The App Almanac
App Store Movers, 6 August 2026
2 record crowns changed hands, 10 on the move, 12 price drops across the App Store in the last day.
Crowns that changed hands
- Aurora Player took the Supports the Oldest iOS crown off Parchi: Audio Sticky Notes (4 Aug)
- HandyRecorder snatched the Most iPad Screenshots crown away from Darty Sécurité (4 Aug)
On the move
- DramaWave - Dramas & Reels jumped from #25 up to #8 on Most Globally Charting App (+17)
- The Weather Channel - Radar moved from #20 to #13 on Longest Continuous Run (+7)
- Township moved up from #16 to #12 on Most Globally Charting App (+4)
- Google Gemini climbed from #17 to #13 on Most Globally Charting App (+4)
- Tinder Dating App: Date & Chat moved from #18 to #14 on Most Globally Charting App (+4)
- Gardenscapes went from #19 to #15 on Most Globally Charting App (+4)
- ChatGPT moved up from #13 to #10 on Most Globally Charting App (+3)
- Royal Match climbed from #14 to #11 on Most Globally Charting App (+3)
- Grok AI went from #20 to #17 on Most Globally Charting App (+3)
- CapCut: Photo & Video Editor moved from #21 to #18 on Most Globally Charting App (+3)
New to the boards
- Color Stack Shot debuted at #2 on The Most Iterated App
- Image Generator Local : OffGen showed up at #4 on The Biggest Free App
- Balls Master: Brick Breaker entered at #4 on The Most Iterated App
- New York Fried Chicken debuted at #4 on Most Screenshot Heavy App
- New York Fried Chicken also showed up at #5 on Most iPad Screenshots
- Charles Train entered at #6 on Most iPad Screenshots
- 录音全能王 - 录音软件 landed at #7 on Tiny But Loved
- TRIPP Vision showed up at #9 on Supports the Oldest iOS
- Hidden Object Games: Seek It debuted at #10 on Highest Rated Free App With Volume
- Baseball Rules entered at #10 on Most iPad Screenshots
Price drops and freebies
- Pass 2 went from $6.99 to Free
- iSSH 2 went from $6.99 to Free
- Viewer 2 went from $6.99 to Free
- 少儿英语启蒙 2 went from $6.99 to Free
- 电话薄 2 went from $6.99 to Free
- Squid 2 went from $6.99 to Free
- 2026 Yurtdışı Öğretmenlik S. went from $6.99 to Free
- Beauty - 证件照拍照换背影排版 went from $6.99 to Free
- Star Battle 5v5 went from $5.99 to Free
- Color Wheel went from $4.99 to Free
- Gordian Seed Tool went from $4.99 to Free
- Gizmo: Track Your Time went from $4.99 to Free
You can check the live picture anytime on the Trends page, keep an eye on price drops over at Deals, or browse all record boards.
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.