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Top iPhone apps: Rio Olympics and 'Pokémon Go'

These were the top iPhone apps for this week.

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Interest in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil, spurs demand for dedicated apps from television channels, while "Pokémon Go" continues to hold sway over many national app charts -- closely followed by unofficial assistants like "Go Radar," "PokéAlert" and paid app "Poke Radar," where available.

More details on these apps by country for the week, by number of downloads, recorded on August 10, 2016, can be found below.

USA
Pokémon Go (Games)
Find digital Pokémon creatures hidden in the real world, using a combination of your phone's location services, wireless data connection, camera and touchscreen. The most popular in-app purchase is for a $0.99 USD batch of virtual currency, used to speed progression; this and more valuable packs are responsible for Pokémon Go's position at the top of many country's accompanying chart of Top Grossing apps.
itunes.apple.com/app/id1094591345

United Kingdom
Pokémon Go (Games)
itunes.apple.com/app/id1094591345

Australia
Olympics on 7 (Sports)
Video highlights, profiles, medal tallies, photos, athlete profiles, and a 24 hour Olympic news channel from the Seven Network. Region restricted to Australia with enhanced functionality, such as live video, for premium subscribers ($20), but unimpressed users have left an average 1.5 star iTunes rating.
itunes.apple.com/app/id1119404646

China
Zhu Xian (Games)
Martial arts novel Zhu Xian gets the MMORPG treatment -- it's now a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game. Making an immediate impact following its August 9 launch, the most popular in-app purchase is for ¥1 ($0.15) of virtual currency.
itunes.apple.com/cn/app/id1088753863

Germany
Pokémon Go (Games)
itunes.apple.com/app/id1094591345

France
Pokémon Go (Games)
itunes.apple.com/app/id1094591345

Canada
CBC Rio 2016 (Sports)
Live video, on-demand highlights, results, medal news, alerts, schedules, and profiles of Team Canada's athletes plus social media integration.
itunes.apple.com/app/id1124123642

South Korea
My Home for Kakao (Games)
Create furniture and decorate rooms, meet other neighborhood residents, and interact with real-life friends. A special offer double-pack of virtual currency for $5.49 USD is the game's top in-app purchase.
itunes.apple.com/app/id1134403599

Japan
White Cat Tennis (Games)
One-finger controls, live versus multi-player, a single-player story, four-player doubles matches, multiple characters and items to equip, and a pagoda-style tower of opponents to ascend.
itunes.apple.com/jp/app/id1062497483

Singapore 
Pokémon Go (Games)
itunes.apple.com/app/id1094591345

Malaysia
Pokémon Go (Games)
itunes.apple.com/app/id1094591345

India
With Amazon's Great Indian Sale running August 8-10, the online retailer's app finds its way to the top of India's free iOS app chart.
itunes.apple.com/app/id297606951

Store rankings courtesy of App Annie.

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