Games such as Doodle Jump, Angry Birds, and Fruit Ninja have seen extraordinary success in both the Apple App Store for iPhone and the Google Android Market.
Despite the average selling price of games declining by 28 percent during the year (dropping from $2.01 in June 2010 to $1.44 in June 2010), revenue generated by some of the most popular freemium games has increased tenfold in the Apple App Store for iPhone, said app market analyst Distimo in a report released on July 27.
Seventy-two percent of all downloads generated by the top 300 overall paid apps within the Apple App Store for iPhone are games.
In June, Hanging With Friends and Angry Birds topped the highest ranked free and paid games in the Apple App Store for iPhone while Live Holdem Poker Pro and Robo Defense were at the top of the free and paid apps chart in the Google Android Market.
Highest ranked free games in the Apple App Store for iPhone, US, June 2011:
- Hanging With Friends Free by Zynga - Puzzle, World
- Oldschool Blocks by BrushGames.com - Action, Arcade
- Turtle Fly by j2sighte - Action, Kids
- Bunny Shooter Free Game by Best, Cool & Fun Games - Action, Adventure
- Shape Shift by Backflip Studios - Arcade, Puzzle
Highest ranked paid games in the Apple App Store for iPhone, US, June 2011:
- Angry Birds by Clickgamer.com - Action, Arcade - $0.99
- Tiny Wings by Andreas Illiger - Action, Arcade - $0.99
- Angry Birds Rio by Rovio Mobile Ltd. - Arcade, Puzzle - $0.99
- Fruit Ninja by Halfbrick Studios - Action, Arcade - $0.99
- Hanging With Friends by Zynga - Puzzle, World - $0.99 - $1.99
Highest ranked free applications in the Google Android Market, US, June 2011:
- Live Holdem Poker Pro by Dragonplay - Cards & Casino, Live Wallpaper, Widgets
- Bubble Blast 2 by Magma Mobile - Brain & Puzzle
- Angry Birds by Rovio Mobile Ltd. - Arcade & Action
- Blast Monkeys by Yobonja - Arcade & Action
- Angry Birds Rio by Rovio Mobile Ltd. - Arcade & Action
Highest ranked paid applications in the Google Android Market, US, June 2011:
- Robo Defense by Lupis Labs Software - Arcade & Action - $2.99
- Fruit Ninja by Halfbrick Studios - Arcade & Action - $1.26
- Doodle Jump by GameHouse - Arcade & Action - $0.99
- X Construction by CrossConstruct - Brain & Puzzle - $1.44
- ZENONIA® 2 by GAMEVIL Inc. - Arcade & Action - $0.99
