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Pocket Signs

Aidan Gowland | Nov 4, 2011 Entertainment, Random Freebies

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Pocket Signs (free) by © 2011 Attila Sandor Gerendi

Available on iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad

For some strange reason – probably because I’m a geek and a safety nut – I really wanted to try this app. And I wanted to like it. In retrospect, I’m not entirely sure what I expected an app full of safety signs to do. I’m not sure I am any farther ahead with that question now that I’ve actually tried it.

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IAR’s 6 Random Thanksgiving Freebies

Michael (Admin) | Nov 20, 2009 Random Freebies

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I’ve been slacking on the random freebies the past few weeks, but today I’m all over it! If you’re in the U.S., next week is Thanksgiving which means eating turkey, having awkward conversations with relatives you don’t really like, and most importantly… a long weekend! Hooray for holidays.

iShootTurkey by orientmaple.com: Apparently turkeys can fly (the skinny ones anyway) and this is your chance to shoot them down.

Thanksgiving Match by Jirbo: It’s not a holiday if you’re not playing an ad-supported holiday-themed Jirbo game!

A turkey -Let’s eat- by RucKyGAMES: Here’s an excerpt from this app’s iTunes description: EAT!EAT!EAT!EAT!EAT!EAT!EAT!EAT! I’m not kidding, that’s what it says.

TGI Black Friday by Ecatcher: I don’t know why the day after Thanksgiving, the busiest shopping day of the year, is called Black Friday but it is, and this app’s aim is to show you Black Friday ads before they hit the newspapers.

Turkey Tumble by Rich Olson: Launch cans of cranberry sauce at crates in order to get the turkey to the ground safely.

Turkey Trot by M5 Systems: Ad-supported Thanksgiving match 3 fun.

Hey, do me a solid and Digg this, wouldja? Thanks 8)

Tags: free, seasonal, Thanksgiving

IAR’s 18 Random Halloween Freebies

Michael (Admin) | Oct 30, 2009 Random Freebies

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Halloween is tomorrow which means all these Halloween iPhone apps will be losing relevance really soon! Enjoy them while you can. This is my third installment of Halloween Freebies, so there are 6 new ones and I’m also tacking on the previous 12.

Movie Costume by DD Studio: Another dress-up-your-photos app, but this one comes with no less than 88 items for making your friends look stupid.

Singing Pumpkins by RAMDreams: I reviewed this app last year and it’s great! Tap the ridiculously cute pumpkins to hear them sing or make scary noises.

100+ Halloween Costumes by iPhoneCodeTutorials.com: If you’re desperate for a Halloween costume idea maybe this app can help?

Manic Pumpkin by Rich Olson: Roll your pumpkin downhill and jump it off ramps through a very Halloweeny 3D course! There’s also a non-Halloween-themed version called Manic Marble.

Ghostbuster by Geek Quarter: Capture at least 35 ghosts to advance to the next level. Sorry, this game has nothing to do with the movie!

Funhouse of Horrors 01 Digital Comic! by Carnival Comics: Like comics? Oh sorry, I mean “graphic novels”? This is an iPhone-ized version of Jazan Wild’s Funhouse of Horrors.

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Tags: free, halloween, seasonal

IAR’s 6 Random Halloween Freebies

Michael (Admin) | Oct 16, 2009 Random Freebies

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Get your inner Pagan ready… Halloween is two weeks from tomorrow!

Free Halloween Sounds by Pixel Narrative: Make a whole bunch o’ scary sounds including Howling Wolf, Deadly Scream, and Croaking Frog. Huh… croaking frog? Eh, ok!

Halloween Music by nuTsie: Looks like this app gets updated for Christmas as well, at which point it will probably be renamed Christmas Music! Free music that you can buy or just listen to in-app (must play in shuffle mode to hear the full songs).

Halloween Deluxe by Schatzisoft: This one’s a jack of all trades… spooky sounds, days until Halloween countdown, costume ideas, and scary facts.

Halloween Quick Turn by Portable Zoo: There’s a crazy jack-o-lantern bouncing around your screen… don’t ask me why! Turn your iPhone like a steering wheel to keep him (or her?) moving towards the correct color.

AdLibs Lite: Halloween Edition by E.E. Flobes: I reviewed this app last year… not bad! If you remember MadLibs from when you were little, this app will feel very familiar.

Halloween Photo Free by ObjectGraph: Take pictures and dress ‘em up with Halloween silliness.

Tags: free, halloween

IAR’s 6 Random Halloween Freebies

Michael (Admin) | Oct 9, 2009 Random Freebies

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In a few weeks it’ll be time to dress up the kids like monsters and send them out into the streets to beg for candy! This is the first of a few rounds of untested but free Halloween iPhone apps to get everyone in the “spirit”. Haha check it out, I made a Halloween pun! I’m so clever.

Halloween Wordsearch by FinBlade: I reviewed this app almost a year ago and I’m glad to see it’s still around and still free. Good app!

Halloween PhotoCraft by EndLoop Systems: Dress up your pics with Halloween-themed stamps and whatnot.

