Top iPhone apps: 'Hearthstone,' 'Dubsmash,' 'Brain Up'

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16 April 2015 at 10:13 am

Two significant updates for card game "Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft" see it top the charts in three global territories, while "Dubsmash" still holds its allure and Tencent offers a social quiz challenge with "Brain Up."

More details on these and other top free iPhone applications by country for the week, by number of downloads and recorded on April 16, 2015, can be found below.

USA
Facebook Messenger (Social Networking)
Multimedia messaging via wifi or carrier data connection, instant integration with existing phone contacts lists, group chats, and recently updated with better integration between itself and other apps, plus the ability to send and receive animated GIFs as well as video and photo.
itunes.apple.com/app/id454638411

UK
WhatsApp Messenger (Social Networking)
Multimedia messaging via wifi or carrier data connection, instant integration with existing phone contacts lists, group chats, and recently updated with support for variable font sizes and fast access to recent camera roll photos.
itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id310633997

Australia
Facebook Messenger (Social Networking)
itunes.apple.com/au/app/id454638411

China
脑力达人 [~en. Brain Up!] (Games)
Tencent enters the social, mobile quiz genre, offering players the chance to test their powers against their circle of friends or even against the nation in a variety of subject areas.
itunes.apple.com/cn/app/id904195435

Germany
WhatsApp Messenger (Social Networking)
itunes.apple.com/de/app/id310633997

France
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (Games)
Official support for iPhone and iPod Touch arrives shortly after new single-player adventure Blackrock Mountain is added to this fantasy card game from the studio behind "World of Warcraft," "StarCraft II" and the upcoming "Heroes of the Storm."
itunes.apple.com/fr/app/id625257520

South Korea
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (Games)
itunes.apple.com/sk/app/id625257520

Canada
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (Games)
itunes.apple.com/ca/app/id625257520

Brazil
Dubsmash (Entertainment)
Lip sync to pre-recorded clips from a variety of well-known musical and cinematic sources and then include the resulting mashup as part of ongoing MMS conversations with friends.
itunes.apple.com/br/app/id918820076

India
WhatsApp Messenger (Social Networking)
itunes.apple.com/in/app/id310633997

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