Today’s apps gone free: toDo, Even Monsters Are Shy, Windy and more

Manage your tasks without a lot of fuss, enjoy an interactive tale, and relax to the sound of wind with today’s collection of apps and games.

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iPhone:

toDo+ (Tasks & Reminders, Check list) ($1.99 → Free, 2.8 MB): Manage all your tasks without a lot of fuss with toDo. It’s great for Apple Watch owners and those running iOS 8 or later with loads of tasks to manage.

Thanks to its intuitive UI, toDo allows you to get your daily workload completed faster than ever before. You’re able to place tasks within separate categories, and complete, delete, and reorder them with simple gestures. The best part is, you can add and complete tasks via the Today menu or your Apple Watch. The app is loaded with customization options in order to suit different lifestyles, and includes a variety of themes to choose from.

toDo+ (Tasks & Reminders, Check list) is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 23 ratings.

Universal:

Abducted ($2.99 → Free, 256.1 MB): An episodic adventure game that has you trying to escape from an alien environment. Abducted is suited for fans of the adventure and puzzle game genres.

Abducted comes highly recommend due to its visual flare and unique environments. The game features dynamic lighting, shadows, volumetric fog, and other fantastic effects to provide you with a console-quality gaming experience. Explore the breathtaking 3-D alien environments with a tap and search for clues that will lead you home. You’re able to take on puzzles with brute force by hacking them or try to use your whit to solve them.

Abducted is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3-star rating with a total of 128 ratings.

Windy ~ Sleep Relax Meditate with natural white noise sounds to calm your mind and focus ($2.99 → Free, 92.9 MB): Block out the world with the sound of wind with Windy. It’s ideal for those who have enjoyed any of Taptanium’s other relaxation apps like Away, Sunny, and Thunderspace.

Windy combines natural wind recordings with stunning artwork to help you sleep, relax, study, or meditate. It utilizes stereoscopic 3-D audio that’s optimized for headphones, so you can drift off into your own little world. The six natural wind recordings can be mixed with rain, river sounds, birds, and crickets. There’s also a whimsical story embedded within the app, allowing you to follow Windy on her journey to breathtaking locations.

Windy ~ Sleep Relax Meditate with natural white noise sounds to calm your mind and focus is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 2191 ratings.

Battle Bros – Tower Defense ($3.99 → Free, 94.5 MB): Stop the minions in their tracks by erecting towers and setting traps in Battle Bros. It’s a lot of fun with friends.

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Battle Bros isn’t your everyday tower defense game. Instead of going at it alone, you’re able to team up with your friends and fight off the hordes of minions in real-time. Place towers in strategic positions along the path, set traps, and, when things get real hairy, take it upon yourself to fire ranged and melee attacks before the minions reach your homestead. The game features 18 types of minions with varying abilities, boss battles, and four different seasonal environments.

Battle Bros – Tower Defense is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 88 ratings.

iPad:

Even Monsters Are Shy ($1.99 → Free, 360.2 MB): A highly interactive storybook that tells the tale of a boy and his pet monster. Children of all ages will learn something from this tale.

It features eight different mini-games that are intertwined with and progress the story. The app also includes two reading modes, professional narration, full-color illustrations and interactive animations, and a custom soundtrack. There also aren’t any ads, in-app purchases, or external links to worry about, so your child can enjoy the story all on their own.

Even Monsters Are Shy is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 14 ratings.

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