The Most-Downloaded App Store Games Of 2025 Include Fortnite, Minecraft, And Balatro

Apple has revealed the most-downloaded video games on iPhone and iPad for this yr, in addition to the highest Apple Arcade titles. The lists comprise fairly a couple of acquainted faces–like Fortnite and Minecraft–but Balatro stands out for 2025. That is as a result of the sport not solely reveals up on the paid cellular charts, but it surely’s additionally No. 3 for Apple Arcade–the subscription service.

Fortnite is No. 2 without cost iPhone video games and No. 3 without cost iPad video games. The battle-royale title finally returned to iOS in Could within the US after roughly 5 years, as developer Epic Games and Apple engaged in a lengthy legal battle. In the meantime, Minecraft claimed the highest spots for paid iPhone and iPad video games. That makes it two years in a row, as Minecraft held each positions in the most-downloaded App Store games for 2024, too.

The highest free iPhone recreation is Block Blast, with Roblox taking the highest spot in free iPad titles. In the meantime, sports activities video games reign supreme on Apple Arcade: NFL Retro Bowl ’26 is No. 1, adopted by NBA 2K25 Arcade Version at No. 2.

Different notable names are Pokemon TCG Pocket (No. 5 free iPhone recreation), Stardew Valley (No. 7 paid iPhone recreation and No. 3 paid iPad recreation), and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Full (No. 9 paid iPhone recreation and No. 7 paid iPad recreation).

The complete lists offered by Apple are under:

Prime Free iPhone Video games

1. Block Blast！
2. Fortnite
3. Roblox
4. Township
5. Pokémon TCG Pocket
6. Royal Kingdom
7. Conflict Royale
8. Vita Mahjong
9. Whiteout Survival
10. Final Warfare: Survival

Prime Paid iPhone Video games

1. Minecraft: Dream it, Construct it!
2. Balatro
3. Heads Up!
4. Plague Inc.
5. Geometry Sprint
6. Bloons TD 6
7. Stardew Valley
8. Papa’s Freezeria To Go!
9. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Full
10. Purple’s First Flight

Prime Free iPad Video games

1. Roblox
2. Block Blast！
3. Fortnite
4. Good Tidy
5. Magic Tiles 3: Piano Recreation
6. Mini Video games: Calm & Chill
7. Items Puzzle: Type Problem
8. gap.io
9. Subway Surfers
10. Township

Prime Paid iPad Video games

1. Minecraft: Dream it, Construct it!
2. Geometry Sprint
3. Stardew Valley
4. Balatro
5. Bloons TD 6
6. Plague Inc.
7. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Full
8. Poppy Playtime Chapter 3
9. Purple Place – Traditional Video games
10. Papa’s Sushiria To Go!

Prime Apple Arcade Video games

1. NFL Retro Bowl ’26
2. NBA 2K25 Arcade Version
3. Balatro+
4. Snake.io+
5. Sneaky Sasquatch
6. Howdy Kitty Island Journey
7. Fruit Ninja Traditional+
8. Bloons TD 6+
9. PGA TOUR Professional Golf
10. Solitaire by MobilityWare+