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Appy Slapping: The Top 5s of the last 5 years
Wednesday 10th July 2013 | Benjamin
We've all been there. Stuck on a busy tube, somehow grabbed a seat and want to avoid the glaring eyes of the tired commuters. What better than to keep your eyes fixed on a handheld screen to prevent you from feeling guilty?
This week marks the App Store's 5th birthday, and some of the marvellous inventions of time saving and wasting are for a short while free thanks to Apple.
Trying to whet the 575,000,000 account holder appetites, Apple have released the top ranking apps, both free and ludicrously expensive, judged by downloads. Here's what you've all been doing since 2008:
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Top 5 Free iPhone apps |
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Position |
App |
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1 |
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2 |
Pandora Radio |
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3 |
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4 |
Youtube |
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5 |
Skype |
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Top 5 Paid iPhone apps |
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Position |
App |
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1 |
Angry Birds |
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2 |
Fruit Ninja |
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3 |
Doodle Jump |
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4 |
Cut the Rope |
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5 |
Angry Birds Seasons |
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Top 5 Free iPad apps |
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Position |
App |
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1 |
Skype for iPad |
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2 |
The Weather Channel for iPad |
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3 |
Netflix |
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4 |
Angry Birds HD Free |
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5 |
Kindle |
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Top 5 Paid iPad apps |
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Position |
App |
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1 |
Pages |
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2 |
Angry Birds HD |
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3 |
Angry Birds Seasons HD |
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4 |
Where’s My Water |
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5 |
Fruit Ninja HD |
By Benjamin Jones @benjaminooooooo
