We listed Tweakbit MacRepair as one of the top Mac apps this 2018 because we believe that efficiency and security are of utmost importance. This app optimizes your RAM to give room for more active apps and helps keep your Mac free from any junk that may cause. Best Canadian fiction: French Exit by Patrick deWitt. Best Apps of 2018 iPhone App of the year – Procreate Pocket iPhone Game of the year – Donut County iPad App of the year – Froggipedia iPad Game of the year – Gorogoa Mac App of the year – Pixelmator Pro Mac Game of the year – The Gardens Between Apple TV App of the year – Sweat. Apple makes its own cross-platform apps, but these third-party apps that run on macOS and iOS are even better. Best-picks; The Best Mac Apps That Also Work with iOS. Its 2018 updates.

Apple revealed its list of the top apps, games, and entertainment on the iOS App Store. Donut County took the title of the iPhone Game of the year, while Procreate Pocket took iPhone app of the year. (Check out last year’s list here).

Both editorial selections and popular choices are included. Check out the list below.

Best apps of 2018: Editorial selections

• iPhone App of the year — Procreate Pocket
• iPhone Game of the year — Donut County
• iPad App of the year — Froggipedia
• iPad Game of the year — Gorogoa
• Mac App of the year — Pixelmator Pro
• Mac Game of the year — The Gardens Between
• Apple TV App of the year — Sweat
• Apple TV Game of the year — Alto’s Odyssey

Favorite Watch apps of the year: Editorial selections

• WaterMinder
• Lifesum
• 10% Happier
• Carrot Weather
• Fun Golf GPS
• Swing Tennis Tracker
• Slopes
• App in the Air
• Overcast
• Just Press Record

Top free iPhone apps

1. YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream
2. Instagram
3. Snapchat
4. Messenger
5. Facebook
6. Bitmoji
7. Netflix
8. Google Maps – Transit & Food
9. Gmail – Email by Google
10. Spotify Music
11. Amazon – Shopping made easy
12. Uber
13. WhatsApp Messenger
14. Pandora – Streaming Music
15. Wish – Shopping Made Fun
16. TikTok – Real Short Videos
17. Cash App
18. Google Photos
19. Google Chrome
20. Twitter

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Top paid iPhone apps

1. Facetune
2. Kirakira+
3. Dark Sky Weather
4. HotSchedules
5. PlantSnap Plant Identification
6. AutoSleep Tracker for Watch
7. Sky Guide
8. 1 Second Everyday: Video Diary
9. The Wonder Weeks
10. Afterlight 2
11. My Talking Pet Pro
12. Glitché
13. Scanner Pro
14. TouchRetouch
15. 7 Minute Workout Challenge
16. Forest – Stay focused
17. Full Fitness : Exercise Workout Trainer
18. Word Swag – Cool Fonts
19. SkyView® – Explore the Universe
20. HeartWatch. Heart & Activity

Top free iPhone games

1. Fortnite
2. Helix Jump
3. Rise Up
4. PUBG MOBILE
5. Love Balls
6. Snake VS Block
7. Rules of Survival
8. ROBLOX
9. Dune!
10. Subway Surfers
11. Episode – Choose Your Story
12. Word Link – Word Puzzle Game
13. Toon Blast
14. Color Road!
15. HQ Trivia
16. Twisty Road!
17. 8 Ball Pool™
18. Kick the Buddy
19. Sniper 3D Assassin: Gun Games

Top paid iPhone games

1. Heads Up!
2. Minecraft
3. Plague Inc.
4. Bloons TD 6
5. Pocket Build
6. Bloons TD 5
7. Geometry Dash
8. The Game of Life
9. Papa’s Freezeria To Go!
10. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
11. Trivia Crack (No Ads)
12. Getting Over It
13. Monument Valley 2
14. Alto’s Odyssey
15. True Skate
16. The Room: Old Sins
17. Terraria
18. Exploding Kittens®
19. Five Nights at Freddy’s
20. The Escapists: Prison Escape

