Summary: Apple has released lists of the top apps of all-time (free and paid). Facebook is the most popular free iPhone app in the U.S. and in the U.K. Facebook is not first for the iPad though.
After Apple announced its App Store had broken the 25 billion downloads mark and then
revealed the 25 billionth app download winner, the consumer electronics giant revealed the top apps of all time. The lists comprise of the top 25 apps separated into four categories: free iPhone, paid iPhone, free iPad, and paid iPad. In the U.S. and in the U.K., Facebook tops the first category.
Unlike other platforms, Facebook develops the apps for iOS and Android. For iOS, Facebook has long-supported the iPhone and iPod touch, and only started supporting the iPad in October 2011. This is likely why Facebook is not first in the free iPad category. For Android, Facebook is currently only supporting smartphones and has said nothing about tablets.
Here are the lists for the U.S.:
Top 25 All-Time Free iPhone Apps
- Facebook
- Pandora Radio
- Words With Friends Free
- Skype
- The Weather Channel
- Google Search
- Google Earth
- Angry Birds Free
- Shazam
- Netflix
- Paper Toss
- Twitter
- Movies by Flixster
- Bump
- PAC-MAN Lite
- Flashlight
- Unblock Me FREE
- Temple Run
- Instagram
- Touch Hockey
- Angry Birds Lite
- ESPN ScoreCenter
- Fruit Ninja Lite
- Groupon
- Angry Birds Rio Free
Top 25 All-Time Paid iPhone Apps
- Angry Birds
- Fruit Ninja
- Doodle Jump
- Cut the Rope
- Angry Birds Seasons
- Words With Friends
- Tiny Wings
- Angry Birds Rio
- Pocket God
- Camera+
- The Moron Test
- Plants vs. Zombies
- Skee-Ball
- The Game of Life
- Scrabble
- Monopoly
- Fat Booth
- WhatsApp
- UNO
- Color Splash
- The Sims 3
- Flight Control
- MotionX GPS Drive
- Where’s Waldo
- I Am T-Pain 2.0
Top 25 All-Time Free iPad Apps
- Angry Birds HD Free
- The Weather Channel for iPad
- Netflix
- Skype for iPad
- Kindle
- ABC Player
- Pandora Radio
- Angry Birds Rio HD Free
- CNN App for iPad
- Words With Friends HD Free
- Google Earth
- Calculator Pro for iPad Free
- Fruit Ninja HD Lite
- Calculator for iPad Free
- NYTimes for iPad
- USA TODAY for iPad
- Facebook
- MyPad – for Facebook & Twitter
- Flipboard
- eBay for iPad
- Angry Birds Seasons HD Free
- Dictionary.com
- Twitter
- Solitaire
- Friendly for Facebook
Top 25 All-Time Paid iPad Apps
- Pages
- Angry Birds HD
- Angry Birds Seasons HD
- Penultimate
- Scrabble for iPad
- Fruit Ninja HD
- GarageBand
- GoodReader
- Angry Birds Rio HD
- Cut The Rope HD
- Numbers
- Keynote
- Words With Friends HD
- Star Walk for iPad
- MONOPOLY for iPad
- Plants vs. Zombies HD
- Where’s My Water?
- Friendly Plus for Facebook
- QuickOffice Pro HD
- Notability
- Splashtop Remote Desktop for iPad
- Pinball HD
- MyPad+ – For Facebook & Twitter
- Infinity Blade
- Real Racing 2
Here are the lists for the U.K.:
Top 25 All-Time Free iPhone Apps
- Facebook
- Skype
- eBay
- Google Earth
- Google Search
- Twitter
- Paper Toss
- Bump
- BBC News
- Shazam
- Talking Tom Cat
- Pac-Man Lite
- Sky Sports Live Football
- Angry Birds Lite
- Amazon Mobile
- Waterslide Extreme
- Touch Hockey: FS5
- Sky News
- iPint
- Facebook Messenger
- Met Office Weather
- Movies by Flixster
- Temple Run
- Viber
- Solitaire
Top 25 All-Time Paid iPhone Apps
- Angry Birds
- WhatsApp Messenger
- Doodle Jump
- Fruit Ninja
- Angry Birds Seasons
- Cut the Rope
- TuneIn Radio Pro
- Monopoly
- Angry Birds Rio
- FatBooth
- Flight Control
- Scrabble
- Tiny Wings
- The Sims 3
- Where’s Wally? in Hollywood
- Sleep Cycle alarm clock
- Moto X Mayhem
- Color Splash
- Camera+
- Flick Kick Football
- The Moron Test
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Alarm Clock Pro
- Sleep Talk Recorder
- Pocket God
Top 25 All-Time Free iPad Apps
- BBC iPlayer
- ITV Player
- Skype for iPad
- 4oD Catch Up
- eBay for iPad
- Angry Birds HD Free
- Calculator for iPad Free
- Kindle
- Sky Go
- Sky News for iPad
- BBC News
- Google Earth
- The Times
- Watch TV Free Live with TVCatchup
- Twitter
- TV Guide for iPad
- MyPad for Facebook and Twitter
- TripAdvisor
- Facebook
- Fruit Ninja HD Lite
- Talking Tom Cat 2 for iPad
- Angry Birds Rio HD Free
- Temple Run
- The Sun for iPad
- Crime City HD
Top 25 All-Time Paid iPad Apps
- Pages
- Angry Birds HD
- Scrabble for iPad
- GarageBand
- Monopoly for iPad
- Numbers
- Angry Birds Seasons HD
- Keynote
- Fruit Ninja HD
- FIFA 12 for iPad
- Angry Birds Rio HD
- Star Walk for iPad
- Cut the Rope HD
- Real Racing 2 HD
- GoodReader for iPad
- Jenga HD
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 for iPad
- Penultimate
- Need for Speed Hot Pursuit for iPad
- TuneIn Radio Pro
- SimCity Deluxe for iPad
- Tetris for iPad
- Grand Theft Auto 3
- MyPad+ for Facebook & Twitter
- Plants vs. Zombies HD
You can check out the lists for your country and download any of the apps here: iTunes. Note that these are for all-time. If you want to see what’s currently trending, check out these links: Free Apps and Paid Apps.
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