2. What's the App Score?
The App Score is a simple dynamic quality score for any app of the iTunes
App Store with a number between 0 and 99. It computes daily many
parameters: ratings, rankings, social presence (Twitter / Facebook), developer
reputation...
More on App Score...
App Score Scale
3. Report background
Appsfire constantly tracks how the App Score evolves and showcases the best apps of the App Store.
This monthly report presents apps ranked by quality and not based only on their download activity (traditionally
what you see in the App Store)
This reports analyzes apps across the 123 app stores present in iTunes (1 store per country)
This report include 16 lists of "Top 25 apps" structured around the following parameters:
Release Date: Current month vs Previous months
Device type : iPad / iPhone
Category: Game / Non Game
Price: Free / Paid
Δ (the delta) represents the difference in ranking between the January App Score Report and the previous Report.
5. TOP 25 January - iPhone - Game
FREE PAID
# Name App Score # Name App Score
1 Temple Run 2 94 1 Banana Kong 91
2 A Little War 92 2 Joe Danger 89
3 The Blockheads 91 3 Doors&Rooms[PLUS] 89
4 윈드러너 for Kakao 91 4 Heroes and Castles 88
5 Naval Warfare Multi-shot 91 5 Dungelot 87
January 2013
6. TOP 25 January - iPhone - Game
FREE PAID
# Name App Score # Name App Score
6 ZENONIA® 5 90 6 Table Top Racing 87
7 Ghostbusters 90 7 Wake the Cat 87
8 Pixel People 90 8 Repulze 87
9 Dragon Story: Valentine's Day 90 9 Gesundheit!™ 87
10 Trial Xtreme 3 89 10 Time Surfer 86
11 Slender Rising Free 88 11 NFL Quarterback 13 86
12 Bingo Vegas 88 12 Swing King 85
13 Baseball Superstars® 2013 88 13 Connect-All 85
14 Space War TD 87 14 Gin Rummy Pro 85
15 Zombie Road Trip 87 15 Dingle Dangle 85
16 JewelsMaze 2 87 16 Tin Man Can 84
17 Jar of Marbles! 87 17 Infestor 84
18 Ace of Road Fighter 87 18 2XL Snocross 84
19 Country Music Quiz: Cowboy & Rodeo So[...] 87 19 Ride 'Em Rigby - Regular Show 84
20 Slots™: Valentine's Edition 86 20 Chicken Dynamo - Tilt and Fly 84
21 Bike Racing Plus 86 21 Tank Battle: North Africa 83
22 Haunted Manor: Queen of Death Collect[...] 86 22 Momonga Pinball Adventures 83
23 Word Search Little Books 86 23 Servers Pro For Minecraft 83
24 Polar Bowler 1st Frame 86 24 Bloody Alice Defense 83
25 Reveal! The Scratch & Guess Game 86 25 WondaGems 83
January 2013
8. TOP 25 January - iPhone - Other
FREE PAID
# Name App Score # Name App Score
1 Angela's Valentine 90 1 Contacts Box 87
2 Endless Alphabet 88 2 Camera Effects 87
3 Om Nom: Candy Flick 88 3 Secret Password Keeper 86
PlayTube - Offline Player for
4 88 4 Billion Ringtones 86
YouTube
5 iMusic - Music from YouTube 87 5 Barcode scanner Tech 86
January 2013
9. TOP 25 January - iPhone - Other
FREE PAID
# Name App Score # Name App Score
6 Yahoo! Fantasy Hockey 86 6 Sofia the First: Story Theater 86
7 SellSimple - Sell Everywhere in Under[...] 86 7 CARROT: The Todo List with a Personal[...] 84
8 CNBC Alarm Clock 85 8 Car Video Recorder 84
9 Fingerpaint Magic 85 9 Finish. 83
10 颜 85 10 DataMan Next : Track Data Usage In Re[...] 83
11 CloudSearch - Reverse Phone Lookup wi[...] 85 11 PlayTube Pro - Offline Player for You[...] 83
12 Learn Spanish with Lingo Arcade 84 12 Birthday+Event Reminder 83
13 PicsArt Photo Studio 84 13 Superimpose Studio 83
14 Big Movie Quiz 84 14 iFile Browser 83
15 Inaugural 2013 84 15 iFile Download Manager 83
16 Photo Collage HD - Pic Frame & Fx Cap[...] 84 16 MullerPhoto 83
17 Photo Shake HD – easy to frame your[...] 84 17 Talky Don - The Talking Dinosaur 83
