2025’s most downloaded game, Block Blast!, is going ad-free on Apple Arcade
The most downloaded mobile game last year has just landed on Apple’s subscription gaming service, Apple Arcade. On Tuesday, Apple announced the addition of Block Blast!+, an ad-free version of the popular puzzle game that has around 725 million lifetime installs, according to app intelligence provider Appfigures. Other estimates put that figure even higher, at 868 million installs.
- ▪The most downloaded mobile game last year has just landed on Apple’s subscription gaming service, Apple Arcade.
- ▪On Tuesday, Apple announced the addition of Block Blast!+, an ad-free version of the popular puzzle game that has around 725 million lifetime installs, according to app intelligence provider Appfigures.
- ▪Other estimates put that figure even higher, at 868 million installs.
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The most downloaded mobile game last year has just landed on Apple’s subscription gaming service, Apple Arcade. On Tuesday, Apple announced the addition of Block Blast!+, an ad-free version of the popular puzzle game that has around 725 million lifetime installs, according to app intelligence provider Appfigures. Other estimates put that figure even higher, at 868 million installs. The game will be released on Apple Arcade on September 3, alongside a 2025 App Store Award winner, Art of Fauna: Cozy Puzzles+, and others. Image Credits:Apple/Art of Fauna Apple’s internal data indicates that Block Blast! was the most downloaded free iPhone game in 2025. It has continued to rank No.
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