If you were wondering what the best reviewed iPhone games and apps on the web last month were, here’s the
iPhone Quality Index
round-up for October to fill you in.
The iPhone Quality Index boasts over 250,000 scores from the world’s best websites, such as 148Apps, Pocket Gamer, and What’s On iPhone, and uses a unique metric to create a single definitive score for each iPhone title.
Here are October 2013’s top selections…
Quality Index Top 10 iPhone games October 2013
GAME NAME PUBLISHER Qi
1 DEVICE 6 Simogo 9.5
2 Reaper – Tale of a Pale Swordsman Hexage.net 8.9
3 Paint it Back Casual Labs 8.7
4 Empire Crazy Monkey 8.6
5 Deer Hunter 2014 Glu Games 8.6
6 A Story of a Band Veli-Matti Tormanen 8.4
7 Type:Rider BulkyPix 8.3
8 Duet Game Kumobius 8.3
9 Dead Man’s Draw Stardock 8.3
10 Indigo Lake 3 Cubes Research 8.3
Quality Index Top 10 iPhone apps to October 2013
APP NAME PUBLISHER Qi
1 Veggie Bottoms for iPhone Red Card Studios 10
2 Tweetbot 3 for Twitter Tapbots 9.5
3 Favd – Share Your Photos YourHead Software 9.4
4 Fantastical 2 Flexibits 9.2
5 Sympler Public Picture 9.2
6 Beat On Tapgic Technology 9.2
7 RotoPop RotoPop 9.1
8 Calendars 5 Readdle 9.0
9 Paint My Place Custom Mobile Apps 9.0
10 PUMATRAC Puma 9.0
(N.B. The monthly games chart is based on titles released and reviewed in the last month. The apps chart is based on titles reviewed over the last three months. Hence, this is not a cumulative chart and earlier released titles may have higher scores.)
It’s incredibly refreshing to see DEVICE 6 topping October’s iPhone Qi games chart. The way Simogo blends the worlds of literature and adventure gaming here has to be seen to be understood. Suffice it to say, this game’s a wee bit special. Following closely behind at #2 is Reaper – Tale of a Pale Swordsman, which represents the triumphant return of Hexage. This time around, the esteemed mobile game developer has created a compelling action-RPG with neat bite-sized levels. In fourth place, meanwhile, Empire has been impressing the iOS critics with its incredibly mobile-friendly blend of strategy, boardgame, and deck-building elements. You’ll be building empires of a different kind in A Story of a Band, as Veli-Matti Tormanen makes managing an aspiring rock band seem like the most fun job in the world. Fans of Kairosoft’s output should definitely take a look.
If you think that Veggie Bottoms sounds suspiciously like a kiddie app, then you’d be right. It’s a colourful and interactive way for your kids to learn about vegetables, and it tops the October iPhone Qi app chart. Tweetbot 3, however, is a brand-new version of the popular Twitter client that’s been re-designed from the ground up for iOS 7. It’s leaner, slicker, and – yes – flatter than before. At #4, we have another highly regarded app that’s been re-designed and re-launched for iOS 7. Fantastical 2 is a fine calendar app with a super-intuitive input system and a fresh Apple-y look. If that doesn’t fill your calendar needs, though, check out Calendars 5 in eighth spot. It hasn’t been re-designed for iOS 7, but it does sport a harmonious minimalist design, as well as a bunch of great features (such as naturalistic language input for easy calendar entries).