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Apple Games categories ranked by how many charting apps belong to each (US storefront).
📅 Categories tracked: 30 · 🔄 Updates daily at 09:00 UTC Updated 29 Aug 2026, 06:30 UTC
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Category sizes — area is proportional to number of charting apps
All categories — sorted by number of charting apps (categories with 2+ apps)
Entertainment
998 apps · best rank #1 · leading: MONOPOLY GO!
4.5 ★ ↓4
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Simulation
542 apps · best rank #4 · leading: Plague Inc.
4.5 ★ ↓2
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Casual
521 apps · best rank #2 · leading: Meowdoku!
4.6 ★ ↑1
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Puzzle
503 apps · best rank #2 · leading: Meowdoku!
4.6 ★ ↑8
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Action
402 apps · best rank #6 · leading: Red's First Flight
4.5 ★ ↑13
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Sports
385 apps · best rank #12 · leading: 82-0.com
4.5 ★ —
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Card
365 apps · best rank #7 · leading: Balatro
4.5 ★ —
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Adventure
329 apps · best rank #12 · leading: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
4.5 ★ ↓1
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Music
325 apps · best rank #86 · leading: Geometry Dash Lite
4.4 ★ ↓5
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Strategy
323 apps · best rank #4 · leading: Plague Inc.
4.5 ★ ↓8
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Roleplaying
315 apps · best rank #8 · leading: Pokémon GO
4.5 ★ ↑9
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Family
313 apps · best rank #1 · leading: MONOPOLY GO!
4.4 ★ ↑2
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Board
307 apps · best rank #1 · leading: MONOPOLY GO!
4.5 ★ ↓2
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Word
284 apps · best rank #9 · leading: NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword
4.6 ★ ↑5
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Casino
271 apps · best rank #26 · leading: Jackpot Party - Casino Slots
4.5 ★ ↑2
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Trivia
243 apps · best rank #315 · leading: Exposed - Who's Most Likely To
4.3 ★ ↓4
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Racing
242 apps · best rank #76 · leading: Earn to Die
4.4 ★ ↑2
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Education
152 apps · best rank #38 · leading: Blackjack & Card Counting Pro
4.3 ★ ↑7
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Lifestyle
30 apps · best rank #27 · leading: Lightning Link Casino Slots
4.5 ★ ↓3
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Social Networking
22 apps · best rank #26 · leading: Jackpot Party - Casino Slots
4.4 ★ ↑1
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Books
14 apps · best rank #202 · leading: Hidden Folks
4.5 ★ —
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Utilities
9 apps · best rank #92 · leading: RoGold
4.3 ★ ↓5
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Reference
8 apps · best rank #378 · leading: 2nd In Command: Bolt Action
4.7 ★ —
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Health & Fitness
5 apps · best rank #8 · leading: Pokémon GO
4.4 ★ —
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Graphics & Design
5 apps · best rank #287 · leading: Design Home™: House Makeover
4.6 ★ ↓1
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Business
5 apps · best rank #375 · leading: MILLIONAIRE TYCOON™
4.5 ★ ↑1
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Shopping
4 apps · best rank #78 · leading: Packz
4.5 ★ —
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Food & Drink
4 apps · best rank #697 · leading: Horror Bartender Game
4.7 ★ ↑1
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Photo & Video
3 apps · best rank #699 · leading: Marble Music Beat Bounce Game
4.7 ★ —
avg rating · vs 28 Aug
Travel
2 apps · best rank #792 · leading: Train Track Rampage Crash
3.2 ★ ↓2
avg rating · vs 28 Aug

App Store data shown here is sourced from Apple's public iTunes RSS chart feeds and the iTunes Lookup API, collected by Zing at regular intervals. Figures may differ from Apple's internal App Store Connect analytics.

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