The App Almanac
App Store Movers, 14 October 2026
12 record crowns changed hands, 10 on the move, 12 price drops across the App Store in the last day.
Crowns that changed hands
- Procreate Pocket took the Most Globally Charting App crown off Duolingo: Learn Languages (14 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network yanked the The Priciest Paid App crown away from SYS™ (14 Oct)
- SYS™ grabbed the The Priciest Paid App crown right back from Golfstream - Social Network (14 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network turned around and reclaimed the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ (14 Oct)
- SYS™ snatched the The Priciest Paid App crown back once more from Golfstream - Social Network (14 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network pried the The Priciest Paid App crown away from Tapline Tycoon (13 Oct)
- Tapline Tycoon picked up the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ (13 Oct)
- SYS™ clawed the The Priciest Paid App crown back from Golfstream - Social Network (13 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network took the The Priciest Paid App crown off SYS™ again (13 Oct)
- SYS™ wrestled the The Priciest Paid App crown back from Golfstream - Social Network (13 Oct)
- Translate Now - AI Translator bumped JW Library off the Polyglot Lightweight crown (12 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network took the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ (12 Oct)
On the move
- roc.Kasse climbed from #18 to #9 on The Priciest Paid App, up 9 spots
- Claude by Anthropic jumped from #13 to #6 on Most Countries at Number One, a 7-spot gain
- CyberTuner climbed from #17 to #10 on The Priciest Paid App, up 7
- SIXT rent, share, ride & plus moved from #22 to #15 on Longest Continuous Run, gaining 7 spots
- The Weather Channel - Radar rose from #24 to #17 on Longest Continuous Run, also up 7
- Shale Shaker Vibration moved from #16 to #11 on The Priciest Paid App, a 5-spot climb
- UC Browser rose from #23 to #19 on Most Countries at Number One, up 4
- Money Manager (Remove Ads) climbed from #24 to #20 on Most Countries at Number One, also up 4
- Earthquake Network moved from #25 to #21 on Most Countries at Number One, a 4-spot gain
- AnkiMobile Flashcards rose from #7 to #4 on Most Countries at Number One, up 3
New to the boards
- GridCal showed up on Demands the Newest iOS at #2
- PLAYFUL REWARDS: Earn Rewards entered Most Countries at Number One at #7
Price drops and freebies
- My Pocket Poker went from $14.99 down to Free
- ApiClient: REST API Tester dropped from $9.99 to Free
- Sparky's CircKit is now Free, down from $9.99
- Futures Trading Simulator dropped from $9.99 to Free
- Chillio Cleaning App went from $9.99 to Free
- Linear Algebra: Matrix Solver dropped from $9.99 to Free
- FileMaster: Offline Scanner is now Free, down from $9.99
- LandMeter - GPS Area Measure dropped from $7.99 to Free
- BZF Trainer: Flugfunk Lernen went from £6.99 to Free
- AssetFit Studio dropped from $6.99 to Free
- US Cop is now Free, down from $5.99
- Red Light For Your Eyes dropped from $5.99 to Free
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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.