Today's Fire Free App of the Day: Notepad+

Today's Free App of the Day is Notepad+
Originally $2.99

This a nice app. It is primarily a drawing/handwriting app with the ability to add text using textboxes. If your goal is to have a text note-taking app, this is somewhat limited, I think. You can share your pages as images via email, etc. It has a lot of nice features--several pens and highlighters, text that (within the text boxes) can be different colors and fonts. I like that you can integrate text and drawing on the same page. It works as a rudimentary art tool--you have a limited number of basic colors, though you can change the width. I like that there are a lot of different papers one can use, including graph paper. This makes it pretty useful to me in sketching out plans for quilts. :) I'd give it four stars. Five if you could export text as text.

314 of 405 reviews are four stars and above.

These apps are compatible with the original Fire and with my Fire HDXs. To tell if an app works for your Fire HD or other Android device registered to your Amazon account, click on the above link and look on the right side of the web page.  Amazon will tell you if it will work with your registered device.

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Amazon Fire Free App of the Day: The Elf Adventure - A Christmas Story for Kids (Advent Calendar, Ad-Free)

Today's Free App of the Day is The Elf Adventure - A Christmas Story For Kids - Ad-free
Originally $0.99

This is a well-reviewed Christmas advent calendar for young kids. It has social network connections but they are not required and the app, per reviewers, can be played offline. 

From the product page:

"Elf Advent(ure) Calendar 2012" is an Advent Calendar for kids. The story is told as a poem in 24 exciting episodes. Solve a puzzle each day to help the Elves on their adventurous journey in this thrilling Christmas journey! Story: The diligent Elves are almost finished with their Christmas preparations, as they notice the disaster: The lazy Frost Giant has overslept! Unfortunately he is responsible for one of the most important ingredients for a perfect Christmas: Snow! A delegation of Elves travels to the Giant's cave in order to wake the sleepy head, but this proves to be far more difficult than expected. Will they manage to put things right? And can they do it in time to bring snow to everyone until Christmas Eve?

This is a fun Christmas Calendar with cute puzzles for Children. It starts with the Elves working at Santa's workshop. There are different games, some animated puzzles, some jigsaw puzzles, other ones with drawings for kids. At the end of each daily mini-game funny animations await. Boys and girls alike will enjoy this collection of riddles, brainteasers and other fun things. The backgrounds of the puzzles are beautifully drawn christmas paintings by talented artists who have worked on amazing christmas cards and christmas stories for kids before.

62 of 69 reviews are four stars and above.

These apps are compatible with the original Fire and with my Fire HD 8.9" 4G. To tell if an app works for your Fire HD or other Android device registered to your Amazon account, click on the above link and look on the right side of the web page.  Amazon will tell you if it will work with your registered device.

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Today's Amazon Free App of the Day: Collapse! Holiday

Today's Free App of the Day is Collapse! Holiday
Originally $1.99

This is a nice rising-blocks game--you need to eliminate blocks in groups of three or more by color before it reaches the top. There's a nice little Christmas theme and there's a quest mode. It plays in portrait mode, appropriately enough for this kind of game and will rotate 180 degrees. Nice game, nice little Christmas theme. I'm not sure I'd want to play it on a device smaller than a 6 or 7 inch tablet. Four stars from me.

8 of 10 reviews are four stars and above.

These apps are compatible with the original Fire and with my Fire HDXs. To tell if an app works for your Fire HD or other Android device registered to your Amazon account, click on the above link and look on the right side of the web page.  Amazon will tell you if it will work with your registered device.

