Apple reveals "All Time Top Apps" after 25 billion downloads

The Apple App Store is certainly pleased with itself, for reaching 25 billion downloads about two weeks after the contest was declared. While the winner has not been named, we do know that he or she is from China (apt). Apple has also released another list of "winners", as one may call them. This list comprises of the top 25 apps (seperate list for free and paid) across all their iOS devices. The list exists in iTunes and you can check it out by going to the Apps page in your iTunes. Here's how it looks.

25 billion reached. 100 app winners named

iPhone Top Paid Apps
1. Angry Birds
2. Fruit Ninja
3. Doodle Jump
4. Cut the Rope
5. Angry Birds Seasons
6. Words With Friends
7. Tiny Wings
8. Angry Birds Rio
9. Pocket God
10. Camera+
11. The Moron Test
12. Plants vs. Zombies
13. Skee-Ball
14. The Game of Life
15. Scrabble
16. Monopoly
17. Fat Booth
18. WhatsApp
19. UNO
20. Color Splash
21. The Sims 3
22. Flight Control
23. MotionX GPS Drive
24. Where’s Waldo
25. I Am T-Pain 2.0

iPhone Top Free Apps
1. Facebook
2. Pandora Radio
3. Words With Friends Free
4. Skype
5. The Weather Channel
6. Google Search
7. Google Earth
8. Angry Birds Free
9. Shazam
10. Netflix
11. Paper Toss
12. Twitter
13. Movies by Flixster
14. Bump
15. PAC-MAN Lite
16. Flashlight.
17. Unblock Me FREE
18. Temple Run
19. Instagram
20. Touch Hockey
21. Angry Birds Lite
22. ESPN ScoreCenter
23. Fruit Ninja Lite
24. Groupon
25. Angry Birds Rio Free

Top Paid iPad Apps
1. Pages
2. Angry Birds HD
3. Angry Birds Seasons HD
4. Penultimate
5. Scrabble for iPad
6. Fruit Ninja HD
7. GarageBand
8. GoodReader
9. Angry Birds Rio HD
10. Cut The Rope HD
11. Numbers
12. Keynote
13. Words With Friends HD
14. Star Walk for iPad
15. MONOPOLY for iPad
16. Plants vs. Zombies HD
17. Where’s My Water?
18. Friendly Plus for Facebook
19. QuickOffice Pro HD
20. Notability
21. Splashtop Remote Desktop for iPad
22. Pinball HD
23. MyPad+ – For Facebook & Twitter
24. Infinity Blade
25. Real Racing 2

Top Free iPad Apps
1. Angry Birds HD Free
2. The Weather Channel for iPad
3. Netflix
4. Skype for iPad
5. Kindle
6. ABC Player
7. Pandora Radio
8. Angry Birds HD Free
9. CNN App for iPad
10. Words With Friends HD Free
11. Google Earth
12. Calculator Pro for iPad Free
13. Fruit Ninja HD Lite
14. Calculator for iPad Free
15. NYTimes for iPad
16. USA TODAY for iPad
17. Facebook
18. MyPad – for Facebook & Twitter
19. Flipboard
20. eBay for iPad
21. Angry Birds Seasons HD Free
22. Dictionary.com
23. Twitter
24. Solitaire
25. Friendly for Facebook

Of course, iPhone apps, include apps downloaded for the iPod Touch. The list doesn't include the top 25 apps downloaded for the Mac platform. This may be because the Mac App Store has only been around for a little over a year. Looking at the apps, games are still the more popular genres of applications to download and Angry Birds still dominates. Furthermore, Facebook retains its position as number one free app for the iPhone.

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iOS App Store hits 25 billlion downloads

Apple's download the 25 billionth app from the iOS App Store contest has come to a close, which means the iOS App Store has officially reached 25 billion downloads. The winner of the contest has not been named, yet, but some lucky girl or guy out there has a $10,000 (approx Rs.4,92,700) gift certificate to the iTunes Store to her or his name. According to Redmond Pie, this confirms that the iOS App Store is currently the biggest hub for mobile applications. Apple made the announcement on its website with a banner reading, “A billion thanks. 25 times over. The App Store has reached 25 billion downloads. Thanks for getting us there.” The winner can spend the winnings on apps, music or books from Apple's online stores.

The contest began on the 13th of February and was set to end whenever the 25th billion app was downloaded from the App Store or the receipt of the non-purchase entry after the download of the 24,999,999,999th app, whichever came first. Contestants entered the race, either by downloading apps or by filling out a form online on the Apple website, which served as a non-purchase method. Last year in July, the iOS App Store crossed 15 billion downloaded applications. To compare notes, the Android Market has sold 11 billion apps and BlackBerry's App World has sold 2 billion apps. On the 18th of February, the download ticker clocked 24.328 billion apps and two weeks later, the contest target was met. According to The Next Web, this means that an average of 48.6 million applications were downloaded per day.

