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Apple reveals top iPhone, iPad apps of 2010

Updated Dec 19th, 2018 6:56PM EST
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Apple revealed its top iOS apps of 2010 on Thursday, and the list is broken down into six categories — top free, top paid and top grossing apps for the iPhone and iPod touch, and the same three categories for the iPad. There aren’t many surprises to be found, with Angry Birds taking the top spot in the paid iPhone apps category, and Apple’s Pages app coming in at No. 1 in the paid iPad apps category. Facebook was the top free iPhone app, iBooks was the top free iPad app, and MLB.com At Bat 2010 and iBooks were the top-grossing apps for the iPhone and iPad, respectively. Hit the break for the full list of Apple’s top iOS apps of 2010.

Top 10 paid apps (iPhone/iPod touch)

  1. Angry Birds
  2. Doodle Jump
  3. Skee-Ball
  4. Bejeweled 2 + Blitz
  5. Fruit Ninja
  6. Cut the Rope
  7. ALL-IN-1 GAMEBOX
  8. The Moron Test
  9. Plants vs. Zombies
  10. Pocket God

Top 10 free apps (iPhone/iPod touch)

  1. Facebook
  2. Angry Birds Lite
  3. Words With Friends Free
  4. Skype
  5. Tap Tap Revenge 3
  6. The Weather Channel
  7. Paper Toss
  8. Bing
  9. ROCK BAND FREE
  10. Talking Tom Cat

Top 10 grossing apps (iPhone/iPod touch)

  1. MLB.com At Bat 2010
  2. Angry Birds
  3. Call of Duty: Zombies
  4. Bejeweled 2 + Blitz
  5. FriendCaller 3 Pro
  6. Zombie Farm
  7. TomTom U.S.A.
  8. TETRIS
  9. Plants vs. Zombies
  10. Doodle Jump

Top 10 paid apps (iPad)

  1. Pages
  2. GoodReader for iPad
  3. Numbers
  4. Angry Birds HD
  5. Keynote
  6. Glee Karaoke
  7. WolframAlpha
  8. Pinball HD
  9. Friendly for Facebook
  10. Star Walk for iPad

Top 10 free apps (iPad)

  1. iBooks
  2. Pandora Radio
  3. Netflix
  4. Google Mobile App
  5. Solitaire
  6. Movies by Flixster
  7. IMDb Movies & TV
  8. Kindle
  9. Google Earth
  10. Virtuoso Piano Free 2 HD

Top 10 grossing apps (iPad)

  1. Pages
  2. Numbers
  3. Keynote
  4. LogMeIn Ignition
  5. SCRABBLE for iPad
  6. Documents To Go Premium
  7. Angry Birds HD
  8. Real Racing HD
  9. Plants vs. Zombies HD
  10. Proloquo2Go
Zach Epstein
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Zach Epstein has been the Executive Editor at BGR for more than 10 years. He manages BGR’s editorial team and ensures that best practices are adhered to. He also oversees the Ecommerce team and directs the daily flow of all content. Zach first joined BGR in 2007 as a Staff Writer covering business, technology, and entertainment.

His work has been quoted by countless top news organizations, and he was recently named one of the world's top 10 “power mobile influencers” by Forbes. Prior to BGR, Zach worked as an executive in marketing and business development with two private telcos.