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Today's Fire Free App of the Day: The Great Prank War

Today's Free App of the Day is The Great Prank War
Originally $2.99

Apparently this is a game based on a Cartoon Network show. The permissions push the limit a bit, and some reviewers had problems installing the game, but overall it has good reviews. From the product page: Help Mordecai, Rigby, Muscle Man and Skips take the park back from Gene and his goons with a plethora of prank-related powers! A NEW SPIN ON REGULAR SHOW! When Gene, the manager of rival park East Pines, gets his hands on a time machine, he goes back in time so he can win the prank war and take over the park. Now it's up to our heroes to take it back, but it won't be easy! The game also features awesome new character designs and animation styles for maximum prankiness. PLAY OFFENSE AND DEFENSE! In an action-packed hybrid of tower defense, you'll assault enemy towers and take them out so you can build defensive towers of your own, all while battling Gene's endless army of park rangers, animatronic bears, feral hot dogs, dancing cassette tapes, and more! UNLEASH THE PRANKS! Choose to play as Mordecai, Rigby, Muscle Man or Skips. Each one of them has trained in a specialized pranking art and developed unique powers to put the hurt on the bad guys. Even the towers are prank-themed, using eggs, glue, fart cushions and other gimmicks to defend your turf. FOUR SEASONS OF FUN! This is one long-running prank war, with levels that span the fall, winter, spring and summer. Each season brings different level designs packed with challenges that add up to mondo replay value, including four epic boss battles that will test your skills to the max.

10 of 14 reviews are four stars and above.

These apps are compatible with the original Fire and with my Fire HD 8.9" 4G. To tell if an app works for your Fire HD or other Android device registered to your Amazon account, click on the above link and look on the right side of the web page.  Amazon will tell you if it will work with your registered device.

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Today's Fire Free App of the Day: Kayak Pro and bonus app!

Today's Free App of the Day is KAYAK PRO
Originally $0.99

This is not an app for kayakers, which was the apparently sincere complaint by one reviewer. It is a travel services app. The only difference between this and the free version is that ads have been removed. There are some complaints about permissions, but from what I can see, the permissions are appropriate for what the app does.

It is mostly a search tool for travel through the Kayak website. You should be aware that some airlines, such as Southwest, aren't included in these kinds of search tools. It also has a flight tracker; the airlines whose flights one can track is also limited--Southwest, for example, is not one of the 25 options. For me, the biggest value of these kinds of apps is the ability to put all your travel info in one place by trip. You can forward booking receipts to trips@kayak.com. The receipt has to have been mailed either to the email address that you registered with or you can add additional email addresses (for example, I added my husband's email address). Processing can take a bit, but Kayak will send you a notification that the email has been received.

82 of 147 reviews are four stars and above.

We have a bonus pick: TripIt Travel Organizer Free.

This is another trip planner. It doesn't allow you to search for flights, etc. But is quite good at saving your information about flights, etc, in one place. I've used this one for years. You can have it monitor your mailbox for emails that pertain to travel, e.g., tickets, lodging and rental car reservations, or, if that's too creepy for you, you can send emails to plans@tripit.com

There is also an ad-free version for $3.99; you get 120 coins back, so the effective price is $2.79.

120 of 159 reviews are four stars and above.


These apps are compatible with the original Fire and with my Fire HDXs. To tell if an app works for your Fire HD or other Android device registered to your Amazon account, click on the above link and look on the right side of the web page.  Amazon will tell you if it will work with your registered device.

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Today's Fire Free App of the Day: Hunger Games: Catching Fire and a bonus app!

Today's Free App of the Day is Hunger Games: Catching Fire - Panem Run
Originally $0.99

This is a endless runner game--reviewers compare it more to Subway Surfers rather than Temple Run. Some reviewers were unable to get it to work with their non-Amazon devices. But, the biggest complaint is the permissions, to include Get Accounts and Get Tasks and two different analytics. And so we have a KBAAD.

81 of 122 reviews are four stars and above.

So we have a bonus pick: Mobile Observatory.

Normally $6.78, this app is currently free. This is an astronomy app (love these apps!) It is quite attractive. Note that if you do not have a GPS enabled device, you can't get "live view," apparently, but it's still a nice app. Not compatible with the original Fire but is with the Fire Phone.

47 of 56 reviews are four stars and above.

These apps are compatible with the original Fire and with my Fire HDXs except as noted above. To tell if an app works for your Fire HD or other Android device registered to your Amazon account, click on the above link and look on the right side of the web page.  Amazon will tell you if it will work with your registered device.

