The App Almanac
App Store Movers, 28 August 2026
1 record crown changed hands, 10 on the move, 7 price drops across the App Store in the last day.
Crowns that changed hands
- Lyft grabbed the App Rabbit Holes crown away from OpenTable (26 Aug)
On the move
- AnkiMobile Flashcards jumped from #20 to #3 on Most Countries at Number One, a +17 leap
- X moved up from #25 to #9 on Most Globally Charting App, gaining +16 spots
- QuakeInfo: Seismic Monitoring edged up from #19 to #16 on Oldest App Still Updated (+3)
- Sella climbed from #20 to #17 on Oldest App Still Updated, also +3
- finanzen.net – Markets & News advanced from #21 to #18 on Oldest App Still Updated, up +3
- Lose It! – Calorie Counter ticked up from #22 to #19 on Oldest App Still Updated, another +3
- FOX Sports: Watch Live Games rose from #23 to #20 on Oldest App Still Updated, +3 as well
- Target: Shop. Style. Save. climbed from #24 to #21 on Oldest App Still Updated, a matching +3
- XING – the right job for you moved from #25 to #22 on Oldest App Still Updated, +3 too
- GasAll: Gas stations in Spain crept from #17 to #15 on Oldest App Still Updated, up +2
New to the boards
- Solitaire Medley debuted on Demands the Newest iOS at #2
- Draft Edge - Fantasy Football showed up on Demands the Newest iOS at #3
- Cricket Scores Live Matches entered Supports the Oldest iOS at #4
- ProfitWise cracked Demands the Newest iOS at #6
- OT Overtime Tracker joined Demands the Newest iOS at #8
- Stopwatch Journal made its first appearance on Most Languages at #9
Price drops and freebies
- QR generator + link storage went from $3.99 down to Free
- CivvyMode: Her Period Tracker dropped its $7.99 price tag entirely, now Free
- SimpleSSTV slid from $0.99 to Free
- MPP File Viewer & Gantt cut its $12.99 price all the way to Free
- Keep On Trucking dropped from $1.99 to $0.99
- FrameSmoother fell from $9.99 to $1.99
- AnxietyHelp: Calm & Relax eased from $9.99 down to $4.99
You can check the live picture anytime on the Trends page, keep an eye on price drops via 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.