Today’s Apps Gone Free: 4th Grade Vocabulary Challenge, Drop Flip, Hatchi and More

Increase vocabulary comprehension, get the ball into the bucket, and raise a Hatchi monster with today’s collection of apps and games.

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4th Grade Vocabulary Challenge ($1.99 → Free, 19.1 MB): Increase vocabulary comprehension with 4th Grade Vocabulary Challenge. Parents and teachers.

4th Grade Vocabulary Challenge can be used to practice words anytime, anywhere. It includes hundreds of words with multiple choice answers for definitions. Whether or not the correct definition is chosen, you’ll be able to see the word properly used in a sentence. The app will keep track of all of the words that have been learned and even remind you when it’s time to study.

4th Grade Vocabulary Challenge is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.

Drop Flip ($2.99 → Free, 111.8 MB): Get the ball into the bucket in Drop Flip. Fans of physics-based puzzle games.

Drop Flip is simply delightful. The object of the game is to get a single white ball into the bucket below by moving, flipping, and generally manipulating obstacles of all kinds of shapes and sizes. But don’t let the minimalistic visuals fool you. The 100 levels range from quite easy to maddeningly impossible. Drop Flip also supports progress syncing via iCloud.

Drop Flip is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 10759 ratings.

The Hunt for the Lost Treasure ($2.99 → Free, 122.1 MB): Embark on your very own treasure hunt in The Hunt for the Lost Treasure. Fans of classic point and click adventure games.

The Hunt for the Lost Treasure continues the adventure of The Lost Ship. On your latest quest, use the map discovered on the lost ship and hunt down the pirate’s cove. To do so you must pick the correct paths, solve puzzles, and search through old structures with just a tap. A built-in hint system will assist you when you’re stuck, and a dynamic map will ensure you won’t simply go running around in circles.

The Hunt for the Lost Treasure is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 453 ratings.

Hatchi – A retro virtual pet ($0.99 → Free, 80.5 MB): Raise your very own Hatchi monster in this retro-inspired game. Anyone who enjoyed the virtual pets that were made popular in the late ‘90s.

You don’t have to be a ‘90s kid to enjoy Hatchi. Your Hatchi monster will need to be hatched, fed, played with, bathed, and generally looked after to ensure it grows up happy and healthy. Hatchi monsters can also be pitted against each other in multiplayer battles. While you’re not tending to your Hatchi, you’re able to play some mini games including Whack a Hatchi and Hatchi Matchi.

Hatchi – A retro virtual pet is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 14452 ratings.

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