18 MyEmotions: Tune Into Your Feelings 84 18 RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit 2[...] 82
19 TextPhoto - Texting for Instagram & F[...] 84 19 News For Minecraft 82
20 Pebble Smartwatch 84 20 Loco Cam 82
21 !Brain Game 83 21 Shots iGot 82
22 Haloo - Live Chat, Dating, Meet New P[...] 83 22 Ultimate Utility Pro for BO2 82
23 Easy Trade Revolution! 83 23 Tomo Garage 82
24 Paper Crafts for Minecraft 83 24 Kids World 82
25 Funny Love Test 83 25 Marksta 81
January 2013
11. TOP 25 January - iPad - Game
FREE PAID
# Name App Score # Name App Score
1 Temple Run 2 94 1 Banana Kong 91
2 What's the Word HD 94 2 Joe Danger 89
3 A Little War 92 3 Doors&Rooms[PLUS] 89
4 The Blockheads 91 4 Heroes and Castles 88
5 윈드러너 for Kakao 91 5 Dungelot 87
January 2013
12. TOP 25 January - iPad - Game
FREE PAID
# Name App Score # Name App Score
6 Naval Warfare Multi-shot 91 6 Table Top Racing 87
7 ZENONIA® 5 90 7 Wake the Cat 87
8 Ghostbusters 90 8 Gesundheit!™ HD 87
9 Pixel People 90 9 Repulze 87
10 Dragon Story: Valentine's Day 90 10 Time Surfer 86
11 Haunted Manor: Queen of Death Collect[...] 89 11 Little Inferno 86
12 Trial Xtreme 3 89 12 Mushroom Wars 86
13 Slender Rising Free 88 13 NFL Quarterback 13 86
14 Redemption Cemetery: Children's Pligh[...] 88 14 Swing King 85
15 Surface: Mystery of Another World Col[...] 88 15 Connect-All 85
16 Baseball Superstars® 2013 88 16 Gin Rummy Pro 85
17 Abyss: the Wraiths of Eden HD 87 17 Dingle Dangle 85
18 Red Riding Hood: Cruel Games HD 87 18 Tin Man Can 84
19 Zombie Road Trip 87 19 Infestor 84
20 JewelsMaze 2 87 20 2XL Snocross 84
21 Bingo Vegas HD 87 21 Ride 'Em Rigby - Regular Show 84
22 Jar of Marbles! 87 22 Tank Battle: North Africa 83
23 Country Music Quiz: Cowboy & Rodeo So[...] 87 23 Momonga Pinball Adventures 83
24 Slots™: Valentine's Edition 86 24 Servers Pro For Minecraft 83
25 Bike Racing Plus 86 25 Bloody Alice Defense 83
January 2013
14. TOP 25 January - iPad - Other
FREE PAID
# Name App Score # Name App Score
1 Angela's Valentine 90 1 Camera Effects 87
2 TurboTax 2012 89 2 Secret Password Keeper 86
3 Endless Alphabet 88 3 Billion Ringtones 86
4 Om Nom: Candy Flick 88 4 Barcode scanner Tech 86
PlayTube - Offline Player for
5 88 5 Sofia the First: Story Theater 86
YouTube
January 2013
15. TOP 25 January - iPad - Other
FREE PAID
# Name App Score # Name App Score
6 iMusic - Music from YouTube 87 6 Car Video Recorder 84
7 WWF Together 86 7 Clone Camera for iPad 83
8 Fingerpaint Magic 85 8 PlayTube Pro - Offline Player for You[...] 83
9 Learn Spanish with Lingo Arcade 84 9 Superimpose Studio 83
10 Big Movie Quiz 84 10 iFile Browser 83
11 Photo Collage HD - Pic Frame & Fx Cap[...] 84 11 iFile Download Manager 83
12 Photo Shake HD – easy to frame your[...] 84 12 RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit 2[...] 82
13 MyEmotions: Tune Into Your Feelings 84 13 Poly synth (low latency) 82
14 TextPhoto - Texting for Instagram & F[...] 84 14 News For Minecraft 82
15 Paper Crafts for Minecraft 83 15 podDJ 82
16 Drawing Desk Lite 83 16 Tomo Garage 82
17 Peter Pan Adventures - The Classic Fa[...] 83 17 Kids World 82
18 American Idol Official 83 18 Marksta 81
19 ABCmouse.com 26 A-Z Music Videos 83 19 Swipe - Add Text or Captions to your [...] 81
20 1872 Club 83 20 Princess Fairy Tale Puzzle Wonderland[...] 81
21 FriendCaller HD Video Chat 83 21 TOP Files | PDF reader. Documents & F[...] 81
22 Powers of Minus Ten - Bone 83 22 Leo's Pad 2: Educational app for pres[...] 81
