The App Almanac
App Store Movers, 27 July 2026
8 record crowns changed hands, 10 on the move, 12 price drops across the App Store in the last day.
Crowns that changed hands
- AudioEngineerToolkit knocked Unifi Personal PA off the Demands the Newest iOS crown (26 Jul)
- Collins Spanish-English took the Longest Continuous Run title away from Collins Italian-English (26 Jul)
- Collins Spanish-English also picked up the Oldest App Still Updated crown, again at the expense of Collins Italian-English (26 Jul)
- Collins Spanish-English rounded things out by grabbing The Oldest Survivor from Collins Italian-English (26 Jul)
- Collins Italian-English turned around and took Longest Continuous Run from Collins English (26 Jul)
- Collins Italian-English claimed Oldest App Still Updated from Collins English too (26 Jul)
- Collins Italian-English also grabbed The Oldest Survivor from Collins English (26 Jul)
- iVideo - Video Editor Toolbox dethroned India GO: Travel Guide on Most Verbose App Description (26 Jul)
On the move
- Netflix Game Controller jumped from #15 to #3 on Most Countries at Number One (+12)
- AnkiMobile Flashcards moved from #11 up to #3 on Most Globally Charting App (+8)
- Pokémon GO climbed from #12 to #6 on Most Countries at Number One (+6)
- TikTok - Videos, Shop & LIVE edged up from #7 to #5 on Most Countries at Number One (+2)
- ChatGPT ticked up one spot, from #14 to #13, on Most Globally Charting App (+1)
- Royal Match also gained one spot, moving from #15 to #14, on Most Globally Charting App (+1)
- The Weather Channel - Radar nudged up from #19 to #18 on Longest Continuous Run (+1)
- 280blocker rose one spot, from #19 to #18, on Most Countries at Number One (+1)
- Grok AI gained a spot too, from #21 to #20, on Most Globally Charting App (+1)
- CapCut: Photo & Video Editor rounded out the list, moving from #22 to #21, on Most Globally Charting App (+1)
New to the boards
- AudioEngineerToolkit debuts at #1 on Demands the Newest iOS
- Collins Spanish-English lands at #1 on Longest Continuous Run
- iVideo - Video Editor Toolbox shows up at #1 on Most Verbose App Description
- Collins Spanish-English also debuts at #1 on Oldest App Still Updated
- Collins Spanish-English rounds out its debut at #1 on The Oldest Survivor
- Studio Field comes in at #2 on Demands the Newest iOS
- Collins Italian-English lands at #2 on Longest Continuous Run
- Collins German-English enters at #2 on The Oldest Survivor
- Collins German-English also shows up at #2 on Oldest App Still Updated
- Collins German-English settles in at #3 on Longest Continuous Run
Price drops and freebies
- Rain Radar Pro - Live Forecast went from $14.99 down to Free
- RoundBlitz - Boxing Timer dropped from $4.99 to Free
- Sanctum: Meditation & 8D Audio is now Free, down from $4.99
- Parcel Trace: Package Tracker dropped from $4.99 to Free
- FuseBeads went from $2.99 to Free
- Ktab dropped from $2.99 to Free
- FLOG Golf is now Free, down from $2.49
- baseline: life and routines dropped from $1.99 to Free
- Syf Plus went from $1.99 to Free
- DoF: Depth of Field Calculator dropped from $1.99 to Free
- Cycling Tire Pressure Pro is now Free, was $1.99
- Ma journée dropped from $1.99 to Free
Want the live picture? Check the Trends page anytime, keep an eye on Deals for the next round of price drops, or just dig through all record boards yourself.
About the Almanac
Each edition is a data digest, not an editorial guide: it summarises the period's biggest moves across our record boards — crown changes, climbers, new entrants and price drops — drawn straight from the dated figures behind every board. Every name links to the record it came from.