Today’s apps gone free: Persistence, Magic Sorter, Special Enquiry Detail and more

Stick to your goals, develop cognitive and fine motor skills, and investigate a brutal murder with today’s collection of apps and games.

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iPhone:

Special Enquiry Detail: Engaged to Kill® (Full) ($4.99 → Free, 304.7 MB): Investigate a brutal murder and try to bring the killer to justice in this hidden objects adventure game. It’s for casual gamers who enjoy searching for objects at their own pace.

Help detectives Turino and Lamonte discover clues at crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to find the serial murderer known only as the Engagement Killer. The game includes 44 locations to examine, 22 mini-games, and achievements via Game Center.

Special Enquiry Detail: Engaged to Kill® (Full) is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 304 ratings.

Persistence – Goal and Habit Tracker and Motivator ($1.99 → Free, 3.2 MB): Stay persistent and complete your goals with Persistence. It’s designed for those who have trouble staying on track.

When creating a new goal, you’re able to title it and enter the number of times you want to work on it or the amount of time you want to spend on it each and everyday. After completing a goal for the day, simply enter your progress and attach notes. If you start to get behind on a goal, don’t fret, you can make up for it by doing more the next day. The idea is to keep those vertical blue and red bars from appearing on the side of your goal. The app also includes the ability to edit goals, set reminders, view statistical progress, and share your daily logs.

Persistence – Goal and Habit Tracker and Motivator is available for free today only (03/23). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 86 ratings.

Universal:

Magic Sorter – Sea Tales – 10 in 1 – to develop important cognitive and fine motor skills ($1.99 → Free, 72.5 MB): A collection of 10 educational games meant to help your child develop cognitive and fine motor skills. It’s ideal for children ages one through three.

The 10 included games and activities will teach your child about colors, shapes, sizes, counting, and matching. The vibrant animations and upbeat music will keep them engaged for hours, and the uncluttered interface makes it easy for them to enjoy the app entirely on their own.

Magic Sorter – Sea Tales – 10 in 1 – to develop important cognitive and fine motor skills is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 35 ratings.

Animal Puzzle Kids Activity Pre-school Shape Games for Toddlers, Boys and Girls with Skills Free ($1.99 → Free, 28.4 MB): Your child gets to hang out with Joey the kangaroo and all of his animal friends in this puzzle game. It’s designed for toddlers.

Today only: Unlock the full game free of charge! Simply tap the “Unlock” button on the main screen, and enter the provided passcode to confirm your action. All current and future puzzles will be available to you and your child free of charge.

After choosing a scene, cork board cutouts will begin to appear. Your child must drag and drop the pieces into place to fill each cutout. Once complete, the scene will become animated and they can tap on different items and characters to see what happens. The game includes 11 scenes to enjoy, and a new baby play time mode.

Animal Puzzle Kids Activity Pre-school Shape Games for Toddlers, Boys and Girls with Skills Free is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 78 ratings.

Playroom – Lessons with Max – educational games for preschoolers ($1.99 → Free, 55.1 MB): A collection of five games designed for toddlers and preschoolers. It’s ideal for children ages three through six.

Your child is able to join an adorable kitty named Max on a playroom date. They’re able to participate in games of seek and find, matching, memory, puzzles, and colors and numbers. Each can be played separately or all at once using the Game Mix mode. You’re also able to create custom voice-overs for all of the game’s responses.

Playroom – Lessons with Max – educational games for preschoolers is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 29 ratings.

iPad:

Special Enquiry Detail: Engaged to Kill® HD (Full) ($6.99 → Free, 684.5 MB): Investigate a brutal murder and try to bring the killer to justice in this hidden objects adventure game. It’s for casual gamers who enjoy searching for objects at their own pace.

Help detectives Turino and Lamonte discover clues at crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to find the serial murderer known only as the Engagement Killer. The game includes 44 locations to examine, 22 mini-games, and achievements via Game Center.

Special Enquiry Detail: Engaged to Kill® HD (Full) is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 72 ratings.

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