Nintendo’s Mario Kart Tour has emerged as the most downloaded game on iPhone for 2019 according to a chart released today by Apple. Also, the free-to-play version of Mario Kart, which was rolled out in September topped the free game charts.
Nintendo’s game saw off competition from Call of Duty: Mobile and Fortnite. Though Apple did not state specific download numbers, though it was revealed that Call of Duty was downloaded an estimated 100 million times during its first week, across both iOS and Android, yet the charts provide a window into the tastes of App Store users.
Here are the complete charts for games across both the iPhone and iPad:
Top free iPhone games
- Mario Kart Tour
- Color Bump 3D
- aquapark.io
- Call of Duty: Mobile
- BitLife – Life Simulator
- Polysphere – art of puzzle
- Wordscapes
- Fortnite
- Roller Splat!
- AMAZE!!
Top paid iPhone games
- Minecraft
- Heads Up!
- Plague Inc.
- Bloons TD 6
- Geometry Dash
- Rebel Inc.
- The Game of Life
- Stardew Valley
- Bloons TD 5
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Top free iPad games
- Roblox
- aquapark.io
- Paper.io 2
- Color Bump 3D
- Magic Tiles 3: Piano Game
- Fortnite
- Polysphere – art of puzzle
- Wordscapes
- Tiles Hop – EDM Rush
- Helix Jump
Top paid iPad games
- Minecraft
- Geometry Dash
- Bloons TD 6
- Plague Inc.
- Amazing Frog?
- Stardew Valley
- The Game of Life
- Heads Up!
- Terraria
- Bendy and the Ink Machine
Aside from the success story of Mario Kart, the free charts are reportedly ladened with unexpected time wasters and big-name titles like Call of Duty, as per usual, while Minecraft continues to dominate the paid mobile game space.
Premium indie games were also generally missing from the paid charts except Stardew Valley. This could be attributed to the launch of Apple Arcade subscription service.
