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Best iOS apps of 2013, as chosen by the Talkcast team

<img alt="Handmade present boxes with tags on red napkins" data-caption="Handmade present boxes with tags on red napkins" data-credit="Shutterstock / Melpomene" data-mep="74632" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/crop/3165x4689+2+0/resize/233x350!/format/jpg/quality/85/http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/adam/4595172843b6ac1dbaa6200c671af893/161089109.jpeg" style="width: 233px; height: 350px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 8px; float: right;" />'Tis the season for wrapping up the year that was into a neat bundle of best-of reviews, and who are we to argue with tradition?

On Sunday's live Talkcast (http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-45077/TS-816807.mp3), I gathered a gang of eloquent experts (http://www.tuaw.com/2013/12/29/talkcast-tonight-10-pm-et-2013s-best-ios-apps-year-in-revie/) to dive into the best iOS apps of 2013. Here, organized by recommender, are their picks and suggestions. Remember, you can subscribe to the Talkcast in iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/unofficial-apple-weblog-tuaw.com/id268873055?mt=2) -- and keep an eye out for a new feed for the show in the new year!

Julio Ojeda-Zapata (technology writer for the Pioneer Press (http://blogs.twincities.com/yourtechweblog/), author of The Mobile Writer (http://www.ojezap.com/books/the-mobile-writer/)): The visually impressive Yahoo Weather (http://blogs.twincities.com/yourtechweblog/?p=8487) app; the "Uber of snowplowing" Plowz (http://blogs.twincities.com/yourtechweblog/?p=10464) app; the Xfinity TV Go app (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xfinity-tv-go/id552293383?mt=8); Google's steadily improving suite of iOS apps like Hangouts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hangouts/id643496868?mt=8), YouTube Capture (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/youtube-capture/id576941441), QuickOffice (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quickoffice/id578386521?mt=8) and Google Drive (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-drive/id507874739?mt=8); Pocket Casts (http://www.shiftyjelly.com/pocketcasts); and Feedly (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/feedly-news-reader.-blogs/id396069556?mt=8).

Gedeon Maheux (principal and co-founder of The Iconfactory (http://iconfactory.com)): Kingdom Rush Frontiers (http://www.kingdomrushfrontiers.com/home.html) (game); Oceanhorn (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/oceanhorn/id708196645?mt=8) (game); Drawquest (http://drawquest.com) (game, new for iPhone); Groove Music App (http://www.groovemusicapp.com) (music player); and a second vote for Yahoo Weather (https://itunes.apple.com/app/yahoo!-weather/id628677149?ls=1&mt=8).

Jeff Gamet (managing editor of The Mac Observer (http://www.macobserver.com/)): Paper by 53 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/paper-by-fiftythree/id506003812?mt=8); Status Board (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/status-board/id449955536?mt=8); ComiXology (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/comics/id303491945?mt=8); Bungie's legendary FPS Marathon Trilogy -- Marathon (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/marathon-1/id419805412?mt=8), Durandal (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/marathon-2-durandal/id421697209?mt=8) and Infinity (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/marathon-infinity/id422775548?mt=8); and SkySafari Pro 4 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/skysafari-4-pro/id766939977?mt=8). Runners-up: Bossjock (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bossjock-studio/id531205021?mt=8), MyCreate (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mycreate/id566673733?mt=8) and Forbidden Island (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/forbidden-island/id427419772?mt=8).

Brett Terpstra (TUAW contributor (http://www.tuaw.com/editor/brett-terpstra/), mad scientist (http://brettterpstra.com), developer of Marked 2 (http://marked2app.com)): Editorial (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/editorial/id673907758?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l4tL&ct=searchlink), MindNode (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mindnode/id312220102?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l4tL&ct=searchlink) and Drafts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/drafts-for-ipad/id542797283?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l4tL&ct=searchlink). Runners-up: BTT Remote (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/btt-remote/id561676304?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l4tL&ct=searchlink), Camera+ (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/camera/id486376930?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l4tL&ct=searchlink), SneakyPix (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sneakypix/id345481980?mt=8) and ReadQuick (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/readquick-speed-reader-for/id515138359?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l4tL&ct=searchlink).

Ben Roethig (host at GeekBeat.tv (http://GeekBeat.tv)): Spiral Episode 1 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id600968752?mt=8), Fantastical 2 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fantastical-2-calendars-reminders/id718043190?mt=8) and Calendars 5 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/calendars-5-smart-calendar/id697927927?mt=8).

Steve Sande (http://tuaw.com/editor/steven-sande): Apple's revamped iWork for iOS, the Pages (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pages/id361309726?mt=8)/Keynote (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/keynote/id361285480?mt=8)/Numbers (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/numbers/id361304891?mt=8) "2013 edition" apps; Parallels Access (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/parallels-access/id655527928?mt=8) (see Steve's review here (http://www.tuaw.com/2013/08/27/parallels-access/)); the Dropcam client (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dropcam/id351175162?mt=8); Sphere (360 Camera) (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sphere-360-camera/id335671384?mt=8); United Airlines (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/united-airlines/id449945214?mt=8); and Knock (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/knock-unlock-your-mac-without/id692929970?mt=8).

Shawn "Doc Rock" Boyd (http://www.tuaw.com/editor/shawn-boyd): 2013's GarageBand (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/garageband/id408709785?mt=8); Plex (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/plex/id383457673?mt=8); Terminology (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/terminology-3/id687798859?mt=8); the smart-ass Carrot to-do app (http://meetcarrot.com); DeskConnect (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/deskconnect/id642218244?mt=8); Square Cash (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/square-cash/id711923939?mt=8); XScope Mirror (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xscope-mirror/id488819289?mt=8); Droplr (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/droplr/id500264329?mt=8); and SmartGlass (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xbox-one-smartglass/id736179781?mt=8) for Xbox One.

Kelly Guimont (http://www.tuaw.com/editor/kelly-guimont): Riposte (http://riposteapp.net); Dark Horse Digital (https://digital.darkhorse.com/about/apps/); AirVideo (http://www.inmethod.com/index.html); The Room TWO (http://fireproofgames.com), from Fireproof Games; Favd (http://pic.favd.net) (AdN photo sharing); Springpad (https://springpad.com); and PDFPen Scan + (http://smilesoftware.com/PDFpen/Scan/index.html).

Mike Rose (http://www.tuaw.com/editor/michael-rose): Spin (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spin-new-together-for-iphone/id554007467?mt=8) (previewed here (http://www.tuaw.com/2013/10/01/spin-looks-to-bring-high-fidelity-group-video-chatting-to-iphone/)); Citymapper (http://citymapper.com/apps/); DeskConnect; Dumb Ways to Die (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dumb-ways-to-die/id639930688?mt=8); Minecraft Pocket Edition (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/minecraft-pocket-edition/id479516143); Uber (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/uber/id368677368?mt=8); Sleep Cycle (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sleep-cycle-alarm-clock/id320606217?mt=8); and -- with the appropriate disclaimer that I do work for Salesforce -- the awesome Salesforce 1 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/salesforce1/id404249815?mt=8).

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