Apple has announced the best iPhone and iPad apps of 2014, covering a sizeable amount of good apps currently on the Apps Store.

Critics of the Apps Store claim it is hard to find great apps on the store, due to the clutter and static "Top Apps" page, but the new list should clear up some of these issues.

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iPhone

Apple placed "Elevate - Brain Training" (Free) as the best iPhone app of 2014. The app is made to increase focus and memory through daily mini-games. The best iPhone game of 2014 went to "Threes" ($2.99), a challenging number puzzle game.

Runner up on the best iPhone app went to "Hyperlapse for Instagram" (Free) - an excellent lapse video app offering slow motion, cinematic motion capture and other professional level features for Instagram users.

Runner up on the best iPhone game went to "Leo's Fortune" ($2.99). The platformer provides an interesting weight mechanic and gorgeous graphics for a mobile game.

Other notable games in the list include "Yahoo's News Digest" (Free), the spiritual success to Summly; Facebook's redesign of the news feed "Paper" (Free); 22Cans' "Godus" (Free) and "Human" (Free), an activity and calorie tracker with a minimalistic UI.

iPad

A different selection of apps and games have been chosen for the iPad, although some overlap to both Best of 2014 lists. The best iPad app of 2014 goes to "Pixelmator" ($9.99), an image editor with the toolset of a desktop class editing service. Apple named "Monument Valley" ($3.99) the best iPad game of 2014 - a puzzle game based on perspective with minimal UI and hints - also voted as one of the best iPhone games.

Runner up for the best iPad app "Storehouse" (Free) offers a way to tell stories through photo and video, instead of text. The runner up on the iPad game award goes to "Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft" (Free), Blizzard's incredible card-game based on the Warcraft universe.

The iPad gaming library is actually quite intriguing, with a lot of excellent games coming out in 2014 on the list. "Hitman: Go" ($4.99) is a smart reimagining of the series for mobile users; "Valiant Hearts" ($4.99) is a remarkably well rounded story involving soldiers in WWI.

"Fates Forever" (Free) brings a classic MOBA experience to mobile; "Broken Age: Part 1" ($9.99) is one of Double Fine's best stories; inkle's "80 Days" ($4.99) has been named one of the best games on all platforms, not just mobile and the "Banner Saga" ($9.99) offers a tactical RPG fit for mobile.

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