23 ار ا -ا ]...[�ا 83 23 XnRetro 81
24 Password Center 82 24 iCam+ 81
25 OpenVPN Connect 82 25 Street Fighting Skills Elite 81
January 2013
23. TOP 25 ever - iPad - Game
FREE PAID
App App
# Name Δ # Name Δ
Score Score
1 Temple Run 99 = 1 Draw Something 96 =
2 Draw Something Free 98 = 2 Clear Vision (17+) 96 1
Minecraft – Pocket
3 CSR Racing 97 = 3 95 2
Edition
4 Jetpack Joyride 96 = 4 Infinity Blade II 95 2
5 Zombie Farm 96 = 5 Plants vs. Zombies HD 95 3
January 2013
24. TOP 25 ever - iPad - Game
FREE PAID
App App
# Name Δ # Name Δ
Score Score
6 Checkers Free 96 = 6 Angry Birds HD 95 1
7 Smurfs' Village 96 = 7 Fruit Ninja HD 95 2
8 Infinity Blade 96 IN 8 Angry Birds Seasons HD 95 2
9 Poker by Zynga 96 -1 9 Traffic Rush 94 2
10 Solitaire 96 -1 10 Plague Inc. 94 4
11 Angry Birds HD Free 96 -1 11 Rat On The Run 94 2
12 Family Feud® & Friends 96 = 12 Zombie Highway 94 3
13 Ice Age Village 95 IN 13 Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies 94 3
14 My Horse 95 -3 14 The Room 94 IN
15 Deer Hunter Challenge 95 -2 15 Angry Birds Space HD 94 2
16 Flow Free 95 -1 16 Cut the Rope HD 94 2
17 Diamond Dash 95 -3 17 Words With Friends HD 94 4
18 DragonVale 95 -2 18 Scribblenauts Remix 94 4
19 Farm Story™ 95 -2 19 Jungle Crash Land 94 1
20 Overkill 95 -2 20 Nyan Cat: Lost In Space 94 IN
21 Restaurant Story 95 -2 21 Where's My Perry? 94 3
22 The Simpsons™: Tapped Out 95 IN 22 Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation 94 1
23 Design This Home 95 -3 23 Catapult King 94 2
24 Pocket Frogs 95 -1 24 Temple Run: Brave 94 IN
25 SongPop Free 95 -1 25 Shark Dash 94 IN
January 2013
26. TOP 25 ever - iPad - Other
FREE PAID
App App
# Name Δ # Name Δ
Score Score
TuneIn Radio Pro :
1 Google Search 97 1 1 Listen to live music, 95 =
news, talk, sports,[...]
Pimp Your Screen -
2 Pandora Radio 97 2 2 Your Device Never 95 =
Looked Cooler
3 Pinterest 97 = 3 Weather Live 94 1
4 Bible 96 1 4 GarageBand 94 1
textPlus Free Text +
5 Calls : Free Texting + 96 1 5 MyCalendar Mobile 94 IN
Free Phone Calli[...]
January 2013
27. TOP 25 ever - iPad - Other
FREE PAID
App App
# Name Δ # Name Δ
Score Score
6 Spotify 96 1 6 MotionX GPS Drive 94 =
7 Flipboard: Your Social News Magazine 95 1 7 Weather+ 93 1
8 i. TV 95 IN 8 GoodReader for iPad 93 -1
9 Waze social GPS traffic & gas 95 = 9 Akinator the Genie 93 =
Cool Wallpapers HD & Retina Free by 10 Living Earth - Clock & Weather 93 =
10 95 =
K[...] 11 Splashtop 2 - Remote Desktop 93 1
11 Fandango Movies – Times & Tickets 94 = 12 Keynote 93 IN
12 8,500+ Drink & Cocktail Recipes Free 94 IN 13 Flashlight ® 93 =
13 IMDb Movies & TV 94 6 14 Real Strike - The Original 3D Augment[...] 92 =
14 Echofon for Twitter 94 = 15 AgingBooth 92 =
15 Action Movie FX 94 -2 16 360 Live - Client for Xbox Live 92 1
16 TuneIn Radio : Listen to live music, [...] 94 1 17 My Sketch 92 -1
17 Google+ 94 1 Weather HD - Live Weather Forecast
18 92 =
18 Yahoo! Fantasy Football '12 94 -2 wi[...]
19 Battery HD+ 94 -4 19 360 Panorama 92 =
20 Magic Piano 94 1 20 Battery Boost Magic pro 92 1
21 Tumblr 94 -1 21 Star Chart 92 1
22 Skout - Meet, Chat, Friend 94 = 22 Tapatalk Forum App 92 2
23 Weather 94 2 23 Solar Walk™ - 3D Solar System model 92 2
24 iDaft 2 94 = 24 Ignition 92 IN
25 TripAdvisor Hotels Flights Restaurant[...] 94 IN 25 djay 92 IN
January 2013
28. The App Score DO’s
have an engaged with user base*
Have a consistent ranking presence
localize
And DON’Ts
game rankings/ ratings
Unstable pricing policy
unstable ratings across stores
* for example by using Appsfire App Booster SDK