Applestop apps for 2024arent all the ones you expect.
Some probably havent made a blip on your app store downloads this year.
Some are musician and photographer-specific apps.
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Apple invited us to a demo space to check out all these various apps.
There are many it’s possible for you to skip, but some truly deserve your attention.
Then theresAdobe Lightroom, which is now stuffed with all the companysFirefly AI software suite.
Then there are the apps you could have seen, depending on your hobbies.
One of Apples promoted applications is the dedicatedF1 TV appfor tracking this years long, long season.
An Immersive Story, from Disney.
iPhone Game of the Year:AFK Journey, from Farlight Games.
iPad Game of the Year:Squad Busters, from Supercell.
AppleArcade Game of the Year:Balatro+, from Playstack Ltd. 2from Gamtropy Co., Ltd.
The twist is in the card packs you unzip to reveal Jokers that provide multipliers for certain hand types.
you’re free to further modify your deck to increase the likelihood of getting certain cards or suits.
The solo developer, who goes by LocalThunk, hasnt made many public appearances.
Ironically, his title is now one of the most-played games of the year on phones and beyond.
Apple has beenpounding the drumabout Mac gamingthroughout 2023and 2024.
And despite all that, the Mac game of the year was an indie game calledThank Goodness Youre Here!
That little game is so full of off-kilter British absurdism I initially didnt understand what I was looking at.
But its a game worth playing.
Your main character, a little yellow balding salesman, explores the town in its fading unglory.
Apple also introduced a new category for its Apple Vision Pro and promoted apps like What If…?
TheNYTGames appis an obvious choice for Apple if you judge purely by user metrics.
Its normally one of the most popular gaming apps and has a stranglehold on word-based puzzlers.
The workersfinishedtheirelection-week strikelast month.
For 2025, the news-turned-games company told us its stats and leaderboard tabs.
But I inevitably attune to simplicity.
It identifies when a crosswalk signal is on and lets the user know when its safe to move.
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