Top free iPad apps

1. YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream
2. Netflix
3. Messenger
4. Facebook
5. Amazon Prime Video
6. Google Chrome
7. Gmail – Email by Google
8. YouTube Kids
9. The Calculator
10. Amazon – Shopping made easy
11. Spotify Music
12. Hulu: Watch TV Shows & Movies
13. Google Docs: Sync, Edit, Share
14. Google Drive
15. Google Maps – Transit & Food
16. Microsoft Word
17. Pandora – Streaming Music
18. Amazon Kindle
19. Colorfy: Coloring Art Games
20. Google

Top paid iPad apps

1. Procreate
2. Notability
3. GoodNotes 4
4. Toca Life: Pets
5. Duet Display
6. Toca Life: After School
7. XtraMath
8. Toca Hair Salon 3
9. MyScript Nebo
10. Toca Kitchen 2
11. PDF Expert by Readdle
12. Toca Life: Hospital
13. Affinity Photo
14. Toca Life: Office
15. GoodReader
16. Toca Lab: Elements
17. Notes Plus
18. Human Anatomy Atlas 2019
19. Toca Life: City
20. AnyFont

Top free iPad games

1. Fortnite
2. ROBLOX
3. Kick the Buddy
4. Love Balls
5. Helix Jump
6. Color by Number Coloring Game!
7. Bowmasters – Multiplayer Game
8. Rise Up
9. Rules of Survival
10. Subway Surfers
11. Rolling Sky
12. PUBG MOBILE
13. Toon Blast
14. Snake VS Block
15. Granny
16. Piano Tiles 2™
17. Run Sausage Run!
18. Pixel Art – Color by Number

Top paid iPad games

1. Minecraft
2. Geometry Dash
3. The Game of Life
4. The Room: Old Sins
5. Heads Up!
6. Bloons TD 6
7. Goat Simulator
8. Five Nights at Freddy’s
9. LEGO® Jurassic World™
10. Terraria
11. The Escapists: Prison Escape
12. Bloons TD 5 HD
13. Monument Valley 2
14. Plague Inc.
15. Five Nights at Freddy’s: Sister Location
16. Goat Simulator PAYDAY
17. Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
18. Teeny Titans – Teen Titans Go!
19. Teen Titans Go! Figure
20. Scribblenauts Unlimited

Best music of 2018: Editorial selections

• Artist of the year: Drake
• Breakout Artist of the Year: Juice WRLD
• Song of the Year: I Like It – Cardi B featuring Bad Bunny & J. Balvin
• Album of the Year: Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves

Best podcasts of 2018: Editorial selections

• In The Dark
• Caliphate
• The Dream
• Everything is Alive
• Slow Burn
• Dr. Death
• Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
• Bubble
• Bundyville
• A Very Fatal Murder
• Wolverine
• Serial
• The Daily
• This American Life “5 Women”
• 99% Invisible

Top 25 most downloaded podcasts of the year

1. The Daily
2. The Joe Rogan Experience
3. Stuff You Should Know
4. Fresh Air
5. The Dave Ramsey Show
6. My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
7. TED Talks Daily
8. Up First
9. The Ben Shapiro Show
10. Pod Save America
11. This American Life
12. TED Radio Hour
13. Planet Money
14. Pardon My Take
15. Freakonomics Radio
16. The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
17. Up and Vanished
18. Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations
19. The Bill Simmons Podcast
20. Stuff You Missed in History Class
21. Hidden Brain
22. The Herd with Colin Cowherd
23. NPR Politics Podcast
24. Radiolab
25. Adam Carolla Show

Top 25 most downloaded new podcasts

1. Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
2. The Daily Show With Trevor Noah: Ears Edition
3. Today, Explained
4. Dr. Death
5. Talk Is Jericho
6. The Morning Toast
7. Business Wars
8. The Wilderness
9. Conspiracy Theories
10. The RFK Tapes
11. The Teacher’s Pet
12. Aaron Mahnke’s Cabinet of Curiosities
13. Oprah’s Master Class: The Podcast
14. Caliphate
15. 15 Minutes to Freedom: A Daily Action Guide to Maximizing Your Life
16. RISE Together Podcast
17. The goop Podcast
18. The Habitat
19. Get Up!
20. WorkLife with Adam Grant
21. The Russillo Show
22. Trump, Inc.
23. The Walk
24. Nobody Told Me!
25. Unexplained Mysteries

