Apple reveals its App Store award winners and 2021’s most popular games
Including Fantasian, League of Legends: Wild Rift, Among Us and Minecraft
Apple has announced the winners of its 2021 App Store Awards and revealed this year’s most popular titles across the digital marketplace.
The award winners were chosen by Apple’s global App Store editorial team “for delivering exceptional quality, innovative technology, creative design, and positive cultural impact”.
They include iPhone Game of the Year League of Legends: Wild Rift, iPad Game of the Year Marvel Future Revolution, and Apple Arcade Game of the Year Fantasian.
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In terms of the most popular App Store titles this year, Among Us was the top downloaded free iOS game and Minecraft was the leading paid iOS game in both the UK and the US.
Arcade award-winner Fantasian didn’t appear in lists of the most popular games for the subscription service, which were headed by Sonic Racing in the UK and The Oregon Trail in the US.
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2021 App Store Award winners
Games:
iPhone Game of the Year: League of Legends: Wild Rift, from Riot Games.
iPad Game of the Year: Marvel Future Revolution, from Netmarble Corporation.
Mac Game of the Year: Myst, from Cyan.
Apple TV Game of the Year: Space Marshals 3, from Pixelbite.
Apple Arcade Game of the Year: Fantasian, from Mistwalker.
Apps:
iPhone App of the Year: Toca Life World, from Toca Boca.
iPad App of the Year: LumaFusion, from LumaTouch.
Mac App of the Year: Craft, from Luki Labs Limited.
Apple TV App of the Year: DAZN, from DAZN Group.
Apple Watch App of the Year: Carrot Weather, from Grailr.
UK’s Most Downloaded Apps 2021
Top Free iPhone Games:
Among Us!
Roblox
Project Makeover
Water Sort Puzzle
High Heels!
Count Masters: Crowd Runner 3D
8 Ball Pool™
Magic Tiles 3: Piano Game
Shortcut Run
Subway Surfers
BitLife – Life Simulator
Roof Rails
Stacky Dash
Call of Duty®: Mobile
Score! Hero 2
Bridge Race
Parking Jam 3D
Pokémon GO
Happy Printer
Nail Salon 3D
Top Paid iPhone Games:
Minecraft
Football Manager 2021 Mobile
Monopoly
Heads Up!
Bloons TD 6
Plague Inc.
The Chase: Ultimate Edition
My Child Lebensborn
Geometry Dash
Tipping Point
Pocket Build
Countdown – The Official TV Show App
Earn to Die 2
Bloons TD 5
True Skate
Cluedo: The Official Edition
The Game of Life 2
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Incredibox
Tenable
Top Free iPad Games:
Among Us!
Roblox
Phone Case DIY
Project Makeover
Magic Tiles 3: Piano Game
Hair Challenge
Tiles Hop – EDM Rush
Blob Runner 3D
DOP 2: Delete One Part
Chat Master!
Shortcut Run
Teacher Simulator
Subway Surfers
Bridge Race
Acrylic Nails!
slither.io
Count Masters: Crowd Runner 3D
Sculpt people
Water Sort Puzzle
Mario Kart Tour
Top Paid iPad Games:
Minecraft
Monopoly
Bloons TD 6
Football Manager 2021 Touch
Football Manager 2021 Mobile
Plague Inc.
The Chase: Ultimate Edition
Geometry Dash
Stardew Valley
The Game of Life 2
Five Nights at Freddy’s
Tipping Point
Cluedo: The Official Edition
PAW Patrol: Adventure Bay!
My Child Lebensborn
Human: Fall Flat
LEGO® Jurassic World™
Terraria
Ultimate Custom Night
RFS – Real Flight Simulator
Top Arcade Games:
Sonic Racing
Mini Motorways
Cut the Rope Remastered
Skate City
PAC-MAN Party Royale
NBA 2K21 Arcade Edition
Angry Birds Reloaded
SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit
Hot Lava
Sneaky Sasquatch
Fruit Ninja Classic+
Rayman Mini
SongPop Party
Crossy Road Castle
Outlanders
Solitaire by MobilityWare +
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LEGO® Brawls
Oceanhorn 2
Spire Blast
Top Free iPhone Apps:
NHS App
WhatsApp Messenger
TikTok
Instagram
YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream
Microsoft Teams
Snapchat
Facebook
Google Maps
Messenger
NHS COVID-19
Uber Eats: Food Delivery
ZOOM Cloud Meetings
Amazon
Spotify New Music and Podcasts
Shop: package & order tracker
Gmail – Email by Google
My McDonald’s UK
Netflix
Deliveroo: Food Delivery
Top Paid iPhone Apps:
Driving Theory Test 4 in 1 Kit
Official DVSA Theory Test Kit
The Wonder Weeks
Procreate Pocket
CITB Op/Spec HS&E test 2019
Forest – Your Focus Motivation
TouchRetouch
Squeezy NHS Pelvic Floor App
Facetune
Freya • Surge Timer
Dark Sky Weather
AutoSleep Track Sleep on Watch
Driving Theory by James May
CITB MAP HS&E test 2019
Site Audit Pro
Da Vinci Eye: AR Art Projector
Carbs & Cals: Diet & Diabetes
ChirpOMatic – Europe
The TeamTOMM App
WiFi Now Remote
