Best iPhone & iPad Apps & Games — Page 5
Expert-reviewed iPhone and iPad apps and games, scored out of 10.
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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
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Board gameAn ingenious, high-tension party game that forgoes graphical horsepower to create one of the purest, most chaotic, and hilarious tests of communicatio...Great8.5Flow Free
Board gameFlow Free is a near-perfect distillation of minimalist puzzle design, offering more genuine engagement than most heavily produced competitors. It earn...Great8.6Threes!
Card gameThrees! is a beautifully crafted, endlessly challenging puzzle box that respects players' intelligence and punishes every mistake with a devastating, ...Outstanding9.0TOEM
Adventure gameA quiet, hand-drawn photography adventure that rewards patience over spectacle, TOEM is easy to admire and over sooner than its world deserves. We rec...Good7.9Royal Match
Puzzle gameRoyal Match is a finely tuned match-3 machine with a genuinely satisfying core loop, but its aggressive monetization and luck-heavy late game make it ...Mixed5.8Candy Crush Saga
Puzzle gameCandy Crush Saga is a landmark of frictionless mobile design and a sobering case study in the psychological power of microtransactions. It's less a ga...Mixed5.9Human Resource Machine
Education gameHuman Resource Machine cleverly disguises a rigorous introduction to computer logic as a charming, satirical puzzle game. It's a brilliant, and occasi...Outstanding9.1World of Goo 2
Adventure gameSixteen years after the original, World of Goo 2 returns with its physics-based charm intact, expanding the formula with clever new mechanics. It's a ...Good7.8
LIMBO
Action gameLIMBO's minimalist design still works, as its stark, monochromatic world and brutal physics puzzles create an atmosphere so oppressive and compelling ...Outstanding9.2Gorogoa
Adventure gameGorogoa is a brief but profound journey that uses perspective-shifting puzzles to tell a story of quiet wonder. Its originality alone earns a strong r...Great8.6Machinarium
Adventure gameMachinarium is a beautifully crafted point-and-click adventure whose hand-drawn world and wordless storytelling still hold up remarkably well. It earn...Great8.3Bridge Constructor Portal
Puzzle gameThis unlikely crossover succeeds not as a gimmick, but as a genuinely clever and demanding physics-puzzler that weaponizes Portal's mechanics to creat...Great8.1The Room Three
Adventure gameFireproof Games masterfully expands its signature puzzle-box formula into a full-fledged world. It's a larger, more ambitious, and brilliantly intrica...Outstanding9.1The Room Two
Adventure gameFireproof Games expands its puzzle-box formula with confidence, delivering a sequel that is bigger and more ambitious without losing the tactile magic...Outstanding9.1The Room
Adventure gameA superb exercise in tactile design and atmospheric mystery, The Room remains a high-water mark for puzzle-box games more than a decade after its debu...Great8.7Donut County
Adventure gameDonut County is a minimalist physics puzzler with more charm and wit than actual challenge. It's a confident, short-form experience that's less of a g...Good7.1The Witness
Adventure gameThe Witness is a staggering achievement of interactive design—a beautiful, mysterious island that teaches a complex language without uttering a single...Outstanding9.3The Talos Principle
Action gameThe Talos Principle is a rare and brilliant achievement—a puzzle game that respects its audience enough to challenge not only their spatial reasoning ...Outstanding9.2Elevate - Brain Training
Education appElevate is a polished, habit-forming suite of brain-training exercises, but its promises of cognitive enhancement should be taken with a grain of salt...Mixed6.6Monument Valley 2
Adventure gameMonument Valley 2 builds on its predecessor by weaving a poignant, human story into its impossible architecture, creating an experience that is less a...Great8.2Monument Valley
Adventure gameMonument Valley is less a game and more an interactive work of art — a serene, intelligent, and profoundly beautiful puzzle experience that set a benc...Outstanding9.1Playdead's INSIDE
Action gamePlaydead's INSIDE is a haunting, minimalist achievement in interactive fiction. It is an unnerving, unforgettable journey that stands among the strong...Great8.6Baba Is You
Puzzle gameOne of the very best puzzle games of its era, Baba Is You turns its own rules into playable objects — a brain-bending experience as rewarding as it ...Outstanding9.6The Room: Old Sins
Adventure gameThe Room: Old Sins refines the series' puzzle-box formula with impressive precision, delivering an engrossing, beautiful, and deeply tactile adventure...Great8.3