Best movies of 2018 on TV app: Editorial

• Green Book
• A Star is Born
• Black Panther
• Eighth Grade
• Hereditary
• Annihilation
• Crazy Rich Asians
• Minding the Gap
• The Incredibles 2
• Won’t you be my Neighbor

Best movies of 2018 on iTunes: Editorial

• Annihilation
• Black Panther
• Crazy Rich Asians
• Eighth Grade
• Green Book*
• Hereditary
• Incredibles 2
• Minding the Gap
• A Star Is Born*
• Won’t You Be My Neighbor

*preorders available

Best TV shows of 2018 on TV app: Editorial

• The Americans
• Atlanta
• Barry
• The Expanse
• The Good Fight
• The Good Place
• The Handmaid’s Tale
• Killing Eve
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
• Pose

Best books of 2018: Editorial selections

• Book of the year: American Marriage / Tayari Jones — Workman
• Best nonfiction: The Library Book / Susan Orlean — S&S
• Best mystery: The Witch Elm / Tana French — Penguin
• Best thriller: Light It Up / Nick Petrie — Penguin
• Best bio/mem: Educated / Tara Westover — RH
• Best romance: Too Wilde to Wed / Eloisa James — Harper
• Best SFF: Spinning Silver / Naomi Novik — RH
• Best feel-good fiction: When Life Gives You Lululemons / Lauren Weisberger — S&S
• Best literary fiction: There There / Tommy Orange — RH
• Best young reader book: Harbor Me / Jacqueline Woodson — Penguin

Best audiobooks of 2018: Editorial selections

Audiobook of the year: American Marriage / Tayari Jones — Highbridge, a division of Recorded Books
Best nonfiction: 21 Lessons for the 21st Century / Yuval Noah Harari — RH
Best mystery: Something in the Water / Catherine Steadman — RH
Best thriller: Long Road to Mercy / David Baldacci — Hachette
Best bio/mem: Becoming / Michelle Obama — RH
Best business audiobook: Dare to Lead / Brene Brown — RH
Best healh, mind, body: Girl Wash Your Face / Rachel Hollis — Harper
Best Family audiobook: Rebound / Kwame Alexander — Recorded Books
Best Humor: Calypso / David Sedaris — Hachette
Best Historical fiction: The Great Alone / Kristin Hannah — Macmillan

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Top 100 books: fiction

1. The Woman in the Window
2. Crazy Rich Asians
3. Little Fires Everywhere
4. The Wife Between Us
5. The Great Alone
6. The Fallen
7. The President Is Missing
8. Origin
9. Before We Were Yours
10. Sharp Objects
11. The Outsider
12. The Perfect Couple
13. The Reckoning
14. The Other Woman
15. All We Ever Wanted
16. Darker
17. China Rich Girlfriend
18. Past Tense
19. The Handmaid’s Tale
20. An American Marriage
21. When Life Gives You Lululemons
22. Spymaster
23. Ready Player One
24. Red War
25. Something in the Water
26. The 17th Suspect
27. To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
28. Twisted Prey
29. A Simple Favor
30. Dark Sacred Night
31. The Rooster Bar
32. A Wrinkle in Time
33. Rich People Problems
34. P.S. I Still Love You
35. Forever My Girl
36. Red Sparrow
37. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Enhanced Edition)
38. Broken Silence
39. A Gentleman in Moscow
40. Shelter in Place
41. Where the Crawdads Sing
42. Still Me
43. The Hate U Give
44. End Game
45. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
46. Unraveled
47. The Midnight Line
48. Holy Ghost
49. Every Breath
50. Look for Me
51. Long Road to Mercy
52. Always and Forever, Lara Jean
53. Then She Was Gone
54. Behind Closed Doors
55. Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist)
56. Texas Ranger
57. The Disappeared
58. Dark in Death
59. Tailspin
60. The Escape Artist
61. The Last Mrs. Parrish
62. Obsession
63. The Next Girl
64. The Death of Mrs. Westaway
65. Juror #3
66. The Perfect Mother
67. Lethal White
68. Don’t Let Go
69. Red Alert
70. The Nightingale
71. Nine Perfect Strangers
72. Leverage in Death
73. Cottage by the Sea
74. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Enhanced Edition)
75. Fall from Grace
76. Less (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize)
77. Possession
78. Call Me by Your Name
79. The Silent Corner
80. Use of Force
81. Fifty Shades of Grey
82. A Spark of Light
83. Milk and Honey
84. The Alchemist
85. A Harmless Little Ruse
86. The Kremlin’s Candidate
87. The Alice Network
88. The Flight Attendant
89. The Immortalists
90. The Couple Next Door
91. Fifty Shades Freed
92. Grey
93. Palace of Treason
94. Fifty Fifty
95. After Anna
96. The Kissing Booth
97. I’ve Got My Eyes on You
98. The Wife
99. Tom Clancy Line of Sight
100. To Kill a Mockingbird

