Today’s apps gone free: Goosebumps Night of Scares, Gravity, DayCost and more

Take on R.L. Stine’s most iconic villains, play with particles, and find out where your money is going with today’s collection of apps and games.

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Universal:

Ask Me Colors and Shapes Preschool and Kindergarten Core Skills Preparation ($4.99 → Free, 25.8 MB): There’s so much to see in this educational app all about shapes and colors. It’s ideal for children between the ages of three and six.

The app will present your child with a cute and colorful object, and they must find all of the matching ones at the bottom of the screen. Each object is accompanied by hand-clapping music and rhyming narration. The app includes over 100 objects to discover.

Ask Me Colors and Shapes Preschool and Kindergarten Core Skills Preparation is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 17 ratings.

Goosebumps Night of Scares ($1.99 → Free, 172.1 MB): Play a game of hide and seek with Goosebumps’ most terrifying villains in Goosebumps Night of Scares. It’s for gamers who enjoy titles like Five Nights at Freddy’s.

R.L. Stine’s creepy and mysterious mansion is ready for you to explore. The only problem is, you’re not the only visitor. Slappy the Dummy and his crew of iconic villains are hiding in the shadows and waiting to hunt you down. It’s up to you to pick up the clues and use every single object at your disposal to survive the night. There will be bumps and twists along the way, so be ready for a frightening adventure.

Goosebumps Night of Scares is available for free today only (11/13). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 74 ratings.

Gravity – Light Particles Manipulation App ($0.99 → Free, 39.6 MB): Get into a zen state of mind by manipulating free flowing particles with Gravity. It’s for anyone who needs to unwind.

Simply put your fingers to the screen and watch what happens. On iPhone you’re able to utilize five separate fingers to manipulate the particles in different ways, and on iPad you’re allowed up to 10 fingers. You’re able to change the color, size, speed, opacity, and tail length of the particles as well. The app includes the ability to take snapshots of the animations, and TV-out support.

Gravity – Light Particles Manipulation App is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 61 ratings.

DayCost Pro – Personal Finance, Money Manager, Income, Expense & Budget ($2.99 → Free, 32.2 MB): Track your expenses throughout the day with this easy to use finance app. It’s ideal for anyone who wants a simple and elegant way to keep tabs on their finances.

It takes mere seconds to record a transaction in DayCost. Just swipe down on the screen, pick a category, enter an amount, and swipe up to record. You’re also able to attach a payment type, photo, and note to your transactions. DayCost allows you to create a budget and view graphical reports to keep your finances in check. It also includes passcode protection, iCloud support, and the ability to create custom categories.

DayCost Pro – Personal Finance, Money Manager, Income, Expense & Budget is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 54 ratings.

Magnifier Flash – A magnifying glass with light ($0.99 → Free, 1.1 MB): Zoom in on just about anything with this convenient utility app. It’s extremely handy for those moments when text is too small to read.

Sometimes the simplest apps can be the best. Magnifier Flash proves that point. It allows you to zoom in on your subject at up to 6x magnification, and you can light it up with your iDevice’s LED flash. You can even snap a photo of what you’re looking at while zoomed in to save it for later.

Magnifier Flash – A magnifying glass with light is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 189 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.

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