The App Almanac
App Store Movers, 4 October 2026
14 record crowns changed hands, 10 on the move, 12 price drops across the App Store in the last day.
Crowns that changed hands
- SYS™ took the The Priciest Paid App crown away from Tapline Tycoon (4 Oct)
- Tapline Tycoon snatched the The Priciest Paid App crown off Golfstream - Social Network (3 Oct)
- Quoted: Quote & Invoice picked up the Demands the Newest iOS crown from PhosphorDSC (3 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network took the The Priciest Paid App crown from Tapline Tycoon (3 Oct)
- Tapline Tycoon grabbed the The Priciest Paid App crown right back from Golfstream - Social Network (3 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network pried the The Priciest Paid App crown away from SYS™ (3 Oct)
- SYS™ got the The Priciest Paid App crown back from Golfstream - Social Network (3 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network took the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ once more (3 Oct)
- Procreate Pocket bumped Duolingo: Language Lessons off the Most Globally Charting App crown (3 Oct)
- SYS™ reclaimed the The Priciest Paid App crown from Golfstream - Social Network (3 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network lifted the The Priciest Paid App crown off SYS™ (2 Oct)
- SYS™ won back the The Priciest Paid App crown from Golfstream - Social Network (2 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network stripped the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ (2 Oct)
- SYS™ ended the day holding the The Priciest Paid App crown, pulled back from Golfstream - Social Network (2 Oct)
On the move
- White Noise Lite climbed from #23 all the way to #2 on Longest Continuous Run (+21)
- CyberTuner went from #18 to #6 on The Priciest Paid App (+12)
- Spotify: Music and Podcasts jumped from #24 to #12 on Most Globally Charting App (+12)
- Shale Shaker Vibration moved up from #17 to #7 on The Priciest Paid App (+10)
- Entertastic white label admin climbed from #16 to #8 on The Priciest Paid App (+8)
- VERT Team System went from #15 to #9 on The Priciest Paid App (+6)
- Google rose from #12 to #7 on Most Globally Charting App (+5)
- Tower Gage edged up from #14 to #10 on The Priciest Paid App (+4)
- SYS™ climbed from #4 to #1 on The Priciest Paid App (+3)
- vhStressECG inched up from #13 to #11 on The Priciest Paid App (+2)
New to the boards
- Quoted: Quote & Invoice entered Demands the Newest iOS straight at #1
- Google Gemini popped up on Most Countries at Number One at #5
- Inflation Calculator showed up on Tiny But Loved at #6
- Sony LIV made its first appearance on Most Countries at Number One at #8
- 抖音 broke into Most Countries at Number One at #10
Price drops and freebies
- NSE5 SASE SD-WAN Exam Prep dropped from $12.99 to Free
- NSE6 FortiNAC Admin Exam Prep dropped from $12.99 to Free
- NSE7 SASE Architect Exam Prep dropped from $12.99 to Free
- Five Things: Daily Journal went from $9.99 to Free
- Violibration went from $9.99 to Free
- FindItFaster went from $9.99 to Free
- Capture The NFC dropped from $9.99 to Free
- DreaMap went from $9.99 to Free
- WAYpointer dropped from $9.99 to Free
- Speed Reader: Juice went from $9.99 to Free
- SCode - Code Editor & Compiler dropped from $4.99 to Free
- Jump Manifest Control went from $4.99 to Free
Want the live picture? Check the Trends page, track price drops on Deals, or dig through all record boards yourself.
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.