Top 100 books: nonfiction

1. Fire and Fury
2. Fear
3. Girl, Wash Your Face
4. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
5. Educated
6. Becoming
7. A Higher Loyalty
8. World History
9. Biology
10. 12 Rules for Life
11. The 5 Love Languages
12. The Americans
13. You Are a Badass®
14. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark
15. Chemistry
16. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
17. The Plant Paradox
18. Rich Dad Poor Dad
19. Bad Blood
20. Calypso
21. Killers of the Flower Moon
22. Sapiens
23. Be Nice (Or Else!)
24. Tiger Woods
25. How to Win Friends & Influence People
26. Kitchen Confidential
27. The Four Agreements
28. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Literature Grade 9
29. Born a Crime
30. Killing the SS
31. How To Win Friends & Influence People
32. Leonardo da Vinci
33. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Literature Grade 11
34. Factfulness
35. The Last Black Unicorn
36. United States Government
37. The Secret
38. Geometry
39. Russian Roulette
40. Extreme Ownership
41. The Complete Ketogenic Diet for Beginners: Easy 5-Ingredient Keto Diet Cookbook
42. In Pieces
43. The Power of Now
44. Algebra 2
45. Ship of Fools
46. All-American Murder
47. Geometry
48. The Soul of America
49. 12 Strong
50. Night
51. How to Change Your Mind
52. Algebra 1
53. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
54. What to Expect When You’re Expecting
55. Algebra 2
56. 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse
57. A Brief History of Time
58. Chemistry
59. The Russia Hoax
60. Principles
61. Why Men Love Bitches
62. Your Life in Christ
63. When Breath Becomes Air
64. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Literature Grade 12
65. The 48 Laws of Power
66. Simply Keto
67. Red Notice
68. The Fifth Risk
69. The Total Money Makeover: Classic Edition
70. Algebra 1
71. Start with Why
72. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
73. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – Parts One and Two: The Official Playscript of the Original West End Production
74. Crushing It!
75. Grant
76. Alexander Hamilton
77. Christian Morality
78. The Untethered Soul
79. The Power of Habit
80. World Religions
81. The Sacraments
82. 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do
83. The Whole30
84. Boundaries
85. The Glass Castle
86. Man’s Search for Meaning
87. Year of Yes
88. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Literature, Grade 10
89. Everybody, Always
90. Pimp
91. Think and Grow Rich
92. Shoe Dog
93. Hillbilly Elegy
94. Tribe of Mentors
95. Everything Happens for a Reason
96. The Compound Effect
97. Grit
98. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
99. American Kingpin
100. Physics

top 5 alternatives to the Photos app in Windows 10.For seasoned Mac users, Preview is the default option, but for the fresh converts from Windows often feel stifled and frustrated. Keeping that into consideration, I aim to strike a balance with the shortlisted apps. Also, I wouldn't recommend the ones that annoy you with 'Buy the Pro Plan' prompts as soon as you launch the app. If it irks me, I can only imagine how much it would bother you. So let's check out the options.To use any of the options as a default viewer, you will have to select different image files (PNG, JPG, BMP, and other). Right-click on them and select Get Info. From the Info window, you need to click on the drop-down below Open With and choose a relevant app from the list. After that, click on Change All to apply the tweaks to relevant files across the system.So let's take a look at the top Image Viewer apps for Mac.

