The App Almanac
App Store Movers, 3 October 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
- Golfstream - Social Network wrestled the The Priciest Paid App crown away from SYS™ (3 Oct)
- SYS™ turned around and took the The Priciest Paid App crown right back from Golfstream - Social Network (3 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network wasn't done, though, and reclaimed the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ (3 Oct)
- Procreate Pocket slipped past Duolingo: Language Lessons to take the Most Globally Charting App crown (3 Oct)
- SYS™ pulled the The Priciest Paid App crown back from Golfstream - Social Network (3 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network snatched the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ (2 Oct)
- SYS™ answered by taking it right back from Golfstream - Social Network on The Priciest Paid App (2 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network took the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ yet again (2 Oct)
- SYS™ clawed the The Priciest Paid App crown back from Golfstream - Social Network (2 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network grabbed the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ once more (2 Oct)
- SYS™ took the The Priciest Paid App crown from Golfstream - Social Network (2 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network took the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ (1 Oct)
- SYS™ took the The Priciest Paid App crown from Golfstream - Social Network (1 Oct)
- Duolingo: Language Lessons won back the Most Globally Charting App crown from Procreate Pocket (1 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network took the The Priciest Paid App crown from Tapline Tycoon (1 Oct)
- Tapline Tycoon took the The Priciest Paid App crown from Твой Финансовый Калькулятор (1 Oct)
- Твой Финансовый Калькулятор took the The Priciest Paid App crown from Tapline Tycoon (1 Oct)
On the move
- Google Maps jumped from #13 all the way to #5 on Most Globally Charting App (+8)
- roc.Kasse rose from #12 to #5 on The Priciest Paid App (+7)
- vhStressECG moved up from #18 to #13 on The Priciest Paid App (+5)
- Pinduoduo inched up from #23 to #19 on Most Countries at Number One (+4)
- The Division Resurgence climbed from #12 to #9 on Massive But Loved (+3)
- Tower Gage moved from #17 to #14 on The Priciest Paid App (+3)
- PLAYFUL REWARDS: Earn Rewards edged up from #18 to #15 on Most Countries at Number One (+3)
- 280blocker rose from #19 to #16 on Most Countries at Number One (+3)
- Lloyds Mobile Banking climbed from #20 to #17 on Most Countries at Number One (+3)
- e-Título moved from #21 to #18 on Most Countries at Number One (+3)
New to the boards
- TheaterTVinVision showed up on Demands the Newest iOS at #2
- Hero Hero Clicker - Idle Games debuted on The Most Iterated App at #4
- Quran memorisation entered Demands the Newest iOS at #5
Price drops and freebies
- Vocalello AAC dropped from $59.99 to Free
- PL-500 Power Automate RPA Dev dropped from $12.99 to Free
- 312-76 Disaster Recovery Prep dropped from $12.99 to Free
- SPARK Developer Exam Prep dropped from $12.99 to Free
- NSE6 FortiManager Admin Prep dropped from $12.99 to Free
- Sales-Con-201 Agentforce Prep dropped from $12.99 to Free
- RGM - Real Gigging Metronome dropped from $9.99 to Free
- Sayboard: Offline AI Keyboard dropped from $7.99 to Free
- HabitMkr: Habit Tracker dropped from $7.99 to Free
- Get Well Soon Greetings Wishes dropped from $4.99 to Free
- Happy Birthday Greeting Wishes dropped from $4.99 to Free
- Offline Quran Audio Reader Pro dropped from $4.99 to Free
Want the live picture? Check the Trends page whenever you like, keep an eye on fresh markdowns over at Deals, or dig through all record boards yourself.
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.