Nintendo Switch App Downloads & RevenueNintendo Switch App · App Store & Google Play
Nintendo Switch App gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Nintendo Switch App by Nintendo Co., Ltd. is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Nintendo Switch App update history & changes
Last change · 48 events since 18 Jul 2017Full timeline ↓⭐iOSRatings pace up +108%📈AndroidNew best rank in the overall chart: #160📈AndroidNew best rank in the overall chart: #133✏️iOSAdded hidden keywords: emulator📈iOSEntered the top 100📈iOSCharting in a new country🔎AndroidTop 10 for “soop”📦iOSUpdated to version 3.6.0📦AndroidUpdated to version 3.6.0🆕AndroidFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕iOSFirst spotted by AppInsider📦iOSVersion 3.5.0📦AndroidVersion 3.5.0🆕iOSIts developer released another app: Pictonico!🆕AndroidIts developer released another app: Pictonico!
Full timeline · 48 events
- 📈Nintendo Switch App new best rank in the overall chart: #160AndroidTop Free · All Apps · CA
- 📈Nintendo Switch App new best rank in the overall chart: #133AndroidTop Free · All Apps · DE
- 📈Nintendo Switch App new best rank in the overall chart: #121AndroidTop Free · All Apps · JP
- ✏️Nintendo Switch App added hidden keywords: emulatoriOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Nintendo Switch App entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Entertainment · AE
- 📈Nintendo Switch App charting in a new countryiOSSouth Africa
- 📈Nintendo Switch App new best rank in the overall chart: #163AndroidTop Free · All Apps · JP
- 📈Nintendo Switch App entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Entertainment · ES
- 📈Nintendo Switch App charting in a new countryAndroidMexico
- 📈Nintendo Switch App entered the top 100 in 3 chartsiOSTop Free · Entertainment · AR · Top Free · Entertainment · BR · Top Free · All Apps · DE
- 📈Nintendo Switch App new best rank in the overall chart: #94iOSTop Free · All Apps · DE
- 📈Nintendo Switch App entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Free · Entertainment · GB · Top Free · Entertainment · US
- 🔎Nintendo Switch App reached Top 10 for “soop”Android#10 in South Korea search · popularity 93
- 📈Nintendo Switch App entered the top 10 in 2 chartsiOSTop Free · Entertainment · DE · Top Free · Entertainment · TW
- 📈Nintendo Switch App new best rank in the overall chart: #156iOSTop Free · All Apps · CA
- 📈Nintendo Switch App new best rank in the overall chart: #116iOSTop Free · All Apps · DE
- 📈Nintendo Switch App entered the top 100 in 6 chartsiOSTop Free · Entertainment · CO · Top Free · Entertainment · MY · Top Free · Entertainment · PL · Top Free · Entertainment · SE · +2 more
- 📈Nintendo Switch App entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Entertainment · AU
- 📈Nintendo Switch App charting in a new countryiOSArgentina
- 📦Nintendo Switch App updated to version 3.6.0iOSSe efectuaron algunas mejoras.
- 📈Nintendo Switch App entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Entertainment · FR
- 📦Nintendo Switch App updated to version 3.6.0AndroidSome improvements have been made.
- 📈Nintendo Switch App entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Entertainment · TW
- 📈Nintendo Switch App entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Entertainment · DE
- 📈Nintendo Switch App charting in a new countryiOSPhilippines
- 📈Nintendo Switch App charting in a new countryAndroidSpain
- 📈Nintendo Switch App charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSMalaysia · Poland
- 📈Nintendo Switch App entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Entertainment · NL
- 📈Nintendo Switch App charting in a new countryAndroidNetherlands
- 📈Nintendo Switch App charting in a new countryiOSColombia
- 📈Nintendo Switch App charting in a new countryAndroidTaiwan
- 📈Nintendo Switch App charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSUnited Arab Emirates · Brazil
- 📈Nintendo Switch App entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Free · Entertainment · AU · Top Free · Entertainment · CA
- 📈Nintendo Switch App entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Entertainment · CA
- 📈Nintendo Switch App entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Entertainment · IT
- 📈Nintendo Switch App charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSCanada · United Kingdom
- 📈Nintendo Switch App entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Free · Entertainment · FR · Top Free · Entertainment · GB
- 📈Nintendo Switch App entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Entertainment · ES
- 📈Nintendo Switch App charting in a new country in 3 chartsiOSFrance · Sweden · United States
- 🆕Nintendo Switch App first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidUnited States
- 🆕Nintendo Switch App first spotted by AppInsideriOS#97 in Top Free · Entertainment · Italy
- 📦Nintendo Switch App version 3.5.0iOSNo release notes
- 📦Nintendo Switch App version 3.5.0Android・ Added the ability to filter and sort uploaded screenshots and videos.
