Apple reveals top 50 apps of all time as App Store hits 50 billion downloads

With Apple’s App Store cruising past the incredible landmark figure of 50 billion apps downloaded, the company has released updated lists of its all-time top iPhone and iPad apps.

There’s no real surprises in the list with Angry Birds and Facebook topping the paid and free app lists respectively.

As a nice treat, the lucky sod who managed to bag the 50th billionth app was rewarded with a $10,000 App Store gift card from the folks at Apple.

“Apps have revolutionised the way we play video games, consume news, do business, educate, communicate, create art, and so much more,” say Apple, and they’re probably right.

It seems like it’s been around forever but the App Store only launched five years ago, and its influence has been seen on rival platforms like Android and Windows Phone.

Here’s the new charts listing the most-downloaded paid and free iPhone and iPad apps:

Top 25 Free Apps 

1. Facebook
2. Pandora Radio
3. Instagram
4. YouTube
5. Skype
6. Words with Friends Free
7. The Weather Channel
8. Twitter
9. Temple Run
10. Google Search
11. Netflix
12. Shazam
13. Angry Birds Free
14. Draw Something Free
15. Flashlight
16. Facebook Messenger
17. Google Earth
18. Fruit Ninja Free
19. iHeartRadio
20. Movies by Flixter
21. Bump
22. eBay
23. Pac-Man Lite
24. Groupon
25. Google Maps

Top 25 Paid Apps 

1. Angry Birds
2. Fruit Ninja
3. Doodle Jump
4. Cut the Rope
5. Angry Birds Seasons
6. WhatsApp Messenger
7. Camera+
8. Words with Friends
9. Tiny Wings
10. Angry Birds Space
11. Pocket God
12. Plants vs. Zombies
13. The Game of Life Classic
14. The Moron Test
15. Where’s My Water
16. Draw Something
17. Monopoly
18. Angry Birds Star Wars
19. MotionX GPS Drive
20. Skee-Ball
21. Scrabble
22. UNO
23. Minecraft – Pocket Edition
24. Color Splash
25. The Sims 3

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