20 best iPhone and iPad apps this week

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It's time for our weekly roundup of the best new iPhone and iPad apps and games to have emerged on Apple's App Store.

As ever, prices are correct at the time of writing, but may have changed by the time you read this. (Free + IAP) means in-app purchases are used within the app.

Want more apps? Browse previous Best iPhone and iPad apps roundups on The Guardian. And if you're looking for Android apps instead, browse the archives of the weekly Best Android Apps roundups.

APPS

Great British Bee Count (Free)The latest in a growing line of crowdsourcing-for-good apps. In this case, the good is helping Friends of the Earth and its partners build a map of how healthy (or not) bees are around the UK. Its app is used to track the bees you see in your local area, then send that data back to the scientists.iPhone

Line Selfie Sticker (Free)If you don’t use messaging app Line, or think selfies are silly, this definitely isn’t for you. For people who like both, this is likely to be an essential download: an app for taking photos of yourself and turning them into digital “stickers” to be sent within Line, and also shared on other social networks.iPhone

Red Hot + Bach (Free)This new iPad app is a project from AIDS charity Red Hot – its latest musical venture. Here, it’s based on an album of Bach-related music from modern artists, with the app enabling you to listen, play with the music itself, and read up on Bach’s life and times.iPad

Netvibes Reader and social analytics (Free)Netvibes: a blast from the past for social media veterans. Its latest incarnation is an app: “both a dashboard for all of your apps, images and tweets, and a reader for all of your real-time articles and posts”. Something aimed at people in social media-related jobs, then, but keen RSS users may wish to check it out too.iPhone / iPad

Hitch (Free)Tired of Tinder? Hitch could be another port of call for people looking for new ways to date. Based on Facebook, it encourages people to match their friends up. Once matched, they can chat anonymously or reveal their identities before deciding whether to meet up.iPhone

Sky Sports Football Score Centre – Brazil Edition (Free)Just in time for the big tournament, Sky Sports’ new World Cup app makes it onto iOS. It’s a dedicated app for scores, live text commentary, tables, photos and other data from Brazil, complete with an option to set your preferred country as “My Team”.iPhone

Fitbay (Free)Sounds like an online auction site for people to flog unused exercise bikes and treadmills, but isn’t. Instead, this is an app aiming to help you find clothes that fit your specific body shape, matching you with the recommendations of people like you around the world. Plenty of potential.iPhone

Musikki (Free)Looking to keep tabs on lots of favourite musicians? Musikki is hoping to be one of your ports of call on iPhone, pulling in news, videos, concert details and song previews, with plans to add in streaming services and new release alerts in the future. It’s neat and tidily designed.iPhone

Unread for iPad (£2.99)Quite a few Feedly-using friends have been scrambling for an alternative news-reader, following its problems with hackers last week. Unread is the latest contender on iPad, an elegant full-screen reading app with clever touches including a persistent web browser and detailed accessibility features.iPad

Top10 Hotels (Free)“The ULTIMATE hotel booking app,” claims the App Store listing for this, which is quite a claim in a crowded category. What looks interesting here is its tight focus (yes, the top 10 hotels in various cities and destinations) as well as its ability to pull in photos, social network reviews and deals from other booking sites.iPhone

GAMES

Broken Age (£6.99)Known to many gamers as “that Kickstarter project that raised $3.3m” when it was known as just Double Fine Adventure, it’s since been renamed as Broken Age, and now it’s on iPad as well as computers. It’s a beautiful-looking traditional adventure game, with humour and puzzles. This is its first act, with the second to be added as an in-app purchase later.iPad

Angry Birds Epic (Free + IAP)The latest Angry Birds game sees no physics-based flinging. Instead, it’s a roleplaying game (RPG) that sees you building up a team of birds and attacking pigs through other means. Along the way, you craft and upgrade weapons, learn new skills and get to grips with its turn-based battles system.iPhone / iPad

King of the Course (Free + IAP)EA knows a thing or two about golf games from its stewardship of the Tiger Woods franchise. Its new mobile game takes a new direction – free-to-play – with famous courses, neat touchscreen controls and, ahem, boosts. Well, there had to be something to justify the in-app purchases, presumably…iPhone / iPad

VVVVVV (£1.99)Ever played Super Hexagon? This is the new game from its developer Terry Cavanagh, and if anything is picking up even more buzz. It’s a platform game that’s been available since 2010 on other devices, with graphics reminiscent of the 1980s, and gameplay that grips you quickly then won’t let you go.iPhone / iPad

Flick Soccer Brazil (Free + IAP)First of a smattering of football games in this World Cup month. Flick Soccer Brazil comes from developer Full Fat: a new game in its very-good Flick Soccer franchise. You’ll be flicking balls past the goalkeeper or at the crossbar over several modes, even if the inclusion of “Brazilian bikini babes” feels a bit unnecessary.iPhone

Damn Little Town (Free + IAP)This “tactical board game” is justifiably causing a stir among mobile gamers this week, with a number of early reviews mentioning it in the same breath as Carcassonne – and if you haven’t played that game, this is high praise. It sees you building a town, placing settlers, then escaping when it gets “corrupted”. It’s very addictive, with a single in-app purchase unlocking the full version.iPhone / iPad

Democracy 3 (£6.99)Democracy 3 sounds complicated: a full-blown simulation of running a country, demanding you solve crime, unemployment, terrorism and climate change among other challenges. Ported from PC, it sees you adjusting your policies using a clever slider bar-based system, while trying to win over voters. A lot to chew on, but worth the effort.iPad

QuizTix: World Football (Free + IAP)QuizTix is a new brand of “collectable quiz” games for Android and iOS, with this the third following versions focused on pop music and movies. Here, you’ll be answering football trivia in a range of categories, taking on friends or asking them for help with tricky questions.iPhone / iPad

Great Little War Game 2 (£1.99)Developer Rubicon Development’s little and big war games have plenty of fans, and this latest one looks like it won’t disappoint them. It’s another turn-based strategy game where you take your troops into battle over 60 missions. “Just jump in and start shooting,” advises its App Store listing. And thankfully, it really is that accessible.iPhone / iPad

Tank Battle: East Front 1945 (£1.49)Yep, more war. This is part of a series of second world war games from developer Hunted Cow Studios, with this one enabling you to take control of the German or Russian forces in 1945, over a series of missions. With plenty of units to master, it looks a rewarding experience for wargame veterans and newcomers alike.iPhone / iPad

Those are our picks, but what have you been enjoying on iOS this week? Post your recommendations (or feedback on these) in the comments section.