Best iPhone apps and games of 2023 revealed as drivers fork out for must-have £5 download

LOOKING for some new apps to download? Make sure you’ve got the latest and greatest on your iPhone.

We’ve got the official Apple list of 2023’s most popular apps for the UK.

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It’s based on total downloads, and charts iPhone categories like free and paid titles for both apps and games.

And you’ll also be able to find out which iPad apps ranked top for 2023 too.

Unsurprisingly, smash-hit (but controversial) shopping app Temu took the top spot for free downloads.

Temu offers rock-bottom prices for items, but has sparked fears over user privacy and product safety.

And second on the list was Tesco‘s Grocery & Clubcard app, followed by Vinted: Buy and Sell Preloved – revealing a trend for shopping.

For paid apps, motorists led the charge with Driving Theory Test 4 in 1 Kit (£4.99) in first place – ahead of the Official DVSA Theory Test Kit (also £4.99).

MONOPOLY GO! was the number one game downloaded in the UK, with Roblox close behind.

And for paid games on iPhone, blockbuster hit Minecraft ranked above all other titles.

When it comes to iPad, tablet owners flocked to download media apps.

The top six free apps were: Disney+, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, BBC iPlayer and ITVX.

And Roblox came top for free iPad games, with Minecraft heading up the list for paid titles.

Check out the full list of winners below…

Top Free iPhone Apps

1. Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire 
2. Tesco Grocery & Clubcard 
3. Vinted: Buy and sell preloved 
4. CapCut – Video Editor 
5. WhatsApp Messenger 
6. Threads, an Instagram app 
7. TikTok 
8. Google 
9. Google Maps 
10. Instagram

Top Paid iPhone Apps

1. Driving Theory Test 4 in 1 Kit 
2. Official DVSA Theory Test Kit 
3. PRIME Tracker UK 
4. CITB Op/Spec HS&E test 
5. The Wonder Weeks 
6. Squeezy 
7. Driving Theory by James May 
8. Shadowrocket 
9. Freya • Surge Timer 
10. Procreate Pocket

Top Free iPhone Games 

1. MONOPOLY GO! 
2. Roblox 
3. Royal Match 
4. Chess – Play & Learn 
5. Magic Tiles 3: Piano Game 
6. Coin Master 
7. My Perfect Hotel 
8. Subway Surfers
9. Parking Jam 3D 
10. Gardenscapes

Top Paid iPhone Games

1. Minecraft 
2. Heads Up! 
3. MONOPOLY 
4. Geometry Dash 
5. Plague Inc. 
6. Bloons TD 6 
7. Red’s First Flight 
8. Earn to Die 2 
9. The Chase: Ultimate Edition 
10. Incredibox

Top Free iPad Apps

1. Disney+ 
2. Netflix 
3. Amazon Prime Video 
4. YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream 
5. BBC iPlayer 
6. ITVX 
7. Google Chrome 
8. Microsoft Teams 
9. Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire 
10. Goodnotes 6

Top Paid iPad Apps

1. Procreate 
2. Driving Theory Test 4 in 1 Kit
3. Spelling Shed 
4. Hit the Button Maths 
5. Nomad Sculpt 
6. Official DVSA Theory Test Kit 
7. Teach Your Monster to Read 
8. AnkiMobile Flashcards 
9. forScore 
10. Toca Life: Hospital

Top Free iPad Games

1. Roblox 
2. Magic Tiles 3: Piano Game 
3. Royal Match 
4. Gardenscapes 
5. MONOPOLY GO! 
6. Among Us! 
7. Bridge Race 
8. Subway Surfers 
9. EA SPORTS FC™ MOBILE 24 
10. Geometry Dash Lite

Top Paid iPad Games

1. Minecraft 
2. Geometry Dash 
3. MONOPOLY 
4. Bloons TD 6 
5. Stardew Valley 
6. Red’s First Flight 
7. Plague Inc. 
8. Five Nights at Freddy’s 
9. Garten of Banban 2 1. 
10. Poppy’s Playtime Chapter 1

Top Apple Arcade Games

1. Football Manager 2023 Touch
2.  Angry Birds Reloaded 
3. Cooking Mama: Cuisine! 
4. Bloons TD 6+ 
5. Mini Motorways 
6. Cityscapes: Sim Builder 
7. Fruit Ninja Classic+ 
8. Solitaire by MobilityWare+ 
9. NBA 2K23 Arcade Edition 
10. Snake.io+

Note that Apple Arcade is a paid membership that costs you a fee every month.

It gives you access to a large selection of premium and exclusive games.

After any free trials, you’ll be paying £6.99 a month to enjoy the games.

This post first appeared on Thesun.co.uk