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Apps That
Went Free on
2020-04-12

Brew the perfect cup of coffee, play a family board game, and review photo metadata with today’s collection of apps and games.

Single Origin - Coffee Timer
iPhone
iPad
Single Origin - Coffee Timer

Single Origin - Coffee Timer

Jon Samp

Brew the perfect cup of coffee every time with Single Origin 2.

Coffee lovers.

FREE ($0.99) For a limited time FREE ($0.99) For a limited time
Why we picked this?

Single Origin 2 will be your coffee brewing sidekick. Select a brew method and how much coffee you’d like to make. Each brew method comes with appropriate timers and calculations to ensure you get it right every time. Then just follow along with the instructions. If you can, record your grind setting and temperature, because it will allow Single Origin 2 to provide better suggestions the next time around. The app also includes the ability to rate your brew, adjustable units of measurement, a variety of grinder settings and brew methods to choose from.

You brew your coffee using an Aeropress, Beehouse, Chemex, Clever, Eva Solo, French press, Kalita Wave, or V60.

You just make standard coffee.

Playroom for kids and toddlers
iPhone
iPad
Playroom for kids and toddlers

Playroom for kids and toddlers

Kindermatica Ltd.

A collection of five games designed for toddlers and preschoolers.

Children ages three through six.

$2.99 $2.99
Why we picked this?

Your child is able to join an adorable kitty named Max on a playroom date. They're able to participate in games of seek and find, matching, memory, puzzles, and colors and numbers. Each can be played separately or all at once using the Game Mix mode. You're also able to create custom voice-overs for all of the game's responses.

You’re a parent or teacher who wants to provide your child with a head start. It’s completely free of tracking functions and outside links, so you can pass off your iDevice without worry.

You have a child outside of the recommended age range. The content won’t be suitable for them.

Color Wheel
iPhone
iPad
Color Wheel

Color Wheel

Roman Sevastyanov

Find the perfect color with Color Wheel.

Artists and designers.

$3.99 $3.99
Why we picked this?

No matter the task, Color Wheel will help you find the right color. It includes eight different tools: Digital Color Wheel, Classic Color Wheel, Abstract Color Wheel, Color Picker, Color Mixing, Swatches, Gray Scale, and Golden Ratio. All of the tools include the ability to bookmark your favorite colors and combinations, which can be recalled and sorted in the Color Combinations section of the app.

You love to create.

You prefer to leave designing things and choosing colors up to the professionals.

Yum-Yum Letters: Learn & Trace
iPhone
iPad
Yum-Yum Letters: Learn & Trace

Yum-Yum Letters: Learn & Trace

Kindermatica Ltd.

Your little one can learn to write all of the letters of the alphabet with Yum Yum Letters.

Children ages five and under.

$3.99 $3.99
Why we picked this?

Yum Yum Letters allows your child to learn from a porky caterpillar, smiling snowflake, and fluffy spider. They must trace the letter provided to them, and then repeat the action multiple times with even less assistance. After each successful completion, they’ll be rewarded in a unique way related to the character they chose. The app includes the ability to create multiple profiles, two teaching methods, and multiple fonts to choose from.

You’re a parent or a teacher. The detailed progress reports track the status of each letter, number of tries, and mistakes and uses the data to reorder letters for additional practice.

Your child is outside of the age range.

Forest Quest: kids board games
iPhone
iPad
Forest Quest: kids board games

Forest Quest: kids board games

Kindermatica Ltd.

Learn all about the forest and the animals that live there with Forest Quest.

Parents and teachers.

$3.99 $3.99
Why we picked this?

You’re able to play with two to four players on the same device or you can challenge the AI. Each player is able to select the color of their character and a separate difficulty level. Then just tap to roll the dice and start moving around the board answering questions about the forest and the animals that live within. Forest Quest includes two ways to play, multi-language support, and 350 challenging questions with the ability to add your own sets.

You’re a parent looking for something to do on family night or a teacher interested in a way to bring the classroom together.

You don’t have anyone to play with locally.

EXIF Viewer by Fluntro
iPhone
iPad
EXIF Viewer by Fluntro

EXIF Viewer by Fluntro

Fluntro

Find out more about the photos you’ve taken with EXIF Viewer.

Professional iPhoneographers.

$2.99 $2.99
Why we picked this?

Want to know everything about your photos? Just launch EXIF Viewer and provide it with access to your photo library. EXIF Viewer will then grab each photo’s EXIF metadata and display the most important information right below. You can swipe across a photo to view even more detailed information. Tap on a photo to bring up the ability to remove the EXIF data. The app also includes a wide variety of other handy features including a photos extension, three viewing modes, a Messages app, and the ability to copy EXIF metadata to the clipboard.

You’re interested in finding out what settings and tools were used to take your photos.

You simply don’t care about metadata.