・ Added the ability to delete uploaded screenshots and videos from the server.
・ Added the ability to set the capture date as the save date when saving a screenshot to your device. This feature can be configured from the app settings.
・ Other small bug fixes and improvements have also been made.… more - 🆕Nintendo Switch App: its developer released another app: Pictonico!iOS
- 🆕Nintendo Switch App: its developer released another app: Pictonico!Android
- 🆕Nintendo Switch App released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕Nintendo Switch App released on Google PlayAndroid
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
3.8 ★
90k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#8
Android · 
Entertainment Free
Entertainment FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
87
▲ +53% vs the 2 weeks before (Google Play)
Measured
App Store
App details
App ID
1234806557
Publisher
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Publisher country
Japan
On the store since
Jul 2017
9 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 16.0+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
12+
2 content notes below
Languages
12
NL EN FR DE IT JA KO PT RU ZH ES ZH
Size
49 MB
Content notesFrequent/Intense Cartoon or Fantasy ViolenceInfrequent/Mild Contests
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.nintendo.znca
Publisher
NINTENDO CO., LTD.
Publisher country
Japan
Content rating
Everyone
Nintendo Switch App downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 1k+ | 5M+ |
| Google Play | 5k+ | 10M+ Measured |
| Total | 10k+ Confidence | 10M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
App Store: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where Nintendo Switch App's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #12 Entertainment Free | 23 of 30 countries | #34 | – |
| Google Play | #8 Entertainment Free | 13 of 23 countries | #35 | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisApp Store
New ratings a week
28
▲ +108% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
2
US App Store
Lifetime rating
3.2★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
83/100
faster than 84% of Entertainment apps
Growing fastest in 
Japan ▲ +108%
New ratings by country (3)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 9.5 | 47% | ▲ +108% |
 United States | 8.8 | 44% | ▼ -5% |
 United Kingdom | 1.8 | 9% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Google Play
New ratings a week
59
▲ +53% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
11
Google Play
Lifetime rating
3.9★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Recent written reviews
3.6★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
52/100
faster than 40% of Entertainment apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 3.1 ★ | 13k |
| Google Play | 3.9 ★ | 78k 11k written reviews |
| Both stores | 3.8 ★ weighted by ratings | 90k |
What users say about Nintendo Switch App
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate specific companion features like SplatNet and Zelda Notes but are frustrated by frequent crashes, login errors, and iPad incompatibility. Many reviews criticize the app's limited utility for non-Switch 2 owners and its lack of eShop integration.
Mixed (48% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being useful. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and price and subscriptions. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Features & content: “And don’t get me started on the upload feature”
- Useful: “I really like this feature and find it very useful”
- Fun: “If you like playing Splatoon and the Nintendo switch 2 editions of the Zelda games, you’ll also enjoy this for those expanded features”
- Crashes & bugs: “Buuuut… Zeldanotes won’t load😢”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “Its more broken than the took premier”
- Price & subscription: “The dragons don’t have enough of your money”
- Login & account: “I should be able to make icons from the elements I already collected on my account”
- Useful: “You can’t do anything useful!”
About Nintendo Switch App
The Nintendo Switch App smartphone app enhances your online gameplay experience on the Nintendo Switch™ 2 and Nintendo Switch systems. With this app, you can use friend features and game-specific services for compatible games even when you're not playing! You can also view and share screenshots and videos uploaded from your system.
◆ Check friends' online status
You can check whether your friends are online and see what games they're playing. You can also choose to receive a notification in the app when a friend comes online.
◆ Use your smartphone to add friends
You can add friends via their friend code or a QR code even when you're not using your system.
◆ View your screenshots and videos
You can upload screenshots and videos saved in your Nintendo Switch 2 system's Album to the app, then view, save, and share them.
◆ Access game-specific services
You can use these services to view helpful information related to the supported software! You will also have access to a variety of features that will help take your online gameplay experience to the next level.
Currently, game-specific services are available for these games:
・ The Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and The Legend of Zelda™: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
・ Get voice guidance to help you reach locations you haven't visited yet
・ Share schematics and items via QR codes
...And more!
