works

The iRewardChart app makes it easy to reward your children for good behavior and keep them motivated. Simply type their name, select a few tasks from the list of suggestions, and reward their accomplishments with a single tap in the weekly chart.

The app also allows you to set up abstract goals like "Patience" and "Sharing with Others" in order to reinforce the values you want your child to learn. When stars have been earned, your child can pick from the default list of suggested rewards, or you can customize the rewards (e.g., "$2 Pocket Money" or "One Hour of TV").

iRewardChart Recognition

While the iReward App has been busy implementing an effective reward system, it's gotten quite a bit of recognitions itself!

? Recipient of "Best Parenting App" award two years in a row (2010, 2011) via BestAppEver.com

? Featured on NBC Today Show, CNET's top5, AOL's (ParentDish) top10 parenting app, CNN-Money

? Featured under Apple iTunes AppStore "Busy Parents" essentials


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Sat, May 12, 2012: Fruit Sorter Extreme

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Sat, May 12, 2012 is Fruit Sorter Extreme!



Application Description:

Choose from 3 game modes

Oops! Now where are you going to put that lemon?

Apples, Grapes, and Lemons, Oh My!

In Fruit Sorter Extreme, you're working in a sorting plant for fresh fruit. Your task is to sort out different types of fruit (such as apples, lemons, grapes, and cherries) moving on a conveyer belt by putting them in separate boxes. You must sort all the fruit before they reach the end of the belt and fall into the mill. It may be humble factory work, but this job requires rapid hand-eye coordination. How fast can you sort?

Your job seems straightforward enough. You sort the fruit by putting one type of fruit in each box. You earn bonus points for sorting out one or more kinds of fruit at the same time. This job only gets more hectic as more fruit and boxes appear.

Three Fun Games

Fruit Sorter Extreme includes three game modes. In Normal mode, you sort out a fixed quantity of fruit. In More Fruits mode, new boxes are added from time to time as new fruit comes down the belt. In Time Attack mode, you have 25 seconds of basic time, and you gain an additional four seconds for each box you fill.

Who's the True Fruit Sorter Master?

Fruiter Sorter Extreme is integrated with OpenFeint and Game Center leaderboards and achievements, so you can see who's really the best fruit sorter in the world. Unlock new fruit as you progress up the levels.

"I tell you, Fruit Ninja has nothing on Fruit Sorter, and if you want a true test of your hand-eye-coordination skills, then see how long you can last sorting fruit in this frantic-paced casual game." -- CrazyMikesapps.com


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Sun, May 13, 2012: Pot Smash: Addictive Type & Match Game!

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Sun, May 13, 2012 is Pot Smash: Addictive Type & Match Game!!



Application Description:

Pot Smash: Addictive Type and Match Game!

Match 'n Smash in Smash Three of a Kind

Simply Smashing

Have you ever just felt like smashing everything in sight? You know, like Anarchist protesters in a march through a downtown commercial district? Well, if you like not getting arrested while smashing stuff, you'll have a simply smashing time with Pot Smash. In this brain challenging game, let your fingers do the virtual smashing with no harm done to public or private property. Combine thinking skills required with quick, rapier-like swipes to smash every pot in sight.

Features

Features include achievement awards, addictive gameplay, and five unique game modes, including Teapot Match-up, Smash Typing, 3 Letter Words, Zen Smash, and Relax Mode.


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Mon, May 14, 2012: KeyChord

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Mon, May 14, 2012 is KeyChord!



Application Description:

The Piano Reference App

Find Chords and Scales on your Android Device

Do you love your piano or keyboard but get bored when it comes to the nuts and bolts of finding chords and scales?

KeyChord is a virtual keyboard on which you can select chords or scaletypes. Now you can create beautiful music by tapping the screen of your smartphone or tablet without the strain of figuring out scales and chord root notes.

A Personal Piano Teacher

You can use KeyChord as your personal music tutor, learning chords and scales while enjoying the creative side of the piano. For instance, simply tap on a key to make it the root of your chord, or long-press a selected chord note to invert the chord to that position. You can do the same with scales. Tap an already-selected root note for different kinds of information modes like note names or intervals.

Features

KeyChord lets you select a chord dynamically anywhere you want on the keyboard. It doesn't use a database to give you just a few predefined chord locations, but knows how chords work mathematically, giving you the power to explore chords on your keyboard.

Reverse Lookup allows for dynamic note selection for the chords you have in mind or that you discover on your piano: Keychord tells you automatically how the chord is called, and supports even missing notes like CMaj7 (no 5th).

More than 50 chord types More than 100 scale types Note names Component intervals Inversions Staff view Favorite and recent chord types Hear every chord and scale

Audio playback is also enabled in all modes. And included as a bonus is the playable five octave multi-touch piano from Mini Piano Pro (128 sounds and 5 octaves).

Menu

Chord Notes

Chord Types


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Tue, May 15, 2012: The Wonderful Adventures of Nils - An Interactive Children's Story

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Tue, May 15, 2012 is The Wonderful Adventures of Nils - An Interactive Children's Story Book HD!



Application Description:

Meet Nils and his magical animal friends

An Adventure of a Lifetime

Join Nils on his magical journey, meet new friends, and see the world like you've never seen it before! The Wonderful Adventures of Nils is a beautiful interactive and magical storybook created for young readers. Watch how Nils learns an important lesson and comes to understand that we should treat all living things with trust and care. Enjoy fun interactive activities, superb animation, and brilliant sound effects your child will love.

Come fly with me!

Interactive Magic

TabTale's interactive storybooks provide an exciting interactive reading experience for beloved children's stories. Richly filled with innovative and engaging activities, each book inspires young children's creativity and imagination in a uniquely enjoyable and interactive way.

The story comes alive with interactive fun. The young reader gets to meet Nils and and his animal friends, watch how a magic dwarf casts a spell on Nils, and fly over stunning landscapes with Nils aboard Muli the goose.

Nils eventually saves the day by warning the geese of an impending danger, and then your child will help welcome Nils back to the farm in a joyous celebration. Your child truly becomes part of the story.

Experience the Adventure Your Way

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils comes packed with features:

Beautiful high-definiton illustrations joined with a rich narrative on every page"Read to Me": automatically reads each page of the story to you "Read it Myself": allows you to control the reading yourself "Auto Play": automatically reads the entire story to you Numerous engaging and fun animations on each page


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Wed, May 16, 2012: Gunman Clive

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Wed, May 16, 2012 is Gunman Clive!



Application Description:

Can you save Mayor Johnson's daughter?

Shoot the blue guys before they shoot you!

The west is overrun by thugs and outlaws. A group of bandits have kidnapped Mayor Johnson's daughter and are spreading havoc across the land. Only Gunman Clive can bring order to the west and save the girl. Gunman Clive is an old-school, side-scrolling platform game set in the old West with full 3D graphics and a unique art style.

Shoot 'em Up

Navigate Gunman Clive through the dangerous Wild West using three controls. Directional arrows are located at the bottom left-hand side of your screen. Jump and Shoot buttons are located on the lower right-hand side. Move Clive through a number of obstacles while dodging bullets and taking down the outlaws.

Rowdy Bandits

Jump and shoot your way across 16 diverse and challenging levels against a variety of outlaws--from your run-of-the-mill gunman to their powerful bosses. The unique sepia sketch-shaded graphics pull gamers into the rough and rowdy ways of the original Wild West. Be careful out there.


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Thu, May 17, 2012: Fragger

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Thu, May 17, 2012 is Fragger!



Application Description:

The world of Fragger is at risk, and he needs your help to explode all enemies. Unleash your shooting abilities to kill all the enemies and unlock three different perks. Play the interactive tutorial to get comfortable launching the grenades, and then put your game face on; it's Fragger time.

Good Aim Is the Name of the Game

Featuring 340 challenging levels, and 11 different worlds, Fragger guarantees long hours of exploding fun. Once you become a grenade-launching expert, earn achievements and compare your score online with the millions of Miniclip users who play Fragger too.

PLEASE NOTE: This app lets you purchase digital content using actual money. You can configure parental controls for in-app purchases, which will require your Amazon account password or a 4-digit PIN, by tapping the Menu icon and then Settings.

Reviews

"Fragger is a seriously fun little game that strips out all the clutter to make way for delightful gameplay and, of course, lovely destruction."--SlideToPlay

"Fragger is a nice little game with good graphics, controls and audio... It's satisfying to play, trickier in places than you expect..."--Bronze Award, Pocket Gamer

"The controls are easy to use and the gameplay is unique and fun."--appsnews.org


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Fri, May 18, 2012: ColorBook

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Fri, May 18, 2012 is ColorBook!



Application Description:

Turn photos into coloring book images

Get creative as you create your masterpiece

Create a Coloring Masterpiece

ColorBook is a photo-editing app for your Android device that lets you turn your own personal pictures into coloring book images. Create colored masterpieces and share them with your family and friends; each image you create will be truly one of a kind.

Select Your Palette

It's easy to turn a photo into a customized coloring book image. Just open the ColorBook app and take a photo (or choose one from your personal photo gallery or Facebook profile). The photo will appear on your screen transformed into a black and white, pencil-drawn image.

If you like, you can change the visual style of the image before you go any further. Touch the Menu button, then select Style, and you'll find three options: ColorBook (the default line-drawing style), GrayScale, and Original. Pick your favorite. Now it's time to get coloring!

Stay Inside the Lines--or Don't

Start by choosing a brush size and paint color from the tabs at the bottom of the screen. Create broad strokes with a large brush, or pick one that's pinpoint-sized to get precise. For detail work, you can use the app's two-finger zoom feature to see up close and make sure you color inside the lines.

The color choices are wide open, so be creative. Basic options are available at a single touch, but you can also bring up a color wheel and choose the exact shade you want.

Coloring is easy. Using your finger, touch the screen anywhere. You'll see the color appear immediately, as if you're holding a crayon or pen. If you make a mistake, touch the Erase tab and use your finger to remove the offending strokes.

Save and Share Your Work

When you've finished your masterpiece, make sure you share it with your friends. You can post it to Facebook or send it via e-mail or text message.

And remember to save your work to your device! You can make sure you never lose a project by selecting "Auto save" in the app's Menu settings. Then anything you're working will automatically be preserved for you whenever you exit the app. Happy coloring!


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Sat, May 19, 2012: 6 Games: Hybrid Mind

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Sat, May 19, 2012 is 6 Games: Hybrid Mind!



Application Description:

Six Great Games That Play Great Together

Six great games from Hybrid Mind Studios all come together within one low-priced app.

Orange You Glad

Orange You Glad features 20 levels of citrus madness, ten special power effects, and 25 unique and humorous items to avoid. Can you gobble enough oranges with your tongue to advance to the next level? It's not as easy as it sounds. Find out how to reach Orange Frenzy mode--it earns double points.

Power Vacuum

Power Vacuum is a fast-paced puzzle game. Help the atom recover its lost electrons on each level by carefully guiding the electrons around the white energy areas, but don't let them touch. There are 20 levels available, and ten are picked at random each time you play. You have 60 seconds per level to get the electrons to your goal.

Avoidal

Avoidal offers a simple but exciting premise: use your enemies to destroy as many blue stars as you can. Activate red seekers and yellow spikes, then get out of the way as they plummet towards the blue stars. Earn bonus points by destroying the blue stars as quickly as possible.

Contentric

Contentric gives you just 10 seconds to collect the blue squares, refill your time limit, and avoid the black squares and borders. How long can you last? Contentric is a fast-paced agility game in which you avoid obstacles and collect items in a race against the clock. The obstacles you avoid are indirectly controlled by you, which adds a zen-like quality despite the game's frenzied pace.

Robot Reaction

See how many robots you can destroy in Robot Reaction, a fast-paced chain reaction game. The ten exciting levels with six different robot types support online leaderboards for high score competition. Each of the robots explodes in a different way, and you only get once chance in each round, so think quickly and choose carefully.

For the Twin

In For the Twin, a simple, fast-paced matching puzzle game, find your example's identical twin from among the dancing aliens. A game that both kids and adults can enjoy, it features six unique challenges with ten levels each, 30 different dancing aliens, an offbeat electronica soundtrack with seven original songs, and online leaderboards for competition. Who knew that aliens were all twist-and-turn tango twins?


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Sun, May 20, 2012: Farm Mess Pro

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Sun, May 20, 2012 is Farm Mess Pro!



Application Description:

Choose your level and board size

Farm Pen Puzzler

Oh no! Your farm is a complete mess. Your mission is to restore some order to your agricultural enterprise. Are you up to the task of sorting out these mixed-up farm animals?

Keep Them Doggies Rollin'

You must move the animals to their correct places within the pen. The horses belong with the horses, the cows with the cows, the pigs with the pigs, and so on. You sort the animals two ways: Tap three small animals to rotate them, or tap a large animal so the smaller animals around it rotate.

For every level, you're allowed to make a specific number of moves. If you exceed the number of taps, you'll have to start that level over. Essentially, these animals act as a challenging puzzle of rotating cogs.

Plenty of Puzzles

Farm Mess contains 54 levels and three levels of difficulty. Choose from small, medium, and large boards. Every board features a relaxing farm scene with funny animations, but your brain will be far from relaxed trying to puzzle out these progressively more difficult boards. So get those goats in order, or you're out of the farming business!


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Mon, May 21, 2012: Factbook

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Mon, May 21, 2012 is Factbook!



Application Description:

Intuitive Interface

FactBook is an app that literally puts the world at your fingertips. Want to know what the population of a country is? How about their standard of living and the general life expectancy? What are their military expenditures? How many people own a cell phone?

Share Information

These are only a sampling of questions with ready answers in Factbook. You will find a wide range of information on every country in the world, grouped into the general categories of Geography, Population, Geography, Government, Transportation, and Military. A carefully crafted user interface allows easy and intuitive navigation.

Research, explore, and compare information for nations all over the world. The application processes statistical data to produce charts and graphs that provide more appealing and easy-to-digest representations of the information. FactBook allows you to quickly compare all countries with respect to a particular statistical category. For instance, you can compare the GDPs of all countries and the app will generate a graph that clearly shows how each stacks up to the others. An embedded Share key in the hard menu makes sharing information easy through messaging, email, or any other networking program you wish you use.

FactBook draws its WorldStats information from the CIA World Fact Book and from the United Nations world database.


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Tue, May 22, 2012: Alphabet Coloring

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Tue, May 22, 2012 is Alphabet Coloring!



Application Description:

Kids Love Coloring

All the letters of the alphabet

Alphabet Coloring is a fun way to help kids practice their ABCs. It includes 26 beautiful custom made coloring pages for each letter of the alphabet. In addition, each coloring page has a professionally recorded voiceover. A is for Apple...B is for Butterfly...C is for Cat!

Features:

Simple user interfaceCurated color paletteWhite and black canvasMultiple undosTons of stickersMultiple erasersMulti-touch supportAdjustable stroke sizeShare artwork via e-mail or save to gallery


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Wed, May 23, 2012: CrossMe

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Wed, May 23, 2012 is CrossMe!



Application Description:

!

Cross Me is a Japanese crossword known as a Nonogram. The objective is to discover a hidden image by marking cells or leaving them blank, according to the numbers displayed on the side of the grid.

Facing a grid of cells, you will carefully determine which cells to mark and which to leave empty. The darkened cells will begin to take shape and reveal an image.

What Will You Reveal

Look at the numbers displayed across the top and the left-hand side of the grid. Each number represents the number of filled cells in that row or column. Fill all cells in the correct way to solve the picture. All numbers should have a strike-through after filling in the appropriate cells. If you tap on a cell, it will be filled. If you tap on that cell again, it will be crossed. If you tap on that cell one more time, it will be empty again.

A few simple crosswords are provided for you to learn how to play the game, as well as the step-by-step tutorial. Those familiar with Japanese crosswords may skip this and go to more challenging larger pictures. All crosswords have been checked.

Tip: To fill the line of cells at once, tap and hold the cell. A ring will appear and after that, move it. You can find other tips in the game rules.


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Thu, May 24, 2012: My Sketch

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Thu, May 24, 2012 is My Sketch!



Application Description:

Crop the photo

Choose the sketch style

Transform your photos into beautiful, realistic sketches with My Sketch. Create unlimited high-resolution sketches from the photos taken by your Android's camera or those stored in your photo album.

Photo Goes In, Sketch Comes Out

It's easy to change your photos into works of art. Choose a photo from your Android device's gallery, or snap a photo from within the app. Crop the photo to your preference. Now you're ready to get to work.

Endless Sketching Options

Select from 20 different and unique sketch styles. Your options include color contrast, smooth, canvas, smudge, rough, classic frame, and many more. Tap on a selection, and you'll get a preview of how your new "sketch" will appear.

After you've transformed your photo, adjust the brightness and contrast to your exact specifications with a slide bar. Next, select the image ratio (100% to 25%).

Share Your Art

Share your sketches via Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Tumbler, and e-mail. Your friends and family will be astonished at how different your photos appear. These photo sketches made great mementos, decorations, and additions to greeting cards.

Save sketches in a high resolution for beautiful, quality printing. Each sketch retains the original high quality of the photos without destroying or distorting them. Sketching has never been this simple.


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Fri, May 25, 2012: Quote Unquote

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Fri, May 25, 2012 is Quote Unquote!



Application Description:

Quote Unquote, a word game for your Android device, is a unique mix of crossword-style clues and pithy quotations. Solve clues by searching for the answers within quotes from some of the greatest minds of all time--and some of the not-so-great ones, too.

Some quotes are famous, some are wise, some are funny, and some are lies! See how savvy a player you can be as you work through puzzle after fun puzzle.

Winning Words of Wisdom

In Quote Unquote, every quotation becomes a puzzle waiting to be solved. Build the answers, solve the clues, and go for perfection by using every last letter!

And, best of all, Quote Unquote is free! There are 24 free puzzles for your puzzling pleasure, with more than 300 clues to solve. Additional puzzle packs are available for download, with even more on the way.


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Sat, May 26, 2012: Bubble Scoop

Today's free Amazon android app of the day for Sat, May 26, 2012 is Bubble Scoop!



Application Description:

We all scream for ice cream!

Ice Cream Dreams

Bubble Scoop is a cheery variation on the classic match-3 puzzle game genre. Shoot scoops of ice cream from an ice cream truck, and match scoops of the same color to remove them from the board. Clear levels to win stars, and collect all the cherries to make a sundae and complete each level.

Frozen Challenge

But you need to be quick. More ice cream keeps arriving, and if the scoops reach the bottom of the board, it's game over. At higher levels, you'll find new colors, frozen scoops, faster pacing, and other hazards.

With 90 different levels of increasing difficulty, Bubble Scoop starts out easy, but will challenge players of all ages. Can you unlock all the levels and earn three stars in every one?

Bubble Scoop is fun for casual gamers of any age and great for kids. Every level you complete is automatically saved, so you can pick up and play anytime and not lose your progress. Bubble Scoop is calorie-free and guaranteed not give you an ice cream headache.


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