Apple has compiled a list called their 2010 Rewind. In it, they have named the top Apps of the year, and gathered them all up into one page so that they can easily be found. Let’s take a look at their top Apps in each category.
On this list, you will find Apple’s best apps of 2010. Everything from best iPhone games of 2010 to best educational apps of 2010.
Note that these are not our picks (though many of our favorites did make the list) but it’s a compilation of Apple’s favorite Apps of the 2010.
Let’s take a look at Apple’s iTunes 2010 rewind:
Shoot, Edit, Share – Best of iPhone Camera Utility Apps of 2010
1) Hipstamatic – 99 cents
2) Path – Free
3) Instagram – Free
4) Pocketbooth – 99 cents
5) iMovie – $4.99
6) Splice – Video Editor – 99 cents
7) ReelDirector – $3.99
8) Infinicam – $1.99
9) MobileMonet – 99 cents
10) ToonCamera – $1.99
11) lo-mob – $1.99
12) iMut8r – 99 cents
13) ZombieBooth – 99 cents
14) SwankoLab – $1.99
15) StopMotion Recorder – 99 cents
Augmented Reality – Best Augmented Reality Apps of 2010
1) Peak.ar – Free
2) Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner – $4.99
3) ARDefender – 99 cents
4) Golfscape GPS Rangefinder – $19.99
5) Nearest Wiki – $1.99
6) Spyglass – $3.99
7) AR Soccer – $1.99
8) Hidden Sky – $4.99
9) Theodolite Basic – $1.99
10) Yelp – Free
11) Style.com – Free
12) Explore 9/11 – Free
13) San Francisco Guide – $5.99
Fun for Foodies
1) Foodspotting – Free
2) Jamie’s Recipes – Free
3) Mario Batali Cooks! – $4.99
4) How to Cook Everything – $4.99
5) MasterChef Academy US – $4.99
6) Omaha Steaks – Free
7) Levi Roots – $6.99
8) Cook’s Illustrated – Free
9) Teach Me Sushi – $4.99
10) Good Food Quick Recipes – $2.99
11) Weber’s On the Grill – $4.99
12) Campbell’s Kitchen – Free
13) Gordon Ramsay Cook With Me – $4.99
14) Chow Thanksgiving Dinner Coach- Free
New News – Best News Apps of 2010
1) Pulse News Mini – Free
2) Reeder – $2.99
3) Blancspot: The Art of News – Free
4) NBC Nightly News – Free
5) PBS NEWSHOUR – Free
6) AUDIOPRESS – Free
7) News360 – Free
8) BBC Listener – Free
9) The Big Picture from Boston.com – $2.99
Generative Art & Sound – Best Sound and Music Apps of 2010
1) Little Uzu – 99 cents
2) ARTREE – 99 cents
3) Aeolian Harp – $1.99
4) Bubble Harp – $1.99
5) Midnight LD – 99 cents
6) Gravilux – 99 cents
7) Beatwave – Free
8) Line Art – $1.99
9) abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz – $1.99
10) GyroSynth for iPhone 4 – 99 cents
11) Thicket – $1.99
Tech for Tots – Best Kids Apps of 2010
1) Interactive Alphabet – 99 cents
2) Wheels on the Bus – 99 cents
3) Itsy Bitsy Spider – 99 cents
4) My Very First App – 99 cents
5) Park Math – $1.99
6) Intro to Letters – $4.99
7) Intro to Math – $4.99
8) MathBoard – $3.99
9) Pedlar Lady iPhone Edition – $4.99
10) PopOut! The Tale of Peter Rabbit – $4.99
The Cloud – Best Cloud and Productivity Apps of 2010
1) Dropbox – Free
2) MobileMe Gallery – Free
3) MobileMe iDisk – Free
4) SoundCloud – Free
5) PlainText – Free
6) Elements – $4.99
7) Posterous – Free
8) Quickoffice Mobile Suite – $4.99
Quick Fix Games – Best Casual Game Apps of 2010
1) Cut the Rope - 99 cents
2) Fruit Ninja – 99 cents
3) The Impossible Game – 99 cents
4) Deadball Specialist – $1.99
5) Angry Birds – 99 cents
6) Robot Unicorn Attack – $1.99
7) Pocket Frogs – Free
8) Guitar Hero – $2.99
9) Pix’n Love Rush – 99 cents
10) Monster Dash – 99 cents
Hardcore Games – Best Serious Game Apps of 2010
1) Plants vs. Zombies – $2.99
2) Osmos – $2.99
3) Chaos Rings – $12.99
4) Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars – $9.99
5) Dark Nebula – Episode 1 – 99 cents
6) Archetype – 99 cents
Retro Revival Games – Best Old Style Game Apps of 2010
1) Super Mega Worm – 99 cents
2) Pix’n Love Rush – 99 cents
3) Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 – $6.99
4) BIT.TRIP BEAT – $1.99
5) Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge – $2.99
6) Geometry Wars: Touch – 99 cents
Play with Friends – Best Multiplayer Game Apps of 2010
1) Archetype – 99 cents
2) BIT.TRIP BEAT – $1.99
3) Guitar Hero – $2.99
4) Fruit Ninja – 99 cents
5) Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus – $6.99
6) We Farm – Free
On the Grid – Best Community and Social Networking Apps of 2010
1) Facebook – Free
2) foursquare – Free
3) Gowalla – Free
4) Loopt – Free
5) Foodspotting – Free
6) Whrrl – Free
Personal Trainer – Best Health and Survival Apps of 2010
1) Nike+ GPS – $1.99
2) Kinetic – Activity tracking & timing – $5.99
3) Beatburn Treadmill/Outdoor Trainer – $3.99
4) Calorie Counter PRO by MyNetDiary – $2.99
5) All-in YOGA: 200 Poses & Yoga Classes – $1.99
6) SAS Survival Guide – $6.99
Band in a Hand – Best Musical Instrument Apps of 2010
1) Gyro Air Drums – $2.99
2) Echo Piano – $4.99
3) GyroSynth for iPhone 4 – 99 cents
4) Baby Acordeon – $1.99
5) Filtatron – $4.99
6) AmpliTube – $19.99
Evil Dead – Best Zombie Game Apps of 2010
1) Plants vs. Zombies – $2.99
2) Zombigotchi – $1.99
3) Pro Zombie Soccer – 99 cents
4) Zombie Escape – 99 cents
5) ZombieSmash – $1.99
6) Zombie Shock – $1.99
The Greatest Apps of 2010
Apple compiled a huge list of top Apps for 2010. Given, the App Store has seen insane numbers this year, thanks to the increased popularity of iOS devices and the addition of the iPad to the iDevice family. Apps of every kind are abundant and there is something for everybody.
As noted before, this is only Apple’s list of top Apps of 2010. We will be working to build our own lists of top apps of 2010, and posting them as the year wraps up. Everything from our favorite games to our favorite useful or innovative Apps.
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Let me just add the top app for moms, Intuition aka “mom’s personal assistant”. Productivity app that caters in helping schedules of busy moms.