Developers have always been, and continue to be, one of the fundamental pillars when creating an ecosystem like Apple's. Tim Cook never tires of thanking developers for the trust that developers place in his platform every year and, one more year, from Cupertino they have announced which with the best applications and games of 2019.
This year has been the launch of Apple Arcade, Apple's subscription games platform, a platform that today offers us around 100 games for a monthly fee of 4,99 euros. In the awards they announced yesterday, a new category has been created to select what is the best apple arcade game, in addition to those that are available both in the App Store, as in the Mac App Store and in the application store for Apple TV.
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On this occasion, two Spanish developers have managed to obtain the award for the best application for Mac, with GRAY (Nomada Studio) and the best game for iPad with Hyper Light Drifter (Abylight Studios). During the presentation event of the best games and applications currently available in the different Apple ecosystems, Phill Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing states that:
Developers around the world inspire us with innovative apps that have the power to influence culture and change our lives, and this year that is more true than ever. The best games and apps of 2019 on the App Store reflect our global desire for connection, creativity and fun
We are thrilled to announce such a diverse group of 2019 App Store winners, proving that good design and creativity can come from developers large and small from all corners of the world. We congratulate all the winners and thank them for helping to make 2019 the best year yet for the App Store.
Apple's app store receives more than 500 million visits every week and has generated, since its launch, 120.000 million dollars for all developers who have bet on Apple as the winning horse. And at the moment, it does not seem that they are wrong.
Best iPhone App of 2019
Specter camera
The Specter Camera application makes use of artificial intelligence that takes advantage of the hardware available in the iPhone to be able to take long exposure captures.
Best iPad App of 2019
Moleskine Flow
Excellent application with which we can take full advantage of the Apple Pencil to draw or sketch with different pencils, markers and other tools that allow us to be extremely precise when capturing our ideas.
Best Apple TV App of 2019
The Explorers
This application offers us a visual journey through the world with spectacular photographs and videos created by the community of scientists and artists spread throughout the world and with a common goal.
Best Mac App of 2019
Affinity Publisher
Affinity Publisher offers us a fantastic application, with a very reasonable price, with which we can create any reason that comes to mind, from a wedding invitation, to a decorative album through theater tickets, a delivery of awards ...
Best iPhone Game of 2019
Sky: Children of the Light
Social game where we have to travel through landscapes to help celestial beings find their way back home.
Best iPad Game of 2019
Hyper Light Drifter
Reinterpretation of a 16-bit adventure classic that mixes survival and action with a dream world.
Best Apple TV Game of 2019
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
Wonder Boy is a mythical game from the 80s, in which a half-lizard adventurer faces the challenge of his life. This game also stands out for the excellent soundtrack, for the hand-drawn animation.
Best Mac Game of 2019
GREY
Game that mixes platforms and puzzles in equal parts in a story of hope, pain and triumph.
Best Apple Arcade Game
Sayonara Wild Hearts
Sayonara Wild Hearts allows us to ride motorcycles, wield swords and break hearts at 300 kilometers per hour.
The 10 most downloaded free games in 2019 from the App Store
In just three months, Both Mario Kart Tour and Call of Duty: Mobille have managed to be among the 10 most downloaded free titles in 2019.
- Mario Kart Tour
- Brawl Stars
- Color Bump 3D
- paper.io 2
- AMAZE !!!
- aquapark.io
- Fun Race 3D
- Call of Duty: Mobile
- Fornite
- Word of Wonders: Word Search
The 10 most downloaded paid games in 2019 from the App Store
The resurgence that Minecraft has had in the world of video games is also found in the App Store, since it is in second position. Another title that draws the attention of the 10 most downloaded paid games in 2019 is Alto's Odyssey, since it comes from a independent developer.
- Plague Inc.
- Minecraft
- Rebel Inc.
- Geometry Dash
- Pou
- Alto's Odyssey
- Evertale
- Great Theft Auto: San Andreas
- PocketBuild
- True Skate
The 10 most downloaded free applications in 2019 from the App Store
In this section, it is especially striking as the social network Facebook is no longer in the top 10 most downloaded free apps within iOS, going up to the thirteenth position. Google continues to maintain its hegemony on iOS while Instagram has managed to become the replacement for Facebook, being the most downloaded application from the App Store in 2019.
- Intagram
- WhatsApp Messenger
- YouTube
- Google Maps
- Netflix
- FaceApp - Profile Editor
- Spotify
- gmail
- Sticker Maker Studio
- Snapchat
The 10 most downloaded paid applications in 2019 from the App Store
The application for monitor sleep through Apple WatchAlthough this device is not essential, its days are numbered in the App Store, at least if the rumors that Apple will include this function in future generations of Apple Watch are true.
The need for WhatsApp users to be able to respond through Apple Watch, They are demonstrated once again by checking how the WatchChat application has been the second most downloaded paid application in 2019.
- AutoSleep - Monitor your sleep
- WatchChat for WhatsApp
- Forest
- TouchRetouch
- 8mm vintage camera
- Heartwatch
- Traffic No Pro: Radar Detector
- blondegendapp
- PhotoPills
- kirakira +
