The App Store's Most Popular Apps of 2013
Apple has officially unveiled its most downloaded apps of the year and—well whaddaya know—Candy Crush comes in strong at number 1. There were, however, a few legitimate surprises thrown into the mix
For one, Pandora comes in at number 9 with Spotify nowhere to be seen. Given the fact that Pandora's been around longer (meaning many would already have it downloaded), you'd think it would have been overtaken by now. That certainly seems to be the case with Facebook, which—though obviously wildly popular—is sitting a full four slots below Vine; it's almost certainly due to the fact that most users have already downloaded Facebook in past years.
There's nothing we love quite as much as games though, with Minecraft taking the number one spot in paid apps and Candy Crush as its free (debatable) equivalent. Naturally the iPad rankings saw apps more conducive to a larger screen like iBooks and Netflix, but interestingly enough, they were pretty devoid of social media apps—at least when comparing to the iPhone's.
If you want to see what all the fuss is about, here's the full list of the top apps of 2013 for your downloading pleasure:
Top Free iPhone
Candy Crush Saga
YouTube
Temple Run 2
Vine
Google Maps
Snapchat
Pandora Radio
Despicable Me: Minion Rush
Top Paid iPhone
Minecraft
Heads Up!
Temple Run: Oz
Angry Birds Star Wars
Plague Inc.
Afterlight
Free Music Download Pro — Mp3 Downloader
Bloons TD 5
Sleep Cycle alarm clock
Plants vs. Zombies
Top Free iPad
Candy Crush Saga
YouTube
Temple Run 2
Calculator for iPad Free
Skype for iPad
Netflix
Despicable Me: Minion Rush
iBooks
The Weather Channel for iPad
Top Paid iPad
Minecraft — Pocket Edition
Pages
Temple Run: Oz
Plants vs. Zombies HD
Angry Birds Star Wars HD
Notability
Angry Birds Star Wars II
iMovie
The Room
Bad Piggies HD