This report highlights the best apps of the iTunes app score based on the App Score quality rank.

1. App Score Report
September 2012

2. ‣ What's the App Score?
The App Score is a simple dynamic quality score
for any app of the iTunes App Store with a number
between 0 and 99. It computes daily many
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‣ This monthly report presents apps ranked by quality and not based only on their
download activity (traditionally what you see in the App Store)
‣ This reports analyzes apps across the 123 app stores present in iTunes (1 store per
country)
This report include 16 lists of “Top 25 apps” structured around the following parameters:
- Release Date: Current month vs Previous months
- Device type : iPad / iPhone
- Category: Game / Non Game
- Price: Free / Paid
Δ (the delta) represents the difference in ranking between the September App Score
Report and the June Report.

4. TOP 25 September
iPhone
Game

5. TOP 25 September - iPhone - Game
FREE PAID
App App
# Name # Name
Score Score
Disney Fairies Fashion
1 94 1 Bad Piggies 95
Boutique
2 NFL Pro 2013 94 2 FIFA 13 by EA SPORTS 94
Dragon Story: New
3 93 3 Wild Blood 94
Dawn
World Series of
4 92 4 VS. Racing 2 93
YAHTZEE
5 Indestructible™ 92 5 Rayman Jungle Run 92
September 2012 App score report

6. TOP 25 September - iPhone - Game
FREE PAID
App App
# Name # Name
Score Score
6 Castle Story™ 91 6 Cosmic Bump 92
7 AngerOfStick3: Invasion 91 7 Stickman Base Jumper 92
8 The Weakest Link & Friends Free 90 8 Rail Rush 92
9 Jewel Legends: Tree of Life 90 9 Dead Stop™ 91
10 Paper Toss Friends 90 10 Monkey Slam 91
11 Lep's World 2 90 11 NFL Kicker 13 91
12 Guardian Cross 90 12 Avengers Initiative 90
13 Time Mysteries 2: The Ancient Spectres Collector's Edition 89 13 Electric Tentacle 90
14 Gingerbread Dress Up - Decorate Your Christmas Cookie 89 14 Gravely Silent: House of Deadlock (Full) 89
15 Fairy Dress Up 89 15 WarCorps: Genesis 89
16 Big Win Football 89 16 カートォーンウォーズ：ブレード 88
17 Echoes of Sorrow 89 17 Super Monsters Ate My Condo! 88
18 Jumpster™ 89 18 Earn to Die 86
19 Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles Collector's Edition 89 19 Infectonator 86
20 Shufflepuck Cantina 88 20 Streaker! 86
21 Clucks 88 21 Twang the Fox 86
22 Retired Wizard Story 88 22 Amazing Runner 85
23 Babel Rising: Cataclysm 88 23 Escape The Space . 85
24 Little Masters 87 24 Apocalypse Max: Better Dead Than Undead 84
25 Garfield's Defense: Attack of the Food Invaders 87 25 Castle Raid 84
September 2012 App score report

7. TOP 25 September
iPhone
Non Game

8. TOP 25 September - iPhone - Non Game
FREE PAID
App App
# Name # Name
Score Score
FINDING NEMO
1 SpaceEffect FX 93 1 94
INTERACTIVE COMIC
Finding Nemo:
2 InstaMessage 92 2 92
Storybook Deluxe
3 AmazonLocal 91 3 SpaceEffect FX PRO 91
InstaEffect FX - Pic FX
4 90 4 Toca Band 90
for Instagram
Sleep Time - Alarm Clock
5 and Sleep Cycle Analysis 89 5 PushUps 0 to 100 88
with Soundscapes
September 2012 App score report

