Today’s apps gone free: Rain Sounds HQ, BusyBox, HomeTeam and more

Relax to the sound of rain and thunderstorms with Rain Sounds HQ. We also have an app that allows you to record your time spent on activities, and an app for tracking your HomeTeam.

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iPhone:

Freeze It ($1.99 → Free, 25.1 MB): Compete with friends and random strangers in real-time word battles in Freeze It. The game is great for anyone looking for a fast-paced word game experience.

Freeze It will test your vocabulary and your friendships. The object of the game is to come up with one word for each category presented using the letters provided to you. You must try to move as quickly as possible to get through more categories than your opponents and avoid being frozen. The longer the words you create, the more points you’ll earn. You also want to try to use the special letter tiles to earn bonuses. The player with the highest score at the end of all of the rounds wins. Hopefully that’s you.

Freeze It is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 25 ratings.

HomeTeam ($0.99 → Free, 1.4 MB): A sports app for tracking your home team. It’s great for coaches and parents that want to track rosters, schedules, and contacts for their kids’ teams.

We really like HomeTeam because it was designed for both coaches and parents. As a parent, you’re able to view the schedule of upcoming games, add them to your personal calendar, view contact info, and communicate with other parents. As a coach, you’re able to manage rosters, add game info to your calendar, and also communicate with parents.

HomeTeam is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 73 ratings.

BusyBox – Time spent tracker and multi task keeper ($2.99 → Free, 2.4 MB): Keep track of the time spent on all of your activities throughout the day with BusyBox. It’s great for fitness addicts to business professionals.

BusyBox comes highly recommended today thanks to its wide range of uses. Whether you’re looking to track your workouts or time spent on the job, BusyBox will help you get it done. You’re able to create as many different activities as necessary. They can also be color-coded for quick reference. Then when it’s time to start the activity, select it from your list and start the timer. The app will keep a running log of all of the time spent on each activity, and the data can be exported and shared via email.

BusyBox – Time spent tracker and multi task keeper is available for free today only (09/16). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 7 ratings.

Rain Sounds HQ: Natural raining sounds, thunderstorms, & rainy ambiance to help relax, aid sleep & focus ($0.99 → Free, 29.1 MB): Relax to the sound of rain and thunderstorms with this utility app. Rain Sounds HQ is a great option for anyone looking to create a relaxing environment.

Rain Sounds HQ’s natural rain sounds will allow you to leave the world behind. It includes 70 live-recorded rain sounds from all over the world. You’re able to create your own blends of any six sounds, and the app will run perfectly in the background while you use other apps or while the screen is locked. A sleep timer can also be activated, allowing the sounds to slowly fade-out a a specific time.

Rain Sounds HQ: Natural raining sounds, thunderstorms, & rainy ambiance to help relax, aid sleep & focus is available for free today only (09/16). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 8 ratings.

Universal:

Starry Night Interactive Animation ($1.99 → Free, 10.6 MB): Create your own unique variation of Van Gogh’s Starry Night with this entertainment app. Starry Night Interactive Animation is ideal for anyone looking for a zen-like art experience.

Starry Night Interactive Animation allows you to be the artist. The famous painting comes to life through enchaining animations, and you’re able to manipulate the flow of lines by sliding your finger over them. The speed of the flow can be adjusted as well to match your mood. If you tap and hold on the edge of the screen you can enter 3-D zoom mode and pan around the painting by swiping.

Starry Night Interactive Animation is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 128 ratings.

AP® World History Exam Prep 2014 ($9.99 → Free, 4.5 MB): Ace the AP World History Exam with this educational app. It’s intended for anyone looking to simulate and study for the exam.

AP World History Exam Prep 2014 makes it easy to study more frequently and in smaller chunks. All you have to do is tell the app how many questions you want to work on, and then enable the timer. The app will filter the exam content to create the perfect short study experience. AP World History Exam Prep 2014 includes 475 unique practice questions with detailed answer explanations. The exam covers everything from industrialization and global integration to technological and environment transformations.

AP® World History Exam Prep 2014 is available for free today only (09/16). It has a 5-star rating with a total of 8 ratings.

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