Best iPhone & iPad Apps & Games — Page 4
Expert-reviewed iPhone and iPad apps and games, scored out of 10.
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- 125
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
Backpack Battles
Strategy gameBackpack Battles turns the mundane act of tidying a bag into a high-stakes tactical puzzle, and it does so with genuine ingenuity. It's a strong recom...Great8.4The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
Adventure gameA brutal, uncompromising examination of social determinism that proves the most terrifying weapon in an RPG isn't a sword, but a ledger of your own fa...Great8.8Invisible, Inc.
Action gameA sharp, deterministic take on tactical stealth that trades dice rolls for information-driven tension. A thinking person's heist simulator that comes ...Great8.7Dungeon Clawler
Action gameDungeon Clawler turns the most dangerous weapon in a dungeon into a poorly calibrated metal claw and a bad case of physics. It's a clever, genuinely f...Great8.5Shogun Showdown
Action gameShogun Showdown shows tactical restraint, proving that a single dimension is all you need for a deep, punishing, and utterly addictive strategy experi...Outstanding9.4Universal Paperclips
Simulation gameA chilling, masterfully paced descent into algorithmic madness that transforms a simple clicker into a profound meditation on the existential risks of...Outstanding9.6Luck be a Landlord
Card gameA sharp, well-designed take on probability management that strips the predatory skin off slot machines to reveal a clever, satirical roguelike engine-...Great8.5Dungeon of the Endless
Adventure gameAMPLITUDE Studios' Dungeon of the Endless is a genre-bending hybrid, merging the unforgiving brutality of a roguelike with the tactical demands of...Great8.5
Balatro
Card gameBalatro is a roguelike deckbuilder built with unusual care, turning the humble poker hand into a vibrant, strategic engine through its 150-plus Joker ...Outstanding9.6Forager
Action gameForager's early loop of discovery and rapid progression is genuinely compelling, but the design buckles under late-game repetition, settling into a gr...Mixed5.9Grindstone
Puzzle gameCapybara Games' Grindstone is a deceptively deep, compulsively playable puzzle game that turns simple chain-linking into a strategic dance with deat...Great8.8Divinity: Original Sin 2
Adventure gameLarian Studios' Divinity: Original Sin 2 is one of the very best RPGs of its era, a sprawling, reactive epic whose tactical combat and narrative depth...Outstanding9.6AFK Arena
RPG gameAFK Arena, LilithGames' long-running idle RPG, pairs an accessible "away from keyboard" mechanic with a deep gacha hero collection system, but its agg...Mixed6.7Siralim Ultimate
Adventure gameSiralim Ultimate offers remarkable depth of monster collection and strategic optimization, demanding hundreds of hours from its dedicated players whil...Great8.0Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Card gameAstrea: Six-Sided Oracles rethinks the roguelike deck-builder by swapping cards for a volatile, deeply strategic dice-based combat system. It's a ge...Great8.5Slice & Dice
Adventure gameSlice & Dice is one of the very best tactical roguelikes available, a game whose probabilistic combat blends the capricious whims of dice with profo...Outstanding9.3Darkest Dungeon
RPG gameDarkest Dungeon is a punishing, deeply strategic, and psychologically taxing RPG whose stress system turns the roguelike dungeon crawl into a harrowin...Outstanding9.1Mindustry
Action gameMindustry is a brutally elegant, unexpectedly deep fusion of factory logistics and tower defense that gets enormous mileage out of simple pixel-art ru...Outstanding9.1Moncage
Adventure gameMoncage is a cleverly conceived puzzle box that delivers genuinely satisfying 'aha!' moments, even when its central mechanic turns opaque. Solid but u...Good7.9Super Auto Pets
Strategy gameSuper Auto Pets wraps a genuinely strategic auto-battler in a disarmingly simple, emoji-first aesthetic. Its accessibility is its greatest asset, but ...Good7.3Thronefall
Action gameThronefall is a sharp exercise in reductionism, stripping the strategy and tower defense genres down to their diamond-hard core. What remains is a hig...Great8.480 Days
Adventure game80 Days transforms a classic novel into interactive storytelling of rare depth, where every choice carves a unique and unforgettable path around a stu...Outstanding9.1Pokémon UNITE
Action gamePokémon UNITE offers a brilliantly streamlined and accessible take on the modern MOBA, but its aggressive monetization strategy casts a long, pay-to-w...Mixed5.8MARVEL SNAP
Card gameMARVEL SNAP packs real strategic depth into three-minute matches, and its core design still holds up. But its collection economy turns that design int...Good7.4
