Today’s Apps Gone Free: Owen’s Odyssey, Counting Dots and StoryToys Beauty and the Beast

Help Owen navigate treacherous landscapes, build counting confidence, and enjoy a digital version of Beauty and the Beast with today’s collection of apps and games.

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Universal:

Counting Dots – Preschoolers Learn To Count ($2.99 → Free, 26.9 MB): Build counting confidence with Counting Dots. Toddlers.

Dots with numbers within them will populate the screen, and your child must tap on them in the correct order to remove them. The game includes popping sounds, vibrations, and smooth animations to keep your child engaged. You can also customize the dots and gameplay in a variety of ways.

Counting Dots – Preschoolers Learn To Count is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 58 ratings.

Owen’s Odyssey ($1.99 → Free, 37.0 MB): Help Owen fly around all kinds of dangerous obstacles in this genre-mashing arcade game. Anyone who enjoys Flappy Bird and classic platforming goodness.

Owen’s Odyssey has a little bit of everything. Owen is armed with only a propellor hat, and he needs your help making it through a castle full of spikes, saws, fires, falling rocks, lava, and creatures of all shapes and sizes. To do so, simply tap the right side of the screen to fly ahead. Tap the left side to stop Owen in his tracks. Try to beat the target time in each level to earn an extra life, because otherwise you will not make it through all 40.

Owen’s Odyssey is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 33 ratings.

StoryToys Beauty and the Beast ($2.99 → Free, 126.0 MB): Enjoy a digital version of a classic story with StoryToys Beauty and the Beast. Parents.

StoryToys Beauty and the Beast can be enjoyed by the entire family. It tells the story of a prince cursed with a magical spell and the beautiful Belle who agrees to live in his enchanted castle in order to save her father. Each page is beautifully illustrated with fully interactive 3-D pop-up scenes. The app also features a sticker book and a variety of puzzles. Additional 3-D pop-up books are available via in-app purchase.

StoryToys Beauty and the Beast is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 52 ratings.

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