Today’s apps gone free: Cursed Treasure 2, Quest, Star Gurus and more

Protect your gems from thieving heroes, turn your tasks into a game, and count the stars with today’s collection of apps and games.

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Cursed Treasure 2 ($1.99 → Free, 257.1 MB): Protect your gems from thieving goody-goody heroes in this tower defense game. It’s for fans of the genre who are tired of always playing the good guy.

It’s not often that you get to play as an evil overlord, so make sure to relish this opportunity. In Cursed Treasure 2, it’s up to you to defend your gems from the likes of knights, druids, ninjas, and all the other greedy heroes that consider themselves “Warriors of Light” by erecting towers and casting spells. Towers can evolve from three basic types as the evil in you grows stronger, and you’re able to master 30 different skills. The game also includes 21 levels, and a night mode where the darkness works against you.

Cursed Treasure 2 is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 91 ratings.

Meeting Box – Notes, Tasks, Sketches and Recordings ($2.99 → Free, 21.3 MB): A highly flexible note taking app. Meeting Box is perfect for both school and business settings.

With Meeting Box installed, you’ll be able to get more out of your lectures and meetings than ever before. It provides you with the freedom to take notes however you wish, whether that’s by scribbling down your thoughts, annotating images and webpages, or simply by typing what you hear. Thanks to its built-in task manager, you’ll also be able to make sure your projects and assignments are completed on time. Meeting Notes is loaded with all kinds of text and color options, the ability to capture audio, support for multiple pages, and the ability to export and share you notes as PDF files.

Meeting Box – Notes, Tasks, Sketches and Recordings is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 77 ratings.

Star Gurus – Fun educational dot to dot game for preschool kids to learn numbers and how to count in different sequences ($0.99 → Free, 75.0 MB): Your child can learn counting with the stars in Star Gurus. It’s ideal for parents with children ages two through five.

Star Gurus presents your child with constellations that feature numbered stars. Your child must trace the stars in order to reveal the image. As the stars are traced in the proper order they will hear each number pronounced as well as the final image. The app includes 40 different constellations that will have your child counting in all kinds of different ways.

Star Gurus – Fun educational dot to dot game for preschool kids to learn numbers and how to count in different sequences is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 5 ratings.

QUEST : Level up your life ($1.99 → Free, 11.4 MB): Turn completing the most mundane tasks into a game with Quest. It’s ideal for anyone who has trouble sticking with a task manager.

On the surface, Quest is your everyday task manager. Swipe down to add a task. Swipe left to right to complete a task. Swipe right to left to delete a task. Nothing to it. However, every time you complete a task you’ll earn a gem, which will not only level up your little 8-bit character but also allow you to customize it with new items. It adds a pleasant incentive to get your tasks completed on time. You’re also able to categorize tasks, set reminders, and access your tasks from a Today widget.

QUEST : Level up your life is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 23 ratings.

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