Today’s Apps Gone Free: Wi-Fi Widget, Portrait Painting, Outland and More

Test and share your Wi-Fi, enjoy classic portrait paintings, and go on an outer space journey with today’s collection of apps and games.

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Universal:

Portrait painting HD ($1.99 → Free, 89.4 MB): A collection of 1,187 portrait paintings by some of the greatest artists of all time. Connoisseurs of art.

The collection of 1,187 paintings can be broken down by style or by name. You can also search for specific paintings by artist. You’ll find only the best paintings from prominent artists like Van Gogh, da Vinci, Vermeer, and Monet. Paintings can be saved as favorites for quick access later on, and you can even save them to your library.

Portrait painting HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 5 ratings.

Wi-Fi Widget ($1.99 → Free, 17.5 MB): See, test, and share your Wi-Fi with Wi-Fi Widget. Literally anyone who uses Wi-Fi.

Wi-Fi Widget is one of those apps you never knew you needed. You’ll first want to launch the app and store your Wi-Fi password since it can’t access it on its own. Then make sure to add the widget to your lock screen. Any time you want to see what Wi-Fi connection you’re on, how fast it’s operating, or share its password, simply access your lock screen. Tapping on the widget can bring you straight into Wi-Fi Settings on your iDevice as well.

Wi-Fi Widget is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 62 ratings.

Cursed Treasure 2 ($1.99 → Free, 301.5 MB): Protect your gems from thieving goody-goody heroes in this tower defense game. Fans of the genre who are tired of always playing the good guy.

It’s not often that you get to play as an evil overlord, so make sure to relish this opportunity. In Cursed Treasure 2, it’s up to you to defend your gems from the likes of knights, druids, ninjas, and all the other greedy heroes that consider themselves “Warriors of Light” by erecting towers and casting spells. Towers can evolve from three basic types as the evil in you grows stronger, and you’re able to master 30 different skills. The game also includes 21 levels, and a night mode where the darkness works against you.

Cursed Treasure 2 is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 117 ratings.

Outland – Space Journey ($0.99 → Free, 202.0 MB): Go on an outer space journey with Outland. The science nerd in you.

Outland is a collection of 20 time-lapse videos that will take you on a space journey. The collection includes everything from the winds of Jupiter to the ISS flying over Earth to the liftoff of ExoMars 2016. Each time-lapse video includes serene background music, a short description, and a date and time overlay. It’s best if you can hook your device up to your TV to truly enjoy the experience.

Outland – Space Journey is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 37 ratings.

Kids Puzzle Animal Game for Kids Apps for Toddlers ($2.99 → Free, 54.6 MB): Your child gets to hang out with Joey the kangaroo and all of his animal friends in this puzzle game. Parents of toddlers.

After choosing a scene, cork board cutouts will begin to appear. Your child must drag and drop the pieces into place to fill each cutout. Once complete, the scene will become animated and they can tap on different items and characters to see what happens. The game includes 11 scenes to enjoy, and a new baby play time mode.

Kids Puzzle Animal Game for Kids Apps for Toddlers is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 44 ratings.

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