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Apple has named the most downloaded apps and games of the year in New Zealand.

The top free iPhone apps chart was headed by Open AI’s ChatGPT, but also included homegrown contenders from businesses 2degrees, New World and Z Energy.

Another local contender, Bloons, made by Kumeu’s Ninja Kiwi, features in the top paid iPhones games, paid iPad games and arcade charts.

The top paid iPhone apps include a clutch of driving test apps plus the Te Aka Māori Dictionary. The Listener’s Paul Little wrote, “To see how a contemporary dictionary can work, look no further than Te Aka Charged with maintaining an up-to-date lexicon of te reo Māori and easily accessible online, it is an adequately resourced, exemplary model of what a dictionary can be in the 21st century.”

In addition to year-end charts, last week, the App Store Editorial team unveiled the winners of the 2025 App Store Awards. This included two apps developed out of New Zealand; Apple Vision Pro App of the Year: Explore POV, from James Hustler, and iPad Game of the Year: Dredge. from Black Salt Games.

Top Free iPhone Apps

1. ChatGPT
2. 2degrees NZ
3. Threads
4. Temu
5. Z Energy App
6. WhatsApp Messenger
7. Google
8. TikTok
9. New World NZ
10. Instagram

Top Paid iPhone Apps

1. NZ Driving Theory Test
2. NZ Topo50 South Island
3. NZ Topo50 North Island
4. Te Aka Māori Dictionary
5. Shadowrocket
6. Monash FODMAP Diet
7. NZ Learners Driving Test
8. The Great White App
9. Squeezy
10. Procreate Pocket

Top Free iPhone Games

1. Block Blasst
2. Roblox
3. Clash Royale
4. Township
5. Offline Games - No Wifi Games
6. Color Block Jam
7. Subway Surfers
8. Kingshot
9. Perfect Tidy
10. Last War:Survival

Top Paid iPhone Games

1. Minecraft
2. Balatro
3. Plague Inc.
4. Stardew Valley
5. Heads Up!
6. Geometry Dash
7. Bloons TD 6
8. Papa’s Freezeria To Go!
9. Purple Place
10. After Inc.

Top Free iPad Apps

1. ChatGPT
2. YouTube
3. Netflix
4. Amazon Prime Video
5. Disney+
6. Google Chrome
7. TikTok
8. Simply Draw
9. Canva
10. Spotify

Top Paid iPad Apps

1. Procreate
2. Procreate Dreams
3. forScore
4. ToonSquid
5. Nomad Sculpt
6. AnkiMobile Flashcards
7. Feather: Draw in 3D
8. Book Creator
9. Shadowrocket
10. NZ Driving Theory Test

Top Free iPad Games

1. Block Blast！
2. Roblox
3. Magic Tiles 3: Piano Game
4. Perfect Tidy
5. Offline Games - No Wifi Games
6. Mini Games: Calm & Chill
7. Subway Surfers
8. Goods Puzzle: Sort Challenge
9. Paper.io 2
10. Among Us!

Top Paid iPad Games

1. Minecraft
2. Stardew Valley
3. Geometry Dash
4. Balatro
5. Bloons TD 6
6. Plague Inc.
7. Purple Place - Classic Games
8. Monopoly
9. Papa’s Freezeria HD
10. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp C

Top Apple Arcade Games

1. NBA 2K25 Arcade Edition
2. Balatro+
3. Hello Kitty Island Adventure
4. Snake.io+
5. Sneaky Sasquatch
6. Bloons TD 6+
7. Fruit Ninja Classic+
8. PGA TOUR Pro Golf
9. Stardew Valley+
10. Solitaire by MobilityWare+