Facebook and ‘Minecraft’ top app store charts

Apple’s digital store iTunes has announced its biggest selling apps of the year, with Facebook and popular game Minecraft both topping the bestseller charts.

Facebook’s dedicated chat app, Facebook Messenger, was the most downloaded free app for iPhones in 2014, ahead of other social networking apps WhatsApp, Snapchat and Instagram. The official Facebook app was also fourth in the list. Matchmaking app Tinder was in 10th place.

Minecraft, the game where players can build their own world from scratch using the game’s signature blocks, was the most popular paid-for app for both iPhone and iPad, beating 7-Minute Workout challenge on iPhone, and Football Manager Handheld 2014 on iPad.