Apps That
Went Free on
2023-05-16

Give your eyes a rest and let iPlayText read text to you. Simply load desired Wikipedia articles, hit play, and listen. The app lets you listen to arbitrary text in over 30 languages. Pick your favorite voice for each language. It also works offline so there is no network required. iPlayText allows you to customize the playback speed and skip forward or backward.

LearnWatchGo is a great way to keep both kids and parents happy. Parents can designate which YouTube channels their child has access to. You can set up scheduled breaks after a select amount of videos. The app makes it easy to monitor and control what your kid can watch and how much. The app lets you mix in educational material so your kid can learn a few things and pass a quiz to continue watching YouTube. You’re able to set up multiple accounts for different kids with each one having their own YouTube channels to choose from.

Voice & Text lets you communicate in a foreign language that you don’t speak. The app can translate any text in 63 world languages. You can also speak into the app, where it can convert your words into text and then is translated. The app includes a history of previous translations and a place to favorite translations. Voice & Text requires an internet connection.

Ethereal Enigma is a visual novel set in a modern day world. While returning home from his first day of high school the main character encounters a strange woman who encourages him to make a wish. This woman is a princess from another world. There are hundreds of decisions that will unfold a unique and personalized storyline.

Crystalline is a visual novel with an intricate romance system. After being mysteriously transported to Terra, a world empowered by magical crystals, the lead character runs into Leanna. Leanna is a mage-knight that is investigating rumors of concentrated energy in the area. Together they will try to understand how he got to Terra and a way for him to return home.

Tiny Orchestra will turn your child into a little music lover. They’re able to preview all 18 instruments and listen to the sounds that they make. They can then test their newly trained ears by trying to identify the instruments being played in the orchestra. Tiny Orchestra even allows them to compose their own unique orchestra.