On 4 October 2010 "Cut the Rope game" for iOS was made available for the iPhone and iPod touch through the iTunes App Store. A native (HD) version for the iPad was released on 6 October 2010. This was followed by the release of a free version with fewer levels for each device on the next day, called Cut the Rope Lite and Cut the Rope HD Lite respectively.

Nine days after its release, the game had been purchased one million times and risen to the top of the App Store's charts. According to Chillingo.com, this made it the fastest-selling iOS game to reach that number of sales. As of December 2010, it had been purchased three million times.

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