Today’s Apps Gone Free: Block Art II, MarcoPolo Arctic, Gif Me and More

Build anything out of blocks, explore the arctic, and create and share animated GIFs 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:

Relax & Sleep Well by Glenn Harrold: Relaxation, Self-Hypnosis, Mindfulness, Meditation. ($5.99 → Free, 64.7 MB): Glenn Harold will help you fall fast asleep with his hypnosis and meditation recordings. It’s for those who have insomnia or trouble sleeping.

Today only: Unlock two additional recordings free of charge! Simply browse through the store in search of “Mindfulness for Deep Sleep” and “Mindfulness for Higher Consciousness.” Both recordings will have prices on their download pages, but proceed anyway. When asked to confirm your action, the recordings should show up as free.

Glenn Harold brings his best-selling self-help recordings to the world of apps. The recordings feature the very latest hypnotherapy, mindfulness, and healing mediation techniques. Glenn’s hypnotic vocal techniques will guide you into a relaxed state while the background sound effects will deepen the effect.

Relax & Sleep Well by Glenn Harrold: Relaxation, Self-Hypnosis, Mindfulness, Meditation. is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 2279 ratings.

Gif Me! Camera – Animated Gif & Moving Pictures ($1.99 → Free, 15.6 MB): Create and share animated GIFs with Gif Me. It’s for those who love sharing on social media.

Gif Me allows you to capture video three different ways: normal, multi-record, and stop motion. You’re also able to import photos or videos from your library. During the editing process you’re able to add and cut out frames, add filters, adjust the lighting, apply text and stickers, change the playback speed, and add a frame.

Gif Me! Camera – Animated Gif & Moving Pictures is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 9 ratings.

MarcoPolo Arctic ($2.99 → Free, 134.9 MB): This highly interactive educational app allows your child to explore and play in the arctic. It’s for parents who want to expose their children to early skills in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

They’re able to explore the arctic all on their own from the land to the ocean. The app includes three types of arctic environments to explore: tundra, taiga, and ocean. Along the way they’ll learn about more than 30 arctic animals and the food they eat, and go on the hunt for hundreds of interactive elements. The app also includes four robust puzzles to piece together.

MarcoPolo Arctic is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 27 ratings.

Block Art II ($1.99 → Free, 23.5 MB): Create anything you can imagine with Block Art II. It’s for fans of LEGO and Minecraft.

Block Art II is a blank canvas, allowing you to build whatever you want. Just tap on the side of a block in order to attach another to it. You’re able to rotate the camera with a single finger swipe, and you can pan around using two fingers. Blocks can be painted separately or you can fill them all in. The app also includes a variety of background colors to choose from, undo, the ability to delete blocks, and the ability to share your designs.

Block Art II is available for free today only (05/05). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 18 ratings.

iPad:

Beauty and the Beast – Interactive Bedtime Storybook ($4.99 → Free, 37.2 MB): Sit back, relax, and enjoy the retelling of Beauty and the Beast with this interactive storybook. It’s fun for the whole family.

The app features fantastic original illustrations from Walter Crane, which are brought to life with touch and tilt interactivity. As you flip through each beautifully rendered page, you will be able to hear soothing lute performances from Jon Sayles and music from Roxana Pavel Goldstein and Elias Goldstein.

Beauty and the Beast – Interactive Bedtime Storybook is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 9 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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It must have at least a three-star average rating at the time it goes free.
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