Today’s Apps Gone Free: Toca Life: Town, GeoTrend, Paintlogue and More

Create your own adventures within an interactive town, compare stats from countries all over the world, and turn photos into watercolor paintings with today’s collection of apps and games.

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iPhone:

GeoTrend ($2.99 → Free, 5.3 MB): Compare stats from countries all over the world with GeoTrend. Curious minds will be delighted.

GeoTrend taps into data servers worldwide in order to provide the most current statistics possible. It offers more than 25 comparison modes including population, energy consumption, military expenditures, fertility rates, gas prices, and arms exports. Just choose two of the more than 175 included territories and countries and absorb the data.

GeoTrend is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 18 ratings.

Universal:

Paint logue – Painting,Watercolor,Sketch,ToonPaint ($9.99 → Free, 17.8 MB): Turn your photos into works of art with Paint Logue. It provides an entertaining way to transform your photos.

The app includes seven watercolor filter presets that can be applied to any photo in your library. The presets are fully customizable, allowing more control over the finished product. After a you’ve applied a filter you can compare your newly transformed photo against the original by tapping on it. The app also includes 23 border options to choose from, and the ability to add a signature to your work.

Paint logue – Painting,Watercolor,Sketch,ToonPaint is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 11 ratings.

Magic Launcher Pro – Launch anything Instantly ($2.99 → Free, 78.0 MB): Launch apps and actions from your lock screen with Magic Launcher. It’ll change the way you use your iDevice.

Magic Launcher has the ability to launch over 100,000 different apps and actions right from your lock screen. Upon launch it’ll need to determine which apps are supported. After it has finished you’ll able to add quick access icons for your favorite apps, contacts, settings, and services to your lock screen. The app also includes 3D Touch support.

Magic Launcher Pro – Launch anything Instantly is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 52 ratings.

Toca Life: Town ($2.99 → Free, 432.5 MB): Your little ones can create their own adventures by making their way through an interactive town in Toca Life: Town. It’s for children with big imaginations.

Anything goes in Toca Life: Town. Your children are able to move around town with just a tap. They’re able to explore the inside of restaurants and houses, go swimming in the pond, camp out in the park, or simply hang out in their room. Each location is its own mini adventure with tons of interactions to discover. The app includes a total of 21 characters and five animals to play with, and seven locations to explore.

Toca Life: Town is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 55 ratings.

Alpha Omega ($0.99 → Free, 193.9 MB): A clever crossword-style puzzle game that has you unscrambling letters. It’s ideal for word game fans who want a relaxing yet engaging experience.

The amount of content here is staggering. Alpha Omega’s hundreds of puzzles require you to unscramble the letters to create valid words. Each puzzle provides you with the first and last letters, serving as a guide. Tap on a letter block to select it and tap another to swap. Intersecting letter blocks can be moved in both directions. As each word is deciphered, the rest will begin to fall in to place. Keep in mind that letters can only be swapped once per puzzle. Additional level packs are available via in-app purchase.

Alpha Omega is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 2650 ratings.

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