Length estimation and illustration game “Draw In” proves popular in North America and Europe, “Sling Drift” moves into first in Australia, and social music app “Tik Tok” is supreme in China, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
On the other hand, Singapore reacts enthusiastically to the launch of a local UberEats successor GrabFood in our survey of top free iPhone apps around the world on May 31, 2018.
USA
Draw In (Games)
Estimate and trace the length of a line needed to wrap around pre-defined templates of cute animals and everyday objects. From the maker of recent App Store hit “Love Balls.”
itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1384622732
United Kingdom
Draw In (Games)
itunes.apple.com/uk/app/id1384622732
China
Tik Tok (Photo and Video)
Music-oriented video messaging app intended to showcase its young creative users.
itunes.apple.com/cn/id1142110895
Germany
Draw In (Games)
itunes.apple.com/de/app/id1384622732
France
Draw In (Games)
itunes.apple.com/fr/app/id1384622732
Netherlands
Draw In (Games)
itunes.apple.com/nl/app/id1384622732
Canada
Draw In (Games)
itunes.apple.com/ca/app/id1384622732
Australia
Sling Drift (Games)
Corner-taking challenge from the maker of “Impossible Bottle Flip.” Keep the car on the track by taking each corner at the correct angle.
itunes.apple.com/au/app/id1377372413
South Korea
윈드러너Z for Kakao [en. Windrunnerz] (Games)
Run, jump and avoid obstacles in order to collect coins, stars, and captured creatures. Top in-app purchase is currently a $9.89 USD pack of virtual consumables.
itunes.apple.com/kr/app/id1330879573
Japan
OVERHIT -オーバーヒット- (Games)
Action-oriented role-playing adventure. The top in-app purchase is for a $7.99 USD monthly membership.
itunes.apple.com/jp/app/id1296696287
Singapore
GrabFood (Food and Drink)
Food delivery service from ride-hailing company Grab. Launched in Singapore with South East Asian expansion to follow. Grab took over Uber’s SEA operations in March, including UberEats.
itunes.apple.com/sg/app/id1347684152
Malaysia
Tik Tok (Photo and Video)
itunes.apple.com/my/id1142110895
Philippines
Tik Tok (Photo and Video)
itunes.apple.com/ph/id1142110895
India
WhatsApp (Social Networking)
Facebook-owned multimedia messaging app that performs a similar function to Signal, Threema, Wire, or Chatsecure.
itunes.apple.com/in/app/id310633997
South Africa
WhatsApp (Social Networking)
itunes.apple.com/za/app/id310633997
Store rankings courtesy of App Annie.