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Today's Fire Free App of the Day: Bike Race Pro

Today's Free App of the Day is Bike Race Pro by Top Free Games
Originally $0.99

This is a bike racing game. I'm a little suspicious about all the reviews as it appears from looking at them that the game gives a benefit for five star reviews. I don't think that should be allowed. :( And there are some concerns about in-app purchases, so be sure you've got parental controls set up on your Fire if you have kids. Also there are some concerns about the location permission.

1871 of 2159 reviews are four stars and above.

These apps are compatible with the original Fire and with my Fire HD 8.9" 4G. To tell if an app works for your Fire HD or other Android device registered to your Amazon account, click on the above link and look on the right side of the web page.  Amazon will tell you if it will work with your registered device.

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Happy Thanksgiving! Tons of free apps today for Black Friday!

There are a ton of free apps today.  See the complete list here.  Today's Featured Free App of the Day is Hidden Objects Thanksgiving & 3 puzzle games
Originally $1.99

This is a Thanksgiving-themed hidden object game. However, the permissions are really bad, and there are complaints about gameplay. Based on the permissions, I can't recommend this game.
18 of 30 reviews are four stars and above.

So we have a bonus pick: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.

This is one of the Black Friday apps. Normally $4.99, it's free today. Big game, so you'll need space on your device; but you don't need to keep it on there all the time--just during the season! I enjoyed it, it's interactive. 5 of 8 reviews are four stars and above.


These apps are compatible with the original Fire and with my Fire HD 8.9" 4G. To tell if an app works for your Fire HD or other Android device registered to your Amazon account, click on the above link and look on the right side of the web page.  Amazon will tell you if it will work with your registered device.

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Today's Fire Free App of the Day: Ultimate Hangman HD

Today's Free App of the Day is Ultimate Hangman HD
Originally $0.99

This was previously the Free App of the Day on April 23, 2013.  Here's my review from that date:

The classic Hangman game. Well reviewed. Ignore the one star reviews, they are complaints about an erroneous price, since corrected. I picked this one up! Love Hangman!

And, it's still good!  Here's a comment from Green Thumb, one of our members, back in 2013:

I got this one in the middle of the night last night on my lunch break, and played for the whole hour. Very fun animations. I found myself picking incorrect letters on purpose to watch the little guy! 

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241 of 334 reviews are four stars and above.

These apps are compatible with the original Fire and with my Fire HD 8.9" 4G. To tell if an app works for your Fire HD or other Android device registered to your Amazon account, click on the above link and look on the right side of the web page.  Amazon will tell you if it will work with your registered device.

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Amazon Fire Free App of the Day: Jack Lumber

Today's Free App of the Day is Jack Lumber
Originally $1.99

This is a pleasant game with some similarities to Fruit Ninja but a slower pace and more of an adventure setting. I liked it and have been playing it a bit. Four stars from Betsy. There's a tutorial on chopping wood that will keep replaying until you get it right. I didn't realize at first that one has to chop through the wood the long ways--like you're splitting it rather than the short way like you're cutting a tree down.

12 of 12 reviews are four stars and above.

These apps are compatible with the original Fire and with my Fire HDXs. To tell if an app works for your Fire HD or other Android device registered to your Amazon account, click on the above link and look on the right side of the web page.  Amazon will tell you if it will work with your registered device.

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Amazon Free Fire App of the Day: Muffin Knight

Today's Free App of the Day is Muffin Knight
Originally $0.99

This is a platform game, previously the Free App of the Day in November 2011, I believe. At least I got it for free on that date. There are a lot of one-star reviews, but most of them are from an update that caused issues that appears to have been since fixed.  Reviews of the actual gameplay are good!

205 of 374 reviews are four stars and above.

These apps are compatible with the original Fire and with my Fire HDXs but not my Fire TV Stick. To tell if an app works for your Fire HD or other Android device registered to your Amazon account, click on the above link and look on the right side of the web page.  Amazon will tell you if it will work with your registered device.

