Today’s Apps Gone Free: palmEM, Stopwatch, Wee Subs and More
Access critical medical information, record and share lap times, and build and deploy submarines with today’s collection of apps and games.
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Universal:Pointillisted – Photo Artwork Generator ($0.99 → Free, 1.4 MB): Create pointillist artwork with Pointillisted. Those who like to tinker with photos.
Pointillisted allows you to create abstract art with ease. You’re able to choose from four different shapes: rectangle, circle, triangle, and hexagon. The complexity and scale of each point can be adjusted via sliders. Pointillisted even allows you to vary the size by color and isolate by hue, saturation, and brightness.
Pointillisted – Photo Artwork Generator is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 7 ratings.
Wee Subs ($2.99 → Free, 58.9 MB): Unleash your child’s inner Jacques Cousteau in Wee Subs. Children ages two through six.
Wee Subs will foster your child’s imagination. They’re able to construct their very own submarines using 56 different pieces. Then choose to play as one of 10 divers and slip into the ocean. In order to navigate the depths, your child must simply hold their finger to the screen. Their objective is to collect all of the fish and rubies in sight.
Wee Subs is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 19 ratings.
palmEM: Emergency Medicine Essentials & Urgent Care Quick Reference Pocket Guide ($19.99 → Free, 18.5 MB): Access all of the information needed for a medical emergency with palmEM. Internal medicine, critical care, family medicine, and urgent care clinicians, and even everyday households.
In case of emergency, have palmEM in your pocket. The reference material is broken down by category, featuring topics like asthma, bowel obstructions, COPD, heat stroke, hemophilia, seizure, sutures, and trauma. You’re able to browse through the list or search for something specific. Each piece of content can be bookmarked, and you can add notes of your own. The app also includes an entire pediatrics section along with medications.
palmEM: Emergency Medicine Essentials & Urgent Care Quick Reference Pocket Guide is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 99 ratings.
Stopwatch+: Accurate Mechanical Analog Timepiece ($2.99 → Free, 18.9 MB): Record and share your lap times with this professional quality stopwatch app. Those who enjoy and appreciate skeumorphic design.
Stopwatch features a realistic timer, complete with clicking sounds. Tap the button in the lower left corner to start the timer and tap again to record a lap. You’re able to record as many laps as you’d like and view them in a scrollable list. Your list can also be shared via email.
Stopwatch+: Accurate Mechanical Analog Timepiece is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 98 ratings.
Data Widget ($1.99 → Free, 25.1 MB): Check your data usage from the Today view or your wrist with Data Widget. Those who are always worried about going over their data cap.
Data Widget is so simple yet so effective. Launch the app, set your data cap, set your start and end date, and record any usage you may already have. Then swipe down to bring up Notification Center and add the widget by tapping the “Edit” button found all the way at the bottom. After that, any time you want to check your current data usage in real-time, just swipe down. You can also now check your usage via Apple Watch.
Data Widget is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3-star rating with a total of 237 ratings.
iPad:Xylo – Cutie Monsters Xylophone Fun ($2.99 → Free, 51.3 MB): Learn to play classic melodies with Xylo. Parents who want to get their kids excited about music.
Xylo is an eight note xylophone for iPad. It includes eight classic melodies to learn to play: Mary Had a Little Lamb, Ring Around the Rosie, Row Your Boat, This Old Man, Pop Goes the Weasel, Jingle Bells, Three Blind Mice, and The Mulberry Bush. The notes and lyrics are clearly displayed at the top of the screen with the color-coded keys sitting at the bottom. Just tap to play! The app also supports multitouch, allowing multiple keys to be hit at once.
Xylo – Cutie Monsters Xylophone Fun is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 7 ratings.
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