Sigh.
In ‘crushing doom and gloom’ news, the free app that Australians most downloaded to their iPhone over 2025 was ChatGPT.
Oh, and ChatGPT was also the most downloaded free app on iPad as well. Sigh.
Look, you may feel differently than I do about AI being shoved down our gullets rather than sorting civil rights, or even the massive amounts of energy and resources that large language models gobble up, so let’s just publish this list of the top Apple App Store apps of the year, direct from Apple.
Top Free iPhone Apps
- Chat GPT
- myGov
- CapCut – Video Editor
- Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire
- Threads
- AliExpress – Shopping App
- WhatsApp Messenger
- TikTok – Videos, Shop & LIVE
- Ticketmaster－Buy, Sell Tickets
Top Paid iPhone Apps
- WikiCamps Australia
- Threema. The Secure Messenger
- TripView
- Shadowrocket
- Monash FODMAP Diet
- Rain Parrot
- AnkiMobile Flashcards
- Procreate Pocket
- AutoSleep Track Sleep on Watch
- Paprika Recipe Manager 3
Top Free iPhone Games
- Block Blast！
- Clash Royale
- Roblox
- Township
- Pokémon TCG Pocket
- Last War:Survival
- Color Block Jam
- Vita Mahjong
- Kingshot
- Subway Surfers
Top Paid iPhone Games
- Minecraft: Dream it, Build it!
- Balatro
- Plague Inc.
- Heads Up!
- Bloons TD 6
- Stardew Valley
- After Inc.
- Geometry Dash
- Red’s First Flight
- MONOPOLY
Top Free iPad Apps
- ChatGPT
- Netflix
- YouTube
- Amazon Prime Video
- Disney+
- HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV
- Simply Draw: Learn to Draw
- Canva: AI Photo & Video Editor
- Google Chrome
- Spotify: Music and Podcasts
Top Paid iPad Apps
- Procreate
- Book Creator for iPad
- Procreate Dreams
- WikiCamps Australia
- Nomad Sculpt
- forScore
- ToonSquid
- Teach Your Monster to Read
- AnkiMobile Flashcards
- PicCollage EDU Collage Maker
Top Free iPad Games
- Block Blast!
- Roblox
- Magic Tiles 3: Piano Game
- Perfect Tidy
- Mini Games: Calm & Chill
- Snake Clash!
- Offline Games – No Wifi Games
- Hole.io
- Paper.io 2
- Clash Royale
Top Paid iPad Games
- Minecraft: Dream it, Build it!
- Geometry Dash
- Stardew Valley
- Bloons TD 6
- Balatro
- Plague Inc.
- Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp C
- Papa’s Freezeria HD
- Poppy Playtime Chapter 3
- Unpacking
Top Apple Arcade Games
- Hello Kitty Island Adventure
- Snake.io+
- Sneaky Sasquatch
- Balatro+
- NBA 2K25 Arcade Edition
- Bloons TD 6+
- Fruit Ninja Classic+
- PGA TOUR Pro Golf
- Solitaire by MobilityWare+
- UNO: Arcade Edition
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