On 9/3, all 468 tracked charts were collected, and comparisons with the previous run were available for all 468/468. The strongest cross-market signal was iMaps+ for Google Maps appearing simultaneously in ios-navigation/grossing in five countries. ios-music/paid, including three synthesizers by Alexander Zolotov, accounted for 348 new entries, while paid developer tools were at the center of today’s reshuffling.

1. New Entries

Of today’s 468 charts and 45,738 rows, the strongest signal is simultaneous entry across multiple countries. iMaps+ for Google Maps entered ios-navigation/grossing in five countries at GB #20, HR #31, US #42, JP #45, and DE #92. It was followed by Fractal Bits (GB #19, DE #37, US #59, JP #65), Weather Now PRO (KR #33, JP #39, DE #52, HR #86), and Baby Tracker (GB #51, DE #54, JP #57, US #64), each appearing in four countries. On individual charts, Kitpick landed at #1 in GB/ios-magazines-newspapers/paid, while スマスロ 甲鉄城のカバネリ reached #1 in both JP games/paid and overall/paid.

2. Sharp Rises Over the Period

The reference date is 2026-08-24, ten days before today. It is the oldest collection date in the archive, so there is not yet a full month of data; read “monthly” here as change over ten days. The largest gain was Oblique Strategies SE (JP/productivity/paid #7, +91), followed by サクチケ #17 (+80) and Noms #20 (+80). Country-level monthly-riser lists were populated only for JP and US; DE, GB, HR, and KR show “—”. In the US, gains were concentrated in finance/paid. Among apps absent on the reference date but now in the top 20, bilibili is #1 in JP/entertainment/free and MapQuest is #1 in US/overall/free.

3. By Rank Tier

top (ranks 1–10, 4,675 slots) was stable, with 85% held, 2% new, and an average movement of 2.6. mid was 81%/7%/6.6, while bottom (ranks 51–100, 22,522 slots) was 70%/18%/9.4, meaning nearly all reshuffling occurred at the tail. Google held the most top slots at 107, followed by Microsoft with 35, showing that the top is dominated by a small number of major players.

4. By Country

All markets were comparable across 78 charts each. US had the strongest top-10 retention rate at 90%, while HR was the loosest at 81% and also had the most new entries, with 1,054. KR had the fewest new entries at 736. Shared top-10 names across all six countries included Microsoft Teams, LinkedIn, TestFlight, Duolingo, and Procreate Pocket, while local character showed up in HR’s The Waiting Room #1 and Japan’s スマスロ.

5. By Category

New inflows were led by ios-music with 348 and ios-utilities with 342, while ios-shopping had the fewest at 75. Top-10 retention was low for ios-reference at 77% and ios-developer-tools at 78%, meaning even the top ranks moved; ios-social-networking at 92% and ios-photo-video/ios-games at 89% were comparatively static. Developer tools saw GB’s YAML Tools rise to #1 (+88), alongside new Safari-extension-related apps.

Key Findings

1. iMaps+ for Google Maps enters ios-navigation/grossing in five countries on the same day — today’s strongest cross-market signal

Apptility Limited’s iMaps+ for Google Maps appeared simultaneously in navigation grossing charts across five markets: GB #20, HR #31, US #42, JP #45, and DE #92. Unlike an entry in one market, this is difficult to explain through a region-specific promotion, and suggests a globally shared factor such as a pricing revision, monetization-flow change, or a shift in OS-level exposure. The navigation grossing tier also overlaps with other new activity today, including MGRS & UTM GPS Maps PRO at KR #4 and Boat Beacon at DE #20 (+76), indicating that the category as a whole is moving.

Confidence: High

2. Three Alexander Zolotov synthesizers enter ios-music/paid across multiple countries on the same day — music paid has the most new entries of any category, at 348

Three titles from the same developer appeared on the same day, centered on the UK, US, and Germany: Fractal Bits (GB #19, DE #37, US #59, JP #65), Relic Waves (GB #31, US #47, DE #86), and Low Poly Synth (US #40, GB #55, DE #92). In addition, Elastic Melody (DE #22, US #62, JP #78) and NuSaw (US #43, GB #83, DE #99) appeared simultaneously in three countries. ios-music saw 348 new entries, the highest among 26 categories, and Drum Tuner - iDrumTune Pro entered KR paid at #1. This can be treated as a day when a cluster of niche music-production tools became visible at once.

Confidence: High

3. Developer tools have one of the lowest top-10 retention rates at 78%, while paid Safari extensions enter upper ranks across US/GB/KR at once

The ios-developer-tools top-10 retention rate was 78%, second only to ios-reference at 77%, making it one of the few categories where even the top ranks turned over. In the US, Cookie Inspector for Safari #10, Custom JS & CSS for Safari #11, Networking Activity Monitor #13, and Nodeterm (grossing) #12 were new. In GB, Format JSON for Safari #5 and C Code Develop #4 were new; in KR, Edit HTTP Headers for Safari #2 was new. Among incumbents, GB’s YAML Tools jumped to #1 (+88). Safari extensions are a single theme gaining traction across three markets simultaneously.

Confidence: High

4. The “monthly” reference date, 2026-08-24, was only ten days ago — Oblique Strategies SE rose the most at +91, and only JP and US have populated riser lists

The reference date, 2026-08-24, is the archive’s oldest collection date and is ten days before today; a full month of data has not yet accumulated. The biggest rise over those ten days was Oblique Strategies SE in JP/productivity/paid at #7 (+91), followed by サクチケ in JP/entertainment/free at #17 (+80), Noms in JP/food-drink/grossing at #20 (+80), and Min Habit at #7 (+77). By country, DE, GB, HR, and KR show “—” in the monthly-riser field, so only JP and US yielded period gains. The comparison window is still short and should be treated as weaker evidence than day-to-day comparison.

Confidence: Medium

5. US period gains cluster in finance/paid — Poker Income +76, Account Tracker Pro +71, GigNotes +69, 10BII +69, Debt Manager +62

The top US monthly gains are concentrated almost entirely in ios-finance/paid: Poker Income Bankroll Tracker #17 (+76), Account Tracker Pro #27 (+71), GigNotes #11 (+69), 10BII 금융 계산기 #18 (+69), and Debt Manager #23 (+62). On the free side, ebtEDGE NEW! is #2 (+61) and Bilt Rewards is #30 (+69). Demand for similar tools—personal finance, tracking, and calculation—has risen over ten days, making focused record-keeping and calculation apps the current promising direction for US-targeted development.

Confidence: High

6. Turnover is concentrated at the tail: bottom is 70% held, 18% new, and averages 9.4 ranks of movement; top is 85% held, 2% new, and averages 2.6

By tier, top (ranks 1–10, 4,675 slots) was solid: 85% remained in the same tier, only 2% were new, and average movement was 2.6. mid (ranks 11–50, 18,541 slots) was 81%/7%/6.6, while bottom (ranks 51–100, 22,522 slots) was 70%/18%/9.4. Most new