Zombie Me by Portegno Apps: Kinda like Halloween PhotoCraft, but bigger and grosser!

Halloween Memory Match Game by ObjectGraph: Sounds pretty self-explanatory, right?!

reMovem Halloween Edition by Mundue.net: I reviewed reMovem (then called Jawbreaker) within the first week of starting this site and I wasn’t impressed… but that was a year ago! Maybe the game’s gotten better?

Whack-a-Halloween by Nguyen Minh Duc: In this game you whack Halloweens. Ok, actually you whack scarecrows n stuff… just shut up and start whacking!

Oh hey btw, could you do me a favor and DIGG this? Shameless, I know! Thanks~

Tags: free, halloween

IAR’s 6 Random Freebies

Michael (Admin) | Oct 2, 2009 Random Freebies

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There’s no real “theme” in this week’s group of untested free junk, but I’d bet a dollar that you’ll download at least one of these apps! Even I’ve already installed a couple and my iPhone’s app screens are nearly at max capacity.

Halloween Countdown by Energize Solutions: It’s October! And in case you’re too drunk to solve the mathematical equation 31-2=? this app will do it for you.

MEVO & The Grooveriders by Red Rocket Games: This game just went from $.99 to free on a weekend promotion so get it before the price goes back up! Looks like it could be pretty fun.

Fantasy Football 2009 by Citizen Sports: Looks like a great tool for tracking custom scoring and news, plus it can hook directly into your Facebook league if you’re in one.

Fizz Snow by Fizz Software: Like it or not, winter’s coming! Fizz Snow is for tracking surface conditions at 1,000+ ski resorts worldwide.

Warp Defense by FX Marketing: If you like TD (tower defense) games, get this one before it goes back up to $.99!

PandoraBox by by AppZap: Admit it, you look forward to our Random Freebies because you’re too cheap to pay for apps! It’s ok, we’re cheap, too. PandoraBox tracks price reductions in the App Store to make it easier for you to find stuff that’s free or at least cheaper.

IAR’s 6 Random Freebies

Michael (Admin) | Sep 18, 2009 Random Freebies

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Hey it’s finally Friday and today’s round of untested free crap is all GAMES! Screw productivity, let’s have some fun.

Fling! by CandyCane: I think a lot of developers like to announce fake “sale” prices for their apps, but this one looks legit. Fling! is normally $2 but it’s free right now and looks like a quality time-waster, so grab it for nothing while you can!

Volkswagen Scirocco R 24H Challenge 3D by FISHLABS: Yes, this game is all about product marketing… but it also looks like it has tons of potential to be a fun way to snag some free Fahrfegnugen or whatever you call it.

A Quest of Knights Onrush by Chillingo: Control one badass knight wearing a manhole cover over his face as he battles the oncoming horde!

SPACE DEADBEEF by I.D.P.: This game was actually reviewed back in December of last year, but the name is funny enough and the game is good enough that it’s worth mentioning one more time.

PapiMissile by Sunflat: If you’ve been around the App Store for long enough you already know who Papi is… this time around he’s in a Missile Command-like situation where he has to shoot down incoming rockets. Papi always keeps it super simple but everyone seems to like the red ball guy.

Blackjack World ♠ Monte Carlo by Candywriter: I doubt it’s better than Avalinx’s 21 Pro, but if it even comes close then this should be a freebie worth installing!

IAR’s 6 Random Freebies

Michael (Admin) | Sep 11, 2009 Random Freebies

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Normally this bunch of apps is untested free stuff, but I’ve actually tried a couple in this round! I have three fantasy football leagues on Yahoo (I know, you’re sick of hearing about them) so that one’s a must-have, and I tried out JellyCar back when it was in the Top 25 Free list. I haven’t had much time yet to play with Yahoo’s app, but JellyCar is definitely worth trying.

JellyCar by Walaber: This one used to be in the Top 25, but it’s still free! Very cool and very frustrating game.

Yahoo! Fantasy Football ’09 by Yahoo!: If you’re playing fantasy football on Yahoo! you just gotta get this app, no question about it

Qik by Qik, Inc.: For 3GS users only, Qik is for shooting & sharing videos via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, SMS, email, and maybe a couple of other methods… I dunno, I’m still stuck with a 3G!

Have2P by AT&T Interactive R&D: When you’re sliding into first and your pants are about to burst… you know the next line, right? Have2P is for finding a place to do your business. Probably awesome if you have kids with badly-timed bladders.

iCandyPix Sexy Pics + iCandyPix Vol. 2 by Keyvisuals: Normally I wouldn’t bother with bikini apps, but this one lets you stick the girls into your own photos! Haha, pretty funny.

9/11 Numbers by Stalefish Labs: I saved this one for last because it’s such a downer, but it’s also appropriate since today is the eighth anniversary of the destruction of the World Trade Center in NYC. It spits out various numbers and statistics related to that very, very bad day in 2001

IAR’s 6 Random Freebies

Michael (Admin) | Sep 4, 2009 Random Freebies

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This used to be called “Eric’s 6 Random Freebies” but it’s become something of a team effort so now our weekly collection of random free junk has a slightly different moniker.

