As 2021 draws to a close, Apple has revealed the year's most successful apps, based on App Store data and download figures. Google published a similar list a few days earlier.

Apple highlighted specific developers and apps, including the following:

“Toca Life World”, a game aimed at young children, was named App of the Year.

“League of Legends: Wild Rift”, a mobile adaptation of Riot Games' MOBA, was named Game of the Year.

Alongside the announcement of the most successful apps, Apple named “Connection” as the year's leading trend and published a list of apps that had a significant impact on people's lives. This category includes the popular game “Among Us” and the dating app “Bumble”.

The full lists of the most downloaded apps on iPhone:

Top free apps:

  1. TikTok
  2. YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream
  3. Instagram
  4. Snapchat
  5. Facebook
  6. Messenger
  7. Google Maps
  8. Gmail – Email by Google
  9. ZOOM Cloud Meetings
  10. Amazon Shopping

Top paid apps:

  1. Procreate Pocket
  2. HotSchedules
  3. The Wonder Weeks
  4. TouchRetouch
  5. Facetune
  6. Shadowrocket
  7. 75 Hard
  8. Dark Sky Weather
  9. Autosleep Track Sleep on Watch
  10. SkyView®

Top free games:

  1. Among Us!
  2. Roblox
  3. Project Makeover
  4. Call of Duty®: Mobile
  5. Subway Surfers
  6. High Heels!
  7. Magic Tiles 3: Piano Game
  8. Water Sort Puzzle
  9. Shortcut Run
  10. Bridge Race

Top paid games:

  1. Minecraft
  2. Heads Up!
  3. Bloons TD 6
  4. Monopoly
  5. Geometry Dash
  6. My Child Lebensborn
  7. Plague Inc.
  8. True Skate
  9. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
  10. Incredibox

Top games on Apple Arcade:

  1. The Oregon Trail
  2. NBA 2K21 Arcade Edition
  3. Sneaky Sasquatch
  4. Sonic Racing
  5. SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit
  6. Skate City
  7. PAC-MAN Party Royale
  8. Cut the Rope Remastered
  9. Hot Lava
  10. Angry Birds Reloaded

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