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Weekly UK App Store charts: Pokemon Go and Fortnite rise to the top grossing summit as Candy Crush Saga falls

Rankings from July 2nd to 8th

Weekly UK App Store charts: Pokemon Go and Fortnite rise to the top grossing summit as Candy Crush Saga falls

Each week app market intelligence firm Reflection, in partnership with UKIEpublish the top grossing and most downloaded games from the UK App Store.

So we’re sharing that data each week to give you an insight into how the UK mobile games market is evolving.

Pokemon Go crushes it

For the week of July 2nd to 8th, Candy Crush Saga has fallen off top spot and down to fourth. In first place is Niantic's resurgent Pokemon Go, while second place has been taken by Epic's Fortnite and in third spot remains Fusebox's Love Island: The Game.

New entries to the free iPhone download chart this week include Voodoo's Soccer Kick in fifth and Ketchapp's Clumsy Climber in seventh. Tastypill's Sling Drift meanwhile shot up 14 places to second. The top most downloaded title was Zhou Jiaping's Word Link.

You can view the top 10 of each chart below.

Top 10 Free iPhone Games (UK)

  1. Word Link (Zhou Jiaping)
  2. Sling Drift (Tastypill)
  3. Love Island: The Game (Fusebox Games)
  4. Rise Up (Serkan Ozyilmaz)
  5. Helix Jump (Voodoo)
  6. Soccer Kick (Voodoo)
  7. Clumsy Climber (Ketchapp)
  8. Fortnite (Epic Games)
  9. Colorfly: Coloring Book (JoyCastle)
  10. Poly Artbook (Playgendary)

Top 10 Paid iPhone Games (UK)

  1. Bloons TD 6 (Ninja Kiwi)
  2. Minecraft (Mojang)
  3. Heads Up! (Warner Bros)
  4. Kontrast (Jurre Kuilder)
  5. Plague Inc (Ndemic Creations)
  6. Bloons TD 5 (Ninja Kiwi)
  7. Earn to Die 2 (Not Doppler)
  8. Getting Over It (Bennett Foddy)
  9. Five Nights at Freddy's (Scott Cawthon)
  10. Terraria (505 Games)

Top 10 Grossing iPhone Games (UK)

  1. Pokemon Go (Niantic)
  2. Fortnite (Epic Games)
  3. Love Island: The Game (Fusebox Games)
  4. Candy Crush Saga (King)
  5. Clash of Clans (Supercell)
  6. Roblox (Roblox Corporation)
  7. Toon Blast (Peak Games)
  8. Episode - Choose Your Story (Episode Interactive)
  9. Gardenscapes (Playrix)
  10. Homescapes (Playrix)

Top 10 Free iPad Games (UK)

  1. Fortnite (Epic Games)
  2. DIY Fashion Star (Baby Education Animal Weather Toys
  3. Helix Jump (Voodoo)
  4. Poly Artbook (Playgendary)
  5. Rise Up (Serkan Ozyilmaz)
  6. Word Link (Zhou Jiaping)
  7. Love Balls (Super Tapx)
  8. Sling Drift (Tastypill)
  9. Diamond Diaries Saga (King)

Top 10 Paid iPad Games (UK)

  1. Minecraft (Mojang)
  2. Bloons TD 6 (Ninja Kiwi)
  3. Goat Simulator (Coffee Stain Publishing)
  4. Five Nights at Freddy's (Scott Cawthon)
  5. Plague Inc (Ndemic Creations)
  6. LEGO Jurassic World (Warner Bros)
  7. Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
  8. My Town: Street Fun (My Town Games)
  9. The Room: Old Sins (Fireproof Games)
  10. Peter Rabbit: Let's Go! (No Yetis Allowed)

Top 10 Grossing iPad Games (UK)

  1. Candy Crush Saga (King)
  2. Fortnite (Epic Games)
  3. Roblox (Roblox Corporation)
  4. Candy Crush Soda King (King)
  5. Gardenscapes (Playrix)
  6. Clash of Clans (Supercell)
  7. Homescapes (Playrix)
  8. Seekers Notes (MyTona)
  9. Hay Day (Supercell)
  10. Fishdom (Playrix)

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Craig Chapple is a freelance analyst, consultant and writer with specialist knowledge of the games industry. He has previously served as Senior Editor at PocketGamer.biz, as well as holding roles at Sensor Tower, Nintendo and Develop.