Today’s Apps Gone Free: Convertible, Cradle of Egypt, Rabbit and More

Convert units of all kinds, restore a legendary civilization, and keep track of your habits with today’s collection of apps and games.

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iPhone:

Rabbit – Habit Reminders ($0.99 → Free, 25.4 MB): Keep track of your habits with Rabbit. Those who tend to put things off.

Rabbit will nudge you in the right direction no matter what the task. You’re able to keep up good habits like remembering to stretch and break bad habits like skipping important meals of the day. Habit reminders can be set to go off specific days of the week, specific times of the day, and at various frequencies. Rabbit also includes some habit suggestions to get you started.

Rabbit – Habit Reminders is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 50 ratings.

Universal:

Convertible – Unit & Currency Converter (convert almost anything) ($0.99 → Free, 11.6 MB): Convert normal and not-so-normal units with Convertible. Everyone.

Convertible is able to convert units of measurement, currency, and a whole bunch of non-standard and real-world units. Non-standard and real-world units consist of things like tigers, red blood cells, AAA batteries, and baseball bats. The app’s intuitive interface allows you to just slide the unit categories and measurements left and right to choose them. Conversions can be swapped and shared via Twitter or email. The app also includes 19 themes to choose from.

Convertible – Unit & Currency Converter (convert almost anything) is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 314 ratings.

Cradle of Egypt (Premium) ($4.99 → Free, 372.8 MB): Restore the legendary civilization of ancient Egypt and reclaim the title of pharaoh in this puzzle game. Gamers who enjoy both matching and city building.

Cradle of Egypt takes you on a mesmerizing journey through the lands of the pharaohs. In order to complete a level, you must break all of the marble tablets beneath the tiles. To do so, simply create matches of three or more with a swipe. When matched, some tiles will provide you with resources while others will provide you with gold coins. The resources and coins can be used to build up your new city. The game includes 100 levels, original mini-games, a challenging timed mode, and a casual relaxed mode.

Cradle of Egypt (Premium) is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 815 ratings.

Backgammon Premium ($1.99 → Free, 82.7 MB): A digital version of Backgammon from the same team that brought Gin Rummy, Cribbage, Spite and Malice, and Hearts to the App Store. Anyone looking to play a game of Backgammon while on the go.

This is our favorite version of Backgammon in the App Store due to its massive online community. It’s always more fun to play with others, right? You’re able to play turn-based or live games of Backgammon via Game Center. You can choose to play with a friend or see how your skills match up against other players all over the world. The cool part is, you don’t have to sit around and wait to be matched up. You can actually hone your skills against intelligent AI opponents in single player games while you wait for a match to be found.

Backgammon Premium is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 9936 ratings.

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