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2018 has been a year filled with apps, movies, TV shows and podcasts. Apple and Google just released its top lists for 2018 to show you the best in digital media for the year.
You may be able to discover some new gems in these lists, or revel in the knowledge that you’re already enjoying the most best apps, podcasts, TV shows and movies from this year.
Find fun and useful apps for your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Android devices. Learn about top TV shows and movies you can watch on your mobile devices.
Interestingly, there’s very little overlap between the lists from Apple and Google. So check out lists from both companies to find the best of both worlds.
Apple’s Top Apps
iPhone and iPad
Apple ranked these apps as the best of 2018:
- App Trend of the Year – Self-care
- Game Trend of the Year – Battle Royale-style gaming
- iPhone App of the Year – Procreate Pocket
- iPhone Game of the Year – Donut County
- iPad App of the Year – Froggipedia
- iPad Game of the Year – Gorogoa
- Mac App of the Year – Pixelmator Pro
- Mac Game of the Year – The Gardens Between
- Apple TV App of the Year – Sweat
- Apple TV Game of the Year – Alto’s Odyssey
Apple also released its list of best Apple Watch apps for 2018:
- WaterMinder – Health & Fitness
- App in the Air – Travel
- Carrot Weather – Weather
- Just Press Record – Utilities
- Swing Tennis Tracker – Sports
- Lifesum: Diet & Macro Tracker – Health & Fitness
- 10% Happier – Health & Fitness
- Overcast – News
- Fun Golf GPS – Sports
- Slopes – Sports
Links to these apps can be viewed on an iPhone or iPad running iOS 11 or later: Favorite Watch Apps of the Year.
Google Play’s List of Best Android Apps for 2018
Google also picked its favorite apps for 2018 in different categories.
Best app: Drops: Learn 31 Different New Languages
Fan Favorite App: YouTube TV
- Slowly
- Unfold – Create Stories, Just a Line – Draw Anywhere with AR
- Luci Dream Journal
- Learn Spanish with Lirica
- Vimage
- No.Draw
- NeverThink
- TikTok
- Scout FM
- Mimo – Learn to Code,
- Drops: Learn 31 New Languages,
- 10% Happier – Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics, Keep Trainer
- MasterClass – Learn how to Cook, Sing, Act, and more
- Tasty
- Sift – Get Automatic Refunds When Prices Drop
- Canva
- Notion – Notes, Tasks, Wikis
- Otter Voice Notes
Apple’s Best Podcasts of 2018
- In The Dark
- Caliphate
- The Dream
- Everything is Alive
- Slow Burn
- Dr. Death
- Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
- Bubble
- Bundyville
- A Very Fatal Murder
- Wolverine: The Long Night
- Serial
- The Daily
- This American Life
- 99% Invisible
Apple’s Best TV Shows and Movies on iTunes and Apple’s TV App
According to Apple, these are the best TV shows and movies from 2018:
Best TV Shows
- The Americans
- Atlanta
- Barry
- The Expanse
- The Good Fight
- The Good Place
- The Handmaid’s Tale
- Killing Eve
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Pose
Best Movies
- Annihilation
- Black Panther
- Crazy Rich Asians
- Eighth Grade
- Green Book*
- Hereditary
- Incredibles 2
- Minding the Gap
- A Star is Born*
- Won’t You Be My Neighbor
*Available for pre-order
Google Play’s Best TV Shows and Movies of 2018
These were the best-selling TV shows and movies of 2018 at the Google Play store:
TV Shows
- Walking Dead
- The Big Bang Theory
- RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Paw Patrol
- Doctor Who
- The Expanse
- Archer
- Riverdale
- The Flash
Movies
- Black Panther
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Thor: Ragnok
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
- Deadpool 2
- Justice League
- Coco
- Ready Player One
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Your Thoughts
Do you have any of the top apps from 2018? Have you listened to any of the top podcasts from 2018? Have you seen any of the top TV shows or movies from this year?
Share your thoughts about these best of 2018 lists in the Comments section below!
* Apps image courtesy of Geralt via Pixabay and Creative Commons
There have truly been some great films and apps out in 2018. Not until you see the full list do you realise the extent of brilliant entertainment we have at our fingertips. Love the movies list especially, with the Last Jedi and Marvel dominating the theatres.
Hi Jo, I’m so glad you enjoyed this list of apps, podcasts, TV shows and movies. I hope you discover some new favorites in these lists. Happy holidays.