Today’s apps gone free: Swype, Capti Narrator, Worldly and more
Swipe to type with Nuance’s revolutionary keyboard, Swype. We also have an app that allows you to listen to your favorite web content, and a trivia game that will help you improve your knowledge of the world.
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iPhone:Capti Narrator ($19.99 → Free, 34.6 MB): Listen to your favorite web content instead of reading it with this productivity app. It’s perfect for commuters, busy professionals, and anyone else that needs to keep their eyes on something else.
Capti Narrator will immediately make you more productive. All you have to do is utilize the built-in browser to hunt down content and start listening right away. You’re also able to add content to your personal playlist by tapping and holding your finger on a link. Capti Narrator is even able to tap into your favorite cloud service and play PDF, DOC, EPUB, and PPT files. The app includes a single voice with a customizable speech rate, but you can add additional voices via in-app purchase.
Capti Narrator is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 33 ratings.
Universal:Worldly ($2.99 → Free, 43.1 MB): Improve your knowledge of the world and have a blast doing it in this educational trivia game. It’s for gamers young and old who want to improve their worldly knowledge.
Join Sir Maxwell Worldly as he travels on his hot air balloon to explore the world. As you fly round the planet, you’ll be asked all sorts of trivia questions regarding locations, flags, currencies, and more. To earn a high score, you’ll have to be quick and accurate with your answers. You are, however, able to adjust the difficulty level based on your knowledge level.
Worldly is available for free today only (11/06). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 11 ratings.
Slide X Pro ● Slideshow Creator ● Professional HD ($2.99 → Free, 37.2 MB): Tell stories through your photos with this easy to use slideshow app. Slide X Pro is ideal for those who have a collection of related photos they want to show off.
Slide X Pro is loaded with different ways to personalize your slideshow. Just tap to choose photos from your library to populate your slideshow. Each photo can include its own filter and title. Then place any one of the 36 organic transitions between your photos to add some style. You’re also able to add intro text and attach some music.
Slide X Pro ● Slideshow Creator ● Professional HD is available for free today only (11/06). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 119 ratings.
Lapse It Pro • Time Lapse & Stop Motion Camera • Professional HD ($1.99 → Free, 14.4 MB): Create fantastic time lapse videos with this photography app. It’s for anyone who isn’t satisfied with Apple’s native time lapse feature.
Lapse It Pro gives you complete control over your time lapses. It allows you to choose how many milliseconds, seconds, or minutes you want between each frame, or you can manually capture your frames with the stop motion mode. Additionally, if you have pre-recorded videos, you can simply speed them up or slow them down to give them a time lapse effect. Videos can be trimmed down and spruced up with effects and a soundtrack. Finished projects can be saved to your library or uploaded to Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, or Vimeo.
Lapse It Pro • Time Lapse & Stop Motion Camera • Professional HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 1382 ratings.
Swype ($0.99 → Free, 22.2 MB): Swipe to type with this revolutionary keyboard. It’s the ideal app for those who want to type even faster.
Swype makes it easier than ever before to input text on your iDevice. You must first install the keyboard by following the tutorial steps found in the app. Once installed, all you have to do is swipe over the keys and Swype will accurately predict your words. The more you use it, the smarter it will get. The app includes support for 21 different languages, and a customizable keyboard layout.
Swype is available for free today only (11/06). It has a 3-star rating with a total of 2953 ratings.
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