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Today's Apps Gone Free: Acting Out, Run A 5K, Little Red Hen And More

Today's Apps Gone Free: Acting Out, Run A 5K, Little Red Hen And More

April 21, 2013

Play video charades at your own pace with Interconnected Gaming's turn-based game, Acting Out! We also have a fitness app that will help you achieve a 5K distance, and an interactive storybook app that tells the tale of a Little Red Hen.

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iPhone:

Run a 5K! 7-Week Training Plan, GPS & Running Tips by Red Rock Apps ($2.99 → Free, 28.5 MB): Not much of a runner but want to achieve a 5K distance? Then this is the fitness app for you! The app takes you through a seven-week training program that will increase in intensity as you progress. Your own personal trainer will guide you through each step of the 30 minute interval training process, letting you know when to warm up, jog, and run through audio cues. At the end of each exercise, you'll receive a breakdown of what you have accomplished and be rewarded for it. The app also includes daily motivational tips, the ability to track your indoor runs, and Runkeeper, Fitbit, and MapMyRun integration.

Run a 5K! 7-Week Training Plan, GPS & Running Tips by Red Rock Apps is available for free today only (04/21). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.

VinylizeMe ($1.99 → Free, 32.5 MB): Create personalized vintage record album covers for any occasion with this photography app. Before you do anything, you're going to want to customize your record label logo. Then choose one of the 15 different templates, and customize it with your own photos and text. You're also able to add some wear and tear to give it that authentic look. Your hip creations can be shared via Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, or email.

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

InstaFood™ LE ($0.99 → Free, 19.2 MB): There's really no denying it: sharing photos of what you're about to consume via social media has become a common occurrence. So why not make it even easier and a lot more fun? InstaFood allows you to snap a photo of your tasty treats and place a custom description over the top. You're able to choose from more than 25 different skins by swiping left and right. Each skin has its own unique font and description, but you can change the message by double-tapping it. You can share your food, or at least photos of it, via Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, MMS, or email.

InstaFood™ LE is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 11 ratings.

Universal:

Mix & Mash ($1.99 → Free, 15.8 MB): Mix and mash your favorite tunes with this music player. You must first select a mix time or percentage so the app knows how long to play each song before the crossfade. Then add songs to your playlist or allow the app to randomly choose them for you. That's it. Start blasting those tunes! You're also able to rearrange songs within your playlist, change the crossfade length, and share what you're listening to via Facebook, Twitter, or email.

Mix & Mash is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 24 ratings.

Compact English-Spanish Dictionary ($1.99 → Free, 90.6 MB): A compact offline English-Spanish dictionary. The app includes more than 362,000 entries, 524,000 translations, 558,000 synonyms, 98,000 definitions, and 40,000 examples. It also includes search, search history, the option to shake for a random word, favorites, three background themes, and more than 45,000 images.

Compact English-Spanish Dictionary is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 17 ratings.

Acting Out! Video Charades ($1.99 → Free, 29.6 MB): Drawing something can be quite difficult, so act it out instead in this turn-based game of charades. Take turns with your friends acting out and guessing words. You're able to choose from a list of words with varying difficulties or, if they are all too much to handle, blow them up and get new ones. You have up to 60 seconds to get your point across without saying the word and then send it off to your friend to guess. The game also includes the option to create your own words, hints, and achievements.

Acting Out! Video Charades is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 34 ratings.

Rainbow Blocks ($1.99 → Free, 12.7 MB): Remove Rainbow Blocks until you can't remove anymore in this relaxing puzzle game. Just tap on any two matching adjacent blocks to remove them. The more blocks you clear in a single move, the higher your point total. Tap on a spinning rainbow block to scramble the surround blocks and make matches easier. You must achieve the target number before you run out of matches to move on to the next level. The game includes five themes, three difficulty levels, and leaderboards via Game Center.

Rainbow Blocks is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 29 ratings.

iPad:

Country Mouse and City Mouse ($1.99 → Free, 56.9 MB): This interactive book tells the story of two mice that live in very different worlds, but become best friends in spite of it. Your child is able to learn about the city and the country by interacting with the characters and scenes in the story. They're able to enjoy the tale all on their own or have it read to them.

Country Mouse and City Mouse is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 7 ratings.

Little Red Hen - Interactive Reader ($1.99 → Free, 78.1 MB): Your child can enjoy the classic tale of the Little Red Hen with this interactive storybook app. The story follows an industrious red hen as she shows how hard work can pay off. The app includes more than 20 colorful pages that can be read aloud or at your child's own pace. Each scene is filled with items that can be interacted with.

Little Red Hen - Interactive Reader is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 10 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
Run a 5K! 7-Week Training Plan, GPS & Running Tips by Red Rock Apps
Run a 5K! 7-Week Training Plan, GPS & Running Tips by Red Rock Apps
GRINASYS CORP.
Free
VinylizeMe
VinylizeMe
BlueSpark Studios, Inc.
Free
InstaFood™ LE
InstaFood™ LE
byss mobile
Free
Mix & Mash
Mix & Mash
Computer LogicX Ltd
Free
Compact English-Spanish Dictionary
Compact English-Spanish Dictionary
Word Magic Software
Free
Acting Out! Video Charades
Acting Out! Video Charades
Interconnected Gaming
Free
Rainbow Blocks
Rainbow Blocks
Charcoal Design
Free
Country Mouse and City Mouse
Country Mouse and City Mouse
McGraw-Hill School Education Group
Free
Little Red Hen - Interactive Reader
Little Red Hen - Interactive Reader
McGraw-Hill School Education Group

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