The App Almanac
App Store Movers, 2 September 2026
17 record crowns changed hands, 10 on the move, 12 price drops across the App Store in the last day.
Crowns that changed hands
- Твой Финансовый Калькулятор snatched the The Priciest Paid App crown away from SYS™ (2 Sep)
- SYS™ turned around and took the The Priciest Paid App crown right back from Твой Финансовый Калькулятор (2 Sep)
- Твой Финансовый Калькулятор clawed the The Priciest Paid App crown back from SYS™ (2 Sep)
- SYS™ wrestled the The Priciest Paid App crown back from Твой Финансовый Калькулятор (2 Sep)
- Parchi: Audio Sticky Notes wrestled the Supports the Oldest iOS crown away from Aurora Player (2 Sep)
- Твой Финансовый Калькулятор picked up the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ (1 Sep)
- SYS™ snatched the The Priciest Paid App crown back from Твой Финансовый Калькулятор (1 Sep)
- Твой Финансовый Калькулятор clawed the The Priciest Paid App crown back from SYS™ once more (1 Sep)
- SYS™ took the The Priciest Paid App crown back from Твой Финансовый Калькулятор (1 Sep)
- Твой Финансовый Калькулятор grabbed the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ (1 Sep)
- SYS™ took the The Priciest Paid App crown from Твой Финансовый Калькулятор yet again (1 Sep)
- Voyager Safe claimed the Most iPad Screenshots crown from HandyRecorder (1 Sep)
- Твой Финансовый Калькулятор seized the The Priciest Paid App crown from Tapline Tycoon (1 Sep)
- Tapline Tycoon grabbed the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ (1 Sep)
- Soundboard Studio Pro claimed the Most Expensive Per Megabyte crown from Шансон Радио FM Hi-Fi (31 Aug)
- SnapType Pro picked up the Most Expensive App With Real Ratings crown from Шансон Радио FM Hi-Fi (31 Aug)
- SYS™ took the The Priciest Paid App crown from スマホ de サーベイ (31 Aug)
On the move
- AnkiMobile Flashcards jumped from #25 to #5 on Most Countries at Number One (+20)
- Map My Ride With GPS Tracker climbed from #18 to #3 on Longest Continuous Run (+15)
- Map My Run GPS Running Tracker rose from #16 to #2 on Longest Continuous Run (+14)
- Township moved from #25 to #12 on Most Globally Charting App (+13)
- Microsoft Authenticator surged from #14 to #3 on Most Countries at Number One (+11)
- White Noise Lite edged up from #17 to #6 on Longest Continuous Run (+11)
- Relax Melodies P: Sleep Sounds gained ground from #25 to #15 on Most Expensive App With Real Ratings (+10)
- Entertastic white label admin climbed from #14 to #5 on The Priciest Paid App (+9)
- CyberTuner moved up from #16 to #7 on The Priciest Paid App (+9)
- Knot Guide advanced from #12 to #4 on Longest Continuous Run (+8)
New to the boards
- Azeroth Watch popped up on Demands the Newest iOS at #2
- Servant of the Lake landed on Highest Rated Paid App With Volume at #3
- Spotify: Music and Podcasts broke into Recently Updated Giant at #3
- My Verizon For Business showed up on Most Minimal Description With Real Volume at #3
- Knot Guide slid onto Oldest App Still Updated at #3
- Map My Ride With GPS Tracker appeared on Oldest App Still Updated at #4
- Jymm made its debut on Demands the Newest iOS at #5
- Map My Run GPS Running Tracker landed on Oldest App Still Updated at #5
- PuzzleManiak entered Oldest App Still Updated at #6
- PuzzleManiak also cracked Longest Continuous Run at #7
Price drops and freebies
- University Notes: Study Notes went from $39.99 straight down to Free
- mySolar - Build your Planets dropped from $14.99 to Free
- myDream Universe fell from $14.99 to Free
- Sandbox Planet is now Free, down from $14.99
- Danish Radio: Live FM & Online went from $12.99 to Free
- Super Tank Battle - TabletArmy dropped from $10.00 to Free
- British FM Radio - Live Player fell from $9.99 to Free
- Field Photo Report is now Free, down from $9.99
- Backblaze B2 Explorer went from $7.99 to Free
- Saúde da Mente dropped from R$7.90 to Free
- Hear My Baby Heartbeat App 2.0 fell from $6.99 to Free
- Aeroplane Chess 3D - LudoBoard rounds things out, down from $6.00 to Free
Want the live picture? Swing by the Trends page, keep an eye on Deals for more price drops, 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.