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Best Gacha Games for iPhone (2026)
Quick answer
CookieRun: Kingdom is the top-ranked of the 40 tiered gacha game apps (42 listed) on iPhone, at S tier with 4.6/5 from 449,795 ratings.
Tier list
Top 5
- 1
- 2
AFK ArenaS tier★ 4.7 · 684K ratings · Free + IAP - 3
★ 4.7 · 86.0K ratings · Free + IAP - 4
Epic SevenS tier★ 4.6 · 60.9K ratings · Free + IAP - 5
AFK JourneyS tier★ 4.8 · 99.7K ratings · Free + IAP
Key takeaways
- CookieRun: Kingdom ranks #1 of the 40 tiered gacha game apps (42 listed), S tier with a score of 97 out of 100.
- DRAGON BALL LEGENDS has the most App Store ratings here: 995,298, averaging 4.8/5.
- 13 of the 40 tiered apps reach S or A tier.
- 2 apps carry Apple's Editors' Choice badge.
What belongs in this list
Collect characters through random summons and build them into a team for battles.
Not here: Randomized pulls or rewards in a rhythm, card, puzzle, or other non-team game alone; Character creation, dress-up, or avatar styling alone; AI or scripted romance, dialogue, or branching stories alone; Life, idle-income, or household-care simulation alone; Capsule-toy or unboxing play, a general chatbot prompt, a title keyword, a template or wallpaper pack, or a link to a website alone
How we pick
For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Apps whose maker has verified ownership get a small score component, because an active maker is a sign the app is kept up to date. It never decides a tier on its own. Updated daily. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. Read the full method →
Compare every app
| # | App | Tier | Score | Rating | Ratings | Price | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CookieRun: KingdomBest overall | S | 96.7 | 4.6 | 449,795 | Free + IAP | |
| 2 | S | 96.6 | 4.7 | 683,692 | Free + IAP | ||
| 3 | S | 95.3 | 4.7 | 85,955 | Free + IAP | ||
| 4 | S | 93.5 | 4.6 | 60,941 | Free + IAP | ||
| 5 | S | 93.3 | 4.8 | 99,717 | Free + IAP | ||
| 6 | S | 92.2 | 4.4 | 74,047 | Free + IAP | ||
| 7 | S | 91.6 | 4.8 | 22,625 | Free + IAP | ||
| 8 | A | 90.8 | 4.7 | 23,734 | Free + IAP | ||
| 9 | A | 90.1 | 4.7 | 724,818 | Free + IAP | ||
| 10 |  LAST CLOUDIA: Pixel Art RPGMost recently updated | A | 82.2 | 4.8 | 17,674 | Free + IAP | |
| 11 | A | 81.9 | 4.7 | 1,288 | Free + IAP | ||
| 12 | A | 81.4 | 4.9 | 34,513 | Free + IAP | ||
| 13 | A | 79.7 | 4.7 | 4,365 | Free + IAP | ||
| 14 | B | 79.4 | 4.7 | 5,938 | Free + IAP | ||
| 15 | B | 78.9 | 4.1 | 9,784 | Free + IAP | ||
| 16 | B | 77.9 | 3.9 | 7,238 | Free + IAP | ||
| 17 | B | 77.2 | 4.5 | 4,062 | Free + IAP | ||
| 18 | B | 76.0 | 4.7 | 16,456 | Free + IAP | ||
| 19 |  DRAGON BALL LEGENDSMost ratedprovisional | B | 73.8 | 4.8 | 995,298 | Free + IAP | |
| 20 |  Summoners Greed: Tower Defenseprovisional | B | 72.6 | 4.9 | 165,499 | Free + IAP | |
| 21 | B | 72.5 | 4.5 | 326 | Free + IAP | ||
| 22 |  Clash of Crittersprovisional | B | 71.1 | 4.8 | 56,264 | Free + IAP | |
| 23 |  Honor-Bound TCG CCG Card Questprovisional | C | 69.6 | 4.7 | 24,306 | Free + IAP | |
| 24 |  Mini Heroes: Magic Throneprovisional | C | 69.3 | 4.7 | 16,321 | Free + IAP | |
| 25 |  KAIJU NO. 8 THE GAMEprovisional | C | 69.2 | 4.9 | 8,798 | Free + IAP | |
| 26 |  Pixel Heroes: Tales of Emondprovisional | C | 69.0 | 4.7 | 13,430 | Free + IAP | |
