Today’s apps gone free: Content Blocker, The Room, Pry and more

Block annoying ads and trackers, solve a dark mystery, and experience a story like no other 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:

Preschool and Kindergarten learning kids games for toddler HD ($9.99 → Free, 161.4 MB): A collection of educational games for your child. It’s intended for children in preschool and kindergarten.

The app is based on the proven Montessori learning method, helping your child develop spelling, writing, and reading skills through a variety of fascinating games. It includes eight categories, with more than 200 interactive worksheets. The curriculum was developed and reviewed by preschool education experts, ensuring your child a rich and fun learning experience.

Preschool and Kindergarten learning kids games for toddler HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 37 ratings.

Kids Card Matching Educational Color and Shapes Early Learning Game for Toddlers ($3.99 → Free, 25.4 MB): Your little one can learn to identify colors and shapes with this memory matching game. It’s the perfect addition to your collection if your child enjoys playing education games on your iDevice.

We’re recommending Colors Memory Match today because it’s easy for your child to just pick up and play thanks to its relatable card system. Various amounts of cards will appear on the screen face down. Your child can tap on them to reveal what’s on the flip side. They must find all of the matching pairs of colors and shapes to complete each game. When tapped on, your child is able to hear the color or object pronounced.

Kids Card Matching Educational Color and Shapes Early Learning Game for Toddlers is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 33 ratings.

PRY ($2.99 → Free, 406.4 MB): Experience a story like no other in this highly interactive digital book. Pry is for those open to new reading experiences.

There’s nothing else like Pry in the entire App Store. It tells the tale of James, a demolition expert who has returned home from war only to have his vision fail him and his past haunt him. You’re able to experience his life by pulling open his eyes, tearing apart his memories, and trying to grasp his streaming thoughts. That all may sound rather obscure, but trust us, it’s worth the ride.

PRY is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 58 ratings.

Content Blocker+ ($1.99 → Free, 3.4 MB): Get rid of annoying ads and trackers with Content Blocker+. It’s really for anyone running iOS 9.

Today only: Unlock the full potential of Content Blocker+. Simply tap the upgrade link at the bottom of the main screen and confirm your action. You’ll then be able to whitelist sites, block comments, block custom fonts, and block images.

Tired of wasting data, speed, and battery life on unwanted content? Then install and enable Content Blocker+ today. The process is really simple. Just launch the Settings app, tap on Safari, tap on Content Blockers, and then enable Content Blocker+. There’s nothing left for you to do but enjoy the Web as it was intended. It just works.

Content Blocker+ is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 79 ratings.

iPad:

The Room ($0.99 → Free, 200.7 MB): Get ready to experience one of the most beautiful and mysterious puzzle games to ever grace the App Store. It’s ideal for those who enjoy brain teasers over fast-paced action.

Apple’s iPad Game of the Year 2012 winner traps you within a dark and unsettlingly realistic room and won’t let you out until you have solved every last puzzle. Just put some headphones on, turn down the lights and get sucked into the immersive atmosphere. The puzzles themselves will guide you along and challenge your senses. When you’re finished unraveling the mystery, check out the sequel which just hit the App Store today. You won’t be disappointed.

The Room is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 143452 ratings.

Atomic Ball HD ($4.99 → Free, 50.4 MB): You’re going to be breaking a lot more than bricks in Atomic Ball. It’s for fans of Brick Breaker-style arcade games.

This just may be the most stylish Brick Breaker-style game you’ll ever play. Guide your paddle around the screen in order to bounce the ball into the highly interactive objects. Try to collect the power-ups and credits that fall while avoiding the power-downs. The game includes more than 90 handcrafted levels, 30 power-ups, touch and tilt controls, voice narration, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Atomic Ball HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 116 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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