The release of a sunkissed “Love Island” game sits pretty at the top of Australia’s free iPhone apps chart, while Hole.io continues to expand its userbase in the USA and Canada, the UK’s fascination with a TV streaming app coincides with the FIFA World Cup, the “Clash of Clans” studio’s latest, “Brawl Stars,” kicks off in Singapore, and Japanese downloaders get to grips with the official Tokyo Disney Resort app.
USA, Canada
Hole.io (Games)
The concept behind 2015’s hit Agar.io gets a makeover as players consume a city — and then each other — by navigating bottomless holes through roads and streets. $2.99 USD to remove ads.
itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1389111413
United Kingdom
ITV Hub (Entertainment)
With the 2018 FIFA World Cup in full swing, ITV is one of two UK broadcasters offering free access to its domestic audience. This is the network’s official app, ad-supported with a monthly subscription option.
itunes.apple.com/app/id446079916
China
拼多多 [~en. Fight Together] (Shopping)
Group buying app that encourages users to recruit their friends, family, neighbors and so on to help lower the price of listed goods.
itunes.apple.com/app/id1044283059
Germany, Netherlands, South Africa
WhatsApp (Social Networking)
Facebook-owned multimedia messaging app that performs a similar function to Signal, Threema, Wire, or Chatsecure. Threema is top of the German paid app chart.
itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id310633997
France
YouTube Music (Music)
Google’s video streaming platform launches its overhauled music-oriented bid, combining audio and video content. Free with ads or as a two-tiered monthly subscriptions service.
itunes.apple.com/fr/app/id1017492454
Australia
Love Island: The Game (Games)
Reality TV dating show as a choice-based story in which the player, as one of the show’s female contestants, can choose outfits and potential partners.
itunes.apple.com/au/app/id1280910599
South Korea
Glory (Games)
Combat-oriented massively multiplayer fantasy role-playing game, which received its second major update on July 4. Its top in-app purchase at the moment is a $109 USD pack of virtual currency.
itunes.apple.com/sk/app/id1303405047
Japan
Tokyo Disney Resort App (Entertainment)
The official mobile companion for Disney’s Tokyo theme park, updated in early July, and featuring a digital map with attraction queue times, e-ticketing, plus hotel and restaurant reservations.
itunes.apple.com/jp/app/id1313147771
Singapore
Brawl Stars (Games)
Three-on-three rumbles with various characters to collect and upgrade, five game modes, plus both solo and online team versus play.
itunes.apple.com/sg/app/id1229016807
Malaysia
Tik Tok (Photo and Video)
Music-oriented video messaging app intended to showcase its young creative users.
itunes.apple.com/my/id1142110895
Philippines
BPI Mobile (Finance)
The Bank of the Philippine Islands’ customer app, with fund transfers, bill payment, and account balances and histories available to view.