The 2023 App Store Awards recognize 14 apps and games that empowered users’ creativity, introduced a world of new adventures, and more.
  • Happydenial@alien.topBEnglish
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    2 years ago

    The only app that has crashed into my top ten this year is Craft App. I don’t work for the company and I’m not spamming comments sections… I genuinely love the app, the polish and how it fits into my life

  • DrFloyd5@alien.topBEnglish
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    2 years ago

    What is your opinion should AllTrails earn for organizing all the data into an app with a great presentation? And providing a way to add to the data, if the user is inclined?

  • Dazzling-Event-2450@alien.topBEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I’ve got that fed up of waiting for Apple to put any decent games on App Store or arcade I’ve just ordered a steam deck.

  • MoskiNX@alien.topBEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Shoutout to Honkai Star Rail. Never thought I could get into mobile gaming, but HSR proved me wrong. It’s quickly become my most played game the past few months. Play it more than my Xbox series x, steam deck, switch, and steam library

  • DJGloegg@alien.topBEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Best based on what?

    Income for apple?

    User reviews?

    Genuine quality?

    New tech?

  • Due_Kaleidoscope7066@alien.topBEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I recently deleted AllTrails when I tried to filter the results by distance and it wanted me to pay a monthly subscription for that privilege. Sorry, if you’re gating basic functionality behind a paywall I’m not interested. A paid membership should offer tailored services.

  • FollowingFeisty5321@alien.topBEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Lost in Play, Lies of P and Honkai Star Rail are the only non-subscription apps, and the last one has IAPs up to $100. The best apps and games on the shittiest app store.

      • jaehaerys48@alien.topBEnglish
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        2 years ago

        I don’t play it because I mostly quit gacha a few years ago, but Mihoyo really are the best at making really nice looking mobile games.

        • karlzhao314@alien.topBEnglish
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          2 years ago

          They are, but they’re completely optional and you don’t need to make any purchases to progress through the entirety of the game content. Plenty of people are pure F2P players.

    • overactive-bladder@alien.topBEnglish
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      2 years ago

      For anyone searching for a strong puzzle game, one time payment and no IAP, please support Loco Looper: https://www.locolooper.com/

      I am not the dev, but I wish people supported smaller studios who actually put out quality apps on mobile without riddling them with ads or subscription mechanics.

      • karlzhao314@alien.topBEnglish
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        2 years ago

        Star Rail and Genshin are both gacha games that are completely enjoyable as a pure F2P player. The main cast of characters plus a few of the easily obtainable F2P characters are more than enough to get you through all of the story and event content, and they even give you enough of a trickle of jades/primogems through free story and event quest rewards that you can pull a few 5* characters (though you obviously have to be a lot more selective on who you want to pull for than a paid player would have to be).

    • Iinzers@alien.topBEnglish
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      2 years ago

      I recommend Automatoys. Download full game and unlock entire thing with 1 iap. Its really sad seeing all the reviews dogging on it for “scamming them”… because it wasnt entirely free.

      People just expect free games now. Even if it means its grindy as fuck, with tons of ads and IAP. People just want free.

  • rosencranberry@alien.topBEnglish
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    2 years ago

    When was the last time you guys downloaded an app from the App Store? It’s been months if not years for me. Got Reddit, Instagram, Shazam, and Google Maps. I could give a shit about anything else

    • g_e_r_b@alien.topBEnglish
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      2 years ago

      When an app requires subscriptions or in-app purchases, it’s a hard no from me to even consider to install it.

      I don’t mind paying for an app once, even to a significant amount. But I don’t want to commit to a subscription, not for an app.

      • MC_chrome@alien.topBEnglish
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        2 years ago

        But I don’t want to commit to a subscription

        There are certain cases where a subscription makes sense (password managers, weather apps, and content apps like Netflix and Spotify come to mind specifically).

      • Axle_65@alien.topBEnglish
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        2 years ago

        Nice! Enjoy. I was just tracking in the studio with my copy yesterday. Love being able to have Logic in the booth without the fan of my laptop.

    • KingKingsons@alien.topBEnglish
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      2 years ago

      I got Lumafusion during their Black Friday sale, so I can play around with during a long as trip in a month and it’s nice to support a developer that doesn’t require you to pay monthly.

    • Axle_65@alien.topBEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Just did a download history check. Between my iPad and my iPhone I download anywhere between 4 and 10 apps a month with the odd exception of a month a I may download 1. Actually hit 11 the other month.

      To be fair though I use my iPad as a musician so I’m regularly downloading AUv3’s. New keys, samplers, mixing stuff, effects and so on.

    • overactive-bladder@alien.topBEnglish
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      2 years ago

      i love mobile puzzle games and have them in droves.

      weekly, i tune in to scroll through the newly listed apps, and sometimes find one that interests me.

      then i search inside its page for similar apps.

      i definitely encounter the same recommended wheel of apps, but at times it leads to a single app that will interests me.

      and that’s kind of enough for me.

      it’s also a toilet time waster, so…