Zing › Industry Resources › App Store Intelligence › Categories
App Store Intelligence
App Store Game Categories
Apple Games categories ranked by how many charting apps belong to each (US storefront).
📅 Categories tracked: 32 · 🔄 Updates daily at 09:00 UTC Updated 29 Sep 2026, 06:34 UTC
Category 🎮 Games 📱 Apps Jump to
Category sizes — area is proportional to number of charting apps
All categories — sorted by number of charting apps (categories with 2+ apps)
Entertainment
994 apps · best rank #1 · leading: MONOPOLY GO!
4.5 ★ ↑2
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Simulation
540 apps · best rank #6 · leading: Plague Inc.
4.5 ★ ↓4
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Casual
527 apps · best rank #1 · leading: Meowdoku!
4.6 ★ ↓5
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Puzzle
520 apps · best rank #1 · leading: Meowdoku!
4.6 ★ ↑3
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Action
404 apps · best rank #2 · leading: Roblox
4.5 ★ ↑6
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Sports
404 apps · best rank #37 · leading: Flick Home Run !
4.5 ★ ↓2
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Card
372 apps · best rank #11 · leading: Last War:Survival
4.6 ★ ↑3
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Strategy
336 apps · best rank #6 · leading: Plague Inc.
4.5 ★ ↑5
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Adventure
329 apps · best rank #2 · leading: Roblox
4.5 ★ ↓3
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Music
321 apps · best rank #274 · leading: Cytus
4.3 ★ ↓6
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Board
312 apps · best rank #1 · leading: MONOPOLY GO!
4.6 ★ ↓5
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Family
304 apps · best rank #1 · leading: MONOPOLY GO!
4.4 ★ ↓4
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Roleplaying
302 apps · best rank #8 · leading: Stardew Valley
4.5 ★ ↑4
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Word
282 apps · best rank #30 · leading: NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword
4.5 ★ ↑7
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Casino
272 apps · best rank #28 · leading: Jackpot Party - Casino Slots
4.5 ★ ↑3
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Trivia
243 apps · best rank #325 · leading: Exposed - Who's Most Likely To
4.4 ★ ↑3
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Racing
237 apps · best rank #20 · leading: Earn to Die 2
4.4 ★ ↑1
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Education
148 apps · best rank #55 · leading: Blackjack & Card Counting Pro
4.3 ★ ↑8
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Lifestyle
31 apps · best rank #31 · leading: Screwdom
4.5 ★ ↑2
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Social Networking
21 apps · best rank #28 · leading: Jackpot Party - Casino Slots
4.5 ★ —
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Books
16 apps · best rank #206 · leading: 80 Days
4.5 ★ ↑2
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Utilities
14 apps · best rank #223 · leading: Addons + Mods for Minecraft PE
4.2 ★ ↓2
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Reference
9 apps · best rank #160 · leading: Readfic-Unlimited Romance Zone
4.5 ★ ↓1
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Graphics & Design
6 apps · best rank #296 · leading: Design Home™: House Makeover
4.6 ★ —
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Travel
5 apps · best rank #300 · leading: Airport Scanner
3.8 ★ ↑1
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Health & Fitness
4 apps · best rank #14 · leading: Pokémon GO
4.5 ★ —
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Shopping
4 apps · best rank #95 · leading: Packz
4.6 ★ ↑1
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Food & Drink
3 apps · best rank #733 · leading: ChapterVerse-Explore Novels
4.8 ★ ↑1
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Business
3 apps · best rank #817 · leading: Coffee Inc 2
4.7 ★ ↑1
avg rating · vs 28 Sep
Photo & Video
2 apps · best rank #993 · leading: Photo Roulette
4.7 ★ —
avg rating · vs 28 Sep

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.

Explore App Store Intelligence
Overview Charts
Privacy Policy