무료 어플에 대한 글은 내가 직접 쓰는 글이 아니라 어플 설명을 가져오는 글이다. 따라서 난 이 글들을 날로 먹는 글이라고 종종 표현한다. 그러나 글을 작성하는 과정을 보면 절대 날로 먹는 글이 아니다. 일단 하루에 몇번씩 가격이 바뀐 제품 중 제한된 시간 동안 무료로 제공되는 어플을 찾는다. 그리고 설명과 iTunes 링크, 이미지 링크를 붙인다. 아이튠즈(iTunes)로 모두 내려받아 실제 무료로 구입할 수 있는지 확인한다. 이렇게 내려받은 어플을 다시 아이팟 터치(iPod Touch)에 동기화 시킨다. 마지막으로 구입한 어플을 실행해서 어떤 어플인지 확인한다.

그런데 무료 어플에 대한 글은 인기가 별로 없다. 확인해 보면 알 수 있지만 댓글이 거의 달리지 않는 글이다. 그런데 조회수는 상당히 높다. 오늘의 인기 글에도 두개가 올라와 있고 월간 인기글에는 5개 중 무려 4개가 올라와 있다. 또 이 글 때문에 매일 내 블로그를 방문한다는 분도 있다.

문제는 '이 글 때문에 블로그가 재미없어 졌다'는 분도 많다는 점이다. 처음에는 재미로 시작한 일이 이제는 부담이 된다. 그런데 댓글도 별로 없고 이 글 때문에 재미없어 졌다는 분까지 생기니 계속 무료 어플에 대한 글을 올려야 할지 궁금해 진다. 그냥 나 혼자 무료 어플을 구매해서 사용하는 것이 여러 모로 더 편하다는 생각이 들기 때문이다.

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아무튼 오늘은 총 9개의 어플을 소개하겠다. PromptMe는 Social Networking 어플로 다음 판올림까지 무료로 제공되는 어플이다. 그림을 보면 예전 애플 시절이 생각나게 하지만 의외로 상당히 재미있는 어플이다. 요즘 국내에는 물병편지라는 것이 유행이다. 간단한 플래시 어플로 불특정 다수에게 자신의 메시지를 보내는 어플이다. PromptMe도 이와 비슷한 어플이다. PromptMe >라는 썰렁한 화면에 아무 메시지나 입력해서 전송하면 응답이 온다. 내가 보낸 메시지가 누구에게 가는지도 모르고 누가 나에게 답을 했는지도 모르지만 이런 익명성 때문에 의외로 재미가 있는 어플이다. 평상시 1불에 판매되는 어플이다.

eSolver Pro는 평상시 1불에 판매되는 어플로 아주 짧은 시간 동안만 무료로 제공된다. eSolver Pro라는 이름에서 알 수 있듯이 여러 가지 형태의 수식에 대한 결과 값을 제공하는 어플이다. Hospital Compare는 평상시 3불에 판매되는 어플로 제한된 시간 동안 무료로 제공된다. Hospital Compare라는 이름에서 알 수 있듯이 침대가 깨끗한지, 병원비는 싼지, 환자 관리는 잘하는지와 같은 항목으로 병원을 비교해 주는 어플이다.

locrExplorer는 locr.com이라는 사진 사이트를 탐색할 수 있는 어플이다. 평상시 2불에 판매되며 2.0이 나올 때까지만 무료로 제공된다. Discounted는 평상시 1불에 판매되는 어플로 오는 14일까지만 무료로 제공된다. Discounted라는 이름에서 알 수 있듯이 아이팟 터치(iPod Touch)나 아이폰(iPhone)에서 사용할 수 있는 쇼핑 계산기 어플이다. 상품의 할인가를 상품의 수량, 백분율등으로 계산할 수 있다.

iWakeU은 평상시 1불에 판매되는 어플로 제한된 시간 동안 무료로 제공된다. iWakeU라는 이름에서 알 수 있듯이 잠을 깨우기 위한 비디오 알람 어플이다. Chronoture는 평상시 1불에 판매되는 어플로 하루 동안 무료로 제공된다. Chronoture라는 이름에서 알 수 있듯이 이 어플은 문자로 시간을 알려주는 일종의 시계 어플이다.

zooSpelling은 평상시 2불에 판매되는 어플로 역시 제한된 시간 동안 무료로 제공된다. 18 마리의 동물과 동물 울음 소리가 들어있으며 아이들이 읽고 철자를 읽힐 수 있도록 하는 어플이다. PupTox는 평상시 1불에 판매되는 어플로 10월 9일까지 무료로 제공되는 어플이다. PupTox라는 이름에서 알 수 있듯이 개와 고양이에게 치명적인 250개 물질에 대한 정보를 담고 있다.

