Best iPhone & iPad Apps & Games

Expert-reviewed iPhone and iPad apps and games, scored out of 10.

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Ground News

Ground News

Snapwise Inc. (dba Ground News)

8.6
other
Our verdict

Ground News is the rare news app built to make you uncomfortable — it shows you who covered a story, who ignored it, and who owns the outlet doing the...

Substack

Substack

Substack Inc.

8.6
social
Our verdict

As a reader, Substack's mobile app is one of the best-built content clients on either store — chronological, ad-free, and genuinely pleasant to live i...

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Castro

Bluck Apps

8.4
utility
Our verdict

Castro rejects the firehose model of podcast consumption in favor of deliberate curation, and for listeners who feel buried by their own subscriptions...

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Ivory

Tapbots

8.7
social
Our verdict

Tapbots took everything that made Tweetbot the gold standard and rebuilt it for Mastodon, and the result is the most refined client the fediverse has....

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Reeder

Silvio Rizzi

8.5
productivity
Our verdict

Silvio Rizzi torched the unread badge and rebuilt his beloved RSS app as a calm, chronological river of everything you follow. It's gorgeous and genui...

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GoodLinks

Ngoc Luu

9.2
utility
Our verdict

GoodLinks is a masterclass in focused utility, transforming the chaotic modern web into a pristine personal library while bypassing the greedy subscri...

NewsBlur

NewsBlur

NewsBlur, Inc.

8.8
utility
Our verdict

NewsBlur survives the death of Google Reader not by clinging to the past, but by demanding you take active control of your information diet through an...

Warpcast

Warpcast

Neynar

8.8
social
Our verdict

Warpcast is a masterclass in decentralized utility, trading the "free" price tag of legacy social media for a high-signal sanctuary that respects the ...

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Matter

Dig Wells, Inc.

9.2
productivity
Our verdict

Matter is a sophisticated, high-fidelity filter for the modern information diet that successfully transforms a cluttered article queue into a curated,...

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NetNewsWire

Brent Simmons

9.6
productivity
Our verdict

NetNewsWire is the ultimate antidote to the attention economy, offering a fast, native, and fiercely private way to reclaim your information stream wi...

Lemmy

Lemmy

Dessalines

8.4
social
Our verdict

Lemmy is a defiant, decentralized answer to the corporate capture of social media, offering a raw but rewarding return to community-driven discourse w...

Feedly

Feedly

Feedly Inc.

7.8
productivity
Our verdict

Feedly remains the undisputed king of RSS readers, a powerful tool for forging order from information chaos. But its most potent weapons against digit...

Pocket Casts

Pocket Casts

Automattic

9.2
utility
Our verdict

Pocket Casts remains the benchmark against which all other podcast players are measured. It delivers an unmatched combination of powerful playback too...

Overcast

Overcast

Overcast Radio, LLC

9.4
utility
Our verdict

Overcast remains a titan in the podcast space for a reason. Its powerful, user-centric audio features and unwavering stability make it the default cho...

Quora

Quora

Quora, Inc.

6.5
social
Our verdict

Quora is a vast, often-fascinating repository of human curiosity, but its ambition to organize knowledge is critically undermined by inconsistent qual...

Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network

Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network

Nextdoor

6.5
social
Our verdict

Nextdoor promises a digital town square but often delivers a digital battleground. Its utility for practical neighborhood logistics is undeniable, yet...

Mastodon

Mastodon

Mastodon gGmbH

7.8
social
Our verdict

Mastodon delivers on its promise of a decentralized, user-controlled social network, but its philosophical strengths create significant onboarding fri...

Reddit

Reddit

REDDIT, INC.

8.0
social
Our verdict

Reddit remains the undisputed champion of community-driven discussion, offering unparalleled depth on nearly any topic imaginable. However, the offici...