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Weekly UK App Store Charts: Football Manager and Minecraft top the league

September 1 - September 7

Weekly UK App Store Charts: Football Manager and Minecraft top the league

If this week's look at the official UK App Store charts is a sign of anything, it's that big franchises can play host to entirely different fates on mobile.

Strong performers right now are Sega's Football Manager 2014 - which tops the iPhone paid charts and sits nicely in second position in the same rundown on iPad. Taking up the #2 spot on the iPhone paid chart and the top spot on iPad is Mojang's unstoppable Minecraft.

Yet another big IP - Angry Birds - isn't enjoying quite the same dominance.

Rovio's Angry Birds Stella may be top on the iPad's free chart, but it's only at #9 on iPhone. There's plenty of time for the Finnish firm's latest to fly back up the charts, of course, and we'll soon see how it performs in the weeks ahead.

Official UK App Store Charts September 1 - September 7, 2014

iPhone Paid Apps

  1. Football Manager Handheld 2014 (Sega)
  2. Minecraft - Pocket Edition (Mojang)
  3. Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Disney)
  4. Heads Up! (Warner Bros.)
  5. Tipping Point (Barnstorm Games)
  6. Worms 3 (Team17)
  7. The Chase (Barnstorm Games)
  8. Monopoly (EA)
  9. Motorsport Manager (Christian West)
  10. LEGO The Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros.)

Minecraft is riding high on both iPhone and iPad

iPhone Free Apps

  1. The Tower! (Ketchapp)
  2. Criminal Case(Pretty Simple)
  3. Rollercoaster Tycoon 4 Mobile (Atari)
  4. Cashsquare (Cashsquare)
  5. Roulettist (Kamagames)
  6. Star Wars: Commander (LucasArts)
  7. Doodle Devil Free (JoyBits)
  8. Ancient Planet TD (Mildright)
  9. Angry Birds Stella (Rovio)
  10. Doodle God Free (JoyBits)

iPad Paid Apps

  1. Minecraft: Pocket Edition (Mojang)
  2. Football Manager Handheld 2014 (Sega)
  3. Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Disney)
  4. Tipping Point (Barnstorm Games)
  5. LEGO The Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros.)
  6. Terraria (505 Games)
  7. The Chase (Barnstorm Games)
  8. Valiant Hearts: The Great War (Ubisoft)
  9. Worms 3 (Team17)
  10. Peppa Pig's Holidays (P2 Games)

Angry Birds Stella tops the free chart on iPad

iPad Free Apps

  1. Angry Birds Stella (Rovio)
  2. Diamond Digger Saga (King)
  3. The Tower! (Ketchapp)
  4. LEGO Star Wars: The New Yoda Chronicles (The LEGO Grou[)
  5. Criminal Case(Pretty Simple)
  6. My Newborn Baby - Mommy & Baby Care (Kids Fun Club by TabTale)
  7. Rollercoaster Tycoon Mobile 4 (Atari)
  8. Star Wars: Commander (LucasArts)
  9. Frozen Free Fall (Disney)
  10. Buddyman: Office Kick 2 HD (Crazylion Studios)

With a fine eye for detail, Keith Andrew is fuelled by strong coffee, Kylie Minogue and the shapely curve of a san serif font.