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

Ask Me Anything (Free)
This is an official app from Reddit for its Ask Me Anything (AMA) interviews, which have a habit of teasing interesting answers out of celebrities of all kinds. Well, most of the time. You can read existing AMAs, with their question-and-answer threads helpfully reformatted for faster browsing. And when an AMA is taking place, you can ask questions via the app too.
iPhone

Nosy Crow Jigsaws (Free + IAP)
British publisher Nosy Crow makes marvellous picture-books, and equally marvellous book-apps. Its new release is different though: a collection of digital jigsaw puzzles using artwork from its print and app releases. They’re bought using a parent-friendly system of in-app purchases, although puzzles for apps you already own are unlocked automatically.
iPhone / iPad

Premier League Away Days (Free)
One for football fans in the UK, this: an official Premier League app that aims to make away matches less of a slog. Expect stadium guides; recommendations for hotels, pubs and restaurants; travel information and ticketing details, as well as digital vouchers.
iPhone

Yahoo News Digest (Free)
This app started as an iPhone app called Summly, which automatically summarised news stories in mobile-friendly bitesized chunks. It was bought by Yahoo then relaunched, and now it’s expanded to Apple’s tablet, complete with weekly videos from Katie Couric, the US news broadcaster recently poached by Yahoo.
iPad (already on iPhone)

This Is All Yours (Free)
This app is one for fans of Alt-J, the Mercury Prize-winning band who are returning with their second album This Is All Yours. The app is a way to unlock and listen to its songs from specific locations in the real world: a musical treasure hunt, of sorts. Fans are encouraged to leave messages about the tracks for others to find too.
iPhone

Monocle 24 (Free)
Monocole is many things: a magazine, online store and radio service. This app focuses on the latter aspect: a well-designed way to listen to live shows, as well as those that have been recently broadcast. Expect current affairs, culture and business, with plenty of listenable experts.
iPhone

London Review of Books (Free + IAP)
Here’s the first Newsstand iOS app for the London Review of Books, with new issues released every two weeks with plenty of thought-provoking longform criticism of books, and the world that spawned them. Individual issues cost £3.99, or you can pay £74.00 for an annual subscription.
iPhone / iPad

Emojli (Free)
If you find emoji tiresome, skip ahead quickly. This is an emoji-only messaging app, where conversations take place solely through the medium of little cartoon icons. Props to The Wire for its “there’s a messaging app worse than Yo” review – proudly published in the App Store listing. But with the right friends, this is fun.
iPhone / iPad

MyCarCost by What Car (Free)
No emoji here. Instead, this is a serious tool from What Car magazine, which lets you browse information on how much a secondhand motor is likely to cost you – not just in the initial price, but in servicing costs, tax and fuel bills.
iPhone

Kalley’s Machine Plus Cats (£1.99)
Children’s app publishing is a family business for Jon, Carrie, Corbett and Kalley Alexander, whose debut app is based on a drawing by (then) four year-old Kalley. It’s a charming digital picture-book tale of a girl and her machine, invented purely to stop her father from commuting to work. And the cats? They’re thrown in (not literally) for fun.
iPhone / iPad

GAMES

Angry Birds Stella (Free + IAP)
Grease’s Pink Ladies now have competition in the form of Stella and her fellow new Angry Birds, in this latest game from Rovio. It’s the usual bird-slinging action with some new twists in the heroines’ superpowers, and some excellent level design. Is it an ‘Angry Birds for Girls’ though? Read Rovio’s views on that.
iPhone / iPad

Mikey Boots (£1.49)
If you’ve played developer BeaverTap Games’ previous releases Mikey Hooks or Mikey Shorts, you’ll know to expect something polished and fun with latest app Mikey Boots. It’s a platform game spread across 42 challenging levels, with neat controls and plenty to discover.
iPhone / iPad

Spider-Man Unlimited (Free + IAP)
Publisher Gameloft’s latest Spider-Man game is an endless runner, although predictably it throws in some web-slinging and leaping too. The game is presented in a stylised comic-strip form, and structured into “issues” that come with a different supervillain boss each time.
iPhone / iPad

All Star Quarterback (Free + IAP)
We Brits have been going gaga for New Star Soccer’s mix of sporting action and off-the-field career progression for some time. Now American Football is getting a similar game, albeit with much more 2014-style visuals. You play a quarterback, charged with getting game-time, winning matches and splashing your cash.
iPhone / iPad

Diamond Digger Saga (Free + IAP)
The latest Saga from Candy Crush maker King: this sees you matching colourful diamonds, creating gaps for more colourful diamonds to fall down into. But there’s also water flowing on each level, with your job being to make matches to guide it to the exit. It’s pretty fun to play.
iPhone / iPad

Valiant Hearts: The Great War (£2.99 + IAP)
The first world war has been a regular presence in media of all forms this year, commemorating the hundredth anniversary of its start. Now Ubisoft has released this: part game and part graphic novel, based on letters sent during the real war. Gameplay and history mix in seamlessly, with additional episodes available as in-app purchases.
iPhone / iPad

Nerf Hoops (Free)
Years ago, developer Backflip had a monster hit with its rubbish-chucking Paper Toss game. Now it’s taking the idea of flicking objects at targets into a branded partnership with Hasbro: a Nerf-themed basketball flicking game that’s perfect for whiling away the odd spare minute or three.
iPhone / iPad

Wolfblood - Shadow Runners (Free)
Here in the UK, the CBBC channel is airing a new series of teen-wolf (note, adults, not Teen Wolf) drama Wolfblood. It’s got its own spin-off game: an endless runner that sees you dodging and smashing obstacles. In a clever touch, new levels will be released to synchronise with the weekly TV episodes.
iPhone / iPad

Super Monkey Ball Bounce (Free + IAP)
As someone who has loved Super Monkey Ball on various consoles and devices down the years, its reinvention as a free-to-play Peggle clone is distinctly worrying. Still, I can see how it would appeal to some players: bouncing monkeys through screens of bananas and platforms.
iPhone / iPad

Kitty Powers’ Matchmaker (£1.99)
Finally, a dating romance game, but you’re not doing the actual dating. Instead, you play drag-queen matchmaker Kitty Powers as she tries to pair up some distinctly un-polished clients. Clever social features see friends becoming part of the action too.
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.

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