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Apple Reveals Most Popular App Store Apps and Games of 2023

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As the end of 2023 nears, Apple today revealed the most downloaded App Store apps and games of the year in the United States, as listed below.

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The year-end charts can also be found in the App Store's Today tab, and they are localized for more than 35 countries and regions.

Top Free iPhone Apps

1. Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire
2. CapCut - Video Editor
3. Max: Stream HBO, TV, & Movies
4. Threads, an Instagram app
5. TikTok
6. Instagram
7. Google
8. YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream
9. WhatsApp Messenger
10. Gmail - Email by Google

Top Paid iPhone Apps

1. Shadowrocket
2. HotSchedules
3. Procreate Pocket
4. The Wonder Weeks
5. 75 Hard
6. AutoSleep Track Sleep on Watch
7. Goblin Tools
8. TonalEnergy Tuner & Metronome
9. SkyView
10. AnkiMobile Flashcards

Top Free iPhone Games

1. MONOPOLY GO!
2. Roblox
3. Royal Match
4. Subway Surfers
5. Gardenscapes
6. Call of Duty: Mobile
7. Block Blast!
8. Makeover Studio: Makeup Games
9. Parking Jam 3D
10. Survivor!.io

Top Paid iPhone Games

1. Minecraft
2. Heads Up!
3. Geometry Dash
4. Bloons TD 6
5. MONOPOLY
6. Papa's Freezeria To Go!
7. Plague Inc.
8. Red's First Flight
9. Five Nights at Freddy's
10. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Top Free iPad Apps

1. Max: Stream HBO, TV, & Movies
2. YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream
3. Netflix
4. Google Chrome
5. Disney+
6. Goodnotes 6
7. TikTok
8. Amazon Prime Video
9. Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire
10. Peacock TV: Stream TV & Movies

Top Paid iPad Apps

1. Procreate
2. Shadowrocket
3. Nomad Sculpt
4. forScore
5. Toca Life: Hospital
6. Bluebeam Revu for iPad
7. Teach Your Monster to Read
8. AnkiMobile Flashcards
9. Endless Paper
10. ToonSquid

Top Free iPad Games

1. Roblox
2. Magic Tiles 3: Piano Game
3. Subway Surfers
4. Royal Match
5. Among Us!
6. Duet Cats: Cute Cat Games
7. Stumble Guys
8. MONOPOLY GO!
9. Bridge Race
10. Gardenscapes

Top Paid iPad Games

1. Minecraft
2. Geometry Dash
3. Bloons TD 6
4. Stardew Valley
5. MONOPOLY
6. Five Nights at Freddy's
7. Red's First Flight
8. Poppy Playtime Chapter 1
9. Plague Inc.
10. Garten of Banban 2

Top Apple Arcade Games

1. NBA 2K23 Arcade Edition
2. Cooking Mama: Cuisine!
3. Bloons TD 6+
4. Angry Birds Reloaded
5. Sneaky Sasquatch
6. Warped Kart Racers
7. Hello Kitty Island Adventure
8. Snake.io+
9. Fruit Ninja Classic+
10. Solitaire by MobilityWare+

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Temu is the one app that I have on my phone that I download but I have literally never used but it spams me daily with messages. Oh and Shein lmao.

Side-note: i did NOT know Minecraft was still a thing.
 
Sorinut said:
I don't see much point in having ChatGPT as an app on your phone.. How often does one use it after the initial newness wears off?

This list is kinda depressing...I don't have a single game installed on my iPhone.
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I have more or less used it to replace Google for an initial query. I don’t use it as an authoritative source, but I do use it to hone in on keywords or information I’m trying to find.

I largely blame how bad Google and the top results have gotten over the years. ChatGPT can also provide sources for information now, and browse the internet (how I use it).

It’s beyond the novelty factor for me, and has been integrated as a tool in my workflows.
 
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coplt said:
I have more or less used it to replace Google for an initial query. I don’t use it as an authoritative source, but I do use it to hone in on keywords or information I’m trying to find.

I largely blame how bad Google and the top results have gotten over the years. ChatGPT can also provide sources for information now, and browse the internet (how I use it).

It’s beyond the novelty factor for me, and has been integrated as a tool in my workflows.
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I can't find much use for it other than helping build Excel macros.

I use DuckDuckGo, but I'm not really an internet power user and I don't search very often.
 
Sorinut said:
I can't find much use for it other than helping build Excel macros.

