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Today's Apps Gone Free: Captain Antarctica, Carrot, Convert Any Unit And More

Today's Apps Gone Free: Captain Antarctica, Carrot, Convert Any Unit And More

March 26, 2013

Boldly go where no penguin has gone before in FDG's endless distance game, Captain Antarctica. We also have a to-do list app with a ton of personality, and an app that allows you to convert almost any type of unit in a flash.

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iPhone:

CARROT: The Todo List with a Personality ($0.99 → Free, 7.1 MB): A to-do list app with a ton of personality. It features the usual to-do list actions and gestures, where you can pull down to add items to your list and swipe to complete them. But CARROT isn't your usual productivity app, as she has a rather large personality. You must keep her happy by completing items and utilizing all of the app's features, which can only be unlocked level by level. The app includes 300 unique rewards depending on CARROT's mood, and loads of unlockable app upgrades like Siri integration, alerts, badges, mini-games, and recurring tasks.

CARROT: The Todo List with a Personality is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 800 ratings.

120+ in 1 : Applets ($0.99 → Free, 46.7 MB): A collection of more than 120 useful little apps in one. The app's main display features the local time and weather along with anything on your calendar for that day. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to reveal all of those useful little apps, like a dictionary, currency converter, metronome, flashlight, bubble level, and even a password generator. You're also able to save your favorite apps for quick access. The app includes three themes to choose from as well.

120+ in 1 : Applets is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 3589 ratings.

Dart Meister ($2.99 → Free, 17.2 MB): A gorgeous and intuitive dart scoring app. You're able to keep score for your Cricket, x01, and Shanghai games with up to four players or teams. Enter throws just by tapping on areas of the board, and you'll receive instant visual feedback. The app includes three scoring options for Cricket, 101 to 5001 starting scores for x01, 1 to 20 starting numbers for Shanghai, gameplay rules, all kinds of stats, and game history.

Dart Meister is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 9 ratings.

Captain Antarctica ($0.99 → Free, 36.9 MB): Play as Captain Antarctica and boldly go where no penguin has gone before in this endless distance game. Guide Captain Antarctica and his experimental fish-powered scuba suit through the depths of the ocean to wipe out his enemies and save his family. Tilt to steer the brave little penguin around obstacles and into fish to reach sonic speeds. You're able to upgrade your scuba suit with other wacky gadgets to reach the deepest corners of the ocean. The game includes two modes, six locations, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Captain Antarctica is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 1044 ratings.

Universal:

NCLEX-RN Practice Test & Questions ($0.99 → Free, 9.9 MB): Study and prepare for the National Council Licensure Examination with this medical app. It includes a practice exam that features 400 questions which cover everything from safety and infection control to physiological adaptation. You can also customize the exam to focus on specific knowledge areas. Your test progress is saved locally as you go, so you can practice anytime, anywhere. You're also provided with detailed scoring and results analysis.

NCLEX-RN Practice Test & Questions is available for free today only (03/26). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 5 ratings.

EEK! ($0.99 → Free, 40.7 MB): Guide your space ship around comets, fireballs, explosions, and even garbage in this fast-paced arcade game. Just tilt to guide your space ship around the screen. You're rewarded for simply staying alive for as long as possible, but if you eek out a close call with space debris, you'll earn bonus points. Collect the gold left behind by the space debris to increase your multiplier and have a chance to fight back. The game includes achievements and leaderboards via Game Center as well.

EEK! is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 16 ratings.

Convert Any Unit - Units & Currency Converter & Calculator ($2.99 → Free, 8.0 MB): Convert almost any type of unit in a flash with this utility app. Just start typing the unit you want converted into the blank field, and the app will automatically supply you with the most likely results. When you see the one you want, tap on it to select it. You're able to save and organize your most used units within the built-in bookmarks folder. The app includes more than 5,300 units from 41 categories, a built-in calculator, automatic number formatting based on region, the ability to flip units, and much more.

Convert Any Unit - Units & Currency Converter & Calculator is available for free today only (03/26). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 86 ratings.

Grafikal ($1.99 → Free, 16.0 MB): Turn your iDevice into a powerful graphing calculator with this productivity app. The custom keyboard features a number of predefined physical, chemical, and mathematical constants along with quick access to functions. When it's time to plot your work, you can keep it on a plane or view it in 3D. Both options are highly customizable. The app also includes iCloud support.

Grafikal is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 10 ratings.

iPad:

Tilly Witch - Don Freeman's classic Halloween story book for kids (iPad version, by Auryn Apps) ($1.99 → Free, 210.1 MB): An interactive storybook app that follows Tilly Witch on her quest to cure herself of her newfound happiness. It's hard to be the queen of Halloween when you're always in a cheerful mood, after all. Your child can read the story all on their own or follow along with the narration. They can also tap on different items in each scene to hear them pronounced. The app includes 26 interactive pages, and the ability to customize the story's text and narration.

Tilly Witch - Don Freeman's classic Halloween story book for kids (iPad version, by Auryn Apps) is available for free today only (03/26). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 9 ratings.

Captain Antarctica HD ($1.99 → Free, 77.5 MB): Play as Captain Antarctica and boldly go where no penguin has gone before in this endless distance game. Guide Captain Antarctica and his experimental fish-powered scuba suit through the depths of the ocean to wipe out his enemies and save his family. Tilt to steer the brave little penguin around obstacles and into fish to reach sonic speeds. You're able to upgrade your scuba suit with other wacky gadgets to reach the deepest corners of the ocean. The game includes two modes, six locations, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Captain Antarctica HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 499 ratings.

I Wonder - Kids' Book ($0.99 → Free, 31.9 MB): Your child can join Marco as he discovers the world beyond the train's window panes in this interactive storybook app. Each page features fun ways to interact with the scenery or creatures within it. Your child can read all on their own or follow along with the narrator. When the story is over, they can color in pages from the book and put together jigsaw puzzles.

I Wonder - Kids' Book is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 5 ratings.

That concludes today's issue of Apps Gone Free. If you like staying on top of these daily deals, don't forget to check out our free AppsGoneFree app. It provides all the deals each day, and even an archive of past deals that are still active.

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Mentioned apps

Free
CARROT: The Todo List with a Personality
CARROT: The Todo List with a Personality
Grailr
Free
120+ in 1 : Applets
120+ in 1 : Applets
Ryan Bertrand
Free
Dart Meister
Dart Meister
Tractable Labs
Free
Captain Antarctica
Captain Antarctica
FDG Entertainment
Free
NCLEX-RN Practice Test & Questions
NCLEX-RN Practice Test & Questions
T&E Solutions LLC
Free
EEK!
EEK!
Don't Step On The Cracks
Free
Convert Any Unit - Units & Currency Converter & Calculator
Convert Any Unit - Units & Currency Converter & Calculator
Cider Software LLC
Free
Grafikal
Grafikal
Ageio
Free
Tilly Witch - Don Freeman's classic Halloween story book for kids (iPad version, by Auryn Apps)
Tilly Witch - Don Freeman's classic Halloween story book for kids (iPad version, by Auryn Apps)
Auryn Inc.
Free
Captain Antarctica HD
Captain Antarctica HD
FDG Entertainment
Free
I Wonder - Kids' Book
I Wonder - Kids' Book
WARE'S ME

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