Top iPhone apps: 'iTunes U,' 'Pokémon Go'

AMONG top free iOS apps of the week, Apple's education app "iTunes U" surges back up the charts, while the effects of "Pokémon Go" can still be felt around the world.
More details on these iPhone apps by country for the week and by number of downloads, recorded on
Aug 19, 2016, can be found below.
USA
Bitmoji Keyboard (Utilities)
Photo augmentation and avatar creation suite that allows users to create a variety of small cartoon images (emojis) that look like themselves. July's major update allows for crossover between Bitmoji and its new owner, popular messaging app Snapchat. Supplementary packs of emoji-enhancing props are available from $0.99 (RM3.98).
itunes.apple.com/app/id868077558
United Kingdom
Ketchapp Summer Sports (Games)
Tap to run, jump, hurdle, or throw the javelin. Unlock new customisations and beat high scores. Three in-app purchases are available: $2.99 for 3000 coins, $0.99 for 700, and $1.99 to remove ads.
itunes.apple.com/app/id1140680115
Australia
iTunes U (Education)
Over 1 million free lectures and other course materials, plus more formalised university, school and college set-ups for students and instructors. June's latest update included better integration with the Apple School Manager and Classroom apps, as well as third-party cloud file sharing services.
itunes.apple.com/app/id490217893
China
Suning 818 [cn. 苏宁易购-818周年庆] (Shopping)
Shopping app for online store Suning.com, bestowing 199 new coupons upon users, with speedy service to 12 major Chinese cities; a sale has been running Aug 1 - 20.
itunes.apple.com/app/id424598114
Germany
iTunes U (Education)
itunes.apple.com/app/id490217893
France
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 batch of virtual currency, used to speed progression.
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
Kakaotalk Photo Filter [kr. 카카오톡 치즈 - 셀카] (Photo and Video)
Stickers, filters, overlays, facial recognition and other enhancements for Kakao's social photo app, which debuted on Aug 18.
itunes.apple.com/app/id1132015103
Japan
iTunes U (Education)
itunes.apple.com/app/id490217893
Singapore
Go Radar (Games)
Beating out even AR game "Pokémon Go" is this assistant which uses crowd-sourced user data to track the locations of currently available Pokémon in real time.
itunes.apple.com/app/id1139995553
Malaysia
Pokémon Go (Games)
itunes.apple.com/app/id1094591345
India
Google Duo (Social Networking)
Two-way video calling with a feature that also accomodates low-bandwidth connections, with cross-platform calls possible between iOS and Android.
itunes.apple.com/app/id1096918571
Store rankings courtesy of App Annie. — AFPRelaxnews