Apple announces the best iOS apps and games of 2015

Apple has named the best iOS apps and games for 2015. This list might vary depending on the country. In the US, Periscope won the best app of the year and Lara Croft Go won the best game of the year. In India, Enlight, stock-trading app is the best app of the year, Periscope is the second runner up and Pacemaker DJ app is the second runner-up. Workflow won the most innovative app, while Instagram is the Best App on the iPhone 6s. ReBoard Keyboard app is the best app of India.

Coming to the best games in India, Shadowmatic is the game of the year, Lara Croft Go is the runner up and Mr Jump is the second runner-up. Dark Echo is the most innovative game of the year and Real Steel Champions is the best game of India.

In all, Apple picked 25 iPhone apps each for both general and games categories. It also shared the top 10 best-selling paid apps, most-downloaded free apps and top-grossing apps. Again, the list might vary depending on the country. Check out the list for the U.S. below.

Apple’s top 10 picks for Apps of the Year are:

1. Periscope
2. Enlight
3. Robinhood – Free Stock Trading
4. Workflow (Most Innovative)
5. Instagram (Best for iPhone 6s)
6. HBO Now
7. Hopper – Airfare Predictions
8. Darkroom – Photo Editor
9. Lark – Personal Weight Loss Coach
10. The Everything Machine by Tinybob

Apple’s top 10 picks for games are:

1. Lara Croft GO
2. Fallout Shelter
3. Mr Jump
4. Dark Echo (Most Innovative)
5. Warhammer 40,000: Freeblade (Best for iPhone 6s)
6. Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
7. Vainglory
8. Dungeon Boss
9. Puzzle Craft 2
10. PAC-MAN 256

Apple’s top free iPhone apps are:

1. Trivia Crack
2. Messenger
3. Dubsmash
4. Instagram
5. Snapchat
6. YouTube
7. Facebook
8. Uber
9. Crossy Road – Endless Arcade Hopper
10. Google Maps

Apple’s top paid iPhone apps are:

1. Heads Up!
2. Minecraft: Pocket Edition
3. Trivia Crack (Ad Free)
4. Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
5. Facetune
6. Geometry Dash
7. Five Nights at Freddy’s
8. Afterlight
9. Plague Inc.
10. Goat Simulator

Apple’s top free iPad apps are:

1. Crossy Road – Endless Arcade Hopper
2. Candy Crush Soda Saga
3. Messenger
4. Netflix
5. YouTube
6. The Calculator – Free
7. Microsoft Word
8. Trivia Crack
9. Skype for iPad
10. Pinterest

Apple’s top paid iPad apps are:

1. Minecraft: Pocket Edition
2. Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
3. Five Nights at Freddy’s
4. Geometry Dash
5. Terraria
6. Goat Simulator
7. Heads Up!
8. Five Nights at Freddy’s 3
9. Toca Kitchen 2
10. Monument Valley