Today’s Apps Gone Free: Old Maid, Tayasui Sketches, Gratitude Journal and More
Play a hand of Old Maid, reveal your inner artist, and increase your level of happiness with today’s collection of apps and games.
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iPhone:Gratitude Journal ~ the original! ($2.99 → Free, 14.7 MB): Increase your level of happiness with Gratitude Journal. It’s for those who want to improve their outlook on life.
Gratitude Journal will help you better appreciate the little things in life and be more positive. All you have to do is consider the great things that happened to you throughout the day and record them as journal entries. Try to aim for at least five things. Really push yourself. Each entry can include location data, photos, and even the people involved. When you’re done reflecting you can share your entries or keep them private. An inspirational quote or motivational advice will appear after each entry. The app also includes the ability to export entries, reminders, a slideshow view, and the ability to backup entries.
Gratitude Journal ~ the original! is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 3825 ratings.
Universal:Dracula Twins ($1.99 → Free, 59.3 MB): Help the Dracula Twins rescue their friend and retake the family castle in this retro-inspired platformer. It’s perfect for fans of classic platformers like Super Mario Bros. and Sonic the Hedgehog.
Dracula Twins will take you straight down memory lane. Take the fight to Doctor Lifelust’s undead army as you make your way over, under, and around obstacles in order to reach each level’s exit. Your character is armed with skulls that can be tossed at enemies or you can simply bounce off of them. Search low and high to collect every last coin, letter, and emblem in order to earn a 100 percent rating. The game includes three playable characters that you can switch between during play, a classic world map, boss battles, and loads of fun.
Dracula Twins is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 29 ratings.
Old Maid ($1.99 → Free, 19.9 MB): Play a hand of Old Maid with this faithful digital recreation. It will provide hours of entertainment for the whole family.
Old Maid is a timeless classic with a colorful new look. The object of the game is to pick a card from the player on your left in order to fill your hand and create pairs, which can be immediately discarded. Every card in the deck will have a pair except the Old Maid. Just don’t be the player with the Old Maid at the end in order to win. The game includes an amusing cast of characters, instructions, and stat tracking.
Old Maid is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 363 ratings.
Tayasui Sketches II Pro ($4.99 → Free, 68.6 MB): Reveal your inner artist with Tayasui Sketches. It’s for anyone who loves to doodle. It’s also the perfect app for those who own a pressure sensitive stylus.
Tayasui Sketches artfully mixes simplicity and power to provide you with the perfect canvas. It offers a wide variety of art creation tools including felt and ink pens, watercolor and acrylic brushes, an airbrush gun, and oil pastel. Brushes and pens can be edited in a variety of ways, and you’re able to layer your strokes to create depth. What really makes Tayasui Sketches stand out, however, is its stylus support. It allows anyone with a Wacom, Hex, Adonit, Pencil by 53, and Pogo Connect stylus to add strokes that change their angle and width based on pressure.
Tayasui Sketches II Pro is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 859 ratings.
My PlayHome ($3.99 → Free, 154.9 MB): Hand your iDevice off and let your child explore the virtual world of My PlayHome. It’s ideal for children who enjoy playing house.
The app is powered by your child’s imagination. You won’t find any scores, time limits, or power-ups here. They’re able to explore the entire house from room to room and interact with everything they see. They can play music, cook food, close the drapes, pour drinks, turn on the TV, turn out the lights, and so much more.
My PlayHome is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 2927 ratings.
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