The App Almanac
App Store Movers, 23 August 2026
6 record crowns changed hands, 10 on the move, 3 price drops across the App Store in the last day.
Crowns that changed hands
- Simple Maze 3D bumped Mirror XL Free off the The Smallest Real App throne (22 Aug)
- Complex RPN Calculator knocked Apartment Guide Home Rentals off the The Oldest Survivor perch (22 Aug)
- Apple TV Remote took the Demands the Newest iOS title away from AudioEngineer EAR Trainer (21 Aug)
- AudioEngineer EAR Trainer claimed the Demands the Newest iOS crown from SeatMap (21 Aug)
- SeatMap pulled the Demands the Newest iOS crown away from Photographer's Weather (21 Aug)
- Fence Material Cost Estimator took the Most Verbose App Description crown from ISSA CPT Exam by Rocket Prep (21 Aug)
On the move
- Threema. The Secure Messenger shot up from #25 to #6 on Most Countries at Number One (+19)
- Threads moved up from #7 to #4 on Most Globally Charting App (+3)
- X climbed from #11 to #8 on Most Globally Charting App (+3)
- ChatGPT rose from #12 to #9 on Most Globally Charting App (+3)
- Shadowrocket advanced from #8 to #6 on Most Globally Charting App (+2)
- AnkiMobile Flashcards inched up from #9 to #7 on Most Globally Charting App (+2)
- Anatomy & Physiology Quiz picked up two spots, going from #24 to #22 on Most iPad Screenshots (+2)
- FMU_EDU moved from #25 to #23 on Most iPad Screenshots (+2)
- YouTube ticked up from #3 to #2 on Most Globally Charting App (+1)
- Google Maps ticked up from #4 to #3 on Most Globally Charting App (+1)
New to the boards
- Simple Maze 3D opened at #1 on The Smallest Real App
- Wifi Printer - Smart Printers entered Most Verbose App Description at #2
- Floor Arena popped up on Most iPad Screenshots at #3
- PeakFinder made its first appearance on Most Countries at Number One at #4
- Pretty Pet Salon 2 showed up on Most Devices Supported at #5
- Taqwa Smart Assistant broke into Most Languages at #5
- GeoGuessr- Find Location joined Most Languages at #6
- 抖音 debuted on Most Countries at Number One at #7
- Ankawa Radio landed on Most iPad Screenshots at #7
- Uber - Request a ride broke onto Most Countries at Number One at #8
Price drops and freebies
- Pro Cam - Portrait & Cinema went from $19.99 down to Free
- Photo Cleaner Offline by Flick slid from $99.99 to $0.99
- Knight & Dragon IV dropped from $3.99 to $1.99
If you want to watch these numbers move in real time, head to the Trends page. Fresh markdowns turn up on Deals, and you can always 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.