The name may be different, but the untested freebies are just as free!

imeem Mobile by imeem – You like genre-based streaming music but, in an effort to fight the power, you refuse to join the Pandora army… maybe imeem is what you’re looking for!

Facts About Sex by Inner Four – Everything you never wanted to know about sex and were just too lazy to ask

College Football Live! by Plusmo – Play-by-play coverage + all kinds of NCAAF features = (potentially) very good app

SepiaCamera by Takayuki Fukatsu – If you’re too cheap to spring a buck or two for one of Mr. F’s other camera apps, grab this one for the low, low price of zilch

Question of the Day by Sporkfly Media – Entertain and/or annoy everyone around you with incessant questions that are none of your damn business

Flood-It! by LabPixies – With an average rating of 3.5 stars from nearly 11,000 reviews I have a feeling this app may have graced the Top 25 at some point but I’m not sure

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Eric’s 6 Random Freebies

Michael (Admin) | Aug 21, 2009 Random Freebies

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Eric hasn’t actually sent me his list this week, so I’m just pulling this one out of my ass! Here are six untested apps from the App Store’s Top 50 Free that look like they’ve got some potential.

Discovery Channel by (duh) Discovery Channel: I’m not surprised this app is at #1 right now – it looks like a smorgasbord of DC’s nerdy-but-cool educational content… videos, behind-the-scenes show info, photo galleries, TV schedule, all that.

Bump by Bump Technologies: I’ve actually used this one and it works as advertised (and as shown in the iPhone commercial)! Select your info from Contacts, your fellow Bumper does the same, and with a quick bump the info somehow gets traded between both devices. Pretty cool.

Mover by Infinite Labs: I think this one was featured in a recent iPhone commercial, too. Connect to the same wifi network as another device, both open Mover, and you’re supposed to be able to swipe stuff back and forth between the devices. I’ll be trying this one out for real next week.

textPlus by GOGII: 17,557 ratings can’t be wrong! Plus I’ve gotten some SMS messages myself from a friend in Norway who uses this app. It sends free text messages (yes, from iPod Touch, too) to U.S. mobile numbers from anywhere in the world! Sweet.

Offender Locator Lite by ThinAir Wireless: Find out if rapists and child molesters live on your street!

All 57 Games Free by DS Effects: 57 free games! BUT… user reviews are overwhelmingly bad, so lower your expectations on this one.

Eric’s 6 Random Freebies

Michael (Admin) | Aug 14, 2009 Random Freebies

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This round of Eric’s free untested stuff is somewhat about practicality… do a house budget, figure out how depressingly broke you are, call a taxi, talk to deaf people, that kind of thing. If you actually have money or don’t know any deaf people, just play Blackjack Free!

Taxi Magic by RideCharge Inc.: You’re hammered and a DUI is the last thing you (or the people you’re about to kill) need right now. Get a cab! NFL players may be able to get away with it but you won’t.

HomeBudget Lite by Anishu Inc.: You spent $900 last month on entertainment and only $46 on groceries? Well done, my friend.

Quicken Online Mobile by Intuit, Inc.: Sign up for the free Quicken Online and you can use this app to remind you of just how close you are to complete financial ruin!

iSign Lite by iDev2.com: The full version of this animated sign language phrasebook has 800 signs, but the lite version only has 25. Lite indeed! But if you ever go to a restaurant where all the wait staff is deaf you’ll be able to ask them to boil soft whale muscle.

Blackjack Free by MobilityWare: It’s ad supported, but hey it’s a free blackjack game! And yes, you can split and double.

Mega Man II Lite by Capcom Interactive: Get a taste of console nostalgia with what I’m assuming is a pretty limited version of Capcom’s classic NES port.

Eric’s 6 Random Freebies

Michael (Admin) | Aug 7, 2009 Random Freebies

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It’s been a few weeks since the last round of untested free stuff, but this one was worth the wait!

Eric’s dug up a bunch of apps that look unique and really worth trying out. If the mosquito-repeller works come back and let us know!!!!

Learn Chess by Tom Kerrigan: It astounds me how many people don’t know how to play chess! If you’re one of those folks you should remedy that… you never know when you’ll want to impress the neighborhood geek.

Anti Mosquito Free by iPushUpCounter: There are several anti-mosquito apps that claim to play a noise that only mosquitos (and dogs?) can hear… some reviewers of this app say it’s great, others say it totally blows…

CardStar by Mesa Dynamics LLC: Digitize all those annoying “club” cards you have to sort through when you go shopping

How To Videos From Howcast.com: Learn how to do all kinds of oddball things and, most importantly, learn how to moonwalk

Military Might by Playmesh: Run an army instead of a mafia

Assassin’s Creed Altair’s Chronicles Free by Gameloft: Well it’s Gameloft so you know it’s good, but it’s also “free” from Gameloft so you know it’s short