・ Splatoon™ 3
・ View the online status of friends playing the game
・ View your battle and Salmon Run stats
・ View upcoming stage schedules
...And more!
・ Animal Crossing™: New Horizons
・ Send custom designs created in Animal Crossing games on the Nintendo 3DS™ system to the Animal Crossing: New Horizons game
・ Use your smartphone to send messages that appear in-game
・ Check the online status of users set as Best Friends
...And more!
・ Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate
・ View posted images and videos
・ Queue downloads of user-created stages to play them in your game
・ Get notifications about upcoming events
...And more!
・ Splatoon™ 2
・ Check leaderboards and map schedules
・ View your battle and Salmon Run stats
...And more!
Important Information:
● Nintendo Account age 13+ required to access some online features, including voice chat.
● Active Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) required to use certain features.
● Nintendo Switch 2 / Nintendo Switch system and compatible software required to use app features.
● Compatible smartphone required.
● Persistent internet connection required.
● Data charges may apply.
● May include advertising.
For more information about GameChat, visit support.nintendo.com
◆ Nintendo Switch Online is not available in all countries. Terms apply. Visit nintendo.com/purchase-terms for more information.
◆ Check friends' online status
You can check whether your friends are online and see what games they're playing. You can also choose to receive a notification in the app when a friend comes online.
◆ Use your smartphone to add friends
You can add friends via their friend code or a QR code even when you're not using your system.
◆ View your screenshots and videos
You can upload screenshots and videos saved in your Nintendo Switch 2 system's Album to the app, then view, save, and share them.
◆ Access game-specific services
You can use these services to view helpful information related to the supported software! You will also have access to a variety of features that will help take your online gameplay experience to the next level.
Currently, game-specific services are available for these games:
・ The Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and The Legend of Zelda™: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
・ Get voice guidance to help you reach locations you haven't visited yet
・ Share schematics and items via QR codes
...And more!
・ Splatoon™ 3
・ View the online status of friends playing the game
・ View your battle and Salmon Run stats
・ View upcoming stage schedules
...And more!
・ Animal Crossing™: New Horizons
・ Send custom designs created in Animal Crossing games on the Nintendo 3DS™ system to the Animal Crossing: New Horizons game
・ Use your smartphone to send messages that appear in-game
・ Check the online status of users set as Best Friends
...And more!
・ Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate
・ View posted images and videos
・ Queue downloads of user-created stages to play them in your game
・ Get notifications about upcoming events
...And more!
・ Splatoon™ 2
・ Check leaderboards and map schedules
・ View your battle and Salmon Run stats
...And more!
Important Information:
● Nintendo Account age 13+ required to access some online features, including voice chat.
● Active Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) required to use certain features.
● Nintendo Switch 2 / Nintendo Switch system and compatible software required to use app features.
● Compatible smartphone required.
● Persistent internet connection required.
● Data charges may apply.
● May include advertising.
For more information about GameChat, visit support.nintendo.com
◆ Nintendo Switch Online is not available in all countries. Terms apply. Visit nintendo.com/purchase-terms for more information.
Nintendo Switch App App Store
Nintendo Switch App gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Nintendo Switch App is #20 in Entertainment Free in Japan and charting in 23 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperNintendo Co., Ltd.
