Best Free Apps
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This fortnight’s topfreeand paid-for appsfor
Android,iOSand Windows phonesandtablets
HEALTH
PKFitness
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6 10NewtoAndroid
–and recently
updatedoniOS
–PKFitnessis
an activity
trackerthat
combines the
usualfitness
data-gatheringfeatureswithasocial
elementthatletsyou followyour
friendsorfamilymembers. As with
otherfitnessapps,you canviewyour
workoutlog,reviewanalytics andset
goals,but youcan also compare
achievements withother users.
PKFitnessis well designedandeasy
to use. Theapp also
supports Bluetoothfitness
trackingdevices,including
many withbuilt-in heart
rate monitors.PASSWORDMANAGER
RememBear
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beardroid446
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bearios446
5 9Fromthe
developers
of free VPN
TunnelBear
comesthis
similarly
bear-themed
passwordmanager forbothiOSand
Android,which keepsall your logins
safe in an encrypted vault, protected
by amasterpassword(or your
fingerprintonsupported devices).Now
outofbeta, it’s simple to use, quickto
setupand hassomeusefulfeatures,
such as theability to addotherdevices
usingacamerascanorQR
code.RememBear can
also auto-fill loginsand
paymentinfoinapps
andwebpages.GAME
PUBGMobile
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bit.ly/PUBGios446
5.1.1 9
PUBG(PlayerUnknown’s
Battlegrounds) is a‘battle royale’-style
shooterthathas made thetransitionto
mobilerelativelyunscathed,offering
moreorlessthecomplete experience
of theoriginal in thepalmofyourhand,
withonlyminor graphical
compromises. Theonlydownsides are
that it’s aprettybig
download (about900MB)
andyou’ll need a
relatively powerful device
to runit smoothly.
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EDUCATION
TreasureHunters
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bit.ly/treasureios446
4.3 8
Developedbythe
ScienceMuseumin
conjunctionwith
Aardman–creatorsof
Wallaceand Gromit –
Treasure Huntersisa
free appthat’s
designedto encourage
visitors to anyScience
MuseumGroupvenue
to explorethe exhibits
andviewthemfroma
freshperspective.
It ‘gamifies’ your museumexperience by settingvarious
challenges,suchasgetting youtohuntfor specific exhibits
andawardingbadgesforvarious achievements.
Treasure Hunterscan be played solo or withup
to four players. Youcan play it at theLondon,
Bradford,Manchester,Shildon or York museums,
or just play at home.
LAUNCHER
LeanLauncher
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5Oneofthe great
benefits of Android
is that youcan
change theentire
look andfeel of your
device in an instant
by installing a
launcher.The two
commondrawbacks,
however, arethat
many launchers
claiming to be free
oftenrequirein-apppurchases to unlockthe best features,
andsomelaunchersare so bloatedtheycan make your
device feel sluggish.LeanLauncheraddresses both of these
problems.It’sopensource–so‘free’genuinelymeans free –
and,asits namesuggests, it’s alightweight
install. It provides asmart,sophisticated,
customisable,stock Android-likeinterfacewith
notification dots,Google Nowand dynamic
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