Apple announces top 10 apps of the year for 2012

With 2012 coming to an end, Apple has decided to make an early list of which apps made their ‘Best of’ list. Every year Apple hand picks its favorite apps of the year alongside the best sellers to make up its lists, and its hard to keep track of the thousands of new entries which come along. You may not necessarily agree with Apple’s choices on all these tiles, but we are sure you will agree on some.

Top Free iPhone Apps

1. YouTube - Google, Inc.
2. Instagram - Burbn, Inc.
3. Draw Something - OMGPOP
4. Flashlight ® - i4software
5. Facebook - Facebook, Inc.
6. Pandora Radio - Pandora Media, Inc.
7. Temple Run - Imangi Studios, LLC
8. Pinterest - Pinterest, Inc.
9. Twitter - Twitter, Inc.
10. Skype - Skype Communications S.a.r.l

Top Paid iPhone Apps

1. Angry Birds Space - Rovio Entertainment Ltd
2. WhatsApp Messenger - WhatsApp Inc.
3. Draw Something - OMGPOP
4. Camera+ - tap tap tap
5. Where's My Water? - Disney
6. Angry Birds Star Wars - Rovio Entertainment Ltd
7. Fruit Ninja - Halfbrick Studios
8. Angry Birds - Rovio Entertainment Ltd
9. Bejeweled - PopCap
10. TETRIS® - Electronic Arts

Top Free iPad Apps

1. Skype for iPad - Skype Communications S.a.r.l
2. Temple Run - Imangi Studios, LLC
3. Facebook - Facebook, Inc.
4. Netflix - Netflix, Inc.
5. The Weather Channel® for iPad - The Weather Channel Interactive
6. Draw Something Free - OMGPOP
7. Kindle – Read Books, eBooks, Magazines, Newspapers & Textbooks - AMZN Mobile LLC
8. Pandora Radio - Pandora Media, Inc.
9. Angry Birds HD - Rovio Entertainment Ltd
10. Calculator Pro for iPad Free - Apalon

Top Paid iPad Apps

1. Angry Birds Space HD - Rovio Entertainment Ltd
2. Where's My Water? - Disney
3. Pages - Apple
4. Draw Something - OMGPOP
5. Notability - Take Notes & Annotate PDFs with Dropbox & Google Drive Sync - Ginger Labs
6. Angry Birds Star Wars HD - Rovio Entertainment Ltd
7. iPhoto - Apple
8. Minecraft – Pocket Edition - Mojang
9. Where's My Perry? - Disney
10. Words With Friends HD - Zynga

iPhone Game of the Year

1. Rayman Jungle Run - Ubisoft
2. Letterpress – Word Game - atebits

iPhone App of the Year

1. Action Movie FX - Bad Robot Interactive
2. Figure - Propellerhead Software AB

iPad Game of the Year

1. The Room - Fireproof Games
2. Waking Mars - Tiger Style

iPad App for the Year

1. Paper by FiftyThree - FiftyThree, Inc.
2. Action Movie FX - Bad Robot Interactive

If you haven't tried out any of these apps, you can check them now by clicking their links.

Did any of your favorites make it to Apple’s Best Of lists? Do you agree with Apple’s choice for Rayman Jungle Run as the App of the Year? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section below.


source – Apple