9. TOP 25 September - iPhone - Game
FREE PAID
App App
# Name # Name
Score Score
6 Browify 89 6 WowFX 88
7 Jasmine - YouTube Client 89 7 Letters with Pooh 87
8 Manga-Camera 88 8 PDF, DOC, XLS, PPT, TXT Reader 87
9 Photo Edit 87 9 Paume Lecture 86
10 Play Tube Free - Best Youtube Player 87 10 TapFX 86
11 Mortgage Calculator & Home Loan Rates — Trulia Mortgage Center 86 11 Free Music Download Pro - Free Music Downloader & Player 86
12 Frankenweenie 85 12 Scanner™ Pro - The best Barcode & QR Code Reader 85
13 Free Music Download - Free Music Downloader & Player 85 13 Clavier Coloré™ 85
14 Spending Tracker 85 14 Spoonbill for App.net 85
15 IGN App For GW2 85 15 Download™ 85
16 Relax+ with Andrew Johnson 85 16 App3ad | ‫آب-#"د‬ 85
17 iTranslator Free 84 17 Video Crop 85
18 Hobbit Movies 84 18 Translаtor™ 85
19 Simply CollageStitch - Stitch & Collage Pic/Photo Free 84 19 Impaktor - The drum synthesizer 85
20 GameTrailers Originals & Reviews 84 20 Alarm Clock with Weather, Sleep Timer and Flashlight 84
21 ClassDojo 84 21 App Center 18 in 1 84
22 Night Stand HD 2 — The Original Alarm Clock 84 22 InstaEffect FX Pro- Pic FX for Instagram 83
23 zeebox 83 23 Translate Voice™ 83
24 Total Downloader Free for videos, music and more 83 24 DrumJam 83
25 Secrets+ 83 25 iRingtones Free 83
September 2012 App score report

10. TOP 25 September
iPad
Game

11. TOP 25 September - iPad - Game
FREE PAID
App App
# Name # Name
Score Score
Disney Fairies Fashion
1 94 1 FIFA 13 by EA SPORTS 94
Boutique
2 NFL Pro 2013 94 2 FIFA 13 by EA SPORTS 94
Dragon Story: New
3 93 3 Wild Blood 94
Dawn
World Series of
4 92 4 VS. Racing 2 93
YAHTZEE
5 Indestructible™ 92 5 Rayman Jungle Run 92
September 2012 App score report

12. TOP 25 September - iPad - Game
FREE PAID
App App
# Name # Name
Score Score
6 Castle Story™ 91 6 Cosmic Bump 92
7 Beauty and the Beast: Mystery Legends Collector's Edition HD 91 7 Stickman Base Jumper 92
8 Jewel Legends: Tree of Life HD 91 8 Dead Stop™ 91
9 Echoes of Sorrow HD 91 9 Monkey Slam 91
10 The Weakest Link & Friends Free 90 10 NFL Kicker 13 91
11 Big Business HD 90 11 The Room 91
12 Paper Toss Friends 90 12 Avengers Initiative 90
13 Monument Builders: Eiffel Tower HD 90 13 Electric Tentacle 90
14 Shadow Wolf Mysteries: Curse of the Full Moon Collector's Edition HD 90 14 Fieldrunners 2 HD 90
15 Guardian Cross 90 15 WarCorps: Genesis 89
16 Gingerbread Dress Up - Decorate Your Christmas Cookie 89 16 カートォーンウォーズ：ブレード 88
17 Fairy Dress Up 89 17 Super Monsters Ate My Condo! 88
18 Flux Family Secrets: The Rabbit Hole Collector's Edition HD 89 18 Wonderputt 86
19 Big Win Football 89 19 Infectonator 86
20 Jessica's Cupcake Café HD 89 20 Streaker! 86
21 Jumpster™ 89 21 Twang the Fox 86
22 Tumblebugs 2 HD 89 22 Amazing Runner 85
23 Lep's World 2 HD 89 23 Apocalypse Max: Better Dead Than Undead 84
24 Shufflepuck Cantina 88 24 Castle Raid 84
25 Nightmares from the Deep: 呪われた心臓 コレクターズ・エディション HD 88 25 Armed Beasts 83
September 2012 App score report

