Free App Friday, May 9

Post date: May 9, 2014 2:39:48 PM

The following educational iOS apps are free today. Apps that are newly free today are listed in italics at the beginning of each category. Apps of exceptional value or use are in bold. Download the apps as soon as possible as they can go to paid status at any time.

Creativity

Adobe Voice - Show Your Story (new app)
LEGO Movie Maker (great app for stop motion animation)
Pirate Fun & Facts (new app)

Cross-Curricular

iTooch 1st Grade (more than 4,500 exercises; normally $8.99)
iTooch 2nd Grade (more than 4,500 exercises; normally $8.99)
iTooch 3rd Grade (more than 4,500 exercises; normally $9.99)

ELA

Pocket Charts! Word Families (normally $0.99)
Second Grade Fiction Reading Comprehension (normally $2.99)
Sight Words Coach (normally $0.99)
Teach Me to Read (good new Montessori app)
Antonym Match (normally $1.99)
Enjoy Prepositions 1 (new app)
EZCOMMA (normally $1.99)
Grammar Wonderland (Elementary) (normally $2.99)
Grammar Wonderland (Primary) (normally $2.99)
The Importance of Being Earnest (normally $2.99)
Jargon Hunter from Reading Laboratory 2.0 (normally $0.99)
K-5 Spelling (normally $2.99)
Learn Phrasal Verbs with Wlingua (new app)
Little Readers (new app)
Romeo and Juliet (normally $2.99)
School Tool: Rhyming Words (new app)
Sight-Words (normally $1.99)
Sounds for Fun - s, b, m, t, h, c (normally $2.99)
Spell Cubes (normally $0.99)
Spell 'til You Drop from Reading Laboratory 2.0 (normally $0.99)
Word Wondeland (Elementary) Full (normally $2.99)
Word Wonderland (Primary) Full (normally $2.99)
Writable (normally $9.99)

Entertainment/Games

Cooking Dash: Thrills and Spills Deluxe (normally $2.99)
LiquidSketch (normally $1.99)
Video Touch - Vehicles (normally $1.99)
iCut Deluxe (cut shapes into identical parts; normally $2.99)
Let's Rotate! (normally $1.99)
Secret of the Pendulum (normally $5.99)
Shoe Designer! (normally $2.99)
Tales from the Dragon Mountain: The Strix HD (Full) (normally $6.99)
Words with Monsters (like Scrabble; normally $1.99)

ESL

Kudo! - Language Learning for Preschoolers (new app; all IA purchases are currently free)
My Words American English (normally $1.99)
Say It Out (new app)

Foreign Language

Kudo! - Language Learning for Preschoolers (new app; all IA purchases are currently free)
Hide and Seek: Spanish for Kids (normally $2.99)

Health/PE/Sports

Ed Meets the Dentist (normally $1.99)

Interactive Books

Archie's Egyptian Adventure (cute book; normally $2.99)
Big Bee Goes to Sea (normally $0.99)
A Dark and Dismal Flower (new app)
Let's Go to the Zoo! (normally $1.99)
Magic Ink - The Night Before Christmas (normally $0.99)
Magic Ink - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (normally $0.99)
The Monster Under My Bed (normally $1.99)
The Spotted Cat (normally $0.99)
Tale of Tales (cute book about creativity; normally $0.99)
:) Roly-Poly (normally $0.99)
The Bear and the Travelers (normally $0.99)
Bedtime Defenders Interactive Storybook HD (normally $1.99)
Bible Stories for Me (normally $1.99)
Canterbury Tales (comic; normally $1.99)
Carefree Rhino (normally $0.99)
Cat Alvin (normally $2.99)
Dark Forest - Living a Book HD (normally $0.99)
Fergus Ferry HD (tons of books included; app is normally $89.99)
How Far Is Up (new app)
I Feel Super (normally $0.99)
In My Room (normally $0.99)
I See Animals at the Zoo - Level 1A - Learn to Read Books (normally $2.99)
I Want to Fly - Ready to Read (new app)
Jackie Junko (normally $1.99)
The King's Birthday - Ready to Read (new app)
Late for the Race - Ready to Read (new app)
The Little Girl Who Sneezed (normally $1.99)
Martina 1 - Goodbye Grandpa (normally $2.99)
Martina 2 - Why Has My Brother Got Two Daddies (normally $2.99)
The Music of the Animals (normally $0.99)
Out in My Stroller (normally $0.99)
Peter Pan - Doll Play Books (normally $3.99)
Sick of Being Sick (normally $0.99)
Sleepover in Antarctica (normally $0.99)
A Special Visit to Koro and Nanny - Ready to Read (new app)
Spy Sam Reading Book 2 (normally $0.99)
Starry Tale (normally $2.99)
Suee and the Shadow Part 1 (normally $4.99)
A Sweet Story (normally $1.99)
Talking to Nanny - Ready to Read (new app)
Tim's Costume - Ready to Read (new app)
Veggie Bottoms for iPad (normally $0.99)
Volcano Boy (for older readers; normally $3.99)
The Wee Adventures of Shabu Shabu - Book 1 (normally $4.99)

