Along with sharing its picks for the best apps and games of 2019, Apple today also updated the App Store with Top Charts that highlight the top free apps and games, paid and free, on the iPhone and the iPad.

When it comes to free games, Nintendo's latest title, Mario Kart Tour, topped the charts. Launched on September 25, Mario Kart Tour was a highly anticipated game and features one of Nintendo's most popular franchises.



Below are the top five free ‌iPhone‌ games:

Mario Kart Tour

Color Bump 3D

aquapark.io

Call of Duty Mobile

BitLife Life Simulator

As for paid ‌iPhone‌ games, many titles that have been popular for years continued to hold on to their number one spots. Minecraft was the number one app on the paid game chart, followed by Heads Up, Plague Inc., Bloons TD 6, and Geometry Dash.

Many familiar apps also topped the free apps chart, including YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and Facebook Messenger, while the top paid app was FaceTune. Apple's top five paid ‌iPhone‌ apps are listed below:

FaceTune

HotSchedules

Dark Sky Weather

The Wonder Weeks

AutoSleep Apple Watch Sleep Tracking

Apple also did separate top charts for the ‌iPad‌, highlighting the most popular games and apps downloaded on its tablets. The top free game was Roblox, and the top paid ‌iPad‌ game was Minecraft. Top five charts are below.



Top 5 Free ‌iPad‌ Games

Roblox

aquapark.io

Paper.io 2

Color Bump 3D

Magic Tiles 3: Piano Game

Top 5 Paid ‌iPad‌ Games

Minecraft

Geometry Dash

Bloons TD 6

Plague Inc.

Amazing Frog

As for free ‌iPad‌ apps, YouTube, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Google Chrome, and Hulu secured the top spots, while the top paid ‌iPad‌ apps included Procreate, Notability, GoodNotes 5, Duet Display, and kids game Toca Hair Salon 3.

Apple separately created a top chart to highlight the most popular Apple Arcade games available for ‌Apple Arcade‌, the company's $4.99 per month gaming service. Top picks are listed below.

Oceanhorn 2

Sonic Racing

Hot Lava

Frogger in Toy Town

Skate City

LEGO Brawls

Shinsekai Into the Depths

Sayonara Wild Hearts

Overland

Assemble With Care

Speed Demons

WHAT THE GOLF?

Rayman Mini

Mini Motorways

Sneaky Sasquatch

Agent Intercept

Super Impossible Road

Where Cards Fall

Outlanders

Cricket Through the Ages

Apple's full ‌App Store‌ charts for the ‌iPhone‌ and the ‌iPad‌ can be found in the ‌App Store‌ under the respective Apps and Games categories for each device. Apple lists the top 20 paid and free games and apps in these charts.

If you missed it yesterday, Apple also shared its editors choice picks for the best games and apps of the year on ‌iPhone‌, ‌iPad‌, Mac, and Apple TV.

‌ ‌Apple Arcade‌‌ Game of the Year - Sayonara Wild Hearts by Simogo

- Sayonara Wild Hearts by Simogo ‌ ‌iPhone‌‌ App of the Year - Spectre Camera by Lux Optics ($2.99)

- Spectre Camera by Lux Optics ($2.99) ‌‌iPhone‌‌ Game of the Year - Sky: Children of the Light by thatgamecompany (Free)

- Sky: Children of the Light by thatgamecompany (Free) ‌ ‌iPad‌‌ App of the Year - Flow by Moleskine (Free)

- Flow by Moleskine (Free) ‌ ‌iPad‌‌ Game of the Year - Hyper Light Drifter by Abylight S.L. ($4.99)

- Hyper Light Drifter by Abylight S.L. ($4.99) Mac App of the Year - Affinity Publisher by Serif Labs ($49.99)

- Affinity Publisher by Serif Labs ($49.99) Mac Game of the Year - GRIS by Devolver / Nomada Studio ($4.99)

- GRIS by Devolver / Nomada Studio ($4.99) ‌ ‌Apple TV‌‌ App of the Year - The Explorers by The Explorers Network ($4.99)

- The Explorers by The Explorers Network ($4.99) ‌‌Apple TV‌‌ Game of the Year - Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap by DotEmu ($7.99)

More information on all of the apps and other gaming and app trends of the year can be found in the "Today" section of the ‌App Store‌ on the ‌iPhone‌, ‌iPad‌, Mac, and ‌Apple TV‌.