13. TOP 25 September
iPad
Non Game

14. TOP 25 September - iPad - Non Game
FREE PAID
App App
# Name # Name
Score Score
ESPN Fantasy Football FINDING NEMO
1 94 1 94
2012 for iPad INTERACTIVE COMIC
Finding Nemo:
2 Jasmine - YouTube Client 93 2 92
Storybook Deluxe
3 Photo Edit 88 3 Camera+ for iPad 91
Mortgage Calculator &
4 Home Loan Rates — 88 4 Toca Band 90
Trulia Mortgage Center
5 Frankenweenie 87 5 Letters with Pooh 87
September 2012 App score report

15. TOP 25 September - iPad - Non Game
FREE PAID
App App
# Name # Name
Score Score
6 Spending Tracker 85 6 PDF, DOC, XLS, PPT, TXT Reader 87
7 IGN App For GW2 85 7 Paume Lecture 86
8 iTranslator Free 84 8 Clavier Coloré™ 85
9 Hobbit Movies 84 9 Download™ 85
10 GameTrailers Originals & Reviews 84 10 Video Crop 85
11 ClassDojo 84 11 Translаtor™ 85
12 Night Stand HD 2 — The Original Alarm Clock 84 12 Impaktor - The drum synthesizer 85
13 zeebox 83 13 Alarm Clock with Weather, Sleep Timer and Flashlight 84
14 Total Downloader Free for videos, music and more 83 14 Translate Voice™ 83
15 Secrets+ 83 15 DrumJam 83
16 Movie Quiz & Trivia 83 16 iRingtones Free 83
17 Story Creator 83 17 InsTrack Followers on Instagram - Discover Unfollowers, Mutual Friends and Fans 83
18 &'(")*‫ا/.-,& ا‬ 83 18 Tips & Tricks for iOS 6 and iPhone 5 - Video Walkthrough Secrets 83
19 WSBTV Channel 2 Weather for iPad 83 19 InstaCollage Pro™ HD 83
20 WireShare: super reader of file management, sharing & reading 83 20 WaveGenerator 82
21 Art of Sketch - FREE 82 21 Scape 82
22 Barney's Storybook Treasury App 82 22 Chatty™ 82
23 Furby 82 23 Voice Guide for Minecraft 82
24 ‫زاد ا/5'4 - 32ال زاد‬ 82 24 InstaFollow - Track Instagram Followers and UnFollowers 81
25 Magic Books 2 82 25 The Body HD - Human Anatomy Learning Tool & Quiz 81
September 2012 App score report

16. TOP 25 Ever
iPhone
Game

17. TOP 25 Ever - iPhone - Game
FREE PAID
App App
# Name Δ # Name Δ
Score Score
1 Temple Run 99 = 1 Fruit Ninja 98 =
2 Draw Something Free 98 = 2 Angry Birds 98 =
3 Angry Birds Free 97 +2 3 Where's My Water? 98 =
4 Jetpack Joyride 97 -1 4 Cut the Rope 98 =
5 Angry Birds Lite 97 -1 5 Angry Birds Seasons 98 =
September 2012 App score report

