March, 2011 Inductees
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Clickgamer.com
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Rockstar Games
Engrossing story, great game.
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Revolution
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SQUARE ENIX Co., LTD.
A great example of augmented reality.
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Vito Technology Inc.
Quickly and easily recognize music playing near you.
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SoundHound, Inc.
Turn your iOS device into a pocket guitar.
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Bonnet Inc.
A music exploration -- a great experience.
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Opal Limited
A puzzle game polished to perfection.
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10tons Ltd
A frantic matching game and very well designed.
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The Iconfactory
Indispensable and safe way to track your passwords across devices.
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Agile Web Solutions
One of the original viral hits on the iPhone and iPod Touch.
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The Blimp Pilots
February, 2011 Inductees
"An invaluable universal app to watch all of the videos you've collected on your desktop wherever you are over WiFi or 3G." - Lloyd Hannesson
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InMethod s.r.o.
"Takes all of the strengths of the iPhone app, and makes them usable on the big screen of the iPad" - Lloyd Hannesson
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Silvio Rizzi
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1337 Game Design
"Original and delightful to play, Spider is a unique game on iOS." - Paul Byron
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Tiger Style
"Showed us that fighting games were not only possible on iOS, but damn good fun." - Paul Byron
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CAPCOM
"Amazing painting app. Has helped make iOS devices the new digital canvas." - Patrick Jordan
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Steve Sprang
"One of the classic early apps for the iPhone and a frequent "look what the iPhone can do" type app." - Jeff Scott
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Codify AB
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d3i Ltd
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Nuance Communications
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MLB.com
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Cultured Code GmbH & Co. KG
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PlayFirst, Inc.
January, 2011 Inductees
While it's had some legal troubles, it is, without a doubt, a great game.
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Mobigame
The undeniable king of match 3 games.
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PopCap Games, Inc.
Could be the best tower defense game available.
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Super Squawk Software
A different take on Risk. Real-time, multiplayer, and always engaging.
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galcon.com
A great ebook reader - lets you take your Kindle books with you on your iPhone or iPad.
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AMZN Mobile LLC
"Both fun and engaging, iWriteWords is my duaghter's number one go-to app when she turns on the iPod. We've seen a marked improvement in her upper/lowercase letter recognition skills since using the app." - Brett Nolan
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gdiplus
"The BEST PDF reader, file manager, FTP/WebDAV client and unarchiver in the App Store."
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Good.iWare Ltd.
Beautifully rendered, elegant chess game.
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Cocoa Stuff
The first iOS game from this fantastic racing franchise.
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Electronic Arts
"Probably one of the best indie games in 2009" - Joshua Schnell
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Steph Thirion
Turns your iPhone into a touchpad for your desktop computer.
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Edovia Inc.
"As good as owning a real toy camera -- but without the pain of finding film. You can even order real analog prints of your shots."
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Synthetic Corp
December, 2010 Inductees
Mobile instant messaging and voice calls to anyone on Skype.
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Skype Software S.a.r.l
"These guys did what EA can't. Offer multiplayer Scrabble" - James Isabel
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Newtoy Inc.
"A running game pioneer." - James Isabel
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Semi Secret Software, LLC
"Netflix on the iPhone and iPad means you never have to be bored again, with a huge selection of movies and TV shows for subscribers." - Andrew Podolsky
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Netflix, Inc.
Part match-3, part math game, all fun.
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Area/Code
"Could be the most beautiful application we've ever seen on a mobile platform." - Jeff Scott
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Secret Exit Ltd.
"Probably the best space shooter... ever" - Nigel Wood
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TAITO Corporation
"The nearest thing to Halo on iOS, N.O.V.A. features some stunning visuals and stand out action moment." - Paul Byron
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Gameloft
Takes the racing genre into a whole new direction.
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True Axis
Quick and easy notifications from all of your social networks.
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appremix
A most addicting casual game with perfect seems simple, hard to master play.
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PopCap Games, Inc.
A physics puzzler like no other.
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Godzilab
November, 2010 Inductees
'After Flight Control, Harbor Master is a must have in line draw game genre!' - Emiliano Contarino
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Imangi Studios, LLC
The quintessential power users organization and GTD tool.
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The Omni Group
'Taking clues from classic arcade shooters, this simple, perfect shooter takes full advantage of the iPhone platform.' - Jeff Scott
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John Kooistra
Sets the standard for RSS readers on the iPhone
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Silvio Rizzi
The go to source for restaurant and other business reviews by consumers.
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Yelp
'I don't think there's any other game that's been this successful for this long period of time. This game is a cult classic. EVERYONE knows about it.' - James Isabel
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Bolt Creative
'One of the first games to show that the iPhone wasn't just about small novelty games, Real Racing firmly placed the format against handheld console rivals.' - Paul Byron
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Firemint Pty Ltd
'Made for iOS devices with beautiful tilt controls, and just loads of fast paced arcade fun across all four modes. Now with Game Center and retina graphics!' - Trevor Sheridan
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One Man Left
'Facebook has become as routine as brushing your teeth for most people, and the portable version manages to offer exactly what users are looking for on the go.' - Jim Squires
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Facebook, Inc.
The surprisingly easy to use synthesizer app with great customization options.
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Normalware
'A true breakout hit. Put Fruit Ninja in the hands of any non-gamer and watch them go. Absolutely intuitive, and the first with online Game Center multiplayer.' - Andrew Podolsky
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Halfbrick Studios
'Probably one of the single most useful apps to ever make its way to iOS devices. This needs to be inducted.' - Nic Vargus
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Dropbox
October, 2010 Inductees
A great all around package, frequent updates, and a delightfully cute store made this a top seller and multi-platform hit. There's even talk of an Angry Birds movie.
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Clickgamer.com
Flight Control is an innovative game that started the line drawing genre craze. While there have been many imitators, Flight Control still rocks the genre with fun and delightful gameplay.
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Firemint Pty Ltd
An innovator in both the infinite jump and doodle art style, Doodle Jump is a hugely popular casual game.
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Lima Sky
Shazam has the miraculous ability to recognize the music you are hearing in just a few seconds. Restaurants, bars, movies, all of those mystery songs you hear can now be easily tagged.
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Shazam Entertainment Ltd.
Organization has never been so well done. Evernote the multi-platform information manager rocks!
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Evernote
Taking the tower defense genre and turning it on it's side. This in-depth game really rules the garden.
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PopCap Games, Inc.
Your personalized radio station wherever you are. Pandora Radio uses the music genome project to personalize radio based on your musical tastes.
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Pandora Media, Inc.
Simplenote is a delightfully simple app that allows you to keep your text notes easily organized on your iOS device or on the desktop and features a quick and easy automatic sync.
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Codality
Originally known as Tweetie, the official Twitter app innovates the mobile UI in many ways.
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Twitter, Inc.
Easily and quickly keep track of web pages you want to read and convert them to a mobile friendly version.
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Marco Arment
Sure, it's a fun 3D baseball game, but it's the multiplayer that really makes this a hall of fame hit.
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Com2uS Corp.