We’re right on the cusp of February, but that doesn’t mean that we’ve spent our 2013 sitting down. No, we’ve been sifting, combing and hunting through our archives to find you the very best posts from 2012 throughout the iOS ecosystem. Like games? We’ve got ’em. Roundups? Yup. Opinion pieces and editorials? Check and check. It’s all here, right now.
So what are you waiting for? See what the best iOS apps of 2012 are all about!
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Apps
Roundups
- 40 Secret iPhone Features and Shortcuts
- 40+ Super Secret iPad Features and Shortcuts
- The Top 100 iPhone Apps
- 40 Wonderfully Creative iPad Apps
- 13 Awesome iPad Apps for Photographers
- 50 Free iPhone Apps to Get You Started
- 50 Awesome Text Editors
- 10 Brilliant Apps for iPad Shutterbugs
- 16 Essential iPad Apps for Freelancers
- 12 Awesome Home Improvement Apps
- The 14 Best Markdown Editors and Notepads for the iPad
- 11 Apps Optimized for Your iPhone 5
- 5 Apps to Make Comparing Prices Easier
Reviews
- Textastic: Code Editing on the iPad
- Unlock Your Closet With Cloth
- What Is the Best Way to Read It Later?
- Tweetbot for iPad: It’s Landed!
- Pinterest: A Social Network With Legs
- Pinterest for iPad: Get to Pinning
- Clear: A Revolution in To-Do Apps?
- iPhoto: Pixel Imperfect
- OmniFocus: Simply the Best
- Save the Whole Web for Later: Pick Pocket
- Sparrow: Mail for iOS Done Right
- Drafts: a Great Way to Capture and Share Ideas
- Spotify: Welcome to the iPad
- Your Company’s Database on the Road With FileMaker Go 12
- Things for iPad: Stylish Mobile Task Management
- Cheddar: The Seamless Todo List Application
- Make Your iPhone More Efficient with Launch Center Pro
- Astrid: Be Productive with Friends
- Marvel & DC: Comics in HD
- Drafts for iPad: Write Anything
- Create Cinemagraphs like a Pro with Cinemagram
- Reeder 3: Reading at its Best
- The New Day One Makes Journaling Even Better with Photos and More
- Simplenote: Beyond the Basics
- Go Live With Poster
- AppNet Rhino: App.net Arrives on the iPad
- Add Beautiful Text to Your Photos With Typic
- Beautiful Forecasts with Solar : Weather
- Path Finally Comes to the iPad, But is it Any Good?
- Fantastical: Beautiful and Natural
- Gmail: Redesigned & Feature Filled
- Martha Stewart CraftStudio: Mess-Free Crafting
- Evernote: Redesigned and Improved
- Holiday Dinner Help from Foodily
- Intelligentsia: Elevate Your Home Brew
Opinions and Editorials
- Why I Don’t Read Books on My iPad
- iPad: Wi-Fi Only Please
- What an Android User Expects From iOS
- An Open Letter to Hollywood
- When Will Apple Loosen Its Grip on iOS?
- In-App Purchases and the Freemium Business Model
- The New iPad and Apple’s Massive 4G Mistake
- On Graphics: An Open Letter to iPad Devs
- What’s In a Name?
- The Future Is Here, Now
- In Defense of the Stylus
- The NFL’s iPad Revolution
- How Mobile Games Affect Our Attention Spans
Games
Roundups
- 50 Amazing iPad Games
- 50 Awesome iPad Games
- Eight Amazing 8-Bit Games for the iPad
- 9 Ultimate Sports Games
- 15 Arcade-Style Games You Should Own
- 50 Incredible Sports Games
- 10 Awesome Board Games for the iPhone
- 10 Fantastically Cheap iOS Shooters
Reviews
- League of Evil 2: Even More Platforming and Scientist Slaying
- Scramble With Friends: Words with Friends’ Addictive Brother
- Pizza Boy: Your iPhone’s Super Mario Bros Substitute
- SpellTower: Grammar Tetris
- Robbery Bob: The Robbery Game Without Guns
- Max Payne Mobile: Story Driven Shoot-Em-Up
- Bumpy Road: An Arcade Game With a Love Story
- Monsters Ate My Condo: The Craziest App You’ll Ever Love
- Rule the Air with Pocket Planes
- Epic Meal Time: Get Your Bacon, Haters
- The Amazing Spider-Man Spins a Web of Fun
- Flip’s Escape: Surf the Stellar Wave
- Jetpack Joyride: The Game You Can’t Miss
- Lili is a Beautiful RPG With a Quirky Sense of Humor
- Rovio’s New Adventure: Bad Piggies
- Flight Control HD: Top Quality Arcadia
- Letterpress: A Game of Real Estate and Words
- Letterpress: Perfecting the Perfect Word Game
- Angry Birds Star Wars Brings a Galaxy Far Far Away to You
- Fieldrunners 2: Your New Favorite Pastime
- Go Back to the ’80s With Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Hardware
- It’s Here: The iPhone 5
- Hands on With the iPhone 5
- It’s Here: The iPad mini
- Hands on With the iPad mini