The Top Apps of 2020 in the App Store paint a picture of 2020 we’ll remember forever

2020 will be the number we say when we refer to “that year” – I don’t think that will ever wear off, and our use of technology has defined the year which is directly reflected in Apple’s App Store charts for 2020.

Every part of the top 20 free and much of the top 20 paid app list paint a picture of 2020 – the year we’ll all want to forget.

Top of the charts overall is the Federal Government’s COVIDsafe app – a great result for a Government app.

In second place is ZOOM – the word we all use now to define a video call or meeting and a service that is probably the big tech story of 2020.

Social Media service TikTok boomed – heck, even I’m on there. And early in the pandemic Housparty kept us connected.

That top 4 alone is a snapshot but then consider the National Coronavirus Australia stats app is at #6, WhatsApp #8 with an increase in online chat and even government info via WhatsApp likely to have driven that.

Uber Eats and Maccas food apps popped into the top 20 because hey, lockdown and social distancing folks!

In a sign of how well adopted the latest iPhone operating system iOS14 is – an app called Widgetsmith hit #20 – and Widgets only started a mere couple of months ago.

If you’re looking for a game to play over the summer break, take the lead from the charts, where Among Us topped the billing as the top free iPhone game of 2020.

Here’s the top charts from Apple’s App Store for 2020.

Top Free iPhone Apps

1. COVIDSafe
2. ZOOM
3. TikTok
4. Houseparty
5. Instagram
6. Coronavirus Australia
7. Disney+
8. WhatsApp Messenger
9. Messenger
10. YouTube
11. Spotify
12. Snapchat
13. Facebook
14. Netflix
15. GMail
16. Google Maps
17. Uber Eats
18. MyMacca’s Ordering & Offers
19. Microsoft Teams
20. Widgetsmith

Top Paid iPhone Apps

1. WikiCamps Australia
2. The Wonder Weeks
3. Sezzy Timer
4. Procreate Pocket
5. TripView – Sydney & Melbourne
6. TouchRetouch
7. Forest – Stay focused
8. Monash University FODMAP diet
9. AutoSleep Track Sleep on Watch
10. Rain Parrot
11. Facetune
12. Pocket Secure
13. The Resilience Project
14. VIC Fires
15. QLD Fires
16. SkyView
17. MusicView
18. Mirror for Samsung TV
19. Shadowrocket
20. Sky Guide

Top Apple Arcade Games

1. Sonic Racing
2. Skate City
3. Hot Lava
4. PAC-MAN Party Royale
5. Oceanhorn 2
6. Sneaky Sasquatch
7. WHAT THE GOLF?
8. LEGO Brawls
9. Crossy Road Castle
10. Outlanders
11. Frogger in Toy Town
12. Mini Motorways
13. SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit
14. LEGO Builder’s Journey
15. Rayman Mini
16. Spyder
17. Butter Royale
18. tint.
19. Patterned
20. Speed Demons

Top Free iPhone Games

1. Among Us!
2. Subway Surfers
3. Brain Out
4. Call of Duty: Mobile
5. Woodturning 3D
6. Brain Test: Tricky Puzzles
7. Roblox
8. Tangle Master 3D
9. Fishdom
10. Magic Tiles 3: Piano Game
11. Ink Inc. – Tattoo Drawing
12. Mario Kart Tour
13. Cube Surfer!
14. 8 Ball Pool
15. Homescapes
16. Park Master
17. BitLife – Life Simulator
18. Draw Climber
19. Gardenscapes
20. UNO

Top Paid iPhone Apps

1. Minecraft
2. Plague Inc.
3. Monopoly
4. Heads Up! – Trivia on the go
5. Bloons TD 6
6. True Skate
7. Geometry Dash
8. Bloons TD 5
9. Cluedo: The Official Edition
10. Terraria
11. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
12. Papa’s Freezeria To Go!
13. Farming Simulator 20
14. Rebel Inc.
15. NBA 2K20
16. Pocket Build
17. Stardew Valley
18. Exploding Kittens
19. Earn to Die 2
20. The Chase Australia