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

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

App Bargain Bin
March 23, 2016

Stick to your goals, develop cognitive and fine motor skills, and investigate a brutal murder 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:

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.

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.

To submit an app, simply send a request to tyler@appadvice.com with the subject “Apps Gone Free.” Please include the name of the app, a link to it in the App Store, when and for how long you intend to offer the app for free, and anything else you would like to share. We will take it from there.

Mentioned apps

Free
Persistence - Goal and Habit Tracker and Motivator
Persistence - Goal and Habit Tracker and Motivator
Samuel Clark
Free
Special Enquiry Detail: Engaged to Kill® (Full)
Special Enquiry Detail: Engaged to Kill® (Full)
G5 Entertainment
Free
Magic Sorter - Sea Tales - 10 in 1 - to develop important cognitive and fine motor skills
Magic Sorter - Sea Tales - 10 in 1 - to develop important cognitive and fine motor skills
Kindermatica Ltd.
Free
Animal Puzzle Kids Activity Pre-school Shape Games for Toddlers, Boys and Girls with Skills Free
Animal Puzzle Kids Activity Pre-school Shape Games for Toddlers, Boys and Girls with Skills Free
Eggroll Games LLC
Free
Playroom - Lessons with Max - educational games for preschoolers
Playroom - Lessons with Max - educational games for preschoolers
Kindermatica Ltd.
Free
Special Enquiry Detail: Engaged to Kill® HD (Full)
Special Enquiry Detail: Engaged to Kill® HD (Full)
G5 Entertainment

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