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In terms of games, Threes!<\/a> takes the “Game of the Year<\/strong>” award for 2014. The game was so successful this year that it spawned a ton of copycats including a version based on the “doge” meme<\/a>. Leo’s Fortune<\/a> gets a shout out as a runner-up for game of the year. My personal favorite iOS game of the Year, Monument Valley<\/a>, is also included in the list. If you haven’t played it, now’s a good time since an expansion was recently released for the game.<\/p>\n Other notable winners in Apple’s best apps of 2014 include SwiftKey<\/a>, an intelligent keyboard<\/strong> that learns how you type. Password manager 1Password<\/a> made the list too. If you’re not sure which password manager you should use, check out our in-depth comparison<\/a>. Facebook’s Paper<\/a> app also made the list for its intuitive swipe navigation<\/strong>, helping to distill Facebook into its most important parts.<\/p>\n Indie developer Mediocre made the list as well with its addictive game, Smash Hit<\/a>. The game also made my list of best free iPad games<\/a>. I got to interview them during this year’s GDC about Android piracy<\/a> so check that out. Rovio’s new game, RETRY<\/a>, also made the list. Be warned, you’ll be cursing at your phone playing this incredibly difficult game.<\/p>\n Softonic<\/em> also has a list of the best apps of 2014<\/a> so stay tuned for our complete list.<\/p>\n Source: iTunes<\/em><\/p>\n The best productivity apps of 2014<\/a><\/p>\n The best messaging and social apps of 2014<\/a><\/p>\n App of the Week: Just Dance Now<\/a><\/p>\n Skype co-founder backs Wire, a beautifully modern messaging platform<\/a><\/p>\n Follow me on Twitter: @lewisleong<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Apple released its annual list of best apps and games. If you’re not sure what to download with your brand new iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus, this list a great place to start. Elevate, a brain training app, takes the coveted “App of the Year” award for 2014 with Hyperlapse as a close runner-up. … Continue reading “Apple picks the best apps and games of 2014”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2033,"featured_media":77742,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-77741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t![\"SwiftKey](\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/swiftkey-568x315.jpg\" "\\"swiftkey\\"")
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