Apple has announced the App Store’s most popular games of 2024

Apple has announced the most downloaded games of the year across iPhone, iPad and Apple Arcade.

Its download charts for 2024 have been localised for players in over 30 countries, but below you’ll find the US rankings for free and paid games on iPhone and iPad, plus the most popular games available on its Arcade subscription service.

Apple said Block Blast was the top free iPhone game, ahead of Monopoly Go and Roblox. On iPad, the most downloaded free games were Roblox, Magic Tiles 3: Piano Game and Monopoly Go.

Minecraft was the most popular paid game on both iPhone and iPad, while NBA 2K24 led the Apple Arcade download chart.

Top 10s for each category have been republished below (via VentureBeat).

Top Free iPhone Games

Top Paid iPhone Games

• Minecraft: Play with Friends
• Heads Up!
• Geometry Dash
• Papa’s Freezeria To Go!
• Bloons TD 6
• Five Nights at Freddy’s
• Plague Inc.
• Monopoly: The Board Game
• Stardew Valley
• Red’s First Flight

Top Free iPad Games

• Roblox
• Magic Tiles 3: Piano Game
• Monopoly Go!
• Subway Surfers
• Brawl Stars
• Geometry Dash Lite
• Block Blast！
• Among Us!
• My Perfect Hotel
• Royal Match

Top Paid iPad Games

• Minecraft: Play with Friends
• Geometry Dash
• Five Nights at Freddy’s
• Stardew Valley
• Bloons TD 6
• Papa’s Paleteria To Go!
• Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
• Poppy Playtime Chapter 1
• Monopoly: The Board Game
• Ultimate Custom Night

Top Apple Arcade Games

• NBA 2K24 Arcade Edition
• Snake.io+
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure
• Sneaky Sasquatch
• Bloons TD 6+
• Sonic Dream Team
• NFL Retro Bowl ’25
• Disney Dreamlight Valley
• Cooking Mama: Cuisine!
• Solitaire by MobilityWare+

Apple recently announced the games coming to Apple Arcade in December and January, including four Square Enix RPGs.

It has been claimed that Apple is planning to release a thinner iPhone model in 2025, and is pushing to launch a foldable version of its flagship device in 2026.