18. TOP 25 Ever - iPhone - Game
FREE PAID
App App
# Name Δ # Name Δ
Score Score
6 Fruit Ninja Free 97 +1 6 Angry Birds Space 97 =
7 Poker by Zynga 96 -1 7 Doodle Jump 97 =
8 Where's My Water? Free 96 = 8 Plants vs. Zombies 97 =
9 SCRABBLE Free 96 = 9 Angry Birds Rio 97 =
10 Ice Age Village 96 +1 10 Words With Friends 97 +1
11 CSR Racing 96 +2 11 Where's My Perry? 97 +1
12 Let's Golf! ® 3 96 = 12 Draw Something 97 -2
13 Surviving High School 96 +4 13 Bejeweled 96 =
14 Brothers In Arms® 2: Global Front Free+ 96 +2 14 Temple Run: Brave 96 IN
15 Angry Birds Rio Free 96 = 15 THE GAME OF LIFE Classic Edition 96 -1
16 Scramble With Friends Free 96 -2 16 Tiny Wings 96 -1
17 Pirates of the Caribbean: Master of the Seas 96 IN 17 Need For Speed™ Undercover 96 -1
18 Gangstar: West Coast Hustle - FREE 96 -2 18 TETRIS® 96 -1
19 Cut the Rope Free 96 = 19 Minecraft – Pocket Edition 96 +3
20 Bejeweled Blitz 96 -1 20 Asphalt 6: Adrenaline 96 -1
21 The Simpsons™: Tapped Out 96 +3 21 FIFA SOCCER 12 by EA SPORTS 96 -3
22 The Sims™ FreePlay 96 IN 22 Clear Vision (17+) 96 -1
23 Angry Birds Seasons Free 96 -1 23 Infinity Blade 96 =
24 World Series of Poker 96 IN 24 アスファルト7：Heat 96 IN
25 FIFA Superstars 96 -2 25 NBA JAM by EA SPORTS™ 96 -5
September 2012 App score report

19. TOP 25 Ever
iPhone
Non Game

20. TOP 25 Ever - iPhone - Non Game
FREE PAID
App App
# Name Δ # Name Δ
Score Score
1 Instagram 98 = 1 GarageBand 97 +2
2 Google Translate 96 +1 2 Camera+ 96 =
"Free Music Download
3 Pinterest 96 +1 3 Pro Plus" - Free Music 96 +2
Downloader & Player
Pimp Your Screen -
4 Flashlight Ⓞ 96 +1 4 Your Device Never 96 =
Looked Cooler
5 eBay 96 IN 5 MyCalendar Mobile 96 +1
September 2012 App score report

21. TOP 25 Ever - iPhone - Non Game
FREE PAID
App App
# Name Δ # Name Δ
Score Score
6 Talking Tom Cat 96 = 6 "Free Music Download Pro+" - Downloader and Player 96 IN
7 Calorie Counter & Diet Tracker by MyFitnessPal 96 = 7 Weather Live 95 +1
8 Bible 96 = 8 Alarm Clock Pro 95 -1
9 ABC News 95 IN 9 TuneIn Radio Pro 95 =
10 Google+ 95 +2 10 Sleep Cycle alarm clock 95 =
11 Groupon 95 -1 11 MotionX GPS Drive 95 =
12 Bump 95 -1 12 Akinator the Genie 95 =
13 Flashlight ∞ 95 IN 13 Weather+ 95 +1
14 Tom's Love Letters 95 -1 14 iTranslate Voice 95 +4
15 "Free Music Download Pro" - Free Music Downloader and Player 95 +1 15 The Night Sky 95 =
16 eBuddy Messenger 95 -2 16 iHandy Translator Pro 94 =
17 Talking Tom Cat 2 95 -2 17 djay for iPhone 94 +5
18 Magic Piano 95 = 18 Talking Larry the Bird 94 -1
19 Waze social GPS traffic & gas 95 = 19 iDownloader Pro - Downloads & Download Manager 94 =
20 Evernote 95 -3 20 TurboScan: quickly scan multipage documents into high-quality PDFs 94 =
21 Viber - Free Phone Calls & Text 95 -1 21 WhatsApp Messenger 94 -20
22 Flipboard:Your Social News Magazine 95 = 22 Color Splash 94 +1
23 TuneIn Radio 95 = 23 Minnie Bow Maker 94 IN
24 iTranslate ~ the free translator 95 = 24 Talking Santa for iPhone 94 -3
25 Voxer Walkie-Talkie PTT 95 -4 25 Star Walk - 5 Stars Astronomy Guide 94 =
September 2012 App score report