I use DuckDuckGo, but I'm not really an internet power user and I don't search very often.
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To expand on my original comment, I’ve found ChatGPT particularly helpful when picking up something like a new programming language and asking why. I saves a lot of back-and-forth clicking around search results, and generally gets the information I want a lot faster.
 
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coplt said:
I have more or less used it to replace Google for an initial query. I don’t use it as an authoritative source, but I do use it to hone in on keywords or information I’m trying to find.

I largely blame how bad Google and the top results have gotten over the years. ChatGPT can also provide sources for information now, and browse the internet (how I use it).

It’s beyond the novelty factor for me, and has been integrated as a tool in my workflows.
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Ditto.
While I won't say it's become a critical tool in my workflow, it's become a valuable resource when I have open-ended questions, that might be more complicated for a typical web search.
It then provides good multi-level answers I can ask follow up questions on, or narrow down ideas I can then do a regular web search on.
I probably use the ChatGTP app 2-4x a week now.
 
coplt said:
To expand on my original comment, I’ve found ChatGPT particularly helpful when picking up something like a new programming language and asking why. I saves a lot of back-and-forth clicking around search results, and generally gets the information I want a lot faster.
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Same!
I've been trying to learn Arduino on and off for a couple years.
Having ChatGPT help me come up with the framework, and explain the "whys" to me, has really helped me comprehend coding. Something I've been notoriously rubbish at forever.
 
coplt said:
To expand on my original comment, I’ve found ChatGPT particularly helpful when picking up something like a new programming language and asking why. I saves a lot of back-and-forth clicking around search results, and generally gets the information I want a lot faster.
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I hear a lot of people using it for coding and similar, which I suppose makes sense, and I use it for macros. Other than that, though, what's the use case for someone like me? I'm not a coder, have no interest in coding, and don't work in IT.
 
GMShadow said:
The free list is depressing.
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Yes, it is, so let's dive in and tell the truth about what is going on:

1. Temu: Shop Like a BillionaireA Chinese billionaire's company with HQ in Ireland, inc. in Bahamas, to direct-sell cheap items from underpaid workers in China.
2. CapCut - Video EditorByteDance marketing intelligence app
3. Max: Stream HBO, TV, & MoviesWarner Bros. Discovery
4. Threads, an Instagram appMeta marketing intelligence app
5. TikTokByteDance marketing intelligence app
6. InstagramMeta marketing intelligence app
7. GoogleAlphabet's marketing and intelligence app
8. YouTube: Watch, Listen, StreamAlphabet's marketing and intelligence app
9. WhatsApp MessengerMeta marketing intelligence app
10. Gmail - Email by GoogleAlphabet's marketing and intelligence app


To be fair to Temu, it's founder/principle owner may do actual philanthropy with his money. However, it still is a means of maximizing profit from laborers paid much less than their equivalents in the buyer's countries.
 
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Spaceboi Scaphandre said:
The fact Temu is the #1 app on the App Store despite it being a clear scam is proof enough Apple does not vet anything and why all their excuses to why iOS shouldn't have sideloading hold no water.
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Thank you, this is what I'm saying. If Apple actually acted on the things they say about the App Store they would be right and no one would want "sideloading." The problem is that they are full of ****, and billions of people have installed software without their permission before the App Store even existed, so we know we can do it again if they don't do a good job.
 
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picpicmac said:
To be fair to Temu, it's founder/principle owner may do actual philanthropy with his money. However, it still is a means of maximizing profit from laborers paid much less than their equivalents in the buyer's countries.
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If Temu is trying to maximize their profits, they're not doing a very good job of it.

But yes, I agree with you that Temu is bad, and not just for their suppliers/manufacturers. They're also bad for the environment as they sell a lot of junk that doesn't last.

The same goes for Shein.


www.zdnet.com

Here's why everything on Temu is so cheap

Have you ever wondered how everything on Temu can be so cheap? The answer lies in a U.S. Customs loophole, low labor costs, and knockoff products.
www.zdnet.com www.zdnet.com

According to Wired, Temu loses about $30 per order because the company is trying to dominate the U.S. market by offering lower-than-low prices. Temu loses between $588 and $954 million a year because of its cost-cutting practices, according to finance company China Merchants Securities.

Additionally, Temu pressures its manufacturers to lower their prices even further to appease discount-seeking customers, leaving those manufacturers with little to no profit in return. Wired reported that Temu bears most of the company's international shipping costs, but relies on American consumers to frequently order from Temu to make up for money lost.
 
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