Logical Thinking

Mind Games - Brain Training Games (new app)

Math

123 Kids Fun Numbers (normally $2.99)
Arithmetic Invaders: Grade 3 Math Facts (normally $1.99)
Curious Ruler (good app; normally $1.99)
Factor Samurai - Multiplication and Division Mastery (good app; normally $2.99)
Love to Count by Pirate Trio (normally $3.99)
Ordered Fractions: Compare and Order Fractions Game (good app; normally $1.99)
TeachMe: Math Facts (normally $0.99)
TrioMath Math Game Premium: Fun Educational Counting Game (normally $2.99)
Multiplication Table Game - Elementary School (normally $1.99)
AppTutor IR - Introduction to Rounding (good app; normally $0.99)
AppTutor LA - Introduction to Long Addition (good app; normally $0.99)
AppTutor MT - Multiplication Tables (good app; normally $0.99)
Compass Math Prep Flashcards Exambusters (normally $4.99)
Crackers and Goo - Multiplication and Addition Math Skills Practice (good app; normally $1.99)
Digi Make 10 (normally $2.99)
iGet Math: Base10 (normally $1.99)
Kakooma Addition (normally $0.99)
Kakooma Addition Pro (normally $0.99)
Kakooma Negatives (normally $0.99)
Kakooma Times (normally $0.99)
Kakooma Times Pro (normally $0.99)
Klockrent (normally $0.99)
Math Graphics (graphing calculator; normally $0.99)
MathParty (normally $1.99)
Mathsterious Mansion (normally $1.99)
Math Tools (nice variety of virtual math tools; normally $4.99)
Plus One (normally $2.99)
Teachley: Addimal Adventure (normally $1.99)
YellowDuck - Math (new app)
Zorbit's Math Adventure Preschool (normally $2.99)

Music

Carnival of Animals: Music Education for Your Kids (normally $2.99)
MusicMage (normally $2.99)
Futulele - Digital Ukulele (normally $4.99)
GoodEar Scales - Ear Training (normally $1.99)
Hippo Band HD (normally $1.99)
The Little Composers Clarinet (normally $0.99)
Little Musician - Rhythm (new app)
More Notes for Little Composers (normally $0.99)
Notes for Little Composers (normally $0.99)

Photography

100 Cameras in 1 HD (normally $2.99)

Productivity

OneKey Pro - Secure Password Manager & Private Data Vault to Lock Your Secrets Safe (normally $4.99)
PerfectMind(mindmapping; normally $4.99)
Vector Illustrator (normally $4.99)

Science

Cell World (new app)
Forces Motion HD (good app; normally $1.99)
Living Environment Regents Booster (normally $14.99)
PlayScience IV (good app for 4th grade students; normally $6.99)
Anatomy & Physiology II (normally $1.99)
AR Liver Viewer (normally $1.99)
Biology 1 (normally $1.99)
BoneBox - Hand Viewer (normally $1.99)
BoneBox - Skull Viewer (normally $1.99)
BoneBox - Spine Viewer (normally $1.99)
Bone Genius (normally $4.99)
ChemCrafter (great new app from the Chemical Heritage Foundation)
Circuit Builder Pro (new app)
Earthlapse (normally $0.99)
Explore the Heart in 3D (new app)
Frog Pond Evolution (new app)
Heart Sounds (normally $0.99)
Human Diseases (normally $0.99)
KluScience3U01 (new science app for 3rd grade students)
Leap N' Leaf (new app)
Living Lung - Lung Viewer (normally $1.99)
My Incredible Body - A Kid's App to Learn about the Human Body (normally $2.99)
Parts of Human Brain, 3D (normally $0.99)
Parts of Human Heart (normally $0.99)
Rough Science (layers of the earth; solid, liquid, gas; and adaptation and evolution; normally $2.99)

Social Studies

The Underground Railroad: Journey to Freedom (new app from National Geographic)
Jack Stalwart: Passport to Adventure (normally $0.99)

Special Needs

LanguageLab How Would You Feel (normally $0.99)
LanguageLab Silly Sounds (normally $0.99)
AAC Ferret (new app)
ASD Tools (normally $2.99)
Daily Tasks (normally $1.99)
Dyslexia Toolbox (normally $2.99)
KinPics (normally $1.99)
Melodic Based Communication Therapy(normally $5.99)
Overcoming Obstacles Life Skills Program (new app with more than 180 hours of activities for students ages 10-18+)
Qki Feel HD (normally $2.99)
Say It Out (new app)
Sign Me a Story (normally $1.99)
Social Emotional Exchange (S.E.E.) (normally $29.99)
UcanTALK (normally $2.99)
Writable (normally $9.99)

Teachers

Testing Timer (new app)
Field Day: Project-Based Learning Think & Do Tool (new app)
Reading Leveler (normally $0.99)

Toddler/Preschool/Primary

ABCAnimations (normally $0.99)
ABC School Preschool Learning (normally $5.99)
The Alphabet - Play & Learn (fun app; normally $2.99)
A to Z Monsters - Alphabet Learning for Kids (normally $2.99)
Jungle Explorer (new app)
Lara's Learning HD (new app)
Leo's Pad: Preschool Kids Learning Series (great app with six episodes currently free)
Lil Sub ABC - Toddler Word Game (normally $1.99)
Monki Hide and Seek: Fun with Animals (normally $2.99)
Monster Coloring Book (normally $2.99)
Patterns by EdNinja (great app; normally $3.99)
Plum's Photo Hunt (good new app)
Sago Mini Bug Builder (normally $2.99)
Stickerland Adventure (normally $1.99)
Toca Tailor Fairy Tales (normally $1.99)
Words of August (normally $1.99)
Words of June (normally $1.99)
Words of July (normally $1.99)
Words of May (normally $1.99)
Words of October (normally $1.99)
Words of September (normally $1.99)
YellowDuck - First Words (new app)

Miscellaneous

DreamHouse Tasks (chore app; normally $0.99)
The North Star Smart Stars Survey (nice survey to help students discover their own talents and abilities; normally $2.99)
The Potty Show (normally $1.99)
Tuscan Chef - Italian Recipes and Instructional Videos (all IA purchases are also free today; normally $2.99)

Free and Sale Kindle Books for May 9

The free iOS Kindle app allows you to load wonderful books on to your iDevice. Remember that you don't need an Amazon Kindle to take advantage of this. You can download Kindle books to iPhones, Droids, iPads, Macs, and PCs.

Here are a few of the children, teen, and adult bargains available today. Amazon prices can change hourly, so grab these quickly before they go back to full price! Titles in bold signify exceptional value. Titles in italics are newly free today.

Free Children's Books

Bungee Goes a Hunting (normally $3.99)
Dog Aliens 1: Raffle's Name (normally $0.99)
Happy Hat Day (normally $0.99)
The Lucky Little Labrador Goes to School (normally $2.99)
My Animal Friends (normally $0.99)
The Singing Bobcat (normally $1.99)
The Stone of Valhalla (normally $2.99)
ABC Animals (normally $2.99)
The Action Bible Easter Story (normally $4.99)
The Brave Little Wiener Dog (normally $2.99)
A Day with the Dinosaurs (normally $2.99)
Farm Girl (normally $4.99)
Horse Dreams: 1 (Backyard Horses) (normally $5.99)
Life on the Farm (normally $2.99)
The Little Lost Dog (normally $0.99)
Mama Frog Has 200 Kids (normally $0.99)
My Life as a Cicada (normally $2.99)
Nightshade City (The Nightshade Chronicles) (normally $7.95)
A Pioneer Girl Learns to Cook: Apple Pie & Biscuits (normally $2.99)
Red Shoes with White Squiggles (normally $3.00)
The Stolen Kingdom (normally $0.99)
Stories of Addy and Anna (normally $6.45)
The Truth Fairy (normally $1.99)
Whatta Weird World 1: A Ducky Cure for the Hiccups (normally $2.99)
Who Purrs Means No Harm (Open Letters from Picasso the Kitten to Humans) (normally $2.99)

