Today’s apps gone free: 2K Drive, Synesthetic, Windy and more
Drive licensed cars around beautifully rendered environments, avoid obstacles created by your music, and relax to the sound of wind with today’s apps and games.
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iPhone:Path Input: Better Swipe Keyboard ($3.99 → Free, 23.4 MB): Type with a swipe with Path Input. It’s ideal for iOS 8 users who want to record their thoughts in a whole new way.
Path Input allows you to record your thoughts faster than you could with a regular keyboard. Just draw the path of the word you want to record. If you get a little off track, don’t worry, Path Input will figure out what it is you’re trying to say. You can even record words by simply drawing their prefixes. iOS 8 users may use Path Input as a third-party keyboard.
Path Input: Better Swipe Keyboard is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 257 ratings.
Universal:Synesthetic ($2.99 → Free, 17.4 MB): Synesthetic utilizes music from your library to create an obstacle-filled roller coaster ride like no other. It’s ideal for those who enjoy games like Unpossible.
Everything in the game is controlled by your music. You’re able to pick any non-DRM track from your library. Then speed down the tube while trying to dodge the obstacles that are generated from it. You’ll know if you hit one because the music will fade out. The game includes three modes per song, multiple color themes, two control schemes, and achievements via Game Center.
Synesthetic is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 1438 ratings.
Windy ~ Sleep Relax Meditate with natural white noise sounds ($2.99 → Free, 89.6 MB): Block out the world with the sound of wind with Windy. It’s ideal for those who have enjoyed any of Taptanium’s other relaxation apps like Sunny and Thunderspace.
Windy combines natural wind recordings with stunning artwork to help you sleep, relax, study, or meditate. It utilizes stereoscopic 3-D audio that’s optimized for headphones, so you can drift off into your own little world. The six natural wind recordings can be mixed with rain, river sounds, birds, and crickets. There’s also a whimsical story embedded within the app, allowing you to follow Windy on her journey to breathtaking locations.
Windy ~ Sleep Relax Meditate with natural white noise sounds is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 1630 ratings.
2K DRIVE ($6.99 → Free, 679.4 MB): Jump behind the wheel of real licensed cars and race your way to victory in 2K Drive. It’s for fans of simulation racing games.
2K Drive will put your driving skills to the test. Before you hit the streets, snap a picture of yourself so you can actually be behind the wheel in the game. You’re able to choose from only a handful of cars at the beginning of the game, but the better you drive and the more challenges you complete, the more coins you’ll earn to purchase new ones. New challenges are available on a daily basis, so you’ll never run out of opportunities to earn new cars, boosts, and upgrades. The game also includes fantastic console quality graphics and multiplayer racing.
2K DRIVE is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3-star rating with a total of 395 ratings.
A Few Days Left ($3.99 → Free, 513.7 MB): Humanity is on the brink of extinction after a viral mutant outbreak and only you can stop those responsible in A Few Days Left. This dark tale is for fans of third-person shooters.
Horrible mutant creatures have filled the city streets. Take aim using on-screen controls and mow them down with your vast arsenal of upgradeable weapons. You’re also equipped with short range attacks and tactical gear, but the path to victory won’t be easy. Adapt to your foes’ fighting styles, solve puzzles, and avoid traps to make it through the wide variety of levels and environments in order to save all of humanity.
A Few Days Left is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 21 ratings.
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