The App Almanac
App Store Movers, 15 October 2026
16 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 snatched the Most Globally Charting App crown from Duolingo: Learn Languages (15 Oct)
- FFQ8 wrestled the The Priciest Paid App crown away from SYS™ (15 Oct)
- SYS™ turned around and took the The Priciest Paid App crown right back from FFQ8 (15 Oct)
- FFQ8 picked up the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ (14 Oct)
- Duolingo: Learn Languages got the Most Globally Charting App crown back from Procreate Pocket (14 Oct)
- SYS™ took the The Priciest Paid App crown from FFQ8 (14 Oct)
- FFQ8 took the The Priciest Paid App crown from Golfstream - Social Network (14 Oct)
- Attack Balls™ Bubble Shooter bumped SnapType Pro off the Most Expensive App With Real Ratings crown (14 Oct)
- Procreate Pocket took the Most Globally Charting App crown from Duolingo: Learn Languages (14 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network took the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ (14 Oct)
- SYS™ took the The Priciest Paid App crown from Golfstream - Social Network (14 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network took the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ (14 Oct)
- SYS™ took the The Priciest Paid App crown from Golfstream - Social Network (14 Oct)
- Golfstream - Social Network took the The Priciest Paid App crown from Tapline Tycoon (13 Oct)
- Tapline Tycoon took the The Priciest Paid App crown from SYS™ (13 Oct)
- SYS™ took the The Priciest Paid App crown from Golfstream - Social Network (13 Oct)
On the move
- Strongbox Pro climbed from #24 up to #15 on Most Expensive App With Real Ratings (+9)
- Dux Manufactory went from #18 to #11 on The Priciest Paid App (+7)
- VideoMaster Pro: EQ For Videos jumped from #23 to #16 on Most Expensive App With Real Ratings (+7)
- TLC Practice exam 2.0 moved from #10 up to #5 on Most Expensive Per Megabyte (+5)
- HotSchedules went from #14 to #9 on Longest Continuous Run (+5)
- ShakerWatch climbed from #17 to #12 on The Priciest Paid App (+5)
- AudioFix Pro: For Video Volume jumped from #22 to #17 on Most Expensive App With Real Ratings (+5)
- vhStressECG inched up from #16 to #13 on The Priciest Paid App (+3)
- AudioMaster Pro: Mastering DAW moved from #21 to #18 on Most Expensive App With Real Ratings (+3)
- TouchChat HD- AAC w/ WordPower nudged up from #5 to #3 on Most Expensive App With Real Ratings (+2)
New to the boards
- Attack Balls™ Bubble Shooter debuted at #1 on Most Expensive App With Real Ratings
- FFQ8 debuted at #1 on The Priciest Paid App
- Transparent Calculator popped up at #2 on Supports the Oldest iOS
- EV Engine Sound popped up at #5 on Demands the Newest iOS
- Attack Balls™ Bubble Shooter debuted at #6 on Most Expensive Per Megabyte
- Blitzer.de PRO popped up at #7 on Most Countries at Number One
- Predictable debuted at #7 on Most Expensive App With Real Ratings
- CAIXA Tem popped up at #10 on Most Countries at Number One
Price drops and freebies
- QuickEnvelopes went from $9.99 down to Free
- ちゃちゃっとリネーマー went from $9.99 down to Free
- MultiHR went from $9.99 down to Free
- Tom: Transcribe Audio & Video went from $9.99 down to Free
- Slabox - PTCG/PSA Card Vault went from $9.99 down to Free
- SetScope: Filmmaker Tools went from $9.99 down to Free
- Smart Telescope Planner went from $9.99 down to Free
- 班主任-老师工作台 went from ¥8.00 down to Free
- Due Pal: ADHD Visual Timer went from $7.99 down to Free
- Map Poster: Travel Footprints went from $7.99 down to Free
- Dish Pal: AI Grocery List went from $6.99 down to Free
- Auspice: Feng Shui Calendar went from $6.99 down to Free
Want to watch this unfold in real time? Check the Trends page, keep an eye on price cuts 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.