Today’s apps gone free: CloudBeats, WeatherWheel, GSDfaster and more

Play music from the cloud, check the weather with a spin, and get things done faster than ever before with today’s collection of apps and games.

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.

Universal:

Schulte Table – improve your fast reading and attention ($0.99 → Free, 1.3 MB): A brain game that will improve your peripheral vision and speed reading. It’s for anyone who wants to keep their brain sharp.

Schulte Table is all about practice. All you need is 10 minutes a day to improve your mental perception. The object of the game is to simply count up to a designated number in order or spell out the alphabet in order. You’re able to adjust the size, color, and font size of the grid to challenge yourself even more. You’re able to see how your abilities compare with the rest of the world via Game Center leaderboards.

Schulte Table – improve your fast reading and attention is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 89 ratings.

CloudBeats – Cloud Music Player for Dropbox, OneDrive and Google Drive ($4.99 → Free, 13.1 MB): Play music, audiobooks, and podcasts directly from the cloud with CloudBeats. It’s a great option for those who need to save on local storage space.

With CloudBeats, you can tap into all of your favorite online storage services at once, so there’s no need to worry about gathering all of your audio files in a single place. You can then stream any MP3, AAC, M4A, FLAC, or WAV file located within. CloudBeats features album artwork, offline playback, the ability to create playlists from music in multiple cloud services, a sleep timer, lyrics, AirPlay support, and gesture controls.

CloudBeats – Cloud Music Player for Dropbox, OneDrive and Google Drive is available for free today only (09/13). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 115 ratings.

WeatherWheel ($0.99 → Free, 7.9 MB): Spin the wheel to see what the weather will be like with WeatherWheel. It’s for those that want some visual feedback when checking the weather.

WeatherWheel is a whole lot of fun, at least for a weather app. You’re able to set up multiple locations around the world and view them in a scrolling list. But that’s just the beginning. Drag your finger across the screen to move through time and watch as not only the weather changes in real-time, but also the sunrise and sunset. Tap on the forecast button to automatically play through three day’s worth of weather. WeatherWheel also includes metric and imperial support, and a winter mode.

WeatherWheel is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 31 ratings.

GSDfaster ~ GTD, ToDo Lists & Pomodoro Timer ($1.99 → Free, 24.1 MB): Complete tasks and projects faster than ever before with GSDfaster. It’s for anyone who wants to be more productive.

GSDfaster allows you to quickly dump your thoughts into a collection area that’s completely free of extra fields and anything else to distract you. Just type what’s on your mind and hit save. When you have a spare moment, go through all of the items that are in need of processing by placing them into buckets, creating due dates, and attaching tags. Once everything is processed, you’re free to get things down however you wish. Thankfully GSDfaster includes a built-in pomodoro timer to help you stay on task.

GSDfaster ~ GTD, ToDo Lists & Pomodoro Timer is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 12 ratings.

Clipboard Manager QuickClip ($0.99 → Free, 3.2 MB): Clip, save, and manage text with QuickClip. It’s for anyone who wants to keep a record of clipped text.

QuickClip allows you to keep a running log of every single piece of text you clip. All you have to do is launch the app and allow it run in the background. Clipped text will be saved automatically, and you can edit each entry at any time. The app also includes a Today widget, which allows you to copy already clipped text in a snap.

Clipboard Manager QuickClip is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 13 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:

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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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