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
Pokémon GO
Adventure gamePokémon GO remains a landmark in augmented reality and a genuine cultural phenomenon, but its design prioritizes repetitive engagement and event-drive...Mixed6.3Clash Royale
Action gameClash Royale remains a sharp distillation of real-time strategy, packing genuine tactical depth into three-minute bursts. It's a compelling, highly pl...Good7.8League of Legends: Wild Rift
Action gameRiot Games has pulled off a genuinely difficult feat, distilling the world's dominant PC MOBA into a mobile format that keeps its strategic soul, even...Great8.6PUBG MOBILE
Action gamePUBG MOBILE is a remarkably faithful translation of the PC experience that defined a genre. Touchscreen controls put a hard ceiling on its competitive...Good7.9Door Kickers: Action Squad
Action gameDoor Kickers: Action Squad is a sharply focused tactical arcade shooter with a brutally satisfying loop of run-and-gun violence. It's a demanding, wel...Great8.1Bloons TD 6
Action gameBloons TD 6 turns the tower defense genre into a demanding exercise in strategy. Its deceptively cute exterior conceals a chasm of tactical depth that...Outstanding9.1Crying Suns
RPG gameCrying Suns refines the FTL formula with a compelling, mature narrative and sharp tactical combat, making it a roguelite we recommend with real reserv...Great8.1SteamWorld Heist
Action gameSteamWorld Heist fuses turn-based tactics with skill-based shooting to create a compulsively playable, deeply satisfying strategy game — one of the ve...Outstanding9.1
Dicey Dungeons
RPG gameDicey Dungeons re-engineers the dice roll from a cheap tool of random chance into a sharp, satisfying engine for tactical expression. It's one of the ...Great8.9Bridge 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...Great8.1XCOM 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 ...Outstanding9.4Company of Heroes
Action gameCompany of Heroes remains a landmark in real-time tactics, a brilliant wargame that has lost none of its brutal elegance. Its transition to mobile is ...Great8.2FTL: Faster Than Light
Simulation gameFTL: Faster Than Light builds relentless tension and real tactical consequence, packaging a brutal, endlessly replayable strategy core into a starship...Outstanding9.1Mini Motorways
Simulation gameMini Motorways turns traffic management into an elegant, maddeningly addictive puzzle, proving that real complexity can live in the simplest of system...Great8.4Monument 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...Outstanding9.1The Battle of Polytopia
Action gameThe Battle of Polytopia condenses the sprawling 4X strategy genre into a fast-paced format, and mostly pulls it off. It's a solid exercise in strategi...Good7.7Northgard
Adventure gameNorthgard trims the fat from the real-time strategy genre, delivering a tense, elegant survival simulation that values deliberate planning over franti...Good7.9Plague Inc.
Simulation gamePlague Inc. remains a sharp, systems-heavy strategy game that rewards patience and cunning with a grim, compulsive puzzle. It earns a clear recommenda...Great8.3Sid Meier's Civilization VI
Simulation gameCivilization VI refines the series' legendary formula with a brilliant district system, creating the most geographically-aware and strategically deep ...Outstanding9.2Hearthstone
Card gameHearthstone remains a remarkably accessible strategy game, blending polished presentation with deep mechanics. A decade in, though, its free-to-play e...Good7.3Icewind Dale
Adventure gameIcewind Dale: Enhanced Edition is a strong remaster of a classic, offering a deep, combat-centric dungeon crawl that prioritizes strategic party-build...Great8.2Planescape: Torment
Adventure gameBeamdog's Enhanced Edition of this CRPG classic is a superb port of one of the most intellectually ambitious and brilliantly written games ever made. ...Outstanding9.6The Escapists 2
Simulation gameA clever and often hilarious sandbox of systemic prison-life simulation, The Escapists 2 rewards careful planning and chaotic improvisation in equal m...Good7.7
