Today’s Apps Gone Free: Earthlapse, DayCost, Golden Trails 2 and More

Get a good look at our beautiful planet, track your expenses, and travel back to the 18th century with today’s collection of apps and games.

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iPhone:

Deep Sleep Aid – You just got Knocked Out! ($0.99 → Free, 67.4 MB): Fall into a peaceful and deep sleep with this guided meditation app. Anyone who has trouble winding down.

Put on a nice set of headphones, sit back and relax, and hit play. Deep Sleep Aid will produce relaxing background music for you to ease into. You’ll then hear a female or male narrator guide you to sleep. The track is about 30 minutes in length and can be looped in case you need more time. Every morning you’re able to rate your sleep and take notes if necessary.

Deep Sleep Aid – You just got Knocked Out! is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 43 ratings.

Universal:

DRAW 3D JUNIOR :LEARN GEOMETRY & CREATE 3D MODELS ($2.99 → Free, 113.6 MB): Draw in a 3-D space with Draw 3D Junior. Children ages six through 12.

The app starts your child off by having them create simple geometry like triangles and squares. As they progress, the lessons will introduce them to more complex 3-D geometry like icosahedron and tetrahedron. Guided views provide more than 50 levels of Euclidean geometry, and dozens of step-by-step videos are available as well. Your child is also able to create models on their own and share them with the world.

DRAW 3D JUNIOR :LEARN GEOMETRY & CREATE 3D MODELS is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 7 ratings.

Anim8:3D Character Animation Made Easy ($4.99 → Free, 208.1 MB): Hone your animation skills with Anim8. Beginners and hobbyists.

Anim8 allows you to animate five fully rigged 3-D characters including bipeds, a dinosaur, and a quadruped. Models have up to 30 points of articulation, and can be manipulated with simple gestures. Onion skinning allows you to see previous poses and plan out your next poses. You’re able to record and share your animations via Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube.

Anim8:3D Character Animation Made Easy is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 5 ratings.

DayCost Pro – Personal Finance, Money Manager ($2.99 → Free, 36.5 MB): Track your expenses throughout the day with this easy to use finance app. Anyone who wants a simple and elegant way to keep tabs on their finances.

It takes mere seconds to record a transaction in DayCost. Just swipe down on the screen, pick a category, enter an amount, and swipe up to record. You’re also able to attach a payment type, photo, and note to your transactions. DayCost allows you to create a budget and view graphical reports to keep your finances in check. It also includes passcode protection, iCloud support, and the ability to create custom categories.

DayCost Pro – Personal Finance, Money Manager is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 133 ratings.

Anodia: Unique Brick Breaker ($2.99 → Free, 61.8 MB): Smash more than just basic bricks in Anodia. Fans of Breakout-Style games.

Keep the ball in the air by continuously sliding your paddle under it via touch or tilt controls. Try to collect power-ups while avoiding all of the power-downs that come streaming down. The game includes more than 150 levels loaded with all kinds of crazy objects to destroy, more than 20 power-ups and power-downs, two modes, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Anodia: Unique Brick Breaker is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 29076 ratings.

Earthlapse ($0.99 → Free, 519.0 MB): Transform your iDevice into a window aboard the International Space Station with this engaging education app. Earthlapse is great for anyone who has always wanted to be an astronaut.

Earthlapse provides you with a whole different view of our beautiful planet. You’re able to swipe across the screen or just allow the planet to rotate all on its own. Seven stunning views are available, and while you gawk at the blue dot, you’re able to listen to eight relaxing space soundtracks. Earthlapse also doubles as a nice weather station and desktop clock.

Earthlapse is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 226 ratings.

iPad:

Golden Trails 2: Hidden Object Adventure (Premium) ($4.99 → Free, 813.3 MB): Travel back to the 18th century to help Henry rescue his granddad in Golden Trails 2. Fans of hidden object adventure games.

Henry’s granddad has been accused of being a pirate and has been condemned to death as a result. It’s up to you to help Henry collect the tools that will save his granddad while uncovering all sorts of secrets buried in exotic locations. Each scene has a variety of objects to discover, and the faster you work, the more points you’ll score. Just try to avoid mindlessly tapping the screen, as it will freeze up and cost you valuable time. Bandits will also enter the scene at random, and you must tap on them to fire and protect yourself to earn extra hints.

Golden Trails 2: Hidden Object Adventure (Premium) is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 1318 ratings.

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