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5 Best & Free iOS Games in the Appstore

Many of you want to play the best games but with so many apps in the AppStore, you are not able to do that. Here, I’m listing the 5 best and free games for your iOS device with the download link given in the title of each game. Check these games out:

Zombie Life 
You are a Zombie, newly risen in an unfamiliar town. Build your carrier, get a home and live life as you want but don’t reveal your zombie nature to the world.

There are different features and hairstyles and clothing options that will let you customize your look. You can decorate your home with cool and beautiful stuff. Scare the people but remember- it’s just for fun.

Contract Killer: Zombies 
You have killed a lot of criminals. Now, it’s time to save the humanity. Save the zombie-infested city by killing zombies. Explode the zombie brains and get the best gaming experience and hours of excitement through this game.
There are a lot of survivors and you have to help them all. Get bonuses for headshots and multi kills. This task is for you. Are you ready?

Stupidness 3 
One of the best games available for your iOS device, that will let you have more fun than Stupidness 2. If you have played the previous part, then you’ll surely like this one, too.
This app has a lot of highly unusual questions. Let your friends and family try it out and laugh how stupid they can be by their answers. Answers to questions are also provided, if you need them. You can post your IQ on Facebook.

Tap Fish 2 
Have you played Tap Fish? Well, incase you don’t know-It’s the best aquarium app for your iOS device.
In this game, you have to rise a baby Clown Fish. Feed them, decorate the tanks and see your fishes grow. You don’t know what you’ll get when you breed Blowfish and Clown Fish. Check it out through this amazing, simple yet addictive game. I’m sure you’re going to like it as there are many other cool features that I haven’t discussed yet.

iNstein College
Learn, play and have a good time-all with this single app. Do you know that you can boil the liquid if you continue screaming at a glass full of water for 80 years? Many other facts are there. Take classes and get diplomas with this amazing free game.
There are easy, normal and pro subjects. Easy courses are those that are for children. If you are an adult, you should try normal and Pro courses. You can also share your knowledge with your Facebook and Twitter friends.

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Top Ten iTunes Health Apps of 2011

Apple recently launched its annual App Store Rewind 2011 on iTunes featuring its top picks for the year's best overall health apps for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.

Topping the list is an app that offers three-dimensional views of your muscles while your work out, an app that photo-documents your meals for review by your friends, and another that offers intense, equipment-free workouts no matter what your fitness level.

iMuscle : An on-the-go workout aid that can help you capture three-dimensional views of your muscles or body parts you want to exercise or rehabilitate. Comes complete with exercise guide, labeling, and "medically correct" descriptions.
Price: $1.99/$4.99.

Nike Training Club : This app aims to be your customized personal trainer with 60 workouts, including new training regimens from five professional athletes. Earn app reward workouts from Rihanna's personal trainer Ary Nuñez.
Free.

The Eatery : This new app helps you photo-document everything you eat, rate it on a scale from "fit" to "fat," and share with your friends for feedback.
Free.

Fooducate : Fooducate lets you scan the barcode on food products in the US to get a quick health grade from A to F. Free.

P90X : This app allows you to keep track of your sets, reps, and weights, view your progress, log your nutrition, access workout series, and share your results.
Price: $4.99.

Fitness Class : lets you stream workout videos over WiFi or 3G while you listen to your own music (iOS 4+) and post your workouts to Facebook and Twitter.
Free.

My Fitness Pal Calorie Counter and Fitness Tracker :This app's food database has more than 400,000 items with "precise data" on calorie content and nutritional ingredients. Use the app to calculate your daily intake of vitamins or create your own diet and physical activity plans to lose or gain weight.
Free.

Sprout : Designed for pregnant women, Sprout offers color images and three-dimensional models of your growing baby, weight trackers, kick counter, contraction timer, and Personal MyBaby and Doctor Says sections.
Price: $3.99.

Gorilla Workout - This app offers a fast-paced, no-equipment series of more than 40 exercises. Each exercise targets specific muscle groups to help you strengthen and tone your core, abs, chest, back, arms, and legs, and burn fat.
Price: $1.99.

Airstrip Cardiology : An app that allows doctors to access ECG data for their patients while on the go, rather than relying on faxes or PDFs on computers, which could distort data, according to AirStrip.
Free.

Next year, consumers can expect another hot year for health- and fitness-tracking sensor devices and apps. According to a December report from consumer trend firm Trendwatching. For example the number of "health" apps in the App Store, currently around 9,000, is expected to grow to 13,000 by around June 2012.

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