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Today’s apps gone free: eXtra Voice Recorder, Shades, Active Voice and more

Today’s apps gone free: eXtra Voice Recorder, Shades, Active Voice and more

App Bargain Bin
January 22, 2015

Be heard with today’s collection of audio recording, dictation, and translation apps.

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:

Active Voice : Instantly convert your speech to text (English + 34 other languages are fully supported). Don’t type anymore. Just speak and you’re done! ($1.99 → Free, 5.5 MB): Use your voice to create bodies of text that can be shared and translated with Active Voice. It’s ideal for those who aren’t the best typists.

With Active Voice installed, you can do away with typing. Just tap, speak, and send. The app’s powerful speech recognition engine will quickly and accurately turn your spoken words into text. You can then edit the text manually if need be and send it off wherever you wish. You’re also able to convert your spoken text into one of the 32 supported languages.

Active Voice : Instantly convert your speech to text (English + 34 other languages are fully supported). Don’t type anymore. Just speak and you’re done! is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 447 ratings.

Universal:

Bumblz – Animated Series and Activities for Children and Toddlers ($3.99 → Free, 9.3 MB): A collection of puzzles, memory games, sing-alongs, and videos designed to delight children and help them learn. It’s great for any child that’s fond of the animated series.

Today only, you can unlock all of the content within Bumblz free of charge! All you have to do is access any category and tap on a piece of locked content. Swipe left to right with two fingers to confirm your action. You and your child will then be able to enjoy all of the matching games, puzzles, books, videos, and sing-alongs.

Bumblz – Animated Series and Activities for Children and Toddlers is available for free today only (01/22). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 22 ratings.

eXtra Voice Recorder: record, edit, take notes, and sync with Dropbox (Perfect for lectures or meetings) ($2.99 → Free, 7.5 MB): This high quality audio recorder allows you to attach notes to lectures and meetings. It’s the perfect app for students and business professionals.

The app provides you with full control over every aspect of your recordings. While recording you’re able to add comments, bookmark important sections, and even sync photos with sections. You can then go back through your recordings to split, trim, and remove unwanted sections. All of your recordings are stored locally, but you can also upload them to your favorite cloud storage services like Google Drive, Dropbox, and Evernote. Recordings can also be resumed at any time, shared, and searched for by title or comments.

eXtra Voice Recorder: record, edit, take notes, and sync with Dropbox (Perfect for lectures or meetings) is available for free today only (01/22). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 10 ratings.

Shades: A Simple Puzzle Game ($1.99 → Free, 28.6 MB): Combine blocks to create and remove different shades in this unique puzzle game. It’s for casual gamers who want a zen-like puzzle experience.

We love games like Shades. It’s simple on the surface, but rather difficult once you get going. The idea is to drag the falling blacks into position in order to create rows of the same color, which will remove them from the board. Things get interesting when you stack blocks of the same color, as they will get darker in shade. This gameplay element creates some sticky situations, but also allows you to create cascading combos. The game includes four color schemes and Game Center leaderboards.

Shades: A Simple Puzzle Game is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 339 ratings.

iPad:

Active Voice HD : Instantly convert your speech to text (UK English + 34 other languages are fully supported). Don’t type anymore. Just speak and you’re done! ($1.99 → Free, 6.5 MB): Use your voice to create bodies of text that can be shared and translated with Active Voice. It’s ideal for those who aren’t the fastest at typing.

With Active Voice installed, you can do away with typing. Just tap, speak, and send. The app’s powerful speech recognition engine will quickly and accurately turn your spoken words into text. You can then edit the text manually if need be and send it off wherever you wish. You’re also able to convert your spoken text into one of the 32 supported languages.

Active Voice HD : Instantly convert your speech to text (UK English + 34 other languages are fully supported). Don’t type anymore. Just speak and you’re done! is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3-star rating with a total of 34 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.

Developers:

If you are a developer who would like to get your app included in our “Apps Gone Free” daily lists, here’s our basic set of rules:

  • It must have at least a three-star average rating at the time it goes free.
  • The app must not have been free numerous times (3+) over the last six months.
  • The free version of your app must not include ads.

To submit an app, simply send a request to tyler@appadvice.com with the subject “Apps Gone Free.” Please include the name of the app, a link to it in the App Store, when and for how long you intend to offer the app for free, and anything else you would like to share. We will take it from there.

Mentioned apps

Free
Active Voice : Instantly convert your speech to text (English + 34 other languages are fully supported). Don't type anymore. Just speak and you're done!
Active Voice : Instantly convert your speech to text (English + 34 other languages are fully supported). Don't type anymore. Just speak and you're done!
Tensift
Free
Shades: A Simple Puzzle Game
Shades: A Simple Puzzle Game
UOVO
Free
Bumblz - Animated Series and Activities for Children and Toddlers
Bumblz - Animated Series and Activities for Children and Toddlers
Playrific, Inc.
Free
eXtra Voice Recorder: record, edit, take notes, and sync with Dropbox (Perfect for lectures or meetings)
eXtra Voice Recorder: record, edit, take notes, and sync with Dropbox (Perfect for lectures or meetings)
Denys Yevenko
Free
Active Voice HD : Instantly convert your speech to text (English + 34 other languages are fully supported). Don't type anymore. Just speak and you're done!
Active Voice HD : Instantly convert your speech to text (English + 34 other languages are fully supported). Don't type anymore. Just speak and you're done!
Tensift

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