Apple Says These Are the Best Apps of 2014

Apple on Monday unveiled its Best of 2014 list, an annual roundup of what it says are the top apps and games of the year.

Topping Apple’s list this year are Elevate, a brain-training app, and Threes!, a puzzle game with a unique design.

Instagram’s Hyperlapse videography app and Leo’s Fortune, a platform game, were named runners-up.

Also making the list of Top Apps:

• Yahoo News Digest
• Storehouse
• SwiftKey
• 1Password
• Camera+
• Toca Lab
• NYT Now
• 120 Sports
• Camu
• Spring
• BuzzFeed
• Peek
• Yummly
• Waterlogue
• Human
• Steller
• TeleStory
• Litely
• Uber
• Star Walk 2
• Cinamatic
• Health Mate
• Paper

And Top Games:

• Monument Valley
• Hitman GO
• Ruzzle Adventure
• Battleheart Legacy
• World of Warriors
• XCOM: Enemy Within
• Smash Hit
• Spellfall
• Spider-Man Unlimited
• Wayward Souls
• Trials Frontier
• Adventure Beaks
• Rules!
• FarmVille 2: County Escape
• RETRY
• Micromon
• Rival Knights
• Godus
• Crazy Taxi City Rush
• Castle Doombad: Free to Slay
• Bicolor
• Royal Revolt 2
• FOTONICA
• Timberman
• Bonza Word Puzzle

Check out Apple’s Best of 2014 list for yourself in iTunes.

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Write to Alex Fitzpatrick at alex.fitzpatrick@time.com.