The App Almanac
App Store Movers, 9 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
- Darty Sécurité knocked HandyRecorder off the top of Most iPad Screenshots (8 Aug)
- Bedspace Management took over the Demands the Newest iOS crown, pushing Unifi QRify aside (7 Aug)
On the move
- PeakFinder shot up from #16 to #3 on Most Countries at Number One (+13)
- ANOTHER EDEN pushed from #20 to #11 on Massive But Loved (+9)
- KJV Bible - King James Verses edged up from #12 to #9 on Most iPad Screenshots (+3)
- ChatGPT climbed from #13 to #10 on Most Globally Charting App (+3)
- Smash Fest! picked up a few spots, from #22 to #19 on The Most Iterated App (+3)
- Shadowrocket went from #9 to #7 on Most Globally Charting App (+2)
- Siddur - Edot HaMizrach moved up from #10 to #8 on Most iPad Screenshots (+2)
- AnkiMobile Flashcards ticked up from #10 to #8 on Most Globally Charting App (+2)
- Royal Match rose from #14 to #12 on Most Globally Charting App (+2)
- Google Chrome gained ground, from #15 to #13 on Most Globally Charting App (+2)
New to the boards
- YoungPhoto - Aesthetic Camera debuted on Most Countries at Number One at #4
- Spirit Level Pro - Precision showed up on Most Screenshot Heavy App at #5
- HESI A2 Test Prep | 2026 broke into Most Verbose App Description at #6
- Snapchat made its first appearance on Most Countries at Number One at #7
- Ticketmaster－Buy, Sell Tickets cracked Most Countries at Number One at #8
- X showed up on Most Globally Charting App at #9
Price drops and freebies
- Sherlock Holmes: Join the Case went from $12.99 to Free
- RemindPay: Bills & Warranties went from $5.99 to Free
- SmallFish Chess for Stockfish dropped from $4.99 to Free
- Petivet - Carnet santé animaux dropped from $4.99 to Free
- 8bitWar: Apokalyps went from $3.99 to Free
- Herman dropped from $2.99 to Free
- Bau Bau: Dog Health & Tracker dropped from $2.99 to Free
- Credit Card Calculator went from $1.99 to Free
- Stock Calculators dropped from $1.99 to Free
- Ai Academy : Deep Learning dropped from $1.99 to Free
- BloopBrowser went from $1.99 to Free
- State Capitals USA dropped from $0.99 to Free
Head to the Trends page if you want the live picture, keep an eye on Deals for the next round of price cuts, or 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.