Apple presents the most downloaded games and applications of 2024

As 2024 comes to a close, Apple unveils the most downloaded games and apps of the year in the US.

Now available in the Today tab of the App Store on iPhone and iPad, the year-end charts include the best Apple Arcade games, as well as the best free and paid games and apps. Here is the list of the most downloaded games on the list. It follows the App Store Awards 2024 winners released last week.

It’s interesting to see the mix of new games and those that have been around for a while. For example, veterans on this list include Monopoly Go, Roblox, Minecraft, Royal Match, Subway Surfers, Stardew Valley, and Among Us.

The best Apple arcade games

NBA 2K24 Arcade Edition
Snake.io+
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
cunning sasquatch
TD Balloons 6+
Sonic Dream Team
NFL ’25 Retro Bowl
Disney’s Valley of the Light of Dreams
Cooking Mama: Cook!
MobilityWare+ Solitaire

The best free games for iPhone

Block explosion!
Monopoly Let’s go!
Roblox
Call of Duty: Mobile Warzone
Municipality
Last war: survival
royal match
fighting stars
subway surfers
My perfect hotel

Best paid games for iPhone

Minecraft: play with friends
Warning!
geometry board
Dad’s freezer to go!
TD 6 Balloons
Five nights at Freddy’s
Plague Inc.
Monopoly: the board game
Stardew Valley
The first flight of red

The best free games for iPad

Roblox
Magic Tiles 3: Piano Game
Monopoly Let’s go!
subway surfers
fighting stars
Geometry Dash Lite
Block explosion!
Among us!
My perfect hotel
royal match

The best paid games for iPad

Minecraft: play with friends
geometry board
Five nights at Freddy’s
Stardew Valley
TD 6 Balloons
Dad’s Takeaway Paletería!
Five nights at Freddy’s 2
Poppy Playtime Chapter 1
Monopoly: the board game
Ultimate personalized night

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