The third spot was again filled by the only game on the list, Minecraft.īy contrast, all of the top apps on the Amazon App Store, both paid and free, were games. It was a similar story in the paid chart, with SwiftKey Keyboard holding the top spot, followed by the pro version of Android backup tool Titanium. Facebook and WhatsApp continued to rule the top of the free chart, followed by the only game in the chart, Candy Crush Saga, rising from fifth place. The big difference is that Google Play's top apps were more likely to be utility or communication apps. The fifth most downloaded app, SpongeBob Moves In, is notable for actually increasing its price during the period, from $1.99 to $3.99 – something which clearly didn't do too much to damage its popularity.ĭistimo also looked at the top downloads on Google Play and, for the first time, the Amazon App Store. On the paid apps front, WhatsApp continued its dominance of the top spot, while the remaining four apps were all games. Vine, the lone non-game app, reached a peak of over 300,000 downloads on 15 June – five days before the unveiling of Instagram video.

It was one of two releases from Gameloft in the top five – along with Uno & Friends, in fifth place – and one of four games. Movie tie-in app Despicable Me: Minion Rush dethroned Candy Crush Saga as the most downloaded free app on iOS during June, according to data from Distimo's AppIQ service – despite only being released in the second week of the month.

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