Today’s Apps Gone Free: Happy Octopi Stickers, Toca Life: School, Plant Light Meter and More

Share happy octopus stickers, create your own adventures, and measure light levels for your plants with today’s collection of apps and games.

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iPhone:

Plant Light Meter ($0.99 → Free, 14.1 MB): Measure light levels with Plant Light Meter. Those with indoor plants.

Give your indoor plants a fighting chance with Plant Light Meter. Determine a potential location for your new indoor plant and launch Plant Light Meter. Then point the camera in the direction of the natural light source. The app will measure the maximum light level value that your plant will receive: very low, low, medium, and high. If you’re unsure of how much light your plant needs, a helpful guide is available in-app.

Plant Light Meter is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 40 ratings.

Universal:

Happy Octopi Stickers ($0.99 → Free, 1.5 MB): Share some happy octopi with this sticker pack. Social creatures.

Happy Octopi Stickers allow you to share how you’re feeling without saying a word. The 17 stickers feature a purple octopus striking different poses. Just peel and stick.

Happy Octopi Stickers is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 11 ratings.

National Gallery of Art HD ($1.99 → Free, 105.2 MB): A collection of 920 paintings found in the National Gallery of Art Washington. Connoisseurs of art.

This is the ultimate art gallery app. The collection of 920 paintings can be broken down by genre or by name. You can also search for specific paintings by artist or name. You’ll find only the best paintings from prominent artists like Van Gogh, Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, El Greco, Goya, Botticelli, and more. Paintings can be saved as favorites for quick access later on, and you can even save them to your library.

National Gallery of Art HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 189 ratings.

Toca Life: School ($2.99 → Free, 214.8 MB): Your little ones can create their own adventures in Toca Life: School. Children with big imaginations.

Anything goes in Toca Life: School. Children are able to navigate a house, cafeteria, school building, youth club, and playground with taps. Along the way they’ll be able to play sports, start food fights, play in band, perform science experiments, and so much more. Each location is its own mini adventure with tons of interactions to discover. The app includes a total of 34 characters to play with and different outfits to wear.

Toca Life: School is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 2209 ratings.

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