Top-Grossing iOS Games: DragonVale overtakes Angry Birds Space

Every week, Gamasutra rounds up the top-grossing iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad applications, as current that day in the iTunes App Store. This week's U.S. revenue charts see Draw Something and Slotomania earning top iPhone sales, while DragonVale and Angry Birds Space remain big sellers on the iPad. These charts allow end users to see who is making the most money on the App Store that day. It differs significantly from the Top 10 Games chart, which is ranked by sales, and therefore is dominated by lower-priced titles that sell more copies. Data comes courtesy of Apple's public sales information. All titles in the App Store's "Games" category are considered in chart rankings. This week's top-grossing iPhone titles are: 1. Draw Something ($0.99) 2. DragonVale (Free) 3. Angry Birds Space ($0.99) 4. Slotomania (Free) 5. Poker by Zynga (Free) 6. Galaxy Empire (Free) 7. Texas Poker (Free) 8. World War (Free) 9. Bejeweled Blitz (Free) 10. iMobsters (Free) Backflip Studios' microtransaction-supported sim title DragonVale captures second place in the iPhone's revenue chart following a recent content-expanding update, pushing past Rovio's Angry Birds Space and challenging reigning chart leader Draw Something for top honors. Playtika's updated Slotomania moves up to fourth place in today's results, while Tap4Fun's space colonization title Galaxy Empire drops to sixth after debuting at second place last week. Here are this week’s top-grossing iPad applications: 1. Angry Birds Space HD ($2.99) 2. DragonVale (Free) 3. Slotomania (Free) 4. Poker by Zynga (Free) 5. Slotomania HD (Free) 6. Modern War (Free) 7. The Tribez HD (Free) 8. Draw Something ($0.99) 9. Bejeweled Blitz (Free) 10. Mystery Manor: Hidden Adventure (Free) Angry Birds Space remains the iPad's highest-grossing app for the third week running, leading over fellow App Store favorites DragonVale and Slotomania. Game Insight's The Tribez HD enters the top ten at seventh place, meanwhile, trailing Funzio's popular multiplayer combat title Modern War.