Best free iOS apps of the week

05.05.2012
Here's our round up of the free apps we've downloaded this week (week ending 4 May).

This week's round up includes Gifture, Downhill Xtreme, Smack That Gugl, Logo Quiz Game, SloPro, and LINE Camera. (More below)

Turn photos into animated GIFs with Gifture. You can choose to capture photos from within the app to create an instant GIF, or choose from your photo library. What we like about Gifture is the filters, which can be applied to your GIFs instantly. You can also choose the speed of the GIF, and set the camera to automatically take a set amount of photographs to use in your animation. On the iTunes App Store, there are reports that the app crashes, but we didn't experience any problems while we were testing out the app. You can share your creation via twitter, Facebook and Tumblr too. If you're interested, you can look at other GIFs created by Gifture users in the 'Popular' feed.

Designed for both iPhone and iPad, Downhill Xtreme is a longboard racing game. You begin by creating your character (you can choose from a limited selection of hairstyles, skin colours and accessories), and then you're all set to take off down one of the long and winding hills. It uses simple mechanics that are easily picked up, and takes advantage of the gyroscope function in your device for control of the steering. Upgrade your player and download different boards. If you run out of virtual cash it'll cost you real money through in-app purchases though. We particularly liked the soundtrack.