As every week, I meet kwgeek with my selection of 5 free or paid mobile applications and games that have caught my eye in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
I try every week to bring you the best possible app that is not a trap for personal data or small trading nests. For my own results, I also include the app presented by the kwgeek community and shared with our forum, which I invite you to consult.
From mobile games to the production app, here are kwgeek’s 5 free Android / iOS apps this week. We publish this option every week, you can also consult the 5 apps of the past week.
Free Game – Zoo 2: Zoo
Your Animals, Your Success, Animal Games
Symfonium: Music & Actors (Android)
The music player allows you to add multiple different media sources (your smartphone internally, Plex, Emby, Jellyfin, Kodi) into one integrated interface and play in or drop on Chromecast / UPnP / DLNA / devices. Kodi.
The application works with Android 5 and above, is compatible with Android Auto and supports audio books. It also provides offline storage for files and pictures, everything can work perfectly and you can access your songs without any connection. The player supports most formats (FLAC, ALAC, …) and the highly customizable interface uses Android 12 source code.
The application is still in early admission but the developer plans to pay. However, you have a free 7-day trial to give your opinion and I found that the price of € 4.19 is not too high.
- Price: € 4.19 / Ads: no / Buy-in-app: no / Account: not required / French: yes
Symfonium is a very advanced and complete audio player for Android. / © kwgeek
Elden Ring Death counter (Android)
Elden Ring is a new game from Software, behind Dark / Demon Souls, Bloodborne and Sekiro. Released a few weeks ago, the game has experienced almost a resounding success and I almost regret not buying the PS5 for 900 euros on eBay from head to toe.
But if you are familiar with this style of play, you know that difficulty is part of the experience. Like it or not (the tough debate of the game is interesting, but let’s save that for comments), if you play Elden Ring, you will die, and often. This is where the death table I selected for you comes into play.
The app is very simple. Each time you die, touch the screen and your break is added to the table. You also have a button to subtract accidentally added deaths and another that can completely reset your total death. That’s all. Abka is a fan made, no ads or in-app purchases were seen. I would like the developer to add artwork from the game to make the interface a little better, but that is a detail.
- Price: free / Ads: no / In-app sale: no / Account: not required / French: no
Already Elden Ring? How do you feel about the game? / © kwgeek
Google Play Store gift cards
See offers from 15 to 100 euros
Encouragement: Social Exercise (iOS)
– “Hey bro, did you do your push, bro?”
– “Yeah, bro, you too, did you do your 40’s yesterday, bro?”
– “Well, bro, what do you think, haha.” * Muscle relaxed when taking pictures *
This is how to summarize the principle of this application. You can share your sports and progress with your friends and check theirs to encourage or challenge each other. The app is free but contains ads I could not find anything to buy in the pro version, to remove the ads
Meanwhile, there is a tab store that allows you to buy a variety of products and supplements, but I do not know if the company behind these products is coming to Europe.
- Price: Free / Ads: Yes / Buy-in-app: Yes / Account: Required / French: No
There is no longer any excuse for not going to the gym this weekend. / © kwgeek
TondO keyboard (Android)
Like the Renaissance paintings made of round sapphire, Tondo, from which the application derives its name, tOndO keyboard is a unique Android keyboard that adjusts the keys to multiple locations.
This indirect design is supposed to make the keyboard dense and then raise the visible area of the screen. The idea is also to allow you to write faster by making fewer mistakes. At first glance, the design is anti-manual. Basically, there are 6 circular circles around 6 letters including 5 capital letters (not y) and blank spaces.
To write words, just drag your finger through the center of each circle to the letter of your choice. Technically, the description is similar to the beat. The format is similar to QWERTY, so once you get your hands on it, you start to quickly develop the automation. The app works with most messages and other apps.
- Price: free / Ads: no / In-app sale: no / Account: not required / French: yes
The tOndO keyboard works with all of your messaging apps. / © kwgeek
App Store gift cards
Consult with offers from 15 to 100 euros for Fnac
Bard Story: Warlocks of Largefearn (Android & iOS)
Bard Story is a RPG game that I have not known since the 2000s and had a circular port a few years ago. But recently, Bard’s Story: The WoL Publishing came out of the Play Store.
This game was originally thought to be played by a connected speaker, it was an audio RPG, a kind of interactive audio book that you can make choices and actions using voice command. Now, this game is also available for smartphones and tablets using the same principle.
The only difference is that the developer has added features and buttons for discussion and action options. But you can still control the game with your voice only. The system is not the most responsive, and is not able to run on the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra I am currently using. On the iPhone 13, meanwhile, everything is spotted.
The game has a small exchange tab and both the Play Store and App Store show that it contains app purchases, but it has not yet been implemented in this type of pre-entry. However, I think the idea is very good but you have to have English ideas …
- Price: free / Ads: no / Buy-in-app: yes / Account: not required / French: no
