Today’s apps gone free: iComics, Hook, Be Mindful and more

Manage and read your favorite comics, get hooked on a new puzzle game, and be mindful and work towards achieving your goals with today’s AppsGoneFree collection.

All app prices are subject to change at any time and without notice regardless of stated free duration. Price changes are solely under the control of the developers.

iPhone:

Be Mindful: A Tool to Let Go Now ($2.99 → Free, 104.3 MB): Be mindful and work towards achieving your goals with this health app. It’s for anyone who has difficulty letting go.

Grab a nice set of headphones, sit back, hit play, and let Be Mindful guide you on a meditative journey. You’ll hear some soothing background music play to help get you in the right state of mind. You’ll then hear a female or male narrator take you on your journey. The session lasts about 30 minutes, and you can loop it over and over if you need more time. After a session you can record notes on the built-in calendar.

Be Mindful: A Tool to Let Go Now is available for free today only (05/01). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 9 ratings.

Universal:

iComics – The Comic Reader for iPad and iPhone ($1.99 → Free, 12.6 MB): Manage and read all of your digital comics with this entertainment app. It’s ideal for those who have a large collection of DRM-free comics.

You’re able to import comics via iTunes File Sharing or from other apps on your iDevice like Dropbox or Safari. When viewing a comic, you’re able to zoom in, swipe to flip the page, or slide your finger across the bottom of the screen to jump ahead. You can also mark your progress for each comic as unread, in progress, or read. The app supports all major comic formats including ZIP, CBZ, EPUB, RAR, CBR, and PDF.

iComics – The Comic Reader for iPad and iPhone is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 289 ratings.

“HOOK” ($0.99 → Free, 40.4 MB): A meditative and calming puzzle game. Hook is for puzzle fans who enjoy going at their own pace.

Hook is void of menus, tutorials, timers, and achievements. Just launch the game and enjoy the calming experience. The basic idea is to tap on circles to reel in their lines and create new pathways for the other lines to go. If a line gets hooked on another, you’ll have to start the level over.

“HOOK” is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 144 ratings.

Subtraction Flashcard Match Games for Kids in Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grade ($2.99 → Free, 29.5 MB): Your children can work on their subtraction skills with this educational game. It’s ideal for parents and teachers with children ages five through eight.

Subtraction Flashcard Match Games creates a fun environment for your child to practice subtraction in with its eye-popping visuals and positive encouragement. Your child can work on matching problems to their answers or matching problems to other problems. The difficulty can be adjusted by changing the number range and by showing the cards or keeping them face down. The game also includes a bubble popping reward after each round.

Subtraction Flashcard Match Games for Kids in Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grade is available for free for a limited time. It has a 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.

Developers:

If you are a developer who would like to get your app included in our “Apps Gone Free” daily lists, here’s our basic set of rules:

It must have at least a three-star average rating at the time it goes free.
The app must not have been free numerous times (3+) over the last six months.
The free version of your app must not include ads.

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