Real-time app store rankings and insights for October 2025
iOS
Market Insights
•8 Ball Pool™ (#1) continues to dominate the iOS Sports Games category, holding the top spot for 18 of the last 30 days, suggesting strong player loyalty and effective user retention strategies, making it difficult for competitors to unseat it.
•Several games experienced notable ranking increases this month, indicating shifting user preferences; Touchgrind BMX 2 (#?) saw the biggest gain, climbing 20 spots, while Football Head Coach 26 - FHC (#?) and Golf Dreams (#?) both rose 12 spots, suggesting growing interest in simulation and casual sports games.
•The emergence of new entries like Coffee Pool (#?) and Pool Tour - Pocket Billiards (#?) signals ongoing innovation and competition within the billiards subgenre, offering users more choices and potentially disrupting the established hierarchy of games like 8 Ball Pool™ (#1).
•Soccer Superstar (#5) climbed two positions this month, indicating positive momentum and potentially reflecting successful updates or marketing efforts; this movement suggests that users are actively seeking new soccer game experiences, even with established titles like EA SPORTS FC™ Mobile Soccer (#3) already available.