The App Almanac
App Store Movers, 1 September 2026
6 record crowns changed hands, 10 on the move, 2 price drops across the App Store in the last day.
Crowns that changed hands
- Voyager Safe knocked HandyRecorder off the top of Most iPad Screenshots (1 Sep)
- Твой Финансовый Калькулятор pushed Tapline Tycoon out of first place on The Priciest Paid App (1 Sep)
- Tapline Tycoon had already grabbed that The Priciest Paid App spot from SYS™ shortly before (1 Sep)
- Soundboard Studio Pro overtook Шансон Радио FM Hi-Fi at the top of Most Expensive Per Megabyte (31 Aug)
- SnapType Pro claimed the Most Expensive App With Real Ratings title from Шансон Радио FM Hi-Fi (31 Aug)
- SYS™ had taken The Priciest Paid App crown from スマホ de サーベイ just before that (31 Aug)
On the move
- SnapType Pro climbed from #23 to #3 on Most Expensive Per Megabyte (+20)
- Soundboard Studio Pro climbed from #9 to #1 on Most Expensive Per Megabyte (+8)
- ChatGPT climbed from #14 to #9 on Most Globally Charting App (+5)
- Google Gemini climbed from #18 to #13 on Most Globally Charting App (+5)
- Tinder Dating App: Date & Chat climbed from #19 to #14 on Most Globally Charting App (+5)
- Gardenscapes climbed from #20 to #15 on Most Globally Charting App (+5)
- Grok AI climbed from #21 to #16 on Most Globally Charting App (+5)
- CapCut: Photo & Video Editor climbed from #22 to #17 on Most Globally Charting App (+5)
- DramaBox - Stream Drama Shorts climbed from #23 to #18 on Most Globally Charting App (+5)
- Telegram Messenger climbed from #24 to #19 on Most Globally Charting App (+5)
New to the boards
- Твой Финансовый Калькулятор opened at #1 on The Priciest Paid App
- Voyager Safe opened at #1 on Most iPad Screenshots
- SnapType Pro opened at #1 on Most Expensive App With Real Ratings
- Tapline Tycoon entered The Priciest Paid App at #2
- TouchChat HD- AAC w/ WordPower entered Most Expensive App With Real Ratings at #2
- Crimson Desert Enhanced entered The Biggest App at #3
- Voyager Safe also landed at #3 on Most Screenshot Heavy App
- MapQuest GPS Navigation & Maps entered Most Countries at Number One at #3
- Speak for Yourself entered Most Expensive App With Real Ratings at #3
- SYS™ entered The Priciest Paid App at #3
Price drops and freebies
- Lunoris dropped from $4.99 to Free
- Hyperforma Premium dropped from $4.99 to $2.99
You can track the live picture on the Trends page, spot price drops on 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.