Periscope Named Apple's App of the Year in Best of 2015 ChartsApple has published its annual
Best of 2015 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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