PromptMe 1.0.1(Social Networking)[[iTunes][1]]

Price: $0.99 -> Free

This app will be free until the next update.

Get it while it's free !

What is this app ? Read the following.

You might already know "Prompt", you might think that Prompt's user interface is a bit unique, though I admit it's not something spectacular, it's just different.

From the first day I released Prompt, someone wants to chat using Prompt, and someone said Prompt will be a wicked setup for a messenger app.

So here it's PromptMe, an improvement of Prompt, which is still looks like Prompt, but the difference is you're Prompting a human instead of a stupid computer or machine.

You don't have to follow a computer's guidance, just open PromptMe, send a message, and somebody out there in the world will read your message, and you can be sure that your thoughts and your deepest expressions will be heard.

Expect replies every once in a while, and you will feel that you're not alone, but you're connected to the world out there.

Several important features:

1. Get new message, this will allow you to receive new broadcasted message, when you touch the blinking text, below the prompt.
2. Remove, will allow you to remove certain conversation with someone.
3. Sync, will allow you to retrieve past conversations from the server with someone, in case you delete the app, and reinstall, as long as you don't do the next one, "Clear".
4. Clear, will allow you to remove all past conversations from your app and from the server.
5. Previous and Next, will allow you to browse through your local conversations.

Navigation between command prompt and conversations are done by shaking the device or at the point of received reply.

PromptMe is designed with the idea of we're more comfortable talking with anyone, without exposing our true identity. I can assure you, this app does not collect any personal information from you, should you choose so.

Yappler-Tags: chat, talk, message, messenger, network, prompt, terminal, anonymous, communication, social

eSolver Pro 2.0.1(Education)[[iTunes][2]]

Price: $0.99 -> Free

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FREE for a short time!!

eSolver enables you to solve different math equations in a very simple way. The application can be used at school, at university and at work.
Simply enter the coefficients and type GO. The application will give you instantly the solution.

POSSIBILITIES:

-Quadratic equations with complexe solutions. -Resolution of equations up to degree 5. -Solves systems of equations with 2 unknowns and 2 equations -or with 3 unknowns and 3 equations.

EXTRA:

-For equations: eSolver gives you f(x) and f'(x). -Preview of equations with coefficients. -Save coefficients.

OPTIONS:

-Number of digits after komma (for previews). -Save message On/Off. -Change Background.

TYPE:

• ax² + bx + c = 0
• ax? + bx⁴ + cx³ + dx² + ex + f = 0
• ax + by = c
  dx + ey = f
• ax + by + cz = d
  ex + fy + gz = h
  ix + jy + kz = l

If you think eSolver is well done please review it, if you think it isn't well done and something is missing, just tell me! Thanks!

Hospital Compare 1.0(Utilities)[[iTunes][3]]

Price: $2.99 -> Free

FREE for a limited time!

Picture this: You are in your doctor's office discussing a medical procedure. The doctor is about to write up a referral to a specialist in a nearby hospital. There are a bunch of hospitals you can choose from, but which one? You want to make an informed choice together with your doctor right at the office.

There are plenty of applications that let you find hospitals in your neighborhood. But how good are those hospitals? Do you know which hospital has:

• the cleanest beds?
• the shortest wait?
• the best pain management?
• the lowest cost in treating a specific condition?
• the highest volume of a particular surgery?

The Hospital Compare app answers those, and many more questions, using official medicare survey data! It provides in-depth look at each hospital you select, and compare them against each other, as well as against national and state averages.

The report compares over 100 different matrix for each hospital, and can be emailed to family / friends as rich HTML web pages.

You can search nearby hospitals from your current location or by any zip code in the continental US and Alaska. You can also filter the search results and reports via hospital specialities.

As Americans, we spent way too much on healthcare and get very little in return. Part of the reason is that consumers do not control how their healthcare dollars are spent. There is no "free market", if the consumers / patient cannot make informed decisions. With the Hospital Compare app, empowered patients can now choose highest quality medical services available, and reward the best hospitals.

locrExplorer ★ Geotagged Photos 1.0(Photography)[[iTunes][4]]

Price: $1.99 -> Free

On SALE. locrExplorer may be downloaded for FREE while we celebrate the release of the FREE locrUploader 2.0

locr is a popular geotagging photo community specialized in travel photography, which visualizes the location on maps and satellite images from Google Maps, Google Earth, Yahoo Maps and Microsoft Virtual Earth. Furthermore, locr supplies additional information about the subject and location using content from Wikipedia and other sources.

locr may be compared to the popular Flickr and Panoramio. Unlike Flickr, locr specializes in geotagged photos.

