An analysis recommends that Apple, an emerging target for digital-safety advocates, apply an independent review for software age ratings.

Apple on Wednesday unveiled the winners of the 2024 App Store Awards, recognizing 17 apps and games that have sparked creativity, helped users achieve new milestones, and enhanced moments with family and friends.

Apple’s App Store has published its year-end list of the top free and paid apps and games, along with its top Apple Arcade games. The top free apps are about what you’d expect. There are social networks,

Discover the most downloaded apps and games for iPhones and iPads in 2024 on the Apple App Store, including top free and paid picks.

The Heat Initiative and ParentsTogether Action study found that Apple’s App Store is a mass distributor of risky and inappropriate apps to children. Many apps have features that put children at risk of sexual abuse and exploitation,

Two child safety groups say that more than 25% of the child-rated apps they reviewed gave cause for concern, suggesting that the total number of problematic apps is very much higher … The groups partnered on a project to review a sample of apps labeled as appropriate for children as young as four.