22. TOP 25 Ever
iPad
Game

23. TOP 25 Ever - iPad - Game
FREE PAID
App App
# Name Δ # Name Δ
Score Score
1 Temple Run 99 = 1 Where's My Water? 98 =
2 Draw Something Free 98 = 2 Where's My Perry? 97 +1
3 Jetpack Joyride 97 = 3 Draw Something 97 -1
4 Poker by Zynga 96 = 4 Temple Run: Brave 96 IN
Where's My Water? FIFA SOCCER 12 by
5 96 = 5 96 +19
Free EA SPORTS for iPad
September 2012 App score report

24. TOP 25 Ever - iPad - Game
FREE PAID
App App
# Name Δ # Name Δ
Score Score
6 Angry Birds HD Free 96 = 6 Minecraft – Pocket Edition 96 +1
7 Ice Age Village 96 = 7 Angry Birds Seasons HD 96 -3
8 CSR Racing 96 +2 8 Clear Vision (17+) 96 -2
9 Let's Golf! ® 3 96 = 9 Infinity Blade 96 -1
10 Brothers In Arms® 2: Global Front Free+ 96 +1 10 Fruit Ninja HD 96 -5
11 Pirates of the Caribbean: Master of the Seas 96 IN 11 アスファルト7：Heat 96 IN
12 Bejeweled Blitz 96 = 12 Angry Birds Space HD 96 -2
13 The Simpsons™: Tapped Out 96 +3 13 Angry Birds HD 96 -4
14 The Sims™ FreePlay 96 IN 14 Gangstar Rio: City of Saints 95 -2
15 Fruit Ninja HD Free 96 -1 15 Asphalt 6: Adrenaline HD 95 IN
16 Cut the Rope HD Free 96 -3 16 Angry Birds Rio HD 95 -3
17 World Series of Poker 96 +2 17 Order & Chaos© Online 95 +2
18 Zombie Farm 96 +2 18 Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation 95 -4
19 Fantasy Town 96 -1 19 Infinity Blade II 95 -2
20 Angry Birds Rio HD Free 95 -3 20 JellyCar 3 95 -5
21 Unblock Me FREE 95 IN 21 Dead Space™ for iPad 95 -3
22 SongPop Free 95 = 22 Cut the Rope HD 95 -6
23 Farm Story™ 95 = 23 Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 12 for iPad 95 IN
24 Dungeon Hunter 3 95 = 24 Plants vs. Zombies HD 95 -4
25 Flow Free 95 IN 25 MASS EFFECT™ INFILTRATOR 95 -3
September 2012 App score report

25. TOP 25 Ever
iPad
Non Game

26. TOP 25 Ever - iPad - Non Game
FREE PAID
App App
# Name Δ # Name Δ
Score Score
1 Google Translate 96 = 1 GarageBand 97 =
"Free Music Download
2 Pinterest 96 = 2 Pro" - Downloader and 96 IN
Player
Pimp Your Screen -
3 Bible 96 = 3 Your Device Never 96 -1
Looked Cooler
"Free Music Download
4 Google+ 95 +1 4 Pro+" - Downloader 96 -1
and Player
5 Tom's Love Letters 95 +1 5 Weather Live 95 -1
September 2012 App score report

27. TOP 25 Ever - iPad - Non Game
FREE PAID
App App
# Name Δ # Name Δ
Score Score
6 "Free Music Download Pro" - Free Music Downloader and Player 95 +1 6 TuneIn Radio Pro 95 -1
7 Magic Piano 95 +2 7 MotionX GPS Drive 95 -1
8 Waze social GPS traffic & gas 95 +2 8 Akinator the Genie 95 -1
9 Evernote 95 -1 9 Weather+ 95 -1
10 Flipboard:Your Social News Magazine 95 +1 10 The Night Sky 95 -1
11 TuneIn Radio 95 +1 11 iDownloader Pro - Downloads & Download Manager 94 -1
12 Talking Tom Cat 2 for iPad 95 IN 12 Minnie Bow Maker 94 +2
13 Weather＋ 95 +1 13 FatBooth 94 -2
14 Facebook 95 -1 14 Talking Santa for iPad HD 94 -2
15 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally appisode 95 = 15 Battery Doctor Pro - Max Your Battery Life 94 -2
16 TripAdvisor Hotels Flights Restaurants 94 = 16 Alarm Clock HD Pro 94 -1
17 Cool Wallpapers HD & Retina Free by Kappboom™ for iPhone,iPod,iPad 94 +3 17 360 Panorama 94 =
18 Talking Tom & Ben News for iPad 94 = 18 FINDING NEMO INTERACTIVE COMIC 94 IN
19 Calculator for iPad Free 94 IN 19 GoodReader for iPad 94 -3
20 iBooks 94 IN 20 Brave: Storybook Deluxe 94 -1
21 Jake's Never Land Pirate School 94 = 21 Dumbo: Disney Classics 94 IN
22 PIXEL'D 94 = 22 PicFrame 94 -2
23 SoundHound 94 +1 23 it's a small world 93 -2
24 WATCH Disney XD 94 -1 24 My Alarm Clock 93 IN
25 Talking Ginger for iPad 94 IN 25 Living Earth - Clock & Weather 93 -3
September 2012 App score report

28. ‣ September Highlights
iPhone
TOP 25 Ever - iPhone - Game
• Hidden Objects: Gardens of Time (Disney) and 2 other apps left the TOP 25 Free apps.
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Master of the Seas (Disney) and 2 other apps enters the TOP 25
Free apps.
• FIFA 11 by EA SPORTS™ and Scramble With Friends left the TOP 25 Paid apps.
• FIFA 11 becomes obsolete with the launch of FIFA 13
• Temple Run: Brave (launched in June) enters the TOP 25
TOP 25 Ever - iPhone - Non Game
• Facebook Messenger, Weather° and iHandy Translator Free left the TOP 25 Free apps.
• eBay, ABC News and Flashlight ∞ enters the TOP 25 Free apps.
• Pocket God and Talking Harry the Hedgehog left the TOP 25 Paid apps.
• "Free Music Download Pro+" - Downloader and Player and Minnie Bow Maker enters the
TOP 25 Paid apps.
• WhatsApp Messenger lost its 1st place to reach 21st place. It seems WhatsApp received
bad reviews because of access to the contacts requested by iOS 6.

29. ‣ September Highlights
iPad
TOP 25 Ever - iPad - Game
• Hidden Objects: Gardens of Time, Logos Quiz Game and 2 other apps left the Top 25 Free
apps.
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Master of the Seas and 3 other apps enters the Top 25 Free apps.
• Asphalt 7: Heat, Puffle Launch and 2 other apps left the Top 25 Paid apps.
• Temple Run: Brave, Asphalt 6: Adrenaline HD and 2 other apps enters the Top 25 Paid
apps.
TOP 25 Ever - iPad - Non Game
• Weather° and 3 other apps left the Top 25 Free apps
• Talking Tom Cat 2 for iPad, Calculator for iPad Free, iBooks and an other app enters the
Top 25 Free apps.
• Bambi: Disney Classics (after an incursion in August), Penultimate and 2 other apps left
the Top 25 Paid apps
• "Free Music Download Pro" - Downloader and Player reached again the 2nd place, and 3
other apps enters the Top 25 Paid apps.

30. ‣ September Highlights
Apps Released in September
• Bad Piggies (95) and FIFA 13 by EA SPORTS (94) couldn’t reach the Top 25 Paid iPhone
apps the month of their release but we are expecting them to reach it next month.
• InstaMessage which has been spammy on Instagram reached the 2nd place in the Top 25
Free Non-Game apps of September but not the Top 25 ever.
• Camera+ launched its iPad version Camera+ for iPad.
• Since Youtube app has been removed as a native app, Jasmine - YouTube Client reached
rank #2 for iPad, #7 for iPhone and Play Tube Free - Best Youtube Player rank #10 for
iPhone.
• We did not note any particular moves in the App Score Ranking for maps apps despite the
bad buzz of the new map app from Apple.

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