Best iPhone & iPad Apps & Games — Page 35
Expert-reviewed iPhone and iPad apps and games, scored out of 10.
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- 952
Top rated on iOS
- 01AmphetamineAmphetamine fundamentally corrects macOS's energy management, offering professional-grade automation for a price that d…9.7Outstanding
- 02Chrono TriggerChrono Trigger is a relic of the 16-bit era that still works: its narrative economy and mechanical elegance remain the…9.7Outstanding
- 03NetNewsWireFor anyone tired of algorithmic feeds and ad-choked reading, NetNewsWire is the cleanest way back to an intentional web…9.7Outstanding
Hyper Light Drifter
Action gameHyper Light Drifter is a brutal, beautiful, and unapologetically minimalist action RPG that rewards precision and patience. It tells its story almost ...Outstanding9.1Alien: Isolation
Action gameAlien: Isolation is a harrowing, brilliant exercise in survival horror that finally understands the Xenomorph should be feared, not fought. It earns i...Outstanding9.1Star Wars™: KOTOR
Adventure gameOver two decades after its debut, BioWare's Knights of the Old Republic remains an absolute benchmark for interactive storytelling and role-playing....Outstanding9.3XCOM 2 Collection
Action gameThe XCOM 2 Collection is a crucible. Firaxis Games crafted turn-based tactics at its finest, a game whose tension and emergent storytelling remain as ...Outstanding9.4Quora
News appQuora is a vast, often-fascinating repository of human curiosity, but inconsistent quality control and a user experience that struggles to separate si...Mixed6.4Meetup
Lifestyle appMeetup remains a useful, if creaky, bridge between online interests and offline life. It does a solid job of facilitating real-world community, but a ...Good7.0Twitch: Live Game Streaming
Photo & Video appTwitch remains the dominant force in live streaming, a chaotic but essential platform where community and content collide. It's the closest thing to a...Good7.4Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network
Lifestyle appNextdoor promises a digital town square but often delivers a digital battleground. Its utility for practical neighborhood logistics is real, yet incon...Mixed6.2
BeReal. Your Friends for Real
Photo & Video appBeReal is a sharp critique of performative social media, but its rigid once-a-day concept struggles to hold attention, and its fate rests entirely on ...Mixed5.9Mastodon
News appMastodon delivers on its promise of a decentralized, user-controlled social network, but its philosophical strengths create real onboarding friction t...Good7.4Tumblr
Lifestyle appTumblr remains the internet's untamed, hyper-niche playground, but its dated design, weak discovery tools, and moderation concerns make it hard to rec...Mixed6.3Threads, an Instagram app
Social appThreads leverages Instagram's enormous user base for a frictionless start, but a sanitized, feature-light experience struggles to define a purpose bey...Mixed5.8LinkedIn: Jobs & Business News
Business appLinkedIn is the default professional network, and that lock-in—not quality—is what keeps it essential. It's a digital filing cabinet for a career: occ...Mixed6.8Signal - Private Messenger
Social appSignal is a messaging app built as a principled stand against digital surveillance. For private communication, its combination of default end-to-end e...Outstanding9.6Mathway: Scan & Solve Problems
Education appMathway delivers instant answers to a staggering range of math problems, but its true educational value—the step-by-step guidance—is locked behind a s...Mixed6.4Symbolab: AI Math Solver
Education appSymbolab is a genuinely capable math solver with wide subject coverage, but its best features sit behind a paywall and its value depends entirely on t...Mixed6.8Desmos Graphing Calculator
Education appDesmos strips away the friction of traditional graphing calculators, offering a fluid, intuitive, and powerful tool that transforms abstract math into...Outstanding9.6CuriosityStream
Education appCuriosityStream offers a deep, high-quality documentary library at a low price, but a dated interface, sluggish app design, and weak discovery tools m...Mixed6.2MasterClass: Become More You
Education appMasterClass sells beautifully packaged inspiration, not true education. As a school it falls short; as a premium form of intellectual entertainment, i...Mixed6.3Tynker: Coding for Kids
Education appTynker offers a genuinely structured, curriculum-driven path into coding for kids, but its rigid, closed ecosystem and subscription-heavy model make i...Mixed6.1PBS KIDS ScratchJr
Education appFor young children taking their first steps toward coding, PBS KIDS ScratchJr uses a cast of beloved characters to make sequencing and logic approacha...Good7.5ScratchJr
Education appScratchJr translates the core logic of programming into a creative sandbox for the world's youngest aspiring coders, though its open-ended nature ofte...Great8.5Mimo: Learn Coding/Programming
Developer Tools appMimo gamifies the grind of learning to code, offering a polished, habit-forming platform that drills fundamentals well but stops short of true mastery...Good7.0Sololearn: Learn to Code
Education appSololearn gamifies the first, often intimidating steps of learning to code, and few apps do it as smoothly. But it mistakes the starting line for the ...Mixed6.3
