Today’s apps gone free: Smart PDF Scanner, Sleep Talk Recorder, Karl’s Castle and more

Scan documents, record what you say in your sleep, and allow your child to explore an interactive world 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.

iPhone:

Sleep Talk Recorder ($0.99 → Free, 21.1 MB): Record what you say in your sleep with Sleep Talk Recorder. It’s great for anyone that wants to find out what’s going on when the lights go out.

Not only is Sleep Talk Recorder practical, it’s also a lot of fun. All you have to do is place your iDevice less than three feet away from your bed with the microphone facing you. You’ll probably also want to plug it in so it doesn’t stop running in the middle of the night. The app utilizes an advanced filtering algorithm to identify sounds and immediately start recording, so you won’t just have one huge file that you have to listen to. You’re able to review your recordings, mark them as favorites, and even share your funniest moments with the Sleep Talk Recorder community.

Sleep Talk Recorder is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 936 ratings.

Smart PDF Scanner: Scan Documents to PDF ($4.99 → Free, 4.7 MB): Ditch your home or office scanner and utilize your iDevice instead with Smart PDF Scanner Pro. It’s ideal for business professionals and anyone else in need of turning physical documents into digital copies.

Smart PDF Scanner Pro is perfect for all your scanning needs. Its powerful capturing and rendering engine ensures you’ll come out with crystal clear scans every time. It’s able to automatically detect the edges of your document, and you can manually change the parameters afterward if need be. Smart PDF Scanner Pro utilizes a simple tagging system, allowing you to color code categories and properly sort your scans. Scans can be shared via email or AirDrop, or you can upload them to the cloud.

Smart PDF Scanner: Scan Documents to PDF is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 48 ratings.

Universal:

Skill Game ($2.99 → Free, 22.4 MB): Connect the numbers as quickly as possible to best your opponent in Skill Game. It’ll keep fans of the puzzle game genre on their toes.

Your objective is to connect all of the numbers in ascending order without touching the lines you’ve already created. The process of doing so, however, requires a deft hand and a little strategy. Make sure to utilize the viewfinder in the top left corner of the screen, otherwise you won’t stand a chance. The game includes an unlimited number of randomly generated levels, adaptive difficulty levels, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Skill Game is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 2325 ratings.

My Town : Hospital ($2.99 → Free, 75.2 MB): Enter the hospital and allow your imagination to run wild in My Town: Hospital. It’s for children ages three through 12.

The hospital is filled with seven rooms across two floors and all kinds of exciting activities for your child to enjoy. Everything is fair game. Just tap and swipe to see what happens. My Town: Hospital includes 12 characters to interact with, hundreds of sounds and objects, and no time limits or stress points.

My Town : Hospital is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 23 ratings.

iPad:

Karl’s Castle HD ($2.99 → Free, 235.4 MB): Allow your child to explore the interactive world of Karl’s Castle with this fun entertainment app. It’s ideal for children ages two and older.

Karl’s Castle is filled with interactive activities and well-known characters from children’s fairy tales. Your child is able to explore the castle and interact with all of its inhabitants. The app includes more than 70 interactions, 50 characters to discover, and three mini-games. The mini-games can be activated by tapping on characters that have an exclamation mark above them.

Karl’s Castle HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 30 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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