6 Incredibly Addictive iOS Games You Won’t Put Down

With over 800,000 mobile game titles to choose from on the iOS App Store, the odds of stumbling upon one or two ‘gems’ that always keep you coming back to play another round are hit-or-miss. Luckily we’ve developed an affinity with some of the most addicting, highest-rated and “time-tested-for-fun” games the App Store has to offer. Use the right arrow to browse 6 of our favorite addictive mobile games.

6 Drop The Ball!

Drop the ball is one of the App Store’s most simple yet inherently exhilarating games, built around an equally simple method of play. Just tap, shift your grip to aim the ball, release, and then sit back and watch the show as the ball drops, bouncing and ricocheting off the numbered obstacles scattered along its path.

Every time the ball bounces off an object, your score increases and the odds of unlocking new achievements rises.

This is an incredibly simple, physics based game, which was reimagined with surprising amounts of challenge and suspense for iOS devices. Download Drop The Ball! for free from the App Store today.

5 Prune

Recipient of multiple, prestigious awards including TIME Magazine’s ‘Game of The Year’, 2015, and Apple’s ‘Best of the App Store’, 2016, Prune offers its players a unique, balanced mix of challenge, intrigue, and ease of gameplay.

With the mere swipe of a finger, you’ll plant a seed and watch it grow into a flourishing tree — but your job, err, challenge, is to swipe away (prune) its loose branches so as to help the tree avoid being damaged by all the “hostile elements” encroaching upon its path to fruition.

Prune is essentially an ode’ to trees, its developers say: “A game about the beauty and joy of cultivation.” So if you're a fan of non-competitive, slow-paced strategy games, as well as the beauty of nature and life, then Prune is certain to offer you hours of challenging, soothing, yet methodically rewarding gameplay. Download Prune from the iOS App Store for just $3.99.

4 Rider

Rider is another simple yet inherently challenging game from top developer, Ketchapp. As one of only a few of their titles which offer continuous gameplay — uninterrupted by the ads which are a staple of most free titles, this game offers a basic yet engaging method of gameplay.

Not only does Rider allow you to play on and on, but the method of play and ultimate objective is extremely simple: tap to accelerate and navigate your chosen vehicle along the obstacle-laden track.

The simple yet increasingly difficult levels, combined with all the suspenseful maneuvers you’ll execute along the way, is why Rider is certain to keep you entertained and on the edge of your seat for hours! Download Rider for free from the iOS App Store.

3 2048+#

There are at least 25 variants of this classic puzzle game available on the App Store — but none more fully-featured and customizable than 2048+#.

Much akin to the standard 2048 puzzles — where 2s merge to become 4s, 4s merge to become 8s, and so on and so forth — 2048+# boasts the familiar, grid-style interface, but allows players to customize various aspects of their gameplay.

Not only can you select the size of your grid (between 16 and 144 tiles!), but you can also select the symbols you’d like to merge — including emojis!

Be creative and customize the interface all while maintaining the same time-tested, math-inspired fun that 2048 is universally adorned for! Download 2048+# for free from the App Store.

2 Hill Climb Racing

Described by its developers as the most addictive and entertaining physics based driving game ever created, Hill Climb Racing really is as exhilarating as they make it sound.

Not only does the title boast a variety of theme, location-based, and seasonal courses, but also an arsenal of customizable, upgradeable vehicles designed to conquer the differing types of terrain.

Score bonuses and achieve new awards when you reach new levels on each course. Be careful, though, as this is a physics-inspired game, driving in forward or reverse by simply tapping on the designated pedal is much trickier than it looks! Download Hill Climb Racing from the App Store for free.

1 Smash Tanks! (AR Experience)

Smash Tanks! is an incredibly fun and addicting game which can be played alone, against “the computer”, or between two people with compatible devices.

For those who own an iPhone 6s or newer, iPhone SE, any of Apple’s iPad Pro models or its fifth-generation iPad, Smash Tanks! offers an exclusive, augmented reality-based experience that allows you to place and play the game board essentially anywhere there’s a flat surface thanks to Apple’s powerful ARKit.

Set your ideal stage for maximum destruction, and then engage with your friends, family or fellow players in a riveting match, where your ultimate goal is to demolish the other player’s tanks. Download Smash Tanks! From the iOS App Store for just $1.99.