Free Teen Books

Chasing Memories (normally $2.99)
Clockwise (normally $2.99)
The Emerald River (normally $2.99)
A French Girl in New York (normally $2.99)
We Put a Man on the Moon: Thoughts on Living a Better Story (normally $5.99)

Sale Children's Books

What Not to Give Your Mom on Mother's Day (normally $3.99; on sale for $1.99)
The 13th Warning (by R. L. Stine; normally $3.99; on sale for $1.00)
An Awesome Book of Thanks! (normally $3.99; on sale for $1.99)
Bob Books: Rhyming Words (normally $9.99; on sale for $0.99)
Bob Books Set 3: Word Families (normally $9.99; on sale for $0.99)
Bob Books Sight Words: First Grade (normally $9.99; on sale for $0.99)
Bob Books Sight Words: Kindergarten (normally $9.99; on sale for $0.99)
Carnivores (normally $11.99; on sale for $1.99)
Celia and the Fairies (normally $3.99; on sale for $2.00)
The Fiesta Dress: A Quinceanera Tale (normally $3.99; on sale for $1.00)
Game Changer (normally $8.99; on sale for $2.99)
The Great Texas Hamster Drive (normally $3.99; on sale for $1.00)
Helping Santa: My First Christmas Adventure with Grandma (normally $12.95; on sale for $0.99)
My First Bob Books: Alphabet (normally $9.99; on sale for $0.99)
My First Bob Books: Pre-Reading Skills (normally $9.99; on sale for $0.99)
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Vol. 1 (normally $9.99; on sale for $3.99)
Pig Kahuna (normally $5.99; on sale for $1.99)
A Question of Magic (normally $11.99; on sale for $1.99)
A Seed Is Sleepy (normally $11.99; on sale for $0.99)
Seven Wonders Book 1: The Colossus Rises (normally $6.99; on sale for $1.99)
Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader (normally $15.99; on sale for $0.99)
The Story of Princess Olivia (normally $11.95; on sale for $0.99)
Survivors #1: The Empty City (normally $7.99; on sale for $1.99)
Whatever After #1: Fairest of All (normally $5.99; on sale for $1.99)
What the Dog Said (normally $13.99; on sale for $1.99)

Sale Teen Books

Being Henry David (normally $7.99; on sale for $1.99)
Between (normally $9.99; on sale for $1.99)
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments) (normally $9.95; on sale for $2.99)
The Divergent Series Complete Collection (all three books; normally $55.97; on sale for $14.99)
His Own Where (Contemporary Classics) (normally $11.95; on sale for $3.99)
My Unfair Godmother (normally $6.99; on sale for $1.99)
New Avengers, Vol. 1: Breakout (normally $10.99; on sale for $1.99)
Princess of Glass (Twelve Dancing Princesses) (normally $6.99; on sale for $1.99)
Red Rising (normally $12.99; on sale for $1.99)

