If you have an iPod, iPad, or iPhone, you probably know that every day there are apps available in the App Store that are free just for one day. The trick is finding them on the day they are free! There are lots of ways to do this, but one of the easiest ways is to use an app that finds them for you. The app that I use for this is Apps Gone Free.
Apps Gone Free is a free app in the App Store. Every day the app pushes a notification to the user of 5-10 apps that are free for the day. They are always apps that have not been free very often in the last year and they have to have a certain number of stars, so they are typically pretty good apps. I have found a number of great tools this way.
My notification of today's free apps just showed up and, when I opened the app, I got a pleasant surprise. This week, Apps Gone Free is focusing on apps for autism. In addition to the typical selection of quality apps, they are including some apps that would be helpful tools for kids on the spectrum or for their teachers and caregivers. There are three autism apps profiled that are free today:
iComm: a customizable picture and voice communication aid that allows nonverbal students to communicate their ideas and feeling by tapping to select photos or decisions
Language Lab: Core Words: an app that teaches words like "stop" or "help" through visual association
iAdvocate: a resource app to help parents as they advocate for their children's rights
Apps Gone Free was already a must-have app for me. The selections are high quality, vetted apps. This week it also might help find some terrific tools for a population that can make great gains by using tablets at school and at home. If you work with, or live with, people on the spectrum, check out Apps Gone Free today.
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