Despite President Trump’s numerous attempts to ban the short-form video platform, or perhaps because of them, TikTok has become the most downloaded social media app of 2020, with over 82 million ...

The Google Play Store expands every year, and 2020 was no different. We saw a slew of new apps from a variety of categories. It’s arguably one of the best years we’ve had in recent memory. Of course, ...

Along with a halfway decent replacement for the Dark Sky weather app Along with a halfway decent replacement for the Dark Sky weather app is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, ...

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. This week, Apple and Google announced their ...

The app world is a massive place. There are millions of applications and games between the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. It’s no surprise that some of them get into trouble every now and then ...

While 2020 has been brutal on the whole, it’s been an unusually fruitful year for apps. In part, that’s because of the coronavirus pandemic, which has upended the ways we live and work for the ...

The two apps Finka and Blued, which were one of China's two most popular apps for LGBTQ+ people to get acquainted, were ...

Apple today released its highly anticipated annual list of the best apps and games of 2020. As in previous years, App Store editors selected the winners based on factors like the app’s quality, ...

Apple today announced the winners of the 2020 App Store Best award, which recognizes outstanding apps and games for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Mac. The company also shared its ...

In 2019, Apple’s pick for best iPhone app was a camera tool that can be used to take long exposure photos of outdoor adventures. This year? It’s Wakeout, an app featuring “active breaks” — think ...