CrackBerry has hand-picked some of the finest free and paid apps and games for BlackBerry 10! From utilities to music to shooting games and puzzles - you'll find the very best that BlackBerry World has to offer right here.
CrackBerry's curated list of the must-download BlackBerry 10 apps and games, updated on an ongoing basis! Bookmark this page right now, as you'll be visiting it often! Welcome to CrackBerry's list of the BEST apps and games available for BlackBerry 10. We'll be updating this post frequently as great new apps and games become available for the BlackBerry Z10, BlackBerry Q10 and other BlackBerry 10 phones. Whether paid or free, if it's a great app for BlackBerry 10 you will find it here.
Last Updated: April 1, 2013
HOW IT WORKS
SELECTION CRITERIA: Every app and game on this list has been downloaded, installed and used by a member of the CrackBerry team. If we think it's an app worth taking the time to download, it will be added to this list. For the most part we are vetting each app for a quality experience (built native for BlackBerry 10 is what we prefer) that is also rich in features, but we'll also allow popular Android ports onto this list that are particularly good. Each listing will be accompanied by a short "review in a tweet" or the rationale of why it's worth your time to download.
To begin, we're keeping this list sorted simply between the best free and paid apps and games for BlackBerry 10. As this list gets BIG, we'll begin splitting things up into more categories and specific use-case apps. Our first goal here is to get you the best apps and games for your BlackBerry 10 phone that every BlackBerry Z10 owner should have!
Now, keep in mind that some of the very best apps come preinstalled on a BlackBerry 10 device, such as Facebook Foursquare, Google Talk, and Dropbox. Those are gimmies, so we've excluded them from the list. Entries that are in italics are recent additions.
INSTALLING APPS: If you're visiting this page on your BlackBerry 10 phone, simply clicking on an app link will pop up the option to then open the app in BlackBerry World. From there you can easily install it. If you are visiting on your desktop computer, the link will take you to the BlackBerry World website. Be sure to log in to BlackBerry World with your BlackBerry ID. From the website on your computer, you can actually complete the purchase (if necessary) or click the download link on a free app, and the download will automatically start on your BlackBerry 10 phone (super cool, we know).
SUBMIT AN APP: If you come across awesome BlackBery 10 apps that are not on the list, be sure to talk about them in our BlackBerry 10 Apps and BlackBerry 10 Games forums. We'll constantly be trolling the forums looking for more great apps and games to try out.
BEST PAID BLACKBERRY 10 APPS
Stocks- $2.99 - Keep tabs on your favorite stocks, even from the active frame.
IM+ Pro - $4.99 - Chat with friends across multiple social networks seamlessly.
gNewsReader- $0.99 - Get caught up with all of your favorite RSS feeds.
Podcasts- $0.99 - Subscribe, get notified, and queue downloads for your favorite podcasts.
Book Reader - $0.99 - Read EPUB and MOBI e-books on your BlackBerry.
SayIt - $2.99 - A super-charged voice-activated assistant.
MyAccountant - $0.99 - A Cascades-friendly income and expense tracker.
PlayCloud 10 - $1.99 - An advanced file manager that provides Google Drive, FTP, and other cloud access.
ReadItNow! - $1.99 - Access stories that you've marked for reading later,
Paper Camera - $1.99 - Add awesome and unique sketch effects to still photos and video.
This post will be getting updated regulary, so be sure to bookmark it and visit back often! In the meantime, check out these other great BlackBerry 10 apps...
It's a case-by-case scenario. Some devs are upgrading their PlayBook apps to BB10 compatibility, while others are making entirely new entries. Very similar to Universal apps on iOS. IM+ in particular has two separate entries unfortunately, so you'll have to buy twice.
Free for a short time on PlayBook, c'mon. All the vendors and marketplaces do that, apps are free sometimes, 50% off others, full price or $1 more for the rest of the year (Bard's Tale is +$1 on PlayBook since I bought it, which was not that long ago.)
You gotta watch for bargains, and you gotta watch for rip-offs, just like everywhere else (unfortunately.) There's a lot of crap on all of the platforms too, it's everywhere, it's everywhere!
Calendar Sync just made my day! I have been having to enter everything into two separate calendars since Google stopped supporting BB so my secretary can schedule my appointments. Now if we can get the Z10 in the USA...
Sucks that dictionary.com isn't free like it used to be. I'll probably still get it though when the Z10 comes out on the "5th of never" (to quote someone from another post).
Dropbox isn't mentioned. I'd say that many think that Dropbox (or other popular cloud storage options) are absolutely essential.
Calendar Sync looks even better than what we've had in the past from RIM *or* Google Sync.
Get Netflix together, and this thing is looking massively nice.
Any sign of a good google reader app? I did some browsing of BB World today and nothing really showed up... Can't wait to start loading my Z10 tomorrow!
Entirely new platform. Not even possible. RIM could have created an emulator as they did with Android but what's the point? They preferred to tap into the Android Market to grow BB World as they have over 700,000 apps.
RIM needs to get the apps in the queue out in BB World. I can't believe Run In Crowd made the top free games. No disrespect to the developer, but it's a rather simple game.
Only sort of. Any apps that have been upgraded from the PlayBook version to the BB10 version will still be available, yeah. There's a dedicated section in My World for apps you've already bought, and there were a handful there when I first booted up the Z10.
What ever happened to Cubifice?? There was a big press release about how the developer was porting to the bb10 platform, and it actually appeared in both the bb10 and playbook blackberry world stores for a while as a free app, but now it's gone, and the developer isn't listed anymore.. (I still have it on my Playbook, but unfortunately lost it off my bb10 alpha devices due to wipes and reloads..)
I would like to know how much the bb10 will cost.....(without contract)..cause with this economy that will make or break blackberry(formally known as RIM) in the us market.
why is Songza unavailable to download for me in the UK? Also I have to say that I'm disappointed that very few of the apps that were announced at the launch event are even available. Games like Jetpack Joyride that are on the PlayBook should have been in BlackBerry World from launch!
Is there an app that can take all of my messages (email, texts, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) and put them all in a centralized place, where they can always be accessed with a simple gesture, from anywhere on the phone? That would just rock.
A bunch of the old Poynt guys are working on Spotcast (http://admin.crackberry.com/ex-poynt-developers-introduce-spotcast-socia...). It's still in the early days.
Yup, working on that now as a separate story. You're right, Flipboard runs really well. Path is decent, Google Maps is great. Pinterest works, trying Pocket next.
Dictionary.com is now a paid App? You have to be kidding me! Why pay for this when you can use your lighting fast BB10 browser and visit their site for free. This is the drawback of the BB $10,000 app chalenge. Developers are going to go the route of charging for apps that should be free. SMH.
How about Words With Friends, BeWeather, BeBuzz, Vlingo, Wikitude, are they in Blackberry World (for BB10).
I was torn on that one. It was better formatted for one-handed use than News360, but didn't operate as smoothly. If Taptu made a native app, then I'd most definitely consider it.
I'm impressed with the Z10, having owned one since last Friday, but disappointed by the apps available. Yes, I know it's a new OS but there's been plenty of time to get ready for launch. A few of my favourites:-
Flipboard...No
eBay...No
Amazon...No
BBC news...No
BBC iPlayer...just a shortcut
YouTube...another shortcut
Sky News...No
Bloomberg ...No
Wolfram Alpha...No
TuneIn radio...yay, it's there
WeatherPro...yes
An excellent paid app (£0.75 in the UK) is StarTracker, a very nice astronomy app which should even better after a couple of updates.
FYI you can port Android Apps to the Z10 just like you'd do for the Playbook. Flipboard works, I personally tried it. I don't know if eBay works, but it works on my PB. Check out this site for info:
http://apps.goodereader.com/category/playbook/
Haha just downloaded a couple of new games and apps on my Playbook through these links :D
When clicking on the links in your Playbook browser... The links will bring you to Blackberry App World. Some of them you can download (if not allready done) but some are BB10 only naturally.
Big thanks Crackberry!
Ow yeah... The ones you can't download... The screen captures are viewable. Thus it gives you an idea on how it looks like on the Z10 and keeps you mouthwatering untill the Z10 gets available in your area.
Sweet, this is an essential post. Will be checking back all the time. You guys weren't joking when you said crackberry is more then a news site, its about providing a good blackberry experience. Its hard to keep up with the forums, and weekly app reviews. Even hard to follow blackberries "featured" apps and games. Which can only get worse the more we ask for a trillion apps available.
Any word on some of the essentials must have apps we use for BB7? Bebuzz has gotten so good on BB7 I dont wanna lose that when i get my z10 tomorrow. I can report that Beweather is almost ready for BB10, I think i saw that on twitter. Quicklaunch, leave it on, fixmo tools. wheres my phone (10 times better then blackberry portect) These were make or break your BB7 experience.
IM+ Pro is considered best App for paid? Who the heck comes up with that stupid conclusion? You can't even make calls or video! OoVoO is way better and I can't believe it's not there.
Caledar Sync. I cannot find it on Blackberry world and when I link through the link above it states that It is not available for Z10. Does anyone have it on Z10
Does anybody know when we can expect real apps? Apps like Skype, Tango, Viber, Evernote, Netflix, Pinterest, Instagram, Pandora, and Spotify? Thanks guys.
INDIE APPS! INDIE APPS! Do a section on great indie apps or apps you can ONLY find on BlackBerry 10...like umm...WordsPlus :)
You can get Angry Birds on any phone but WordsPlus is exclusive to BlackBerry 10
You can get WordHero on any BlackBerry phone but WordsPlus is exclusive to BlackBerry 10
I agree. Me, Jaiaca and much others spent a lot of time, money and effort to develop great apps with or without Built For Blackberry designation, but nice native apps at the end, *exclusive* to BB10.
Most apps in this list come from well-knowed midsize or large companies. They dont need much help. Their apps will be sold as hotcakes within Android, Iphone, Blackberry or Windows markets... but we are individual, indie developers commited with Blackberry...we don't do simple androids ports *cough*Instagram,Skype*cough*.
We have limited resources, no influence, little or inexistent reputation, but i think some of our applications are worthy of being on this list . I think we deserve your support.
the fact that you need to pay for a podcast app is a joke. really frustrated at the garbage selection of apps in the app world, especially the games. at least some of the better apps are ported
with all these great apps & games, 16gb internal storage could get filled up quick... hehehe .. Thx to the micro SD, music & all other files can be stored with not much worries ...
Ok. I'm a bit hammered right now, but I'd like you folks to give me a few answers, especially if you've used the Z10. I heard the BB maps is not food. Can I download Google maps? Would it work on the Z10? What about Poynt, the NY Times, LifeinPocket, MaraTick, BB Travel, The Weather Channel, ESPN, Scoremobile for BB? You guys have any info about them? I'd LOVE to ge the BBZ10, but I'm looking at the LG Optimus G. My thinking is I hang loose with the LG until the Z10 gets the bugs worked out and then in two years, go to the Z10. Or am I full of S----? Ok, Someone will say I am no matter what! But I'd like some serious feedback guys. I respect Crackberry folks' opinion since they bailed me out of a lot of stuff with my 9800. Thanks guys!
I agree that it isn't bad. It does the job for the most basic task. I never use 3D view but A few more features would be nice. Loving the phone though.
Simon, when you have time we could use your input on BB10s Best 10 now that an additional 2 months have passed and there are 25,000 more available.. Has it ramained the same 10.
I would love to see one of the further break downs be "Best Blackberry 10 Apps and Games that don't require you to relinquish all of your personal information, contacts, shared files and location to a third party for God knows what reason."
I'm using a Blackberry, for Pete's sake. Why does 'Unblock Me' need to have access to such things?
Yes it's actually quite easy! Tap and hold the phone number, and then a menu will fly out from the right side of the screen. The 3rd option down is to add to contacts. From there, you can select one of your existing contacts to add the number to, or down in the bottom action buttons click the "New" button to create a new contact with that phone number.
BB World in Aus is very lacking, almost embarrassing. No music service support for any of the big ones like Spotify, Rdio, etc etc.... Anyone know of any way around this?
Looking for a BAR file for Touch aka Ping Chat to load onto a Q10. I already have it on my Z10, and now want it for my q10 to chat with friends on other platforms. The only reason I use Touch is it doesn't ask for all the personal information that others such as whatsapp does.
Anyone know when I can get the BAR to sideload?
SDTRMG Feb 4, 2013 at 3:18 pm
+10
dietertong Feb 4, 2013 at 3:21 pm
Is there a reason when I click on Billy's Hill (in Chrome) it brings me to the Dictionary.com app?
Simon Sage Feb 4, 2013 at 3:35 pm
Because I'm a nerf-herder. Fixed.
dietertong Feb 4, 2013 at 3:40 pm
Thanks Simon!
Adam Zeis Feb 4, 2013 at 3:40 pm
Who's scruffy lookin'!?
simu31 Feb 4, 2013 at 4:08 pm
Oi! Adam, he's shaggy lookin', not "scruffy lookin'" !!! :p
Si.
Arabianhorse Feb 4, 2013 at 11:10 pm
Love it. Episode 4 Star Wars; Hans Solo to Princess Lea. Still . . . the new z10 post keep comin in!
vx1 Feb 4, 2013 at 3:23 pm
does anyone know if ubersocial is on BB10 yet ?
Simon Sage Feb 4, 2013 at 3:39 pm
Nothing yet.
Dugganm Feb 4, 2013 at 4:23 pm
I received an email from Paul McDonald (@TheUberGuy) at UberSocial Support earlier today which stated: "We will port our Android app over soon"
Rootbrian Feb 7, 2013 at 4:32 am
Thank goodness! :D
drummer_god Feb 4, 2013 at 3:26 pm
are all the games from playbook's app world available on BB10?
if so, then the list of games is way out of whack.
Simon Sage Feb 4, 2013 at 3:46 pm
Nope, different selection. There's a clear upgrade path for devs, but PlayBook apps aren't automatically included.
randall2580 Feb 4, 2013 at 3:51 pm
So if I own IM+ on PB am I going to have to buy again on BB10? (thats of course after I bought for the old Java based BB)
Simon Sage Feb 4, 2013 at 4:28 pm
It's a case-by-case scenario. Some devs are upgrading their PlayBook apps to BB10 compatibility, while others are making entirely new entries. Very similar to Universal apps on iOS. IM+ in particular has two separate entries unfortunately, so you'll have to buy twice.
snksvr Feb 4, 2013 at 3:29 pm
SHADOWGUN, best game free on Playbook, paid for BB10
k8bushlover Feb 4, 2013 at 6:34 pm
Free for a short time on PlayBook, c'mon. All the vendors and marketplaces do that, apps are free sometimes, 50% off others, full price or $1 more for the rest of the year (Bard's Tale is +$1 on PlayBook since I bought it, which was not that long ago.)
You gotta watch for bargains, and you gotta watch for rip-offs, just like everywhere else (unfortunately.) There's a lot of crap on all of the platforms too, it's everywhere, it's everywhere!
MB_JohnPeters Feb 4, 2013 at 9:06 pm
I can't find Shadowgun in BlackBerry World on the Z10.... am I missing something?
pastorjonward Feb 4, 2013 at 3:31 pm
Calendar Sync just made my day! I have been having to enter everything into two separate calendars since Google stopped supporting BB so my secretary can schedule my appointments. Now if we can get the Z10 in the USA...
feldmen01 Feb 4, 2013 at 3:37 pm
I've been waiting for a post like this!
Thanks!
bb10_fan Feb 4, 2013 at 3:39 pm
"Badoo - Meet nearby singles." Are there are so many singles in CrackBerry team? ;)
ovi08 Feb 4, 2013 at 8:05 pm
+1. I was wondering the same thing when I read the description. Also, would be nice to know who tested this on the CB team.
Drew Oswalt Feb 4, 2013 at 3:39 pm
Sucks that dictionary.com isn't free like it used to be. I'll probably still get it though when the Z10 comes out on the "5th of never" (to quote someone from another post).
dew066 Feb 4, 2013 at 3:41 pm
Hopefully the bb10 apps won't be more expensive than the Android equivalent.
kelton Feb 4, 2013 at 3:46 pm
Dropbox isn't mentioned. I'd say that many think that Dropbox (or other popular cloud storage options) are absolutely essential.
Calendar Sync looks even better than what we've had in the past from RIM *or* Google Sync.
Get Netflix together, and this thing is looking massively nice.
Simon Sage Feb 4, 2013 at 3:50 pm
Mentioned Dropbox specifically in the preamble; anything that's preloaded or integrated I skipped since most users don't need any help finding 'em.
koool1 Feb 4, 2013 at 3:50 pm
I want it so much.
powrtryp Feb 4, 2013 at 3:54 pm
Any sign of a good google reader app? I did some browsing of BB World today and nothing really showed up... Can't wait to start loading my Z10 tomorrow!
Simon Sage Feb 4, 2013 at 4:06 pm
News360 is the closest thing I've found yet, but I'll keep hunting. Could definitely use one.
torpesco Feb 4, 2013 at 4:25 pm
I'll probably want to know that... but after trying a couple on my PlayBook I ended up just going back to using the mobile view in my browser.
joesworld Feb 4, 2013 at 7:47 pm
It's a shame BeReader isn't available... but yes we definitely need a good google reader / RSS app!
bbfan1040 Feb 4, 2013 at 3:54 pm
Do BB7 apps update to BB10 phone?
Do BB7 apps play on BB10?
Simon Sage Feb 4, 2013 at 3:55 pm
Nope!
bbfanboi Feb 4, 2013 at 4:05 pm
Entirely new platform. Not even possible. RIM could have created an emulator as they did with Android but what's the point? They preferred to tap into the Android Market to grow BB World as they have over 700,000 apps.
DJRikko Feb 4, 2013 at 3:56 pm
The ReaditNow link takes me to Dictionary.com...
shlammed Feb 4, 2013 at 4:00 pm
Why buy dictionary.com? Can't you just browse to it? I mean all you're doing is looking up a word...
Simon Sage Feb 4, 2013 at 4:20 pm
Better UI, pronunciation guide, marking favorites. Also, the format could enable offline access.
KemKev Mar 9, 2013 at 9:14 pm
Grab the port; it works just fine.
Ashish Sanghvi 1 week ago
Can u post a link to dictionary.com i tried to port myself, it dint worked
george_helgerson Feb 4, 2013 at 4:01 pm
BrickBreaker?
Simon Sage Feb 4, 2013 at 4:08 pm
Only one clone, and really choppy performance. :/ Would have loved to see it on the BB10 loading screen.
bbfanboi Feb 4, 2013 at 4:04 pm
RIM needs to get the apps in the queue out in BB World. I can't believe Run In Crowd made the top free games. No disrespect to the developer, but it's a rather simple game.
Simon Sage Feb 4, 2013 at 4:11 pm
It's still early. The big stuff from EA and Gameloft is still on the way. Expect this list to be overhauled very soon.
Justthecrack Feb 4, 2013 at 9:17 pm
Most people like playing simple games on small screens. Temple Run ain't exactly complicated.
bladerunner6821 Feb 4, 2013 at 4:08 pm
curious, if i were to use my BlackBerry ID for the Z10 later this year will i get all the games that i purchased from my playbook?
Simon Sage Feb 4, 2013 at 4:10 pm
Only sort of. Any apps that have been upgraded from the PlayBook version to the BB10 version will still be available, yeah. There's a dedicated section in My World for apps you've already bought, and there were a handful there when I first booted up the Z10.
f_d Feb 4, 2013 at 4:11 pm
What ever happened to Cubifice?? There was a big press release about how the developer was porting to the bb10 platform, and it actually appeared in both the bb10 and playbook blackberry world stores for a while as a free app, but now it's gone, and the developer isn't listed anymore.. (I still have it on my Playbook, but unfortunately lost it off my bb10 alpha devices due to wipes and reloads..)
KWGeorgeBB Feb 4, 2013 at 4:22 pm
You guys should check out the game "Quell". It was one of my favorite games on Android.
Simon Sage Feb 4, 2013 at 4:31 pm
Yeah, I played around with it a bit. Very nice, calm, and challenging. Will be including an honorable mention section in the next revision.
bigred311 Feb 4, 2013 at 4:24 pm
I would like to know how much the bb10 will cost.....(without contract)..cause with this economy that will make or break blackberry(formally known as RIM) in the us market.
vaioman Feb 4, 2013 at 4:27 pm
why is Songza unavailable to download for me in the UK? Also I have to say that I'm disappointed that very few of the apps that were announced at the launch event are even available. Games like Jetpack Joyride that are on the PlayBook should have been in BlackBerry World from launch!
Simon Sage Feb 4, 2013 at 4:30 pm
Sooooooon. I'm sure the vast majority will be coming out between the Canadian and American launches.
BlackQtCoder Feb 4, 2013 at 4:29 pm
tapyhold , multimedia book with built for blackberry award. fantastic app, yes. its my app. hehe
camera531 Feb 4, 2013 at 4:31 pm
Is there an app that can take all of my messages (email, texts, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) and put them all in a centralized place, where they can always be accessed with a simple gesture, from anywhere on the phone? That would just rock.
rulasiu Feb 4, 2013 at 8:21 pm
The Hub???
camera531 Feb 4, 2013 at 8:31 pm
Of course, it was just joke
G-bone Feb 5, 2013 at 4:01 am
I knew that. I liked it.
#BB10Believe
sreidenb Feb 4, 2013 at 4:33 pm
Is "Poynt" not on BB10?
Simon Sage Feb 4, 2013 at 4:57 pm
A bunch of the old Poynt guys are working on Spotcast (http://admin.crackberry.com/ex-poynt-developers-introduce-spotcast-socia...). It's still in the early days.
KemKev Mar 9, 2013 at 9:19 pm
Not native but the port works well.
QuickDime Feb 4, 2013 at 4:41 pm
No NBA JAM Yet?
I was hoping to have that launch day tomorrow for us Zed10 Canadian Users.
bldshd Feb 4, 2013 at 4:55 pm
CrackBerry ...... Where the F*** is social feeds????????????????????????????????????
vaioman Feb 4, 2013 at 5:10 pm
This is an app that needs to be remade for BB10!!
The 411 Feb 4, 2013 at 4:57 pm
Nice, but I think a section is missing:
- Best ported Apps (From Android)
My 2c.
A few of my favorites: Flipboard and ES File Manager.
I've tried them on the dev alpha and they worked!
Simon Sage Feb 4, 2013 at 5:08 pm
Yup, working on that now as a separate story. You're right, Flipboard runs really well. Path is decent, Google Maps is great. Pinterest works, trying Pocket next.
darkehawke Feb 4, 2013 at 5:08 pm
i thought angry birds was .99 :)
Simon Sage Feb 4, 2013 at 5:11 pm
It was initially then went free for some reason.
darkehawke Feb 4, 2013 at 7:01 pm
well thats good news.
hopefully it remains free until i get my z10 :)
CertifiedNo.1 Feb 4, 2013 at 5:11 pm
Dictionary.com is now a paid App? You have to be kidding me! Why pay for this when you can use your lighting fast BB10 browser and visit their site for free. This is the drawback of the BB $10,000 app chalenge. Developers are going to go the route of charging for apps that should be free. SMH.
How about Words With Friends, BeWeather, BeBuzz, Vlingo, Wikitude, are they in Blackberry World (for BB10).
D.Vader Feb 4, 2013 at 5:14 pm
So no BlackBerry Podcasts App in BB10?
bcoates Feb 4, 2013 at 5:22 pm
podcasts is a paid app? Weak.
FASHER Feb 4, 2013 at 5:27 pm
Wasn't that Dictionary.com app free back in the day?
darkehawke Feb 4, 2013 at 7:03 pm
yeah it was.
dunno why they made it paid?
could just google the word
GTiLeo Feb 4, 2013 at 5:30 pm
i bought the bards tale for my playbook will it work on the Z10 without having to pay again?
thecsman Feb 10, 2013 at 12:29 pm
Yup. You need 1.34GB of storage!
Driftdreams Feb 4, 2013 at 5:38 pm
I am SHOCKED you don't have Taptu to there. That app is amazing!
Simon Sage Feb 4, 2013 at 6:44 pm
I was torn on that one. It was better formatted for one-handed use than News360, but didn't operate as smoothly. If Taptu made a native app, then I'd most definitely consider it.
chevalia Feb 4, 2013 at 6:11 pm
Hopefully by March, they'll have.. Chase Mobile, Logmein ignition, *cough* instagram
travaz Feb 12, 2013 at 4:27 pm
Chase Mobile is a must have. The app rocks on my 9930.
jaycee58 Feb 4, 2013 at 6:11 pm
I'm impressed with the Z10, having owned one since last Friday, but disappointed by the apps available. Yes, I know it's a new OS but there's been plenty of time to get ready for launch. A few of my favourites:-
Flipboard...No
eBay...No
Amazon...No
BBC news...No
BBC iPlayer...just a shortcut
YouTube...another shortcut
Sky News...No
Bloomberg ...No
Wolfram Alpha...No
TuneIn radio...yay, it's there
WeatherPro...yes
An excellent paid app (£0.75 in the UK) is StarTracker, a very nice astronomy app which should even better after a couple of updates.
Not really doing very well are we?
pick1eberry Feb 4, 2013 at 6:32 pm
did iOS or Android have 700+k apps when they first launched???. Remember that patience is a virtue.
pmich Feb 4, 2013 at 7:31 pm
yes but when they promote they have all the top 1000 apps.. you expect Flipboard, Netflix, Skype, Instagram etc. to be there.
Eskibo Feb 5, 2013 at 7:43 am
Remember, integrated apps aren't mentioned in this article. A few of the essentials are factory installed.
The 411 Feb 4, 2013 at 9:03 pm
Hi Jaycee58,
FYI you can port Android Apps to the Z10 just like you'd do for the Playbook. Flipboard works, I personally tried it. I don't know if eBay works, but it works on my PB. Check out this site for info:
http://apps.goodereader.com/category/playbook/
Enjoy.
Manuel Bujan 3 weeks ago
I've side loaded Flipboard and BBC News from Android and both work perfectly on my Z10. Give it a try.!!! Also the others might work as well.
zma15 Feb 4, 2013 at 7:05 pm
I honestly cannot wait for BB10 on my playbook!!
Milad Hotak Feb 4, 2013 at 7:15 pm
Haha just downloaded a couple of new games and apps on my Playbook through these links :D
When clicking on the links in your Playbook browser... The links will bring you to Blackberry App World. Some of them you can download (if not allready done) but some are BB10 only naturally.
Big thanks Crackberry!
Ow yeah... The ones you can't download... The screen captures are viewable. Thus it gives you an idea on how it looks like on the Z10 and keeps you mouthwatering untill the Z10 gets available in your area.
BGK Feb 4, 2013 at 7:18 pm
Quicklaunch ? But then will we even need QL on BB10 I wonder.
dannyd86 Feb 4, 2013 at 7:54 pm
Sweet, this is an essential post. Will be checking back all the time. You guys weren't joking when you said crackberry is more then a news site, its about providing a good blackberry experience. Its hard to keep up with the forums, and weekly app reviews. Even hard to follow blackberries "featured" apps and games. Which can only get worse the more we ask for a trillion apps available.
Any word on some of the essentials must have apps we use for BB7? Bebuzz has gotten so good on BB7 I dont wanna lose that when i get my z10 tomorrow. I can report that Beweather is almost ready for BB10, I think i saw that on twitter. Quicklaunch, leave it on, fixmo tools. wheres my phone (10 times better then blackberry portect) These were make or break your BB7 experience.
MB_JohnPeters Feb 4, 2013 at 9:07 pm
Just wondering when we'll see What's app hit BlackBerry world?
mavricxx Feb 5, 2013 at 12:00 am
+1, I just don't like they will be charging an annual subscription. I'm switching over to the BlackBerry version of Skype.
crunch27 Feb 4, 2013 at 9:20 pm
Toronto Maples Leafs app........definitely NO!
jvictor77 Feb 4, 2013 at 11:28 pm
Regarding Calendar Sync. If you only use one google calendar, does that sync ok without this App?
mavricxx Feb 4, 2013 at 11:55 pm
IM+ Pro is considered best App for paid? Who the heck comes up with that stupid conclusion? You can't even make calls or video! OoVoO is way better and I can't believe it's not there.
Jaiaca Feb 5, 2013 at 1:16 pm
Where are the indie developer games? Disclaimer: I'm an indie developer, lol....but my game WordsPlus is Built for BlackBerry certified!
Give it a test and see if it's good enough for the list
Thanks
Jason
BlackQtCoder Feb 17, 2013 at 6:06 pm
Mine is Built For Blackberry certified too, but we, indie developers seems that aren't important ;-)
Good luck, Jason.
SA Omair Feb 6, 2013 at 4:36 pm
Do we have Skype and viber in the app list.????this what mostly used by asian peaople and in middle east. as voip app!
Rootbrian Feb 7, 2013 at 4:33 am
TuneIn needs to be seen!! It's an *AWESOME app!!*
datgurl Mar 11, 2013 at 5:38 pm
I just downloaded it... pretty awesome! Got my favorite local stations :)
jchaters Feb 17, 2013 at 9:04 am
Caledar Sync. I cannot find it on Blackberry world and when I link through the link above it states that It is not available for Z10. Does anyone have it on Z10
modwheel Feb 17, 2013 at 1:33 pm
Does anybody know when we can expect real apps? Apps like Skype, Tango, Viber, Evernote, Netflix, Pinterest, Instagram, Pandora, and Spotify? Thanks guys.
BlackQtCoder Feb 17, 2013 at 6:13 pm
Built For Blackberry apps and Native/Webworks/Flash/etc. apps ... are not real apps ?
Simon Sage Feb 18, 2013 at 4:28 pm
Right, because these are all just a bunch of make-believe apps.
Jaiaca Feb 25, 2013 at 9:36 pm
INDIE APPS! INDIE APPS! Do a section on great indie apps or apps you can ONLY find on BlackBerry 10...like umm...WordsPlus :)
You can get Angry Birds on any phone but WordsPlus is exclusive to BlackBerry 10
You can get WordHero on any BlackBerry phone but WordsPlus is exclusive to BlackBerry 10
Get it? Then go GET IT! :)
BlackQtCoder Feb 26, 2013 at 7:21 am
I agree. Me, Jaiaca and much others spent a lot of time, money and effort to develop great apps with or without Built For Blackberry designation, but nice native apps at the end, *exclusive* to BB10.
Most apps in this list come from well-knowed midsize or large companies. They dont need much help. Their apps will be sold as hotcakes within Android, Iphone, Blackberry or Windows markets... but we are individual, indie developers commited with Blackberry...we don't do simple androids ports *cough*Instagram,Skype*cough*.
We have limited resources, no influence, little or inexistent reputation, but i think some of our applications are worthy of being on this list . I think we deserve your support.
Best regards.
andyJH Mar 3, 2013 at 1:21 pm
Songify?
flychild007 Mar 5, 2013 at 11:56 am
chasing yello?
viper1931 Mar 7, 2013 at 7:50 am
the fact that you need to pay for a podcast app is a joke. really frustrated at the garbage selection of apps in the app world, especially the games. at least some of the better apps are ported
SparrowhawkMMU Mar 8, 2013 at 10:51 am
Lords of Midnight. Nuff' said.
Oh actually, not quite enough said: Fly Cargo. Corking game.
And, and, and.. actually, the gaming scene on Z10 is looking pretty good :)
Alan3005 Mar 9, 2013 at 12:23 pm
cooklet app is £1.50 in BB World not free
QuentinD31 Mar 10, 2013 at 2:57 pm
Has Shazam or a Shazam type app been rumoured or announced yet? Wouldn't mind having it on mine...
penguru Mar 13, 2013 at 3:57 am
What about Eggventure ?
coffee-turtle Mar 13, 2013 at 8:40 am
ReadItNow! - $1.99 - Access stories that you've marked for reading later
Maybe ReadItNow should be called ReadItLater? :-D
Love these selections! Thanks for the great list!!