At locr you can also create your personal travel photo book with high quality printable maps and Wikipedia descriptions. These travel photo books are sent by mail order and are an ideal gift for your family and friends.

locrExplorer allows you to browse photos published on locr.com. View nearby photos, locate photos on a map, browse friends' photos, post to Twitter,…

locrExplorer also allows you to geocode photos and to upload them to locr.com. At locr.com users can share geotagged photos and create physical travel photo albums with high quality map data.

Some features require a free account at locr.com.

locrExplorer uses the location services built into iPhone and iPod Touch to geocode your photos with latitude and longitude coordinates. Best results are achieved with the iPhone 3G or 3GS which have a GPS chip built in.

Discounted 1.2(Utilities)[[iTunes][5]]

Price: $0.99 -> Free

Discounted is free for a week! Wednesday 7th through Wednesday 14th!

Discounted is the most beautiful, most functional and most powerful shopping calculator available for the iPhone.

You can discount the price of an item by an amount, a percent, or both at the same time if you wish. You can even work out prices in a store that has multiple discounts applied to each item!

And if the discounts in your favorite store are too good to pass up, you can even add items to a running total. So enjoy your shopping!

Discounted works with dollars, pounds, euros and yen - and you set the tax to your local amount (or just turn it off).

iWakeU 1.0(Utilities)[[iTunes][6]]

Price: $0.99 -> Free

Unique to iPhone: Sexy Swedish film alarm clock!

NOW FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME!

Have you ever wanted to start the day with a beautiful, sexy girl waking you up? From Sweden comes a unique high definition video alarm clock. Simply put, it is erotic films of hot, sexy and beautiful Swedish girls who will wake you up - every morning. A great and fantastic way to start your day!

Features:

• Two beautiful Swedish girls to choose from, with more films to come
• Choose volume level
• Choose snooze length
• Screen is turned off when phone is inactive. Movement reactivates!

Note: As with all alarm clock applications in the App Store, the alarm is only able to go off if the application is running. We also recommend having it connected to an outlet or computer, to stop the battery from draining.

Chronoture 1.0(Lifestyle)[[iTunes][7]]

Price: $0.99 -> Free

On sale for 1 day

Tell time the easy way with Chronoture, a funky little text based clock for iPod touch and iPhone. Watch as time literally glides by in front of you.

Create your own personalised clock by selecting the font, size and color then just let time fly by. Soon you'll have a gathering of people watching over your shoulder. Every five minutes the time will glide around the screen. But before that happens the approaching time will start to fidget impatiently.

Watching time fly by has never been so much fun.

zooSpelling 1.0(Education)[[iTunes][8]]

Price: $1.99 -> Free

Celebrate with us! zooSpelling FREE for a limited time.

18 unique animals and associated sounds to collect in their very own zoo while your child learns to read and spell.

A fun, educational application, designed with preschoolers in mind. zooSpelling encourages preschoolers to improve their spelling while exposing them to sight words. As your child succeeds through the various word sets of zooSpelling, he/she will be able to add animal characters, 18 in all, to their very own virtual zoo. They can visit their zoo, play again, or practice their sight words.

Over a 130 high frequency sight words in this edition.

zooSpelling, from the makers of kidClock, an appStore Top 100 Education app, will keep your kids engaged and learning for hours.

PupTox 1.2(Medical)[[iTunes][9]]

Price: $0.99 -> Free

PupTox is a handy categorized list of over 250 things that are toxic to dogs and cats. You'll never have to worry if those flowers you are buying for your garden can hurt Fluffy or if the leftovers from dinner are safe for Rover. Is it toxic to your dog? Is it safe for your cat? PupTox may have the answer.

PupTox 1.2 will temporarily be free until 10/9/2009

The information is compiled from internet knowledge sources. The author is not a veterinarian. You should always contact a professional veterinarian in the event of a pet poisoning.

Possible symptom information for many of the toxic items is included! Entries are ranked in relative toxicity levels to give a better understanding of how bad something is for your best friend. If it's toxic to dogs, toxic to cats, or your pets can't eat it you should know.

While this app does not directly detail first aid treatment for your pet, it may help you figure out if what your cat or dog ate is poisonous or not.

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