With 2026 around the corner, Apple has released the annual year-end chart, presenting the most downloaded apps of 2025 in Canada.
As we enjoy sipping on hot cocoa during the chilly season, Apple has unveiled the 2025 year-end charts, listing the most downloaded free and paid apps, games, and Apple Arcade across iPhone and iPad. Whether we use apps to boost our productivity, watch various content, or play games during our leisure time, the year-end charts offer fun insights into what’s popular across the Apple ecosystem, which can surprise us or give us ideas for which apps to try.
From ChatGPT dominating the free app charts to Minecraft: Dream it, Build it! ranking the highest paid games on iPhone and iPad, here are the most downloaded apps of 2025 in Canada:
Top Free iPhone App
- ChatGPT
- Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire
- Threads
- TikTok – Videos, Shop & LIVE
- WhatsApp Messenger
- Google Maps
- CapCut – Video Editor
- Microsoft Authenticator
Top Paid iPhone Apps
- Shadowrocket
- AnkiMobile Flashcards
- Procreate Pocket
- Monash FODMAP Diet
- Threema. The Secure Messenger
- Paprika Recipe Manager 3
- AutoSleep Track Sleep on Watch
- SkyView®
- Pedi STAT
- Streaks
Top Free iPhone Games
- Block Blast！
- Pokémon TCG Pocket
- Roblox
- Township
- Clash Royale
- Color Block Jam
- Vita Mahjong
- Offline Games – No Wifi Games
- Kingshot
- MONOPOLY GO!
Top Paid iPhone Games
- Minecraft: Dream it, Build it!
- Balatro
- Plague Inc.
- Geometry Dash
- Stardew Valley
- Red’s First Flight
- Bloons TD 6
- Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp C
- After Inc.
- Papa’s Freezeria To Go!
Top Free iPad Apps
- ChatGPT
- Amazon Prime Video
- YouTube
- Netflix
- Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF
- Google Chrome
- Disney+
- Microsoft Teams
- Canva: AI Photo & Video Editor
- Gmail – Email by Google
Top Paid iPad Apps
- Procreate
- Procreate Dreams
- Nomad Sculpt
- ToonSquid
- forScore
- AnkiMobile Flashcards
- Teach Your Monster to Read
- Feather: Draw in 3D
- Shadowrocket
- Paprika Recipe Manager 3
Top Free iPad Games
- Block Blast！
- Roblox
- Perfect Tidy
- Vita Mahjong
- Magic Tiles 3: Piano Game
- Goods Puzzle: Sort Challenge
- Mini Games: Calm & Chill
- Offline Games – No Wifi Games
- Township
- Zen Color – Color By Number
Top Paid iPad Games
- Minecraft: Dream it, Build it!
- Stardew Valley
- Geometry Dash
- Balatro
- Plague Inc.
- Bloons TD 6
- Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp C
- Red’s First Flight
- MONOPOLY
- Papa’s Freezeria HD
Top Apple Arcade Games
- Balatro+
- Hello Kitty Island Adventure
- PGA TOUR Pro Golf
- Sneaky Sasquatch
- snake.io+
- NBA 2K25 Arcade Edition
- Solitaire by MobilityWare+
- Bloons TD 6+
- NFL Retro Bowl ’26
- Stardew Valley+
Alongside the list of the most downloaded apps of 2025, Apple has crowned 17 apps as the winners of the 2025 App Store Awards. Hand-selected by the App Editors, each winner was crowned for its creativity, innovation, and the lasting cultural impact on the users. Kicking off the list, the winners of the 2025 App Store Awards are:
2025 App Store Awards Winner
- iPhone App of the Year – Tiimo, from tiimo.
- iPad App of the Year – Detail, from Detail Technologies B.V.
- Mac App of the Year – Essayist, from Essayist Software Inc.
- Apple Vision Pro App of the Year – Explore POV, from James Hustler.
- Apple Watch App of the Year – Strava, from Strava, Inc.
- Apple TV App of the Year – HBO Max, from WarnerMedia Global Digital Services, LLC.
- iPhone Game of the Year – Pokémon TCG Pocket, from The Pokémon Company.
- iPad Game of the Year – DREDGE, from Black Salt Games.
- Mac Game of the Year – Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition, from CD PROJEKT S.A.
- Apple Vision Pro Game of the Year – Porta Nubi, from Michael Temper.
- Apple Arcade Game of the Year – WHAT THE CLASH?, from Triband ApS.
- Cultural Impact Winner – Art of Fauna, from Klemens Strasser.
- Cultural Impact Winner – Chants of Sennaar, from Playdigious.
- Cultural Impact Winner – despelote, from Panic, Inc.
- Cultural Impact Winner – Be My Eyes, from Be My Eyes.
- Cultural Impact Winner – Focus Friend, by Hank Green, from B-Tech Consulting Group LLC.
- Cultural Impact Winner – StoryGraph, from The StoryGraph.
Quite a fun insight regarding the most downloaded apps of 2025 in Canada, and the winners of the 2025 App Store Awards. For those interested, the full list of the apps and games can be viewed on the App Store Today tab, and details about the 2025 App Store Winners can be viewed on the Apple Newsroom.
