Today’s apps gone free: City Maps 2Go, My Music, Coloroodle and more

Know where you’re headed even when you’re offline, keep track of new music artists, and color in underwater scenes with today’s collection of 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:

My Music – Your list of favorite artists, and bands. ($0.99 → Free, 1.6 MB): Keep track of the new artists you’ve discovered with My Music. It’s for anyone who is always on the lookout for new tunes.

Frequent users of streaming radio are going to love My Music. It allows you to look up artists you’ve recently heard and save them for later. You’re able to search for artists by name and My Music will provide you with all of the results from iTunes. The colors and themes for each artist saved are generated by the colors of the album artwork, which adds a nice personal touch. Each entry in your list also includes a link to the artist’s Wikipedia entry, YouTube videos, and discography.

My Music – Your list of favorite artists, and bands. is available for free today only (04/27). It has a 3-star rating with a total of 12 ratings.

Skiplayer – the simplest ‘safety first’ car player for your everyday commute. ($0.99 → Free, 5.5 MB): This gesture-driven music player helps you clean up your library. It’s the ideal music player for your daily commute.

Pressing teeny, tiny little buttons while driving is not only difficult but also dangerous. Skiplayer helps you stay safe by doing away with albums and playlists and instead shuffling your entire library. It also turns your iDevice’s screen into one big controller, allowing you to tap to pause, swipe to skip, and tap and hold to never hear a song again.

Skiplayer – the simplest ‘safety first’ car player for your everyday commute. is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 7 ratings.

Universal:

City Maps 2Go Pro » Offline Map and Travel Guide ($4.99 → Free, 40.2 MB): Download entire city, county, district, and province maps for offline viewing with this navigation app. It’s ideal for world travelers who aren’t able to utilize data while out and about.

City Maps 2Go Pro covers almost the entire globe, so no matter where you are you can be prepared for the adventure ahead. You’re able to browse through maps by country, or you can search for something specific by name. Downloaded maps include the ability to search for specific streets, view points of interest, and bookmark your favorite locations. The app includes a total of 6,700 downloadable maps.

City Maps 2Go Pro » Offline Map and Travel Guide is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 7603 ratings.

neu.Notes+ ($1.99 → Free, 20.1 MB): Create handwritten notes, sketches, and more with neu.Notes. It’s ideal for those who need to express themselves in multiple ways.

It includes a ridiculous number of page sizes to choose from and three different styles. Then put your finger to the screen and start creating handwritten notes or sketches. If you need a little more accuracy, you’re able to zoom in on the canvas. If you’re using a stylus, activate the palm guard and comfortably rest your hand on the screen. The app is loaded with a variety other features as well, like the ability to adjust line width and color, add text, annotate photos and maps, create multi-page PDFs, backup your creations via iCloud, and edit any and all elements.

neu.Notes+ is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 105 ratings.

iPad:

Coloroodle: Fishy Friends ($1.99 → Free, 23.2 MB): Head under the sea to fill in fun scenes with this digital coloring book for iPad. It’s ideal for parents who want to keep their little artists entertained.

Coloroodle: Fishy Friends is filled with child-friendly HD artwork to color in. Your child can choose from 24 unique scenes, and they can utilize 24 different crayon colors and four crayon sizes. It also includes an eraser in case they make a mistake, the ability to save or share their work via Facebook, and all kinds of fun facts about the sea and the creatures that live in it.

Coloroodle: Fishy Friends is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 12 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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