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<p>On
Sunday's live Talkcast, I
gathered a gang of eloquent experts 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 -- and keep an eye out for a new feed for the show in the new year!</p>
<p><strong>Julio Ojeda-Zapata</strong> (technology writer for the
Pioneer Press, author of
The Mobile Writer): The visually impressive
Yahoo Weather app; the "Uber of snowplowing"
Plowz app; the
Xfinity TV Go app; Google's steadily improving suite of iOS apps like
Hangouts,
YouTube Capture,
QuickOffice and
Google Drive;
Pocket Casts; and
Feedly.</p>
<p><strong>Gedeon Maheux</strong> (principal and co-founder of
The Iconfactory):
Kingdom Rush Frontiers (game);
Oceanhorn (game);
Drawquest (game, new for iPhone);
Groove Music App (music player); and a second vote for
Yahoo Weather.</p>
<p><strong>Jeff Gamet</strong> (managing editor of
The Mac Observer):
Paper by 53;
Status Board;
ComiXology; Bungie's legendary FPS Marathon Trilogy --
Marathon,
Durandal and
Infinity; and
SkySafari Pro 4. Runners-up:
Bossjock,
MyCreate and
Forbidden Island.</p>
<p><strong>Brett Terpstra</strong> (
TUAW contributor,
mad scientist,
developer of Marked 2):
Editorial,
MindNode and
Drafts. Runners-up:
BTT Remote,
Camera+,
SneakyPix and
ReadQuick.</p>
<p><strong>Ben Roethig</strong> (host at
GeekBeat.tv):
Spiral Episode 1,
Fantastical 2 and
Calendars 5.</p>
<p>
<strong>Steve Sande</strong>: Apple's revamped iWork for iOS, the
Pages/
Keynote/
Numbers "2013 edition" apps;
Parallels Access (see
Steve's review here); the
Dropcam client;
Sphere (360 Camera);
United Airlines; and
Knock.</p>
<p>
<strong>Shawn "Doc Rock" Boyd</strong>: 2013's
GarageBand;
Plex;
Terminology; the
smart-ass Carrot to-do app;
DeskConnect;
Square Cash;
XScope Mirror;
Droplr; and
SmartGlass for Xbox One.</p>
<p>
<strong>Kelly Guimont</strong>:
Riposte;
Dark Horse Digital;
AirVideo;
The Room TWO, from Fireproof Games;
Favd (AdN photo sharing);
Springpad; and
PDFPen Scan +.</p>
<p>
<strong>Mike Rose</strong>:
Spin (
previewed here);
Citymapper; DeskConnect;
Dumb Ways to Die;
Minecraft Pocket Edition;
Uber;
Sleep Cycle; and -- with the appropriate disclaimer that I do work for Salesforce -- the awesome
Salesforce 1.</p>
<p>Did we miss any must-haves? Please let us know in the comments!</p><p style="padding:5px;clear:both;">
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