Today’s Apps Gone Free: Songbot, MaxiCalc, SlyTipper and More

Find the exact song you want to hear, crunch numbers like you used to, and find out what you should tip with today’s collection of apps and games.

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Universal:

Songbot: On-Demand Talk Shows & Songs ($1.99 → Free, 19.7 MB): Find the exact song you want to hear with Songbot. It’s for those with eclectic tastes.

Songbot searches over 90,000 AM, FM, and Internet radio stations to find what they’re playing in real-time. All you have to do is enter the name of an artist or song you want to hear. If it’s available, it’ll appear. You’re also able to search for your favorite talk radio and sports radio shows. Songbot is even able to offer suggestions based on what you’ve listened to. The app includes the ability to favorite songs and stations, song history, and a list of the top songs.

Songbot: On-Demand Talk Shows & Songs is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 343 ratings.

Animal Kindergarten Math Games for Kids in Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st Grade ($3.99 → Free, 41.4 MB): Your little ones can join Emma, the great math explorer, on a journey to explore the big city in this educational game. It’s for parents with children in preschool, kindergarten, and first grade.

To help each animal travel through the city, your child will need to successfully complete a variety of math activities. Math activities range from adding and subtracting to counting and identifying geometric shapes. The app includes a total of 8 adorable animals to join, and more than 100 activities. It also includes professional narration and instructions, and loads of positive encouragement.

Animal Kindergarten Math Games for Kids in Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st Grade is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 39 ratings.

SlyTipper® ($0.99 → Free, 18.1 MB): Discreetly find out what you should tip with SlyTipper. It’s for those who hate mental math.

SlyTipper is designed to look like a regular messaging app, but it really just provides a subtle way to figure out what you should tip on a bill. Simply shoot SlyTipper a text that includes your total bill and it will do the calculations for you. You’re able to customize the tip percentages that are shown along with whether or not you want the tax to be calculated back in.

SlyTipper® is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 16 ratings.

Music Healing ($4.99 → Free, 231.4 MB): Relax to the sound of music with this health app. Whether you need help relieving stress, focusing, or falling asleep, Music Healing will help you get the job done.

Music Healing includes 23 high quality and highly soothing musical pieces to choose from. You’re able to mix in sounds of the beach or a snow storm as well and adjust their intensity. The app now includes the ability to play a video beach scene, or you can allow it to simply present you with beautiful scenery.

Music Healing is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 300 ratings.

iPad:

MaxiCalc Pro: Big Retro LCD Paper Tape Calculator ($1.99 → Free, 28.3 MB): Crunch numbers like you used to with MaxiCalc. It’s for anyone who doesn’t have a go-to calculator app for iPad.

MaxiCalc makes the old new again. It’s designed to look and sound like a classic calculator. In portrait orientation, MaxiCalc’s focus is on basic operations. In landscape orientation, you’re able to do more robust calculations thanks to its set of scientific functions and tape that allows you to keep track of your work. The app also includes memory slots, and the ability to copy, paste, print, and email calculations.

MaxiCalc Pro: Big Retro LCD Paper Tape Calculator is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 454 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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