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This month’s mobile must-downloads

1 Speed Dating for Ghosts

£2.99/ iOS

If dating ever makes you wish you were dead, imagine how people who are actually dead feel. In this game, you get the chance to find out by chatting with ghouls.

2 Socratic

£free/ Android, iOS

Want help with something the kids are studying? Socratic points you towards examples that can teach them about relevant concepts. No more copying Wikipedia and getting found out!

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