CategoryEntertainment
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 3.1 (13k)
Version3.6.0
Age rating12+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)5M+ worldwide
Rating
3.1 ★
13k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#20
Entertainment FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
28
▲ +108% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Nintendo Switch App on the App Store
App details
App ID
1234806557
Publisher
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Publisher country
Japan
On the store since
Jul 2017
9 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 16.0+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
12+
2 content notes below
Languages
12
NL EN FR DE IT JA KO PT RU ZH ES ZH
Size
49 MB
Content notesFrequent/Intense Cartoon or Fantasy ViolenceInfrequent/Mild Contests
Nintendo Switch App downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Nintendo Switch App's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | EntertainmentFree | #20 |
| United States | EntertainmentFree | #34 |
| Germany | EntertainmentFree | #17 |
| United States | All AppsFree | #189 |
| Japan | All AppsFree | #150 |
 France | EntertainmentFree | #21 |
| United Kingdom | EntertainmentFree | #43 |
| Taiwan | EntertainmentFree | #12 |
 Canada | EntertainmentFree | #25 |
 South Korea | EntertainmentFree | #42 |
 Spain | EntertainmentFree | #20 |
 Australia | EntertainmentFree | #32 |
| France | All AppsFree | #147 |
| Italy | EntertainmentFree | #39 |
| Canada | All AppsFree | #137 |
 Mexico | EntertainmentFree | #37 |
 Brazil | EntertainmentFree | #75 |
| Spain | All AppsFree | #145 |
| Taiwan | All AppsFree | #130 |
 Netherlands | EntertainmentFree | #39 |
| Mexico | All AppsFree | #196 |
 Sweden | EntertainmentFree | #47 |
 Poland | EntertainmentFree | #67 |
 United Arab Emirates | EntertainmentFree | #97 |
 Argentina | EntertainmentFree | #77 |
 Thailand | EntertainmentFree | #100 |
 Colombia | EntertainmentFree | #79 |
 Philippines | EntertainmentFree | #111 |
 Malaysia | EntertainmentFree | #101 |
 South Africa | EntertainmentFree | #174 |
Apps near Nintendo Switch App on the chart
Entertainment Free, around #20.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
3.1 ★
13k ratings
Measured
Ratings
13k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
28
▲ +108% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
2
US App Store
Lifetime rating
3.2★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
83/100
faster than 84% of Entertainment apps
Growing fastest in Japan ▲ +108%
New ratings by country (3)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 9.5 | 47% | ▲ +108% |
| United States | 8.8 | 44% | ▼ -5% |
| United Kingdom | 1.8 | 9% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Nintendo Switch App
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate specific companion features like SplatNet and Zelda Notes but are frustrated by frequent crashes, login errors, and iPad incompatibility. Many reviews criticize the app's limited utility for non-Switch 2 owners and its lack of eShop integration.
Mixed (48% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being useful. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and price and subscriptions. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Features & content: “And don’t get me started on the upload feature”
- Useful: “I really like this feature and find it very useful”
- Fun: “If you like playing Splatoon and the Nintendo switch 2 editions of the Zelda games, you’ll also enjoy this for those expanded features”
- Crashes & bugs: “Buuuut… Zeldanotes won’t load😢”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “Its more broken than the took premier”
- Price & subscription: “The dragons don’t have enough of your money”
- Login & account: “I should be able to make icons from the elements I already collected on my account”
- Useful: “You can’t do anything useful!”
About Nintendo Switch App
The Nintendo Switch App smartphone app enhances your online gameplay experience on the Nintendo Switch™ 2 and Nintendo Switch systems. With this app, you can use friend features and game-specific services for compatible games even when you're not playing! You can also view and share screenshots and videos uploaded from your system.
◆ Check friends' online status
You can check whether your friends are online and see what games they're playing. You can also choose to receive a notification in the app when a friend comes online.
◆ Use your smartphone to add friends
You can add friends via their friend code or a QR code even when you're not using your system.
◆ View your screenshots and videos
You can upload screenshots and videos saved in your Nintendo Switch 2 system's Album to the app, then view, save, and share them.
◆ Access game-specific services
You can use these services to view helpful information related to the supported software! You will also have access to a variety of features that will help take your online gameplay experience to the next level.
Currently, game-specific services are available for these games:
・ The Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and The Legend of Zelda™: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
・ Get voice guidance to help you reach locations you haven't visited yet
・ Share schematics and items via QR codes
...And more!
・ Splatoon™ 3
・ View the online status of friends playing the game
・ View your battle and Salmon Run stats
・ View upcoming stage schedules
...And more!
・ Animal Crossing™: New Horizons
・ Send custom designs created in Animal Crossing games on the Nintendo 3DS™ system to the Animal Crossing: New Horizons game
・ Use your smartphone to send messages that appear in-game
・ Check the online status of users set as Best Friends
...And more!
・ Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate
・ View posted images and videos
・ Queue downloads of user-created stages to play them in your game
・ Get notifications about upcoming events
...And more!
・ Splatoon™ 2
・ Check leaderboards and map schedules
・ View your battle and Salmon Run stats
...And more!
Important Information:
● Nintendo Account age 13+ required to access some online features, including voice chat.
● Active Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) required to use certain features.
● Nintendo Switch 2 / Nintendo Switch system and compatible software required to use app features.
● Compatible smartphone required.
● Persistent internet connection required.
● Data charges may apply.
● May include advertising.
For more information about GameChat, visit support.nintendo.com
◆ Nintendo Switch Online is not available in all countries. Terms apply. Visit nintendo.com/purchase-terms for more information.
