Today’s Apps Gone Free: Effects Studio, Stress and Anxiety Companion, Quell and More

Have fun with your photos, manage anxious feelings, and solve puzzles by collecting pearls with today’s collection of apps and games.

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iPhone:

Stress & Anxiety Companion – the beautifully designed CBT app that can help you feel better ($1.99 → Free, 61.1 MB): Manage anxious feelings and identify their triggers with Stress & Anxiety Companion. Anyone who needs help understanding and controlling their emotions.

Stress & Anxiety Companion will help you get your stress and anxiety under control through knowledge and exercise. It features relaxing audio recordings, interactive breathing exercises, thought reframing exercises, and tons of helpful information to digest. You’re also able to create your own thought cards and share the experience with family and friends.

Stress & Anxiety Companion – the beautifully designed CBT app that can help you feel better is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 16 ratings.

Universal:

Effects Studio ($1.99 → Free, 66.0 MB): Have fun with your photos with Effects Studio. iPhoneographers who want everything in one place.

Effects Studio features a wide range of tools that allow you to get the perfect look without having to spend a lot of time doing it. The app’s single toolbar at the bottom of the screen provides access to 75 standard filters, 285 custom filters, 49 effects, drawing tools, adjustments, text options, and a ridiculous amount of stickers, emoticons, masks, frames, and hairpieces.

Effects Studio is available for free today only (02/25). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 60 ratings.

Quell+ ($0.99 → Free, 69.4 MB): Collect all of the pearls in each level as quickly as possible in this zen puzzle game. Those who enjoy solving logic-based puzzles at their own pace.

You must slide a droplet around obstacles, away from danger, and through pathways by swiping your finger across the screen. Grab all of the pearls in the target amount of moves to earn a perfect rating. The game includes 80 levels, a custom soundtrack, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Quell+ is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 8452 ratings.

Zenge ($0.99 → Free, 428.3 MB): Slide puzzle pieces together to complete the image in Zenge. Prefer stress-free gameplay.

Zenge is void of points, timers, tutorials, move counters, and rating systems. They’re just a distraction from the art and sound. The idea is to slide puzzle pieces together in order to complete the image. The only thing stopping you are the puzzle pieces themselves since they can block each other out if put into place too soon. Take your time. Relax. Enjoy.

Zenge is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 168 ratings.

Sea of Squares ($0.99 → Free, 7.9 MB): A puzzle game that has you strategically removing 3-D squares. Fans of casual games looking for something relaxing.

Sea of Squares is simple fun, and there’s nothing wrong with that! Each level presents you with a sea of squares that must be cleared. You’re able to remove them by tapping two or more adjacent squares of the same color. Every time you remove a set of squares the rest will squeeze in, creating new matches. When you near the end and can’t create a match, hit the reshuffle button and mix up the colors. You have a limited amount of reshuffles, so use them wisely. The game includes a total of 100 levels and three difficulty settings.

Sea of Squares is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 91 ratings.

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