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Periscope Named Apple's App of the Year in Best of 2015 Charts

Apple has published its annual Best of 2015 (http://appstore.com/bestof2015) charts for the App Store, iTunes and iBooks Store, naming live video platform Periscope its App of the Year and Tomb Raider puzzler spinoff Lara Croft GO its Game of the Year.





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Enlight and Robinhood were selected as runner-ups for App of the Year, while strategy game Fallout Shelter and one-touch platformer Mr Jump finished second and third place respectively in the Game of the Year standings.





Popular automation app Workflow was deemed the "most innovative" app in 2015, while Dark Echo was awarded the same title in the gaming category. Instagram earned "Best App on iPhone 6s" and Warhammer 40,000: Freeblade won "Best Game on iPhone 6s."


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<strong>Apple's Top 25 Apps of 2015</strong>





1. Periscope


2. Enlight


3. Robinhood


4. Workflow


5. Instagram


6. HBO NOW


7. Hopper


8. Darkroom


9. Lark


10. The Everything Machine


11. Pacemaker


12. Tandem


13. Jet


14. Timeline


15. Vee for Video


16. Fit Men Cook


17. Spark


18. RefME


19. Wildcard


20. Paper by FiftyThree


21. GIPHY CAM


22. PRY


23. Reuters TV


24. Zova


25. Blue Apron


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<strong>Apple's Top 25 Games of 2015</strong>





1. Lara Croft GO


2. Fallout Shelter


3. Mr Jump


4. Dark Echo


5. Warhammer 40,000: Freeblade


6. Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft


7. Vainglory


8. Dungeon Boss


9. Puzzle Craft 2


10. PAC-MAN 256


11. You Must Build A Boat


12. AG Drive


13. MARVEL Contest of Champions


14. Horizon Chase - World Tour


15. Shadowmatic


16. Wonky Ship


17. Super Sharp


18. Last Voyage


19. Ski Safari 2


20. Downwell


21. Rayman Adventures


22. Afterpulse


23. Psych! Outwit Your Friends


24. HoPiKo


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The top five paid iOS apps in 2015 were Heads Up! Games, Minecraft: Pocket Edition, Trivia Crack (Ad Free), Five Nights at Freddy's 2 and Facetune, while the top five free titles were Trivia Crack, Facebook Messenger, Dubsmash, Instagram and Snapchat.





Clash of Clans was the top grossing app in 2015, followed by Game of War - Fire Age, Candy Crush Saga, Pandora and Candy Crush Soda Saga. The full top charts are available on the App Store on iOS and iTunes on Mac.





Apple also named Max Max: Fury Road, Amy, Inside Out and Dope among its Best of 2015 movies, while Mr. Robot, Fargo, UnREAL and Inside Amy Schumer won Best of 2015 awards for TV shows. A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara was Apple's favorite fiction book on the year.





All selections were made by Apple's editorial curation team.

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