Today’s Apps Gone Free: MaxDominator, Pin Points, Xylo and More
Universal:
Who wouldn’t want to expand their vocabulary? Set up a daily reminder window along with how often you want to receive the push notifications. When a push comes through during the day, give it a swipe and view a new vocabulary word to learn along with its meaning. Words can be pronounced for you and shared via your favorite social media networks.
Vocabulary – Learn New Words is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 738 ratings.
Pin Points allows you to create trips with multiple waypoints. Each trip can include any number of points. You’re able to add points by your current location, dropping a pin on the map, or address. Points can also be deleted and reordered at any time. When you’re finished adding points, tap calculate and you’ll be presented with the distance and time it takes to travel to each point by air, foot, or car. Your’e also able to visualize your trip and access it offline.
Pin Points – Flight, Driving Distance Calculator is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 49 ratings.
We’re recommending Colors Memory Match today because it’s easy for your child to just pick up and play thanks to its relatable card system. Various amounts of cards will appear on the screen face down. Your child can tap on them to reveal what’s on the flip side. They must find all of the matching pairs of colors and shapes to complete each game. When tapped on, your child is able to hear the color or object pronounced.
Learn Colors App Shapes Preschool Games for Kids is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 40 ratings.
MaxDominator provides a twist on a childhood classic. Dominoes will enter the screen from the top, and it’s up to you to move and rotate them in order to create matches. Build complex stacks and unleash an avalanche of falling dominoes in order to keep the screen clear. The game includes two modes, two sets of dominoes, progress tracking, and a tutorial.
MaxDominator is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 19 ratings.
iPad:
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.
Developers:
If you are a developer who would like to get your app included in our “Apps Gone Free” daily lists, here’s our basic set of rules:
- It must have at least a three-star average rating at the time it goes free.
- The app must not have been free numerous times (3+) over the last six months.
- The free version of your app must not include ads.
To submit an app, simply send a request to tyler@appadvice.com with the subject “Apps Gone Free.” Please include the name of the app, a link to it in the App Store, when and for how long you intend to offer the app for free, and anything else you would like to share. We will take it from there.
