Top of the apps - this week's iPhone hits

THE top free iPhone applications by country for the week, by number of downloads, recorded on March 28.

Angry Birds

THE top free iPhone applications by country for the week, by number of downloads, recorded on March 28.

1. USA
Angry Birds Rio Free (games)
This latest version of the hugely popular Angry Birds games is themed around the upcoming animated movie Rio from 20th Century Fox. In this free version of the game the Angry Birds must rescue their friends -- two blue Macaws -- imprisoned in Rio.

2. UK
Contract Killer (games)
Pretend to be a sniper in this shooting game for the iPhone. Players have a variety of weapons to choose from, including sniper rifles, machine guns and even tranquilizer darts; the game includes 17 themed 'story missions' and unlimited 'random missions'.

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3. France
Contract Killer (games)
See 'Contract Killer' above.


4. Canada
Angry Birds Rio Free (games)
See 'Angry Birds Rio Free'

5. Japan
Icon Skins Free (lifestyle)
This app contains a number of unique images for customizing the home screen and wallpaper of the user's iPhone. This free version contains 42 home screens with more images added every week.

6. Australia
Finger Slayer (games)
Players of this graphic game have to test their reaction time by placing their virtual 'finger' under a guillotine. The game, apparently, includes 'realistic sound effects' and allows users to share their high scores with their friends.

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7. Germany
NICHTLISTIG (entertainment)
This entertaining app provides users with a series of humorous cartoons, one suitable for every occasion. Users can select their favorite cartoon and share it with friends via Twitter, email or Facebook.

8. China
Contract Killer (games)
See 'Contract Killer'.

9. Italy
Contract Killer (games)
See 'Contract Killer'.

10. Korea
라이브TV박스 Lite (entertainment)
Roughly translated as 'Live TV Box Lite,' this application brings television to the iPhone, though service charges and network rates do apply. Rather than streaming 'live' television, users of this app are provided with a variety of videos from entertainment and news channels to choose from.