◆ Check friends' online status
You can check whether your friends are online and see what games they're playing. You can also choose to receive a notification in the app when a friend comes online.
◆ Use your smartphone to add friends
You can add friends via their friend code or a QR code even when you're not using your system.
◆ View your screenshots and videos
You can upload screenshots and videos saved in your Nintendo Switch 2 system's Album to the app, then view, save, and share them.
◆ Access game-specific services
You can use these services to view helpful information related to the supported software! You will also have access to a variety of features that will help take your online gameplay experience to the next level.
Currently, game-specific services are available for these games:
・ The Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and The Legend of Zelda™: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
・ Get voice guidance to help you reach locations you haven't visited yet
・ Share schematics and items via QR codes
...And more!
・ Splatoon™ 3
・ View the online status of friends playing the game
・ View your battle and Salmon Run stats
・ View upcoming stage schedules
...And more!
・ Animal Crossing™: New Horizons
・ Send custom designs created in Animal Crossing games on the Nintendo 3DS™ system to the Animal Crossing: New Horizons game
・ Use your smartphone to send messages that appear in-game
・ Check the online status of users set as Best Friends
...And more!
・ Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate
・ View posted images and videos
・ Queue downloads of user-created stages to play them in your game
・ Get notifications about upcoming events
...And more!
・ Splatoon™ 2
・ Check leaderboards and map schedules
・ View your battle and Salmon Run stats
...And more!
Important Information:
● Nintendo Account age 13+ required to access some online features, including voice chat.
● Active Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) required to use certain features.
● Nintendo Switch 2 / Nintendo Switch system and compatible software required to use app features.
● Compatible smartphone required.
● Persistent internet connection required.
● Data charges may apply.
● May include advertising.
For more information about GameChat, visit support.nintendo.com
◆ Nintendo Switch Online is not available in all countries. Terms apply. Visit nintendo.com/purchase-terms for more information.
Latest updates
3.6.0
Se efectuaron algunas mejoras.
3.5.0
More from Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Nintendo Switch App Android
Nintendo Switch App gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Nintendo Switch App is #15 in Entertainment Free on Google Play in Japan and charting in 13 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperNintendo Co., Ltd.
CategoryEntertainment
PriceFree
Released
Installs10M+
Rating★ 3.9 (78k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
3.9 ★
78k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#15
Entertainment FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
59
▲ +53% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Nintendo Switch App on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.nintendo.znca
Publisher
NINTENDO CO., LTD.
Publisher country
Japan
Content rating
Everyone
Nintendo Switch App downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Nintendo Switch App's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | EntertainmentFree | #15 |
| Germany | EntertainmentFree | #8 |
| United States | EntertainmentFree | #35 |
| United States | All AppsFree | #160 |
| Japan | All AppsFree | #98 |
| Canada | EntertainmentFree | #11 |
| United Kingdom | EntertainmentFree | #28 |
| France | EntertainmentFree | #25 |
| Germany | All AppsFree | #107 |
| Canada | All AppsFree | #78 |
| Australia | EntertainmentFree | #29 |
| South Korea | EntertainmentFree | #44 |
| Spain | EntertainmentFree | #21 |
| Taiwan | EntertainmentFree | #21 |
| France | All AppsFree | #163 |
| Australia | All AppsFree | #152 |
| Netherlands | EntertainmentFree | #22 |
| Italy | EntertainmentFree | #66 |
| Spain | All AppsFree | #171 |
| Taiwan | All AppsFree | #182 |
| Mexico | EntertainmentFree | #140 |
Apps near Nintendo Switch App on the chart
Entertainment Free, around #15.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
3.9 ★
78k ratings
Measured
Ratings
78k
Measured
Written reviews
11k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
59
▲ +53% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
11
Google Play
Lifetime rating
3.9★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Recent written reviews
3.6★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
52/100
faster than 40% of Entertainment apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Nintendo Switch App
From the 100 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the app's utility for specific games like Zelda and Splatoon but are frustrated by frequent crashes in the Ocarina of Time map feature. Significant complaints also target broken login flows and the lack of basic social features compared to competitors.
Mixed (54% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for regular updates, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about login and account problems, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Updates: “However it can occasionally be slow to update with your story mode progress”
- Ease of use: “BRILLAINT and so easy to navigate to upload any gaming clips to your phone”
- Useful: “this app works perfectly!”
