The App Almanac
App Store Movers, 12 October 2026
21 record crowns changed hands, 10 on the move, 12 price drops across the App Store in the last day.
Crowns that changed hands
- SYS™ wrestled the The Priciest Paid App crown back from Golfstream - Social Network (12 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network answered right back, retaking the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ (12 Oct)
- SYS™ took the The Priciest Paid App crown back once more from Golfstream - Social Network (11 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network snatched the The Priciest Paid App crown back from SYS™ (11 Oct)
- SYS™ reclaimed the The Priciest Paid App crown from Golfstream - Social Network (11 Oct)
- Cue the Music Man knocked Step Logger off the Demands the Newest iOS crown (11 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network took the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ yet again (11 Oct)
- SYS™ grabbed the The Priciest Paid App crown back again from Golfstream - Social Network (11 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network fired right back, taking the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ (11 Oct)
- SYS™ retook the The Priciest Paid App crown from Golfstream - Social Network (11 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network swapped the The Priciest Paid App crown back from SYS™ (11 Oct)
- SYS™ seized the The Priciest Paid App crown from Golfstream - Social Network (11 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network claimed the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ (11 Oct)
- SYS™ won the The Priciest Paid App crown back from Golfstream - Social Network (11 Oct)
- Duolingo: Language Lessons passed Procreate Pocket for the Most Globally Charting App crown (11 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network recaptured the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ (11 Oct)
- SYS™ took the The Priciest Paid App crown from Golfstream - Social Network (11 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network lifted the The Priciest Paid App crown off Tapline Tycoon (11 Oct)
- Tapline Tycoon took the The Priciest Paid App crown from Golfstream - Social Network (10 Oct)
- Parchi: Audio Sticky Notes took the Supports the Oldest iOS crown from Aurora Player (10 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network took the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ (10 Oct)
On the move
- Muse from Meta jumped from #18 all the way to #5 on Most Countries at Number One (+13)
- Smash Fest! climbed from #21 up to #14 on The Most Iterated App (+7)
- FaxCover - Fax Cover Sheet moved up from #12 to #10 on Highest Rated Paid App With Volume (+2)
- TurboScan™ Pro: PDF scanner advanced from #13 to #11 on Highest Rated Paid App With Volume (+2)
- StoryReel: Drama Shorts & TV picked up ground, moving from #22 to #20 on Most Countries at Number One (+2)
- YouTube rose from #4 to #3 on Most Globally Charting App (+1)
- TikTok - Videos, Shop & LIVE edged up from #4 to #3 on Most Countries at Number One (+1)
- Instagram moved up from #5 to #4 on Most Globally Charting App (+1)
- Google Maps ticked up from #6 to #5 on Most Globally Charting App (+1)
- Google nudged up from #7 to #6 on Most Globally Charting App (+1)
New to the boards
- Cue the Music Man debuted at #1 on Demands the Newest iOS
- Aya: Manifest Your Dream Self landed at #2 on Polyglot Lightweight
- Ferienplan entered at #3 on Oldest App Still Updated
- KurkeyysDDL. showed up at #6 on Demands the Newest iOS
- Blitzer.de PRO appeared at #8 on Most Countries at Number One
Price drops and freebies
- SilenceCut - Remove Silence dropped from $29.99 to Free
- Sayable: AAC Tap to Talk went from $29.99 to Free
- Profio: Bookkeeping & Ledger fell from $29.99 to Free
- Guard Patrol Tracker dropped from $24.99 to Free
- Agentive Inc. cut its price from $20.00 to Free
- DART Sim Remote dropped from $14.99 to Free
- AI-200 Azure AI Cloud Dev Prep fell from $12.99 to Free
- CCSA SIEM Analyst Exam Prep dropped from $12.99 to Free
- Serein: Breathe & Reflect went from $9.99 to Free
- AI Chat Assistant Pro Friendly dropped from $8.99 to Free
- PNG To ODT fell from $8.99 to Free
- PDF To PPT Converter Pro dropped from $8.99 to Free
Head to the Trends page if you want the live picture, keep an eye on Deals for price drops, or poke around all record boards whenever you feel like it.
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.