Free and Sale Books for Adults

Now through May 11, 2014, save up to 85% on more than 400 Kindle books. These include mystery, romance, science fiction, biographies, children, and teen books.
Aftershock: A Thriller (normally $15.95; on sale for $1.99)
And She Was (normally $13.95; on sale for $1.99)
Canal House Cooking Volume N 4: Farm Markets & Gardens (normally $9.99; on sale for $1.99)
Cold Blue: Volume 1 (normally $14.95; on sale for $0.99)
Communication Miracles for Couples: Easy and Effective Tools to Create More Love and Less Conflict(normally $14.95; on sale for $0.99)
Cut the Chemicals Cookbook (normally $6.99; free today)
Madness: A Bipolar Life (normally $13.99; on sale for $2.51)
Praise Jerusalem! (normally $12.95; on sale for $1.99)
Say Goodbye to Survival Mode: 9 Simple Strategies to Stress Less, Sleep More, and Restore Your Passion for Life (normally $22.99; on sale for $2.99)
Shopaholic Takes Manhattan (normally $5.99; on sale for $1.99)
Southern Living Heirloom Recipe Cookbook (normally $22.95; on sale for $1.99)
The Success Manual Compendium (three books; normally $19.99; free today)
Ultimate Guitar Chords, Scales, and Arpeggios Handbook (normally $11.50; free today)
When Will My Life Not Suck? Authentic Hope for the Disillusioned (normally $15.99; free today)
Wonders of the Invisible World (normally $9.99; on sale for $1.99)
1,001 Best Grilling Recipes: Delicious, Easy-to-Make Recipes from Around the World (normally $20.95; free today)
All for a Story (normally $13.99; free today)
All Is Well: Heal Your Body with Medicine, Affirmations, and Intuition (normally $24.95; on sale for $1.99)
An American Requiem: God, My Father, and the War that Came Between Us (normally $14.99; on sale for $2.99)
Amy Butler's In Stitches: More than 25 Simple and Stylish Sewing Projects (normally $19.99; on sale for $2.51)
Angels Are for Real: Inspiring, True Stories and Biblical Answers (normally $12.99; on sale for $1.99)
Balancing It All: My Story of Juggling Priorities and Purpose (by Candace Cameron Bure; normally $16.99; on sale for $0.99)
The Big Book of Breakfast: Serious Comfort Food for Any Time of the Day (normally $15.99; on sale for $1.99)
Born Wild: Black Knights, Inc. (normally $7.99; on sale for $0.99)
The Broken Path (normally $14.99; on sale for $0.99)
Candle in the Darkness (normally $8.99; free today)
Cart Before the Horse (normally $4.99; free today)
A Cast of Stones (The Staff and the Sword Book #1) (normally $6.99; free today)
The Choice Is Yours: Life Happens. Walking with God Is a Decision (normally $7.95; free today)
Defending Jacob (normally $15.00; on sale for $2.99)
Defining Moments: Stories of Character, Courage and Leadership (normally $15.95; on sale for $1.99)
An Explosion of Being: An American Family's Journey into the Psychic (normally $5.99; free today)
The Faraway Horses: The Adventures and Wisdom of One of America's Most Renowned Horsemen(normally $13.50; on sale for $1.99)
Forever (normally $4.99; free today)
The Game: A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes (normally $15.00; on sale for $1.99)
The Girl Who Came Home: A Novel of the Titanic (normally $14.99; on sale for $1.99)
Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans (normally $14.99; on sale for $1.99)
Handling Sin (normally $9.99; on sale for $2.99)
The Heartbreak Café (normally $3.99; free today)
Her Highness, the Traitor (normally $14.99; on sale for $2.99)
Hold Me Tight and Tango Me Home (normally $13.95; on sale for $1.99)
The Home Organizing Workbook: Clearing Your Clutter, Step by Step (normally $18.99; on sale for $2.51)
If I Tell (normally $9.99; on sale for $2.99)
A Lady by Chance (Historical Regency Romance) (normally $10.99; on sale for $0.99)
Life Among the Dead (normally $5.99; free today)
Life's Too Short to Fold Fitted Sheets (normally $14.99; on sale for $1.99)
Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's (normally $14.95; on sale for $1.99)
Losing It (normally $13.99; on sale for $0.99)
Merlin's Blade (The Merlin Spiral) (normally $9.99; free today)
More Than You Know (normally $12.99; on sale for $2.51)
Pushing the Limits (normally $9.99; on sale for $0.31)
Rethinking the Internet of Things: A Scalable Approach to Connecting Everything (normally $39.99; free today)
Same Place, More Space: 50 Projects to Maximize Every Room in the House (normally $19.99; on sale for $1.99)
Saving Grace (Serve and Protect Series) (normally $3.99; free today)
Some Like It Charming (A Temporary Engagement) (normally $5.99; free today)
Sufficient Ransom (normally $13.95; on sale for $0.99)
Thinking, Fast and Slow (normally $16.00; on sale for $2.99)
Walking the Bible (normally $14.99; on sale for $1.99)
What Kings Ate and Wizards Drank: A Fantasy Lover's Food Guide (normally $16.95; on sale for $0.99)
What's Your Worldview?: An Interactive Approach to Life's Big Questions (normally $8.99; on sale for $0.99)
The World's Best Street Food: Where to Find It and How to Make It (normally $19.99; free today)
The Writing on My Forehead (normally $14.99; on sale for $1.99)
Zero Day: A Jeff Aiken Novel (normally $14.99; on sale for $2.99)