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Today's Apps Gone Free: Quick Drafts, Lexit, SmartPlayer And More

Today's Apps Gone Free: Quick Drafts, Lexit, SmartPlayer And More

June 26, 2013

Generate notes in an instant with Quick Drafts for iPad. We also have a word strategy game that has you carving a path through an ancient garden, and a stylish music player.

All app prices are subject to change at any time and without notice regardless of stated free duration. Price changes are solely under the control of the developers.

iPhone:

100 Binaural Beats and Tones! Premium*| AmbiScience™ ($2.99 → Free, 192.2 MB): Go on a sonic journey with this health app. It’s able to attune your brain to desired states of mind by playing binaural and isochronic tones. The app includes 26 ambient tracks, 13 nature loops, 109 entrainment programs, two sound tracks, three noise tracks, the ability to create your own custom programs, a timer with fade, repeating alarms with snooze, and a full tutorial.

100 Binaural Beats and Tones! Premium*| AmbiScience™ is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 71 ratings.

SmartPlayer - Music Player and Last.fm Scrobbler ($1.99 → Free, 4.5 MB): A simple but stylish music player. The app includes a handful of features that set it apart from the native Music app like gestures, a sleep timer with fade, and Twitter and Facebook integration. It also includes Last.fm integration, search, the ability to create playlists, and "bokeh" album artwork backgrounds.

SmartPlayer - Music Player and Last.fm Scrobbler is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 206 ratings.

Card Mate Pro - Lighten your wallet ($2.99 → Free, 9.6 MB): This lifestyle app will make your wallet a little lighter, but in a good way. It allows you to store all of your credit, bank, and ID cards securely on your iPhone or iPod touch. You're able to snap photos of both the front and back of your cards, and enter other detailed information like the name and number. Cards can be categorized for quick discovery, and flipped through via common gestures. All of your info can be stored behind a password or pattern lock to keep it safe and secure.

Card Mate Pro - Lighten your wallet is available for free today only (06/26). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 8 ratings.

Wake N Shake Alarm Clock ($0.99 → Free, 14.6 MB): A merciless alarm clock app that will ensure you get out of bed. You'll get a taste of what Wake N Shake is all about the moment you launch the app, as it will ask you to furiously shake your iDevice just to get to the main screen. From there you can access the alarm clock, social, music, and settings menus with swipes in different directions. The app includes all kinds of alarm tones to choose from, achievements and leaderboards, a sleep timer, and the ability to adjust the shake intensity.

Wake N Shake Alarm Clock is available for free today only (06/26). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 1724 ratings.

Gesture Touchpad for Win8 ($4.99 → Free, 7.7 MB): Turn your iPhone or iPod touch into a wireless touchpad and keyboard for your Windows 8 computer with this utility app. You must first download the free companion software for your computer from Splashtop's website. Then launch Gesture Touchpad on your iPhone or iPod touch and your computer will be discovered automatically. Once everything is connected, you'll be able to control your computer with multitouch gestures, key combinations, and virtual mouse clicks.

Gesture Touchpad for Win8 is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 76 ratings.

Arpeggionome for iPhone ($0.99 → Free, 2.6 MB): Express yourself with this creative musical instrument. You're able to design intricate patterns of musical notes, and then trigger them at different pitches and speeds. You can also tilt your iDevice to control the pitch bend and volume. The app includes 15 pattern-parameters, a pattern library, and the ability to save, recall, or backup your patterns via iTunes File Sharing.

Arpeggionome for iPhone is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 23 ratings.

Universal:

THX tune-up™ ($1.99 → Free, 103.3 MB): Adjust your TV, projector, and speakers to get the most out of your entertainment system with this utility app. You must first choose your type of display, speakers, and mobile connection. Then connect your iDevice to your media device via an adapter or AirPlay. The app will walk you through the tune-up process and offer you all kinds of tips on how to enjoy your entertainment system even more. The app also includes full set-up tutorials, test audio, and access to THX trailers.

THX tune-up™ is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 243 ratings.

Lexit ($0.99 → Free, 90.3 MB): A word strategy game that can be played head-to-head with a friend or computer controlled opponent. Players take turns placing letter tiles and creating words with the goal of crafting a path through the ancient garden. You're able to deploy offensive strategies to march forward and defensive strategies to block your opponent. The game also includes online multiplayer, remote chat, a video tutorial, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Lexit is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 7 ratings.

iPad:

Quick Drafts for iPad - Notes, To-Do, Errands and Shopping List ($3.99 → Free, 8.7 MB): A note taking app that can actually keep up with the speed of your thoughts. Every time you open the app you'll be presented with a blank page, allowing you to generate notes in an instant. You're able to convert any basic note into a to-do list or event by accessing the convenient slide out menu. The app also includes the ability to create tappable links, Dropbox and Evernote integration, and the ability to send notes via email, Twitter, Facebook, and SMS.

Quick Drafts for iPad - Notes, To-Do, Errands and Shopping List is available for free today only (06/26). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 5 ratings.

Spooky Manor HD ($0.99 → Free, 39.6 MB): Visit Spooky Manor to claim your inheritance in this point and click adventure game. Make your way through each scene looking for clues and utilizing the items you have collected throughout the game to rid the house of its ghostly inhabitants. The game includes hand-illustrated scenes, an original storyline, and loads of items to collect and puzzles to solve.

Spooky Manor HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 15 ratings.

Cursive Writing HD ($0.99 → Free, 10.2 MB): Your child can practice the lost of art of cursive writing anytime, anywhere with this education app. They can practice each letter separately with step-by-step directions on how to form uppercase and lowercase letters. Your child can then move on to single words to learn how to connect letters. Finally, they can practice entire sample sentences or you can create your own. The app also includes five colors to choose from, guide lines, and three line thicknesses.

Cursive Writing HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 102 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
100 Binaural Beats and Tones! Premium*| AmbiScience™
100 Binaural Beats and Tones! Premium*| AmbiScience™
Tesla Audio Sciences
Free
SmartPlayer - Music Player and Last.fm Scrobbler
SmartPlayer - Music Player and Last.fm Scrobbler
Shad Deen
Free
Card Mate Pro - Lighten your wallet
Card Mate Pro - Lighten your wallet
Qiwen Zhang
Free
Wake N Shake Alarm Clock
Wake N Shake Alarm Clock
Andres Canella
Free
Gesture Touchpad for Win8
Gesture Touchpad for Win8
Splashtop Inc.
Free
Arpeggionome for iPhone
Arpeggionome for iPhone
Alexandernaut
Free
THX tune-up™
THX tune-up™
THX Ltd.
Free
Lexit
Lexit
MEA Mobile
Free
Quick Drafts for iPad - Notes, To-Do, Errands and Shopping List
Quick Drafts for iPad - Notes, To-Do, Errands and Shopping List
Sebastian Obentheuer
Free
Spooky Manor HD
Spooky Manor HD
Digi-chain Games
Free
Cursive Writing HD
Cursive Writing HD
Jiwoo Studio

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