# Other than Angry Birds, what are the best smartphone games? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 13, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-angry-birds-what-are-the-best-smartphone-games/634605 "2012-09-13T16:13:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-angry-birds-what-are-the-best-smartphone-games/634605/1 "2012-09-13T16:13:41Z")
I don’t play much on my tablet - but everyone talks about Angry Birds, so I know of it. What are the other big games out there for smart phones and tablets? ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-angry-birds-what-are-the-best-smartphone-games/634605/2 "2012-09-13T16:19:44Z")
I have been tinkering with SimCity Deluxe and enjoying it quite a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-angry-birds-what-are-the-best-smartphone-games/634605/3 "2012-09-13T16:20:48Z")
I enjoy Quell and its sequel Quell Reflect. Although I use Android, I assume its available for iOS as well (you didn’t specify). It’s a [puzzle game](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43v9w8JYJ2E) where you move a water droplet around, collecting dots. Quell is the top of the paid apps list in the Amazon catalog so I must not be totally alone. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-angry-birds-what-are-the-best-smartphone-games/634605/4 "2012-09-13T17:19:44Z")
I mostly play implementations of boardgames. Caylus is good (though the UI is different than the board game). Le Havre is much closer to the board game and also good. A lot of people like playing Ascention (deck building game) more on a device than in real life. Ticket to ride is also good. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-angry-birds-what-are-the-best-smartphone-games/634605/5 "2012-09-13T17:46:02Z")
[DragonPlay Live Hold’em](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dragonplay.liveholdempro&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5kcmFnb25wbGF5LmxpdmVob2xkZW1wcm8iXQ..). A very, very good free poker app. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-angry-birds-what-are-the-best-smartphone-games/634605/6 "2012-09-13T17:50:25Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > I enjoy Quell and its sequel Quell Reflect. Although I use Android, I assume its available for iOS as well (you didn’t specify). It’s a [puzzle game](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43v9w8JYJ2E) where you move a water droplet around, collecting dots. > > Quell is the top of the paid apps list in the Amazon catalog so I must not be totally alone. Yeah, I don’t care about the OS - and have enjoyed Quell too. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-angry-birds-what-are-the-best-smartphone-games/634605/7 "2012-09-13T18:10:38Z")
I love Temple Run. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-angry-birds-what-are-the-best-smartphone-games/634605/8 "2012-09-13T18:14:31Z")
Where’s My Water is better than Angry Birds. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-angry-birds-what-are-the-best-smartphone-games/634605/9 "2012-09-13T19:08:12Z")
I like Cut the Rope and Jetpack Joyride. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-angry-birds-what-are-the-best-smartphone-games/634605/10 "2012-09-13T19:54:19Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > Where’s My Water is better than Angry Birds. \*My 8 year old son would pick either \*Where’s My Water \*or _Plants vs. Zombies._ ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-angry-birds-what-are-the-best-smartphone-games/634605/11 "2012-09-13T20:00:39Z")
I’m addicted to Flow Free. Unfortunately, they have fewer boards available for Android systems than for Apple products. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-angry-birds-what-are-the-best-smartphone-games/634605/12 "2012-09-13T21:48:59Z")
Another vote for Flow. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-angry-birds-what-are-the-best-smartphone-games/634605/13 "2012-09-13T22:36:36Z")
If you like baseball you should try iOOTP 2012. Happy Street is currently sucking up all my spare time. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-angry-birds-what-are-the-best-smartphone-games/634605/14 "2012-09-13T22:44:55Z")
Tiny Wings is wonderfully addictive. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-angry-birds-what-are-the-best-smartphone-games/634605/15 "2012-09-13T23:05:59Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > Where’s My Water is better than Angry Birds. I agree. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-angry-birds-what-are-the-best-smartphone-games/634605/16 "2012-09-14T03:09:01Z")
If you’re into crossword puzzles Shortyz is great. It downloads the daily puzzles every day from NYTimes, LATimes, USAToday, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-angry-birds-what-are-the-best-smartphone-games/634605/17 "2012-09-14T03:39:34Z")
Tits on a Bull ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-angry-birds-what-are-the-best-smartphone-games/634605/18 "2012-09-14T04:00:07Z")
Tilt to Live for the iPhone. A good bullet-hell style game with several fun game modes. ---
**Author:** ![Lantern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-angry-birds-what-are-the-best-smartphone-games/634605/19 "2012-09-14T06:06:10Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > I enjoy Quell and its sequel Quell Reflect. Although I use Android, I assume its available for iOS as well (you didn’t specify). It’s a [puzzle game](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43v9w8JYJ2E) where you move a water droplet around, collecting dots. > > Quell is the top of the paid apps list in the Amazon catalog so I must not be totally alone. Second this. Quell Reflect is a wonderful game. Other games I like are Edge Extended, Air Attack and Riptide. Also Osmos HD though I am not sure how they well that would work on phones smaller than my Galaxy Note. ---
**Author:** ![VanillaGorilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f9ae1b/32.png) [@VanillaGorilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VanillaGorilla)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-angry-birds-what-are-the-best-smartphone-games/634605/20 "2012-09-14T06:42:41Z")
Trial xtreme 2 is a pretty fun Trial motorcycle game. Don’t bother with the first game though, that is terrible. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-angry-birds-what-are-the-best-smartphone-games/634605.md?page=2)