The App Almanac
App Store Movers, 27 August 2026
1 record crown changed hands, 10 on the move, 5 price drops across the App Store in the last day.
Crowns that changed hands
- Lyft took the App Rabbit Holes crown away from OpenTable (26 Aug)
On the move
- AnkiMobile Flashcards jumped from #9 up to #3 on Most Globally Charting App (+6)
- Threads jumped from #14 up to #8 on Most Globally Charting App (+6)
- Google Gemini moved up from #15 to #12 on Most Globally Charting App (+3)
- Tinder Dating App: Date & Chat moved up from #16 to #13 on Most Globally Charting App (+3)
- Gardenscapes moved up from #17 to #14 on Most Globally Charting App (+3)
- Real Sensi FF - PRO jumped from #5 up to #3 on Most Countries at Number One (+2)
- Oldi - Phone Camera jumped from #6 up to #4 on Most Countries at Number One (+2)
- 抖音 jumped from #7 up to #5 on Most Countries at Number One (+2)
- 剪映 - 抖音官方AI创作神器 picked up ground, going from #8 to #6 on Recently Updated Giant (+2)
- Roblox picked up ground too, going from #9 to #7 on Recently Updated Giant (+2)
New to the boards
- Metro Exodus showed up on The Biggest App at #3
- Dead Island 2 Ultimate Edition showed up on The Biggest App at #4
- Marimba Free showed up on Most Devices Supported at #5
- YouTube showed up on Most Countries at Number One at #6
- Fuel Cost Calculator (US and Metric) showed up on Most Devices Supported at #6
- Zoom Workplace showed up on Most Countries at Number One at #7
- Collection One landed on Demands the Newest iOS at #9
- LanTurnOn landed on Most Languages at #9
- Arrow Out: Maze Puzzle landed on Most Screenshot Heavy App at #9
Price drops and freebies
- CivvyMode: Her Period Tracker went from $7.99 to Free
- SimpleSSTV went from $0.99 to Free
- MPP File Viewer & Gantt went from $12.99 to Free
- FrameSmoother dropped from $9.99 to $1.99
- AnxietyHelp: Calm & Relax dropped from $9.99 to $4.99
You can check the live picture anytime on the Trends page, catch price drops on Deals, or dig through all record boards.
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.