Best iPhone & iPad Apps & Games
Expert-reviewed iPhone and iPad apps and games, scored out of 10.
- Reviewed
- 181
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
Featured on Best iPhone & iPad Apps & Games
Novi Notes
Productivity appThe local MCP server is a distinctive idea for AI-heavy note workflows, but the iOS-only scope, unproven reliability and agent write-access risk make ...Mixed6.3oh my hours
Health & Fitness appThe hour-based grid is a useful reframing, but the honor system, the dead zone after a lost hour and a reported midnight scheduling gap make this hard...Mixed6.3Laytr
Productivity appHard to recommend for most people: Laytr’s return-date scheduling and no-account privacy are strong ideas, but a divisive interface, a restrictive fre...Mixed6.7Pirates
Lifestyle appHard to recommend for most people: the Screen Time blocking, forfeit rule and locked hard mode are real commitment tools, but the reward loop leans on...Mixed6.3Journeybot
Productivity appA privacy-first packing assistant with useful seasonal logic and baggage reminders, but generous suggestions, weak family sharing and a thin track rec...Mixed6.5Another Page
Books appThe read-to-unlock loop gives app blocking a useful payoff, and the free tier makes the idea easy to try. A tight app cap, all-at-once unlocks and Pre...Good7.2Hibi
Lifestyle appCharm does much of the work here: a free, account-free paper layer over Apple Calendar and Reminders that rewards handwriting, stickers and washi tape...Good7.2Benkyo Box
Education appA free, private Apple-native spaced-repetition app with useful diagram tools, Benkyo Box is solid rather than exceptional; it suits learners who study...Good7.2
Tomoshibi
Lifestyle appHard to recommend for most writers: the forward-only fade is a focused idea, but the app’s narrow fit, thin public track record and zero store rating ...Mixed6.0Stella Foster
Lifestyle appHard to recommend for most people: Stella Foster’s phone-number access is a smart structural idea, but an always-on Mac dependency, a thin public reco...Mixed5.9DeArrow
Productivity appA principled idea with a coverage problem: DeArrow can replace clickbait titles and thumbnails, but it depends on contributors and its fallbacks only ...Mixed6.5mymind
Productivity appA low-effort visual library with strong color search, but subscription-only pricing and a rigid content-type model make it hard to recommend for most ...Mixed6.1Germ DM
Productivity appA considered privacy layer for Bluesky, with real caveats: MLS encryption, handle-based sign-in and burner cards are thoughtful, but an unaudited laun...Good7.2Klack
Productivity appA polished but narrow typing-sound utility that cannot quiet the keyboard you already own, and free tools cover the basics. At $4.99, it is hard to re...Mixed6.2Readeck
Productivity appHard to recommend outside a narrow self-hosting audience: Readeck’s iOS client is useless without a server, and the young project’s gaps outweigh its ...Mixed6.5Welder
Productivity appWelder is an ambitious Dutch attempt to collapse communication, learning, and HR into one white-labeled app for deskless workforces, and the design th...Mixed6.1Kinopio
Education appKinopio is a charming spatial thinking tool on iOS, and its refusal to add AI is a design philosophy, not an omission. A tight free tier and a canvas ...Good7.2Readest
Books appFor readers who own their ebooks rather than rent them, Readest is a solid pick: an open-source, format-agnostic app that connects to the tools seriou...Good7.3Lunatask
Health & Fitness appFor an opinionated, privacy-first productivity suite, Lunatask gets the fundamentals right: a short "do this next" list and per-area ranking systems t...Good7.2wBlock
Productivity appFor a free tool, wBlock is a remarkably complete answer to Safari's blocking limits: it sidesteps the rule cap, adds a real userscript engine, and cha...Great8.1Bike Outliner
Education appBike is an outliner that behaves like a text editor first. It is keyboard-native, built on open files and designed to stay responsive with very large ...Good7.7Anybox
News appAnybox is a well-built, native way to save links on Apple devices, and its free tier is a fair trial. Its tags behave like folders, and the feature li...Good7.4DuckDuckGo
Productivity appDuckDuckGo protects your privacy by default, so you don't have to configure anything. It's a privacy tool ordinary people can actually keep using. Sea...Great8.0Tiimo
Lifestyle appTiimo takes a clear, humane position on planning: time is hard to feel, and a visual schedule helps more than a list. Its colour-coded timeline and vi...Good7.4
