8. The Room Two: itunes.apple.com/app/id66736238… – Strong follow-up to the original iOS hit. Immersive and tactile – a great fit for iPad.
9. Coolson’s Artisanal Chocolate Alphabet: itunes.apple.com/gb/app/coolson… – Frantic word game with tons of character. And a very long name indeed.
10. Blackbar: itunes.apple.com/gb/app/blackba… – Clever and original text-based puzzler set in a chilling dystopia. Fires the imagination.
Next up, games. Loads of great stuff this year. Honourable mentions to Stickets, Little Luca & Star Wars Pinball, which didn’t make the list
1. Blur: itunes.apple.com/us/app/blur-cr… – Absurdly simple app for creating custom wallpapers, but it’s focussed, affordable and nigh-on perfect.
Fantastical 2: itunes.apple.com/us/app/fantast… – First-rate replacement for Calendar. Fab natural-language input and also Reminders support.
3. Tweetbot 3: itunes.apple.com/gb/app/tweetbo… – The platform’s best Twitter client refreshed for iOS 7. Updated twice already since release.
4. ProCamera 7: itunes.apple.com/gb/app/procame… – More or less a straight replacement for Camera, offering more depth, features and editing options.
5. Groove: itunes.apple.com/gb/app/groove-… – Smart music player that curates your collection via personalised mixes based on data from last.fm.
6. Pocket Casts 4: itunes.apple.com/gb/app/pocket-… – A major update to the popular podcasting app. A great UI that’s usable and fresh.