The App Almanac
App Store Movers, 10 October 2026
20 record crowns changed hands, 10 on the move, 12 price drops across the App Store in the last day.
Crowns that changed hands
- Step Logger snagged the Demands the Newest iOS crown away from Papercase: Scan & Redact (10 Oct)
- SYS™ wrestled the The Priciest Paid App crown away from Tapline Tycoon (10 Oct)
- Tapline Tycoon turned around and took the The Priciest Paid App crown right back from SYS™ (10 Oct)
- Apple News snatched the Youngest Hit App crown from Apple TV (9 Oct)
- SYS™ picked up the The Priciest Paid App crown from Golfstream - Social Network (9 Oct)
- Aurora Player took over the Supports the Oldest iOS crown from Parchi: Audio Sticky Notes (9 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network claimed the The Priciest Paid App crown from Твой Финансовый Калькулятор (9 Oct)
- Твой Финансовый Калькулятор fired right back, grabbing the The Priciest Paid App crown from Golfstream - Social Network (9 Oct)
- Rahma - رحمة took over the Most Verbose App Description crown from Circuit IQ (9 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network snatched the The Priciest Paid App crown back from SYS™ (9 Oct)
- SYS™ clawed the The Priciest Paid App crown back from Golfstream - Social Network (9 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network reclaimed the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ (9 Oct)
- SYS™ recaptured the The Priciest Paid App crown from Golfstream - Social Network (9 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network took the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ once more (8 Oct)
- SYS™ answered back, taking the The Priciest Paid App crown from Golfstream - Social Network (8 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network grabbed the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ again (8 Oct)
- SYS™ wrestled the The Priciest Paid App crown back from Golfstream - Social Network (8 Oct)
- Procreate Pocket claimed the Most Globally Charting App crown from Duolingo: Language Lessons (8 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network seized the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ yet again (8 Oct)
- SYS™ grabbed the The Priciest Paid App crown from Golfstream - Social Network to close things out (8 Oct)
On the move
- roc.Kasse shot up from #18 to #5 on The Priciest Paid App (+13)
- Spotify: Music and Podcasts jumped from #25 to #12 on Most Globally Charting App (+13)
- CyberTuner climbed from #17 to #6 on The Priciest Paid App (+11)
- Shale Shaker Vibration moved up from #16 to #7 on The Priciest Paid App (+9)
- Entertastic white label admin rose from #15 to #8 on The Priciest Paid App (+7)
- Telegram Messenger climbed from #15 to #9 on Most Countries at Number One (+6)
- Google Photos: Backup & Edit picked up ground, rising from #16 to #10 on Most Globally Charting App (+6)
- VERT Team System moved from #14 to #9 on The Priciest Paid App (+5)
- 抖音商城-下单返积分、退货包运费 rose from #16 to #12 on Most Countries at Number One (+4)
- SYS™ climbed from #4 all the way to #1 on The Priciest Paid App (+3)
New to the boards
- Step Logger debuted at #1 on Demands the Newest iOS
- Rahma - رحمة came in at #1 on Most Verbose App Description
- Aurora Player landed at #1 on Supports the Oldest iOS
- Contacts last entries & search showed up on Longest Continuous Run at #5
Price drops and freebies
- myDream Universe - Build Solar fell from $14.99 to Free
- Songs of Conquest Mobile dropped from $11.99 to Free
- Tank Battle - Mini War slid from $10.00 to Free
- Tank Super Wars - Battle Tank went from $9.99 to Free
- World General knowledge Answer dropped from $9.99 to Free
- 4000+ World General Knowledge fell from $9.99 to Free
- Best Motivational Quotes Daily dropped from $9.99 to Free
- Love Status - Romantic Quotes slid from $9.99 to Free
- Love Shayari Status All Quotes went from $9.99 to Free
- Good Morning Wishes Greetings dropped from $9.99 to Free
- Hindi Quran Translation Surat fell from $9.99 to Free
- Wedding Anniversary Wishes IMG dropped from $9.99 to Free
Want the full picture? Swing by the Trends page, keep an eye on Deals for fresh price cuts, or just go digging through all record boards on your own.
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.