The App Almanac
App Store Movers, 1 October 2026
15 record crowns changed hands, 10 on the move, 12 price drops across the App Store in the last day.
Crowns that changed hands
- Tapline Tycoon knocked Твой Финансовый Калькулятор off the top of The Priciest Paid App board (1 Oct)
- Твой Финансовый Калькулятор pushed past Golfstream - Social Network to grab the The Priciest Paid App crown (1 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network took the The Priciest Paid App spot back from SYS™ (1 Oct)
- SYS™ reclaimed the The Priciest Paid App crown from Golfstream - Social Network (1 Oct)
- PhosphorDSC edged out Recall for Siri: Second Brain for the Demands the Newest iOS title (30 Sep)
- Golfstream - Social Network took the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ (30 Sep)
- SYS™ grabbed it right back from Golfstream - Social Network on The Priciest Paid App (30 Sep)
- Golfstream - Social Network took the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ again (30 Sep)
- SYS™ swapped back in ahead of Golfstream - Social Network on The Priciest Paid App (30 Sep)
- Golfstream - Social Network took the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ once more (30 Sep)
- SYS™ flipped the The Priciest Paid App crown back from Golfstream - Social Network (30 Sep)
- Golfstream - Social Network took the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ for the fourth time that day (30 Sep)
- Procreate Pocket bumped Duolingo: Language Lessons off the Most Globally Charting App perch (30 Sep)
- SYS™ took the The Priciest Paid App crown from Golfstream - Social Network yet again (30 Sep)
- Recall for Siri: Second Brain overtook jpg2excel on Demands the Newest iOS (29 Sep)
On the move
- Threads jumped from #16 to #6 on Most Globally Charting App, a gain of +10
- SBB Mobile climbed from #24 to #15 on Longest Continuous Run, up +9
- Gmail - Email by Google moved up from #7 to #5 on Most Globally Charting App (+2)
- Soundboard Studio Pro rose from #8 to #6 on Most Expensive App With Real Ratings (+2)
- Telegram Messenger inched up from #22 to #20 on Most Globally Charting App (+2)
- Claude by Anthropic moved from #23 to #21 on Most Globally Charting App (+2)
- NetShort - Popular Dramas & TV climbed two spots, from #24 to #22, on Most Globally Charting App
- Tasty Travels: Merge Game went from #25 to #23 on Most Globally Charting App (+2)
- Твой Финансовый Калькулятор edged up from #2 to #1 on The Priciest Paid App (+1)
- YouTube nudged up from #3 to #2 on Most Globally Charting App (+1)
New to the boards
- PLAYFUL REWARDS: Earn Rewards landed at #5 on Most Countries at Number One
- StreamZine debuted at #5 on Most Verbose App Description
- Pupchi - Puppy & Dog Training showed up at #7 on Most Verbose App Description
- RODINI broke into Demands the Newest iOS at #8
- Blitzer.de PRO came in at #8 on Most Countries at Number One
- Uncle Rudy: Tasks that roast arrived at #10 on Demands the Newest iOS
- YouTube also showed up at #10 on Most Countries at Number One
- The Peptide Company rounded out the Most Verbose App Description board at #10
Price drops and freebies
- КоАП РФ: Кодекс и Штрафы ГИБДД went from $49.99 down to Free
- ГК РФ - Гражданский Кодекс РФ fell from $24.99 to Free
- NDE Network Defense Exam Prep dropped from $12.99 all the way to Free
- Roomantic: Furniture Planner went from $9.99 to Free
- National Psychology Exam Prep cut its $9.99 price to Free
- BeyinX dropped from $7.99 to Free
- Echo Planet - Incremental Game fell from $6.99 to Free
- VRL Cam went from $5.99 to Free
- NDK QR Scanner dropped from $4.99 to Free
- Hood Ninja: Escape The Trap fell from £4.99 to Free
- Menu Bar Notes: Quick Capture went from $4.99 to Free
- AxoHabit: Earn Your Screentime dropped from $3.99 to Free
For the live picture, check the Trends page. Price drops live on Deals, and you can browse all record boards any time.
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.