TikTok Helix Jump and Joom are among the most downloaded apps in Spain in 2018

TikTok, Helix Jump and Joom are among the most downloaded 'apps' in Spain in 2018

WhatsApp maintains the domain of mobile messaging and Instagram is the most popular social network on Google Play

A videogame of skill that consists of controlling the course of a ball that bounces on different platforms, an application to create and share short music videos and eCommerce apps in which to buy from bags at one euro to smart watches for seven euros. These are some of the most downloaded apps on Google Play in 2018, according to a ranking developed by Statistic with data from the PrioriData application analysis page .

WhatsApp tops the list of the 10 most popular apps in Spain in 2018, with 9.3 million downloads. However, the number of people who installed it last year has fallen by 37.2% compared to 2017. Even so, the service does not stop to update itself and take out new functions to strengthen its domain in the instant messaging apps market. First were the audio notes, then, the gifs and later, the stickers . In addition, its creators now work to make it possible to protect the chats with the fingerprint of the user, according to the WABetaInfo portal , which usually filters the news that will reach WhatsApp with great precision.

The second place in the list is occupied by the skill video game Helix Jump, with 7.6 million installations. In this app each level is a tower and the player must control the trajectory of a ball so that it goes down from the top to the bottom through a series of platforms. The goal is to achieve it in the shortest possible time. But there are some obstacles. For example, if the player touches red tiles, the game will be over immediately.

The eCommerce platform Wish is the third most popular app, with six million downloads. According to its creators in the description of the application, "more than 200 million people use Wish to get products with a tendency to 50% or 80% less than what you would pay in your shopping center". Among other categories, you can choose between fashion, home decoration, beauty and makeup or electronic devices.

When you download it, you wonder if you want to buy products for women or for men. Immediately afterwards, different Chinese items are displayed at a surprisingly low price. For example, the app offers blouses for less than 10 euros, smart watches for seven euros and even handbags for one euro. The technology news portal tuexperto.com warns that the products do not have much quality and that the shipment can take up to 28 days.

The Chinese 'app' that conquers the world

The Chinese app to create, edit and share music videos TikTok was the fourth most popular Google Play application in Spain in 2018, with a total of 5.7 million downloads. This figure is 96.6% more than in 2017. In this app, which also triumphs in the rest of the world, all videos last less than a minute and you can find practically everything: trap playbacks, hip hop dances , nonsense, challenges to dance or disguise, aspiring comedians ...

In the fifth position of the list is the instant messenger service Facebook Messenger, with 5.5 million downloads - 46.2% less than in 2017-. It is followed by Instagram, also owned by Facebook, which is the most installed social network by the Spanish. In 2018 it was lowered 5.4 million users, 48.6% less than the previous year.

On the contrary, the downloads of the Joom eCommerce application - The lowest prices in the world have increased by 56.6%, About 4.2 million people have downloaded the app in 2018. Its creators explain in the description of the platform on Google Play that is an application for women with offers on clothes and shoes. In addition to the sellers having qualifications, the app allows fast delivery, tracking the order and uses "unique custom algorithms" that select the products that could interest each user.

The number of downloads of Parcheesi Star Online has also increased , which ranks eighth on the list and has been installed by four million users - 27.7% more than in 2017-. It is the classic parches in which two or four players can participate. The main novelty is that it allows online chat with users during the game.

In the last positions of the ranking elaborated by Statistic are the platform of streaming Netflix and Amazon Shopping , with 3.9 million downloads each one. This latest app allows customers to buy millions of items from their mobile phones, receive notifications whenever a specific item is on sale or search for products with the mobile's camera.