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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 14 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
1012 apps · best rank #1 · leading: MONOPOLY GO!
4.5 ★ ↑4
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Simulation
538 apps · best rank #5 · leading: Plague Inc.
4.5 ★ ↑10
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Casual
515 apps · best rank #2 · leading: Royal Match
4.5 ★ ↑5
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Puzzle
503 apps · best rank #2 · leading: Royal Match
4.6 ★ ↓1
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Sports
400 apps · best rank #7 · leading: 82-0.com
4.5 ★ ↑17
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Action
388 apps · best rank #7 · leading: Red's First Flight
4.5 ★ ↓5
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Card
364 apps · best rank #8 · leading: Balatro
4.5 ★ ↓6
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Music
333 apps · best rank #143 · leading: Friday Night Funkin' Mobile
4.3 ★ ↓9
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Strategy
332 apps · best rank #3 · leading: Kingshot
4.5 ★ ↓2
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Adventure
323 apps · best rank #17 · leading: Terraria
4.5 ★ ↓19
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Board
315 apps · best rank #1 · leading: MONOPOLY GO!
4.5 ★ ↑8
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Roleplaying
312 apps · best rank #8 · leading: Pokémon GO
4.6 ★ ↑7
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Family
300 apps · best rank #1 · leading: MONOPOLY GO!
4.4 ★ ↓11
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Word
272 apps · best rank #34 · leading: NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword
4.5 ★ —
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Casino
271 apps · best rank #22 · leading: Lightning Link Casino Slots
4.5 ★ ↑1
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Trivia
245 apps · best rank #313 · leading: Exposed - Who's Most Likely To
4.4 ★ ↓2
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Racing
243 apps · best rank #24 · leading: Earn to Die 2
4.4 ★ ↑5
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Education
136 apps · best rank #59 · leading: Blackjack & Card Counting Pro
4.4 ★ ↓5
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Lifestyle
34 apps · best rank #22 · leading: Lightning Link Casino Slots
4.5 ★ ↓2
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Social Networking
21 apps · best rank #28 · leading: Jackpot Party - Casino Slots
4.6 ★ ↑1
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Books
14 apps · best rank #266 · leading: President: Simulator Game
4.4 ★ ↓1
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Utilities
13 apps · best rank #200 · leading: Sprite Catch
4.3 ★ ↑1
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Health & Fitness
7 apps · best rank #8 · leading: Pokémon GO
3.6 ★ ↑2
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Reference
7 apps · best rank #513 · leading: Black Jack Strategy Assistant
4.6 ★ ↓2
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Graphics & Design
5 apps · best rank #282 · leading: Design Home™: House Makeover
4.6 ★ —
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Shopping
4 apps · best rank #83 · leading: Packz
4.5 ★ —
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Photo & Video
4 apps · best rank #680 · leading: Marble Music Beat Bounce Game
4.7 ★ ↑1
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Travel
4 apps · best rank #518 · leading: Chinese Poker (Deluxe)
3.6 ★ —
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Food & Drink
3 apps · best rank #750 · leading: ChapterVerse-Explore Novels
4.7 ★ —
avg rating · vs 13 Aug
Business
3 apps · best rank #813 · leading: Coffee Inc 2
4.7 ★ —
avg rating · vs 13 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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