| 27 |  Mortal Kombatprovisional | C | 68.9 | 4.4 | 377,656 | Free + IAP | |
| 28 |  Tower of God: NEW WORLDprovisional | C | 68.8 | 4.8 | 7,852 | Free + IAP | |
| 29 |  SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI D×2provisional | C | 68.6 | 4.8 | 8,706 | Free + IAP | |
| 30 |  MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM U.C. ENGAGEprovisional | C | 68.6 | 4.8 | 7,522 | Free + IAP | |
| 31 | C | 68.2 | 3.8 | 764 | Free + IAP | ||
| 32 |  Superhero Idle: Strike Leagueprovisional | C | 68.0 | 4.7 | 6,269 | Free + IAP | |
| 33 |  Madoka Magica Magia Exedraprovisional | C | 68.0 | 4.7 | 6,422 | Free + IAP | |
| 34 |  VALKYRIE CONNECTprovisional | C | 67.8 | 4.6 | 6,400 | Free + IAP | |
| 35 |  Dragon Village 3provisional | D | 67.5 | 4.8 | 2,119 | Free + IAP | |
| 36 |  Seal of Fateprovisional | D | 67.4 | 4.8 | 3,597 | Free + IAP | |
| 37 |  Dragon Tamer: Genesisprovisional | D | 67.2 | 4.6 | 3,916 | Free + IAP | |
| 38 |  Watcher of Realms - USprovisional | D | 67.2 | 4.7 | 3,242 | Free + IAP | |
| 39 |  Street Fighter Duel - Idle RPGprovisional | D | 65.8 | 4.8 | 45,403 | Free + IAP | |
| 40 |  Honey Panic: Bear My Heartprovisional | D | 65.5 | 4.7 | 603 | Free + IAP | |
| 69 |  Snowbreak: Containment Zonenot on the App Storeprovisional | F | 53.9 | 4.0 | 1,419 | Free + IAP | |
| 70 |  Siren of Fatenot on the App Storeprovisional | F | 47.0 | 4.3 | 189 | Free |
Beyond the top 42
28 more, not ranked yet
- Guild of Guardians
- Illusion Connect: Re
- Taimanin Squad
- Saint Seiya EX - Official
- Titan War: grow and defend
- Girls Knights: SQUAD RPG
- Summoners War: Chronicles
- Pixel Saga: Waifu RPG
- Anchor Panic
- Goddess of Fate: Waifu RPG
- Might & Magic: Era of Chaos
- Gacha World
- Summoners Kingdom:Goddess
- Heroes Charge
- Idle RPG Starlight Chronicle
- Isekai Springs Episode
- Injustice: Gods Among Us
- Monster Masters EX
- Awakenloop
- Neko Gacha - Cat Collector
- Saint Seiya Awakening
- Among Gods! RPG Adventure
- Sea Monster City - Battle Game
- Epic Mecha Girls: Anime RPG
- Arrowmancer
- Cat Fantasy: Isekai Adventure
- Girls' Lane
- Shrine Maiden Legends
New in the last 30 days
- CookieRun: KingdomS
- AFK ArenaS
- Epic SevenS
- Honkai: Star RailS
- RAID: Shadow LegendsA
- LAST CLOUDIA: Pixel Art RPGA
- Grand Summoners - Anime RPGB
- Infinite MagicraidB
- DRAGON BALL LEGENDSB
- Summoners Greed: Tower DefenseB
- Clash of CrittersB
- Honor-Bound TCG CCG Card QuestC
- Mini Heroes: Magic ThroneC
- KAIJU NO. 8 THE GAMEC
- Mortal KombatC
- Tower of God: NEW WORLDC
- SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI D×2C
- MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM U.C. ENGAGEC
- Superhero Idle: Strike LeagueC
- Madoka Magica Magia ExedraC
- Dragon Village 3D
- Dragon Tamer: GenesisD
- Watcher of Realms - USD
- Street Fighter Duel - Idle RPGD
Questions people ask
What is the best gacha game app for iPhone?
CookieRun: Kingdom, S tier, ranked #1 of 40, rated 4.6 by 449,795 people.
Which gacha game apps are free?
40 of 40 are free to download: CookieRun: Kingdom (S), AFK Arena (S), GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE (S), Epic Seven (S) and more. 40 of them sell in-app purchases.
Which gacha game app has the best App Store rating?
Summoners Greed: Tower Defense at 4.9 from 165,499 ratings.
How many gacha game apps reach S or A tier?
13 of 40.