- Connection & sync
Common complaints
- Login & account: “why i can't sign in my nintendo acc”
- Features & content: “its the same content Nintendo”
- Crashes & bugs: “app keeps crashing when i try to open it”
- Speed & performance: “Nintendo has been slowly failing since the wii was released, that's when you stopped caring about the products you release”
About Nintendo Switch App
The Nintendo Switch App smartphone app enhances your online gameplay experience on the Nintendo Switch™ 2 and Nintendo Switch systems. With this app, you can use friend features and game-specific services for compatible games even when you're not playing! You can also view and share screenshots and videos uploaded from your system.
◆ Check friends' online status
You can check whether your friends are online and see what games they're playing. You can also choose to receive a notification in the app when a friend comes online.
◆ Use your smartphone to add friends
You can add friends via their friend code or a QR code even when you're not using your system.
◆ View your screenshots and videos
You can upload screenshots and videos saved in your Nintendo Switch 2 system's Album to the app, then view, save, and share them.
◆ Access game-specific services
You can use these services to view helpful information related to the supported software! You will also have access to a variety of features that will help take your online gameplay experience to the next level.
Currently, game-specific services are available for these games:
・ The Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and The Legend of Zelda™: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
・ Get voice guidance to help you reach locations you haven't visited yet
・ Share schematics and items via QR codes
...And more!
・ Splatoon™ 3
・ View the online status of friends playing the game
・ View your battle and Salmon Run stats
・ View upcoming stage schedules
...And more!
・ Animal Crossing™: New Horizons
・ Send custom designs created in Animal Crossing games on the Nintendo 3DS™ system to the Animal Crossing: New Horizons game
・ Use your smartphone to send messages that appear in-game
・ Check the online status of users set as Best Friends
...And more!
・ Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate
・ View posted images and videos
・ Queue downloads of user-created stages to play them in your game
・ Get notifications about upcoming events
...And more!
・ Splatoon™ 2
・ Check leaderboards and map schedules
・ View your battle and Salmon Run stats
...And more!
Important Information:
● Nintendo Account age 13+ required to access some online features, including voice chat.
● Active Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) required to use certain features.
● Nintendo Switch 2 / Nintendo Switch system and compatible software required to use app features.
● Compatible smartphone required.
● Persistent internet connection required.
● Data charges may apply.
● May include advertising.
For more information about GameChat, visit support.nintendo.com
◆ Nintendo Switch Online is not available in all countries. Terms apply. Visit nintendo.com/purchase-terms for more information.
Nintendo Account Agreement: https://accounts.nintendo.com/term_chooser/eula
◆ Check friends' online status
You can check whether your friends are online and see what games they're playing. You can also choose to receive a notification in the app when a friend comes online.
◆ Use your smartphone to add friends
You can add friends via their friend code or a QR code even when you're not using your system.
◆ View your screenshots and videos
You can upload screenshots and videos saved in your Nintendo Switch 2 system's Album to the app, then view, save, and share them.
◆ Access game-specific services
You can use these services to view helpful information related to the supported software! You will also have access to a variety of features that will help take your online gameplay experience to the next level.
Currently, game-specific services are available for these games:
・ The Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and The Legend of Zelda™: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
・ Get voice guidance to help you reach locations you haven't visited yet
・ Share schematics and items via QR codes
...And more!
・ Splatoon™ 3
・ View the online status of friends playing the game
・ View your battle and Salmon Run stats
・ View upcoming stage schedules
...And more!
・ Animal Crossing™: New Horizons
・ Send custom designs created in Animal Crossing games on the Nintendo 3DS™ system to the Animal Crossing: New Horizons game
・ Use your smartphone to send messages that appear in-game
・ Check the online status of users set as Best Friends
...And more!
・ Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate
・ View posted images and videos
・ Queue downloads of user-created stages to play them in your game
・ Get notifications about upcoming events
...And more!
・ Splatoon™ 2
・ Check leaderboards and map schedules
・ View your battle and Salmon Run stats
...And more!
Important Information:
● Nintendo Account age 13+ required to access some online features, including voice chat.
● Active Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) required to use certain features.
● Nintendo Switch 2 / Nintendo Switch system and compatible software required to use app features.
● Compatible smartphone required.
● Persistent internet connection required.
● Data charges may apply.
● May include advertising.
For more information about GameChat, visit support.nintendo.com
◆ Nintendo Switch Online is not available in all countries. Terms apply. Visit nintendo.com/purchase-terms for more information.
Nintendo Account Agreement: https://accounts.nintendo.com/term_chooser/eula
What's new in 3.6.0
Some improvements have been made.