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Apple Games categories ranked by how many charting apps belong to each (US storefront).
📅 Categories tracked: 33 · 🔄 Updates daily at 09:00 UTC Updated 15 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
1005 apps · best rank #2 · leading: MONOPOLY GO!
4.5 ★ ↓7
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Simulation
551 apps · best rank #6 · leading: Whiteout Survival
4.5 ★ ↑13
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Casual
514 apps · best rank #1 · leading: Royal Match
4.5 ★ ↓1
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Puzzle
494 apps · best rank #1 · leading: Royal Match
4.6 ★ ↓9
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Sports
401 apps · best rank #7 · leading: 82-0.com
4.5 ★ ↑1
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Action
392 apps · best rank #7 · leading: Red's First Flight
4.5 ★ ↑4
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Card
364 apps · best rank #8 · leading: Balatro
4.5 ★ —
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Adventure
327 apps · best rank #12 · leading: Reigns
4.5 ★ ↑4
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Music
327 apps · best rank #100 · leading: Geometry Dash Lite
4.4 ★ ↓6
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Strategy
323 apps · best rank #5 · leading: Kingshot
4.5 ★ ↓9
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Board
312 apps · best rank #2 · leading: MONOPOLY GO!
4.5 ★ ↓3
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Roleplaying
302 apps · best rank #9 · leading: How Many Dudes?
4.5 ★ ↓10
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Family
300 apps · best rank #2 · leading: MONOPOLY GO!
4.4 ★ —
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Casino
274 apps · best rank #28 · leading: Lightning Link Casino Slots
4.5 ★ ↑3
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Word
270 apps · best rank #34 · leading: NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword
4.5 ★ ↓2
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Racing
245 apps · best rank #90 · leading: Earn to Die
4.4 ★ ↑2
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Trivia
240 apps · best rank #309 · leading: Exposed - Who's Most Likely To
4.4 ★ ↓5
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Education
136 apps · best rank #55 · leading: Blackjack & Card Counting Pro
4.4 ★ —
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Lifestyle
31 apps · best rank #28 · leading: Lightning Link Casino Slots
4.4 ★ ↓3
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Social Networking
19 apps · best rank #29 · leading: Jackpot Party - Casino Slots
4.6 ★ ↓2
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Utilities
14 apps · best rank #197 · leading: Sprite Catch
4.3 ★ ↑1
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Books
14 apps · best rank #205 · leading: Hidden Folks
4.4 ★ —
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Health & Fitness
6 apps · best rank #10 · leading: Pokémon GO
3.9 ★ ↓1
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Travel
6 apps · best rank #525 · leading: Chinese Poker (Deluxe)
3.8 ★ ↑2
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Reference
6 apps · best rank #520 · leading: Black Jack Strategy Assistant
4.6 ★ ↓1
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Graphics & Design
5 apps · best rank #281 · leading: Design Home™: House Makeover
4.6 ★ —
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Food & Drink
4 apps · best rank #561 · leading: Bake Cookies PRO Simple Game
4.8 ★ ↑1
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Shopping
3 apps · best rank #91 · leading: Packz
4.4 ★ ↓1
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Business
3 apps · best rank #818 · leading: Coffee Inc 2
4.7 ★ —
avg rating · vs 14 Aug
Photo & Video
2 apps · best rank #987 · leading: Photo Roulette
4.7 ★ ↓2
avg rating · vs 14 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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