Best iPhone & iPad Apps & Games
Expert-reviewed iPhone and iPad apps and games, scored out of 10.
153 reviewed
Featured on iOS

Enter the Gungeon
Dodge Roll
Enter the Gungeon is a masterclass in mechanical precision, proving that a punishing difficulty curve is entirely palatable when the core combat loop ...

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Crows Crows Crows
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe isn't just a remaster; it's a surgically precise and hilariously subversive critique of video games themselves. It's...

Baba Is You
Hempuli Oy
An exceptionally clever and profound puzzle game that redefines the genre by turning its own rules into playable objects, offering a brain-bending exp...

Kingdom Rush
Ironhide Game Studio
More than a decade on, Ironhide's fantasy tower defense still sets the standard—tight, funny, and ruthlessly well-designed. If you own a screen and a ...

XCOM 2 Collection
Firaxis Games
The XCOM 2 Collection isn't just a game; it's a crucible. Firaxis Games has crafted the gold standard of turn-based tactics, a masterclass in tension ...
Dumbify
AB Apps Inc.
Dumbify is a stark, text-only intervention for the notification-addicted that successfully trades visual flair for mental clarity, even if Apple’s sys...
Sofa
Astrio, LLC
Sofa is a masterclass in tactile digital organization that transforms the anxiety of a growing media backlog into a curated, intentional library of fu...
Cleft Notes
Cleft AI
Cleft Notes isn't just another transcription tool; it’s a sophisticated cognitive prosthetic that translates the chaotic "word salad" of verbal thinke...
Amie
Amie GmbH
Amie is a stunningly designed calendar-to-do hybrid that prioritizes "joy" and aesthetics, yet it occasionally stumbles by neglecting the raw function...
Capacities
Capacities Labs GmbH
Capacities is a sophisticated, object-oriented triumph that finally treats digital notes as entities rather than files, though its mobile experience r...

Toggl Track
Toggl OU
Toggl Track remains the gold standard for frictionless time tracking, prioritizing user trust over invasive surveillance, though its premium pricing m...
BetterTouchTool
folivora.AI GmbH
BetterTouchTool is less of a utility and more of an architectural overhaul for macOS, granting users the surgical precision over hardware that Apple’s...
Drafts
Agile Tortoise
Drafts is the rare utility that understands the fundamental physics of thought: speed is everything, and structure is a secondary concern. It is the d...

RemNote
RemNote, Inc.
RemNote is a powerhouse of academic rigor that demands a steep intellectual down payment before it starts paying dividends in long-term retention. It ...

Tana
Tana Labs, Inc
Tana is a formidable, AI-native reconstruction of the digital workspace that trades user-friendly simplicity for unparalleled structural power. It is ...

Concepts
TopHatch, Inc.
Concepts is a precision instrument disguised as a sketchbook, offering an infinite spatial sandbox that rewards technical rigor while punishing those ...
Granola
Granola inc
Granola is the first AI meeting assistant that doesn't feel like a social liability, trading intrusive bots for a silent, human-centric intelligence t...

Roam Research
Roam Research Inc.
A polarizing, high-friction, high-reward powerhouse that turns your notes into a neural network—provided you never leave your desk.
Scrivener
Literature & Latte
Scrivener is a formidable structural engineering tool for words that trades a steep learning curve for unparalleled organizational power, though its r...

Cryptomator
Skymatic GmbH
Cryptomator is the essential missing link for anyone who trusts the cloud's convenience but distrusts its keepers. It provides a robust, transparent l...

Syncthing
Nickola Hristov
Syncthing is a masterclass in decentralized file management that trades the "magic" of corporate clouds for total privacy and a slightly steeper learn...

Paperless-ngx
Anton Stubenbord
Paperless-ngx is the definitive answer to the "paperless office" myth, offering a sophisticated, self-hosted fortress for your data that turns the cha...

Zulip
Kandra Labs, Inc.
Zulip is the thinking person’s communication tool, trading the chaotic firehose of modern chat for a structured, topic-based architecture that actuall...
Perplexity
Perplexity AI, Inc.
Perplexity is a surgical strike against the SEO-clogged wasteland of modern search, delivering cited, synthesized intelligence that makes Google feel ...
Raycast
Raycast Technologies
Raycast for iOS is a surgically precise extension of the Mac’s best productivity tool, transforming your iPhone into a high-octane AI command center a...

Heptabase
Hepta Platforms, Inc
Heptabase is a formidable cognitive workbench that successfully bridges the gap between atomic note-taking and spatial reasoning, though it demands bo...
iA Writer
Information Architects AG
iA Writer remains the gold standard for distraction-free composition, stripping away the bloat of modern word processors to prioritize the raw relatio...
Structured
unorderly GmbH
Structured isn't merely another digital planner; it's a meticulously engineered system for time management that elevates the act of daily planning int...

Firefox
Mozilla
Firefox persists as the internet's most compelling alternative, championing user privacy and open standards. While its mobile iterations navigate the ...