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Today's Apps Gone Free: BeatForge, Task List Pro, Toolbox And More

July 15, 2012

Forge amazing beats without possessing any real musical talent with Spool's BeatForge. We also have an easy to use and fully customizable task manager, and a utility app filled with handy tools.

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iPhone:

Toolbox± ($0.99 → Free, 6.6 MB): A collection of five handy tools in one sleek package. It includes a flashlight, morse code generator, level, compass, and magnifying glass. No matter which tool you choose, you can always get back to the main screen with a left to right swipe. The app also includes an option to have any one of the five tools display upon launch.

Toolbox± is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.

myPulse - Heart Rate Monitor ($0.99 → Free, 2.5 MB): This health and fitness app allows you to measure your heart rate anytime, anywhere. Before actually measuring your heart rate, you need to fill out profile information to ensure accurate results. Then just put your finger over your iDevice's camera and wait for the results. The app includes the ability to add notes to your results, a log, and the ability to share your results as a CSV file via email.

myPulse - Heart Rate Monitor is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 15 ratings.

TrailMix Music Player ($3.99 → Free, 4.1 MB): A music app that automatically detects your pace and adjusts the tempo of your current song to match it. The best part is, TrailMix doesn't require any type of setup, just pick a song or a playlist from your library and then head outside for your walk or run.

TrailMix Music Player is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.

Dosage ($0.99 → Free, 11.5 MB): This medical app turns your iPhone or iPod touch into your own personal pharmacist. You're able to manually add medications to your cabinet, and then be reminded when you need to take a dose and when you need a refill. You can also view, save, and share vital drug information that's pulled from the FDA's servers or one of many other sources.

Dosage is available for free today only (07/15). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 1 ratings.

Task List Pro ($1.99 → Free, 1.7 MB): Keep track of all of life's daily tasks with this easy to use and customizable productivity app. When creating a task, you're able to provide a title, due date, urgency, and notes. The neat thing is, you don't need to set up reminders for your tasks since the app generates them right from your title. The app also allows you to set up recurring tasks, and allows you to customize the buckets, icons, and backgrounds. Please be aware that all customization options are found in the Settings app and not Task List Pro.

Task List Pro is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 56 ratings. Universal:

ARDefender ($0.99 → Free, 9.9 MB): Defend your tower from an onslaught of enemies in this innovative augmented reality game. You must first draw your own platform to play on or print one out from the developer's website. Then point your iDevice's camera at it and watch the action come to life! You're able to defend your tower from the approaching enemies by placing your reticule over them and blasting away. The game includes 20 levels, a super smooth AR engine, power-ups, two themes, and unlockable towers and weapons.

ARDefender is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 279 ratings.

Bottom of the Ninth 01 ($0.99 → Free, 274.7 MB): An animated graphic novel created by Ryan Woodward. The story takes place in a time where a new artificial gravity enhanced form of baseball is played. Follow Candy Cunningham, a young pitcher, as she faces fierce opponents and offended fans who have never seen a girl play before. The app features that classic comic book feel but with enhanced feature film quality 2D and 3D animated panels. It also includes the voice of two-time MVP Dale Murphy and an original music score.

Bottom of the Ninth 01 is available for free today only (07/15). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 129 ratings.

BeatForge ($0.99 → Free, 23.1 MB): Forge awesome beats with this music app. It presents you with a large grid of open spaces, and each row in the grid has a different sound attached to it. Create funky beats by just filling in the spaces. A line of light will continuously pass by to play your creation. The app also includes the ability to change the tempo of your music, save your creations, and choose from a variety of sound and chord options.

BeatForge is available for free today only (07/15). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 49 ratings.

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Mentioned apps

Free
Toolbox±
Jacob Caraballo
Free
myPulse - Heart Rate Monitor
Tingalin, LLC
Free
TrailMix Music Player
Resonant Technologies, LLC
$0.99
Dosage
Hubert K
Free
Task List Pro
Rapture In Venice
Free
ARDefender
int13
Free
Bottom of the Ninth 01
Ryan Woodward Art & Animation
Free
BeatForge
Spool

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