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1. Xee

Xee is quite a straightforward replacement of Preview. Despite the similarities, Xee steps ahead with a few unique features. As expected, the Previews and Next buttons for browsing between images are placed at the top left corner. The other options appear neatly placed next to them at the top.Xee's status bar shows additional details about the image, such as its dimensions, file type, file size, color details, and more. The only thing I found odd that Xee did not pick up the Dark them of my macOS. I had to navigate to Xee's Preferences > Style and then pick Black.Xee is simply an Image Viewer. That means if you are looking for an Image Viewer with editing options, you are out of luck here. This app is streamlined, fast, and quite responsive.Unfortunately, Xee isn't free, and you will have to pay $3.99 to buy it from the App Store on your Mac.Download Xee

2. XnView MP

The XnView is more than an image viewer. It's a popular cross-platform media management software, and Windows users love it so much that many want to set XnView as the default image viewer on Windows 10. With support for over 500 image formats, the developers lock quite a bunch of handy features behind the paywall. However, the app lets you customize the layout of the app.When the app is open, navigate to View>Layout and select Free from the subsequent menu. After that, you can click on the x-shaped icon irrelevant windows. In short, you get enough viewing and sorting modes that you can keep changing between them to suit your requirements. The app's performance setting allows you to squeeze out the maximum from your on-board GPU chip. That means, the processing and caching will be faster on beefed-up MacBook Pros.Download XnView MP

3. Phiewer

The free version of Phiewer lets you view one image at a time. When you open a photo, it shows the main image with a collection of thumbnails on the left side. While being one of the fastest image viewers to open a photo, Phiewer shows the thumbnails on the left with an option to start a slideshow directly. However, the blurring effect offering backdrop might just steal your attention for a bit.Phiewer stands out by displaying the basic details about a photo distinctly on its interface. Besides photos, it also supports a variety of media formats. That will become apparent as soon as you sync your media folders with the app. You might enjoy the readymade bouquet of options, such as different effects, to try out on photos. You can pay for the Pro version to unlock alignment, cropping controls, applying filters, adjusting granular aspects, and more.You may call it a simpler version of the XnView MP and use it accordingly.Get Phiewer

4. Lyn

Lyn is like a proper replacement of the Photos app with the Image Viewer capabilities built-in. The interface of Lyn app is quite familiar so that you won't feel out of place at all. When you launch it initially, you will notice the basic adjustment options at the top — they will remind you of Preview.Apart from viewing options, you can also link other cloud-based services such as Flickr, Facebook, Dropbox, and more. The i-shaped button is the hidden information panel that will present you with details of the image ranging from resolution to metering mode. If you check the photos clicked using your digital camera, DSLR, or Mirrorless, then Lyn is a suitable image viewer app. Of course, you can always customize the layout from the preferences for quick access to the frequently used folders. Lyn supports a variety of picture formats, and you can quickly share photos with your friends over email, Flickr, or even Smugmug. The basic version comes with a 15-day trial, which is decent enough to try it out. Otherwise, you will have to cough out $20 as a one-time payment to get rid of the trial period limitation.Get Lyn App

5. qView

If you are looking for a no-nonsense image viewer for all your photos and screenshot, then this is the best option. Without mincing words, qView is one of the minimalist photo viewer that looks amazing with the dark theme on the macOS.qView is also available on Windows, which makes it a perfect cross-platform tool to use for viewing photos on both the platforms. It works best as the no-nonsense photo viewer on your Mac. Of course, it doesn't offer editing or tweaking options.Download qView

Bonus Recommendation: ApolloOne

The ApolloOne is one of the rare apps that utilize the Core Image graphics and hardware features such as multi-threading to deliver the best photo gallery and organization experience.
It can also handle RAW photos and support over 1000 digital cameras. Also, it lets you tinker around with the EXIF details. You can always try out its Slideshow to view a series of photos. This feature-rich image viewer can be purchased to unlock support and other helpful settings.Get ApolloOne

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While Apple's Preview gets the basic job done, it does leave a lot to be desired. Specifically for folks who move from or use macOS alongside Windows 10. My favorite is ApolloOne since it supports a variety of cameras for importing images directly, and I often use qView just for browsing photos on my Mac. So which one will you pick?

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