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Apple Games categories ranked by how many charting apps belong to each (US storefront).
📅 Categories tracked: 31 · 🔄 Updates daily at 09:00 UTC Updated 31 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
985 apps · best rank #1 · leading: MONOPOLY GO!
4.5 ★ ↓8
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Simulation
554 apps · best rank #4 · leading: Plague Inc.
4.5 ★ ↑19
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Casual
521 apps · best rank #1 · leading: Meowdoku!
4.6 ★ —
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Puzzle
495 apps · best rank #1 · leading: Meowdoku!
4.6 ★ ↓9
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Sports
389 apps · best rank #16 · leading: 82-0.com
4.5 ★ ↑7
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Action
388 apps · best rank #6 · leading: Red's First Flight
4.5 ★ ↓10
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Card
369 apps · best rank #8 · leading: Balatro
4.5 ★ —
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Adventure
334 apps · best rank #14 · leading: Free Fire: 9th Anniversary
4.5 ★ ↓12
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Music
328 apps · best rank #96 · leading: Geometry Dash Lite
4.3 ★ ↓5
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Strategy
312 apps · best rank #4 · leading: Plague Inc.
4.5 ★ ↓13
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Roleplaying
303 apps · best rank #7 · leading: Pokémon GO
4.5 ★ ↓10
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Board
302 apps · best rank #1 · leading: MONOPOLY GO!
4.5 ★ ↓2
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Family
302 apps · best rank #1 · leading: MONOPOLY GO!
4.4 ★ ↓6
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Word
274 apps · best rank #13 · leading: NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword
4.6 ★ ↓1
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Casino
273 apps · best rank #26 · leading: Jackpot Party - Casino Slots
4.5 ★ —
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Racing
240 apps · best rank #70 · leading: Earn to Die
4.4 ★ ↑4
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Trivia
237 apps · best rank #328 · leading: Exposed - Who's Most Likely To
4.4 ★ ↓6
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Education
140 apps · best rank #57 · leading: Blackjack & Card Counting Pro
4.4 ★ ↓5
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Lifestyle
36 apps · best rank #31 · leading: Screwdom
4.4 ★ ↑5
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Social Networking
21 apps · best rank #26 · leading: Jackpot Party - Casino Slots
4.5 ★ ↑1
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Books
16 apps · best rank #217 · leading: Florence
4.4 ★ ↑1
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Utilities
15 apps · best rank #209 · leading: Addons + Mods for Minecraft PE
4.2 ★ ↑2
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Reference
7 apps · best rank #533 · leading: Black Jack Strategy Assistant
4.6 ★ —
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Food & Drink
6 apps · best rank #674 · leading: Santa Games and Puzzles - Swipe yummy candy to make it collect jewels for Christmas!
4.6 ★ ↑3
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Graphics & Design
5 apps · best rank #292 · leading: Design Home™: House Makeover
4.6 ★ —
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Health & Fitness
4 apps · best rank #7 · leading: Pokémon GO
4.5 ★ ↓1
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Shopping
4 apps · best rank #409 · leading: Packz
4.5 ★ ↑1
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Photo & Video
3 apps · best rank #701 · leading: FilterTok - Filter Games
4.5 ★ —
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Business
3 apps · best rank #817 · leading: Coffee Inc 2
4.7 ★ ↑1
avg rating · vs 30 Aug
Travel
2 apps · best rank #537 · leading: Chinese Poker (Deluxe)
4.0 ★ —
avg rating · vs 30 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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