Apps That
Went Free on
2013-11-24

The app’s easy to read main display allows you to view the current time, date, and weather. You’re also presented with your next three day’s worth of calendar events and a major market stock ticker. You’re able to create custom repeating alarms, set a sleep timer, and activate the built-in flashlight with a shake. The app also includes a night mode, eight themes to choose from, five custom sleep sounds, and multi-language support.

Radium provides you with access to more than 8,000 high quality stations. You’re able to find stations by name, genre, region, or any combination of them. Stations can be saved as favorites, and you can add songs you want to save for later to your wish list. The app also includes a built-in sound enhancer, iCloud support, and the ability to share your favorite tunes.

Better Bacon provides you with everything you’ll ever need to know about bacon including its storied history, what to look for when buying it, how to cure and smoke it, and how to cook it to perfection. The app includes 20 HD videos, 150 high-resolution photos, and 31 original recipes that allow you to incorporate bacon into meals, snacks, desserts, and even cocktails. The app also features an intuitive interface, and the ability to bookmark, highlight, take notes, and search.

Just tap on the celestial objects you come across to learn more about them. You can also search the sky by keywords or by tilting your iDevice. The app includes over 100,000 stars, 88 western constellations, and planets of the solar system.

When adding a task you’re able to title it, add a description, add a due date, repeat it, and choose a category. You’re also able to add additional fields if necessary like URLs, notes, and images. All of your tasks can be sorted by status, field, or priority. They can also quickly be shared, reset, or deleted all at once. The app includes iCloud syncing, the ability to backup and restore via Dropbox, and search.

Your child can fill in more than 10 different scenes just by tapping on the colorless canvases. As your child works their way through each scene, new interactive creatures and items will appear. The app also includes helpful hints, so even young children can join in on the fun.

Take on your friends or complete strangers in head-to-head trivia match-ups. You’ll be quizzed on everything from the latest celebrity gossip to trending stories. It’s not just about multiple choice questions either, as there are a variety of game types like word jumbles and matching names to things. You’re able to deploy power-ups if you get stuck, and the coins you earn from winning and your daily slot machine spins can be used to unlock all new categories.