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Today's Fire Free App of the Day: Alphabet Aquarium Vol 1: Animated Puzzle Games with Letters and Animals

Today's Free App of the Day is Alphabet Aquarium Vol 1: Animated Puzzle Games with Letters and Animals

Originally $1.99

This is an extremely well reviewed educational app for young kids. From the product page: Four great interactive educational puzzle games with letters and animated animals to develop your child's skills. Customizable Settings. Select which games your child plays allowing you to focus on a single task. Curriculum developed and reviewed by preschool education expert Numerous adorable hand-drawn animations and illustrations for each letters All pronunciation by professional voice-over artists

270 of 284 reviews are four stars and above.

These apps are compatible with the original Fire and with my Fire HDXs. To tell if an app works for your Fire HD or other Android device registered to your Amazon account, click on the above link and look on the right side of the web page.  Amazon will tell you if it will work with your registered device.

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Today's Fire Free App of the Day: Color Match Pro

Today's Free App of the Day is Color Match Pro
Originally $0.99

This is a tile sliding game using color that is similar to the game 2048. You slide like colors over each other to make new colors. There is a color bar at the top of the board showing the progress from the basic colors (yellows and peaches) to the goal colors (greens). So, sliding a yellow on a yellow makes a light peach, two peaches make a darker peach, etc. You can change the size of the board. I would have posted this sooner but I was busy playing it. I'd give it four stars, but I like this kind of game. Most of the one stars seem to be people who don't care for the game rather than problems with the game.  Plays in either portrait mode.

10 of 20 reviews are four stars and above.

These apps are compatible with the original Fire and with my Fire HDXs. To tell if an app works for your Fire HD or other Android device registered to your Amazon account, click on the above link and look on the right side of the web page.  Amazon will tell you if it will work with your registered device.

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Today's Free Apps of the Day: 17 Productivity apps free today and tomorrow (Friday and Saturday)

Today's Free App of the Day is PrintHand Mobile Print Premium
Originally $12.95

This is a tool to help print from your device. Printing features have been added to Fires over time, but there are still limitations that I encounter occasionally. This may be the solution. Some reviewers are concerned about the permissions, but the app needs access to things like email and SMS to print those things. This is one of 17 productivity/reference apps that are being offered for free Friday (today) and Saturday only. I have some of them, but not all. Also, not all of them are available for all Fires (at least a couple I looked at didn't seem to work with any of the Fires I own) so check the compatibility using the link under the Buy button.

133 of 191 reviews are four stars and above.



These apps have varying compatibility, as noted above. To tell if an app works for your Fire HD or other Android device registered to your Amazon account, click on the above link and look on the right side of the web page.  Amazon will tell you if it will work with your registered device.

Have fun!

Also check out the other digital deals from Amazon, including great deals on MP3s and videos:

 

Kindle Fire Free App of the Day: 4Pics 1Word--What's the Movie Init and Bonus App!

Today's Free App of the Day is 4Pics 1Word- What's the Movie Init
Originally $0.99

On the surface, this looks like a very well reviewed app. However, people earned extra in-app money by giving a five-star review, which makes all of them suspect, as far as I'm concerned. In addition, the permissions are egregious, so I can't possibly recommend this app. With the permissions, I didn't even care to download it. I do have an alternate.

145 of 172 reviews are four stars and above.

So we have a bonus pick: Blockbuster Movie Trivia - Test your knowledge of movies. Guess film quotes, posters, actors and actresses from Despicable Me, Dark Knight, 300 and classics like Gone With The Wind.

This is another movie trivia game, this one permafree. Great reviews, minimal permissions. 59 of 62 reviews are four stars and above.


These apps are compatible with the original Fire and with my Fire HD 8.9" 4G. To tell if an app works for your Fire HD or other Android device registered to your Amazon account, click on the above link and look on the right side of the web page.  Amazon will tell you if it will work with your registered device.

Have fun!

Also check out the other digital deals from Amazon, including great deals on MP3s and videos: