Overview
- Apple released its 2025 year-end U.S. App Store rankings on December 10, confirming ChatGPT as the No. 1 free iPhone app.
- Block Blast! led free iPhone games, while Minecraft: Dream it, Build it! was the top paid iPhone game and YouTube led free iPad apps.
- Fortnite ranked among the most-downloaded free games after returning to iOS in May, placing No. 2 on iPhone and No. 3 on iPad.
- Balatro emerged as a notable success, charting on paid game lists for iPhone and iPad and reaching No. 3 on Apple Arcade.
- Apple Arcade’s leaderboard was topped by NFL Retro Bowl ’26, with NBA 2K25 Arcade Edition in second place, underscoring demand for sports titles.