Donut Country and Gorogoa, both games published by Ananpurna Interactive, were chosen as the best iPhone and iPad games of the year by editors at the consumer technology giant.

Separate from games, Procreate Pocket, a drawing app by Savage Interactive, and Froggipedia, a biology app by Designmate, were chosen as best iPhone and iPad apps of the year.

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The lists of top free apps for both the iPhone and iPad were crowded with social media offerings.

Both lists included YouTube, Messenger and Facebook, though in different positions.

The top free game app for both iPhone and iPad was, unsurprisingly, Fortnite, a blockbuster battle game.

The editors at Apple, which unveiled the list Monday night, also chose Drake as the artist of the year and Cardi B s I Like It as song of the year.

Apple also chose best apps and games for its specific devices.

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Bloons TD 6 Pocket Build Bloons TD 5 Geometry Dash The Game of Life Papas Freezeria To Go Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Top Free iPad Apps -- Chart YouTube Netflix Messenger Facebook Amazon Prime Video Google Chrome Gmail YouTube Kids The Calculator Amazon Top Paid iPad Apps -- Chart Procreate Notability GoodNotes 4 Toca Life: Pets Duet Display Toca Life: After School XtraMath Toca Hair Salon 3 MyScript Nebo Toca Kitchen 2 Top Free iPad Games -- Chart Fortnite Roblox Kick the Buddy Love Balls Helix Jump Color by Number Coloring Game Bowmasters -- Multiplayer Game Hole.io Rise Up Rules of Survival Top Paid iPad Games -- Chart Minecraft Geometry Dash The Game of Life The Room: Old Sins Heads Up Bloons TD 6 Goat Simulator Five Nights at Freddys Lego Jurassic World Terraria Apple Music Best Music of 2018 -- Editorial selections Artist of the year: Drake Breakout Artist of the Year: Juice WRLD Song of the Year: I Like It - Cardi B featuring Bad Bunny J.

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