Meaty123 Mar 13, 2013 at 10:37 am
with all these great apps & games, 16gb internal storage could get filled up quick... hehehe .. Thx to the micro SD, music & all other files can be stored with not much worries ...
khanig Mar 17, 2013 at 5:32 pm
Ok. I'm a bit hammered right now, but I'd like you folks to give me a few answers, especially if you've used the Z10. I heard the BB maps is not food. Can I download Google maps? Would it work on the Z10? What about Poynt, the NY Times, LifeinPocket, MaraTick, BB Travel, The Weather Channel, ESPN, Scoremobile for BB? You guys have any info about them? I'd LOVE to ge the BBZ10, but I'm looking at the LG Optimus G. My thinking is I hang loose with the LG until the Z10 gets the bugs worked out and then in two years, go to the Z10. Or am I full of S----? Ok, Someone will say I am no matter what! But I'd like some serious feedback guys. I respect Crackberry folks' opinion since they bailed me out of a lot of stuff with my 9800. Thanks guys!
xiaohuaxing Mar 30, 2013 at 6:32 pm
flixster doesnt work on my phone. it just thinks forever
Edit: At first I denied the permissions it requested. I granted them and now the app is fabulous. Why does it need device identifying info to work?
vgorous Apr 1, 2013 at 8:01 am
Hope they improve their Maps or get google to make google maps for the z10.
Balti43 Apr 2, 2013 at 2:37 am
their maps app isnt even bad. used it many times with no issues.
vgorous Apr 9, 2013 at 11:45 am
I agree that it isn't bad. It does the job for the most basic task. I never use 3D view but A few more features would be nice. Loving the phone though.
MaMacedo Apr 2, 2013 at 10:15 am
Hi!! I would like to download a good GPS service. What do you suggest? I live in Brazil.
cracked1up Apr 2, 2013 at 11:01 am
Simon, when you have time we could use your input on BB10s Best 10 now that an additional 2 months have passed and there are 25,000 more available.. Has it ramained the same 10.
eicster Apr 2, 2013 at 5:27 pm
Simon :
What's the best alarm clock app? I need more the one that's on my phone!
fmz10 Apr 3, 2013 at 7:22 pm
When is Shazam or Soundhound coming ti BB10n
TheRealFixxxer Apr 10, 2013 at 2:36 am
I would love to see one of the further break downs be "Best Blackberry 10 Apps and Games that don't require you to relinquish all of your personal information, contacts, shared files and location to a third party for God knows what reason."
I'm using a Blackberry, for Pete's sake. Why does 'Unblock Me' need to have access to such things?
Ovogame Apr 10, 2013 at 2:59 am
Jump Birdy Jump from... me, but hey, it deserves to be on that list, it's awesome.
1995fatboy Apr 13, 2013 at 7:58 pm
is there a way to add a phone number to my contacts list from my phone call list ? Thanks
Mutnat Apr 16, 2013 at 4:23 pm
Yes it's actually quite easy! Tap and hold the phone number, and then a menu will fly out from the right side of the screen. The 3rd option down is to add to contacts. From there, you can select one of your existing contacts to add the number to, or down in the bottom action buttons click the "New" button to create a new contact with that phone number.
samuel Hal 1 month ago
is there an app to download on blackberry 10 to convert an MPG file to video
josh_dof 3 weeks ago
BB World in Aus is very lacking, almost embarrassing. No music service support for any of the big ones like Spotify, Rdio, etc etc.... Anyone know of any way around this?
ashworth 1 week ago
I would like to see best free sports applications.
On the free PGA Tour has to be there. It is the best PGA tour app in the market (Better then iOS and Android)
devcellent 1 week ago
HUB++ LED Disco is currently the number 1 paid app in BlackBerryWorld.
http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/23216879/
tonyblaze 1 week ago
Data Usage Counter for BlackBerry 10
http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/28015159/
Dave Mcdonald 1 week ago
Looking for a BAR file for Touch aka Ping Chat to load onto a Q10. I already have it on my Z10, and now want it for my q10 to chat with friends on other platforms. The only reason I use Touch is it doesn't ask for all the personal information that others such as whatsapp does.
Anyone know when I can get the BAR to sideload?
Serena Celentano 1 week ago
Waze - Cool GPS, Traffic and police (social app)
Serena Celentano 1 week ago
Skooday - cool music streaming app
George the unlucky fish my 2 year old LOVES
Scrizz 1 day ago
Sudoku United is great! thanks!