Great iPhone Apps Gone Free on 1/15. Dark Nebula and Simple Note

Friday, January 15, 2010

“Great Apps Gone Free” is our daily column that features great and valuable paid apps that have just gone free. We’ve tested them and filtered out crappy apps from our list so these apps are actually worth your time to download. Get these apps quickly because some are just free for a limited time. Subscribe to our twitter account at @appsmachine or RSS feed for daily notifications of great apps that have gone free!

Free App of the Day-Dark Nebula

Dark Nebula $.99->FREE (App Store) is an accelerator based platformer where players tilt their iPhone/iPod Touch to move an orb-like object inside a mechanical installation orbiting a dark nebula. This game is based on tilt control precision. Players have to avoid traps, roll along dangerous bridges, and even jump across walls and platforms to reach the goal. One slight mistake on your tilt precision and you may no longer be rolling.

Naturally, Dark Nebula has one of the best tilt precision control in the Apple Store. It offers 10 levels to explore and lasts around 1 hour. It’s a perfect game to spend that extra hour in your life.

Why is it Great? Precision control is critical to accelerator based platformers. Dark Nebula has what it takes to make your experience through its world a fun one.

Simple Note

Simple Note $1.99->FREE (App Store) offers simple, yet complete note taking experience. Turn it into your to-do list, shopping list, drafts for blogs and essays, and more. It has in-app search so that you can find your materials quick and easy. You can also email your notes out or sync it with your favorite desktop note taking apps.

Why is it Great? Simple note is a fast, simple, and comprehensive note taking app for your iDevice.

Numeric Paranoia

Numeric Paranoia (App Store) is a number based puzzle game that makes you draw a trail of lines based on numerical orders. Players need to draw a trail of lines through every square on the screen based on the numbers. 2 players can even play each other on one iPhone/iTouch, with each player utilizing half of the screen. Whoever solves the puzzle first wins. Numeric Paraoia offers 264 unique puzzles in puzzle mode and infinite stages for arcade modes.

Why is it Great? This is a challenging, but fun puzzle game. It gets even better with 2 people!

Please check to price of the app before downloading. Prices can change at any time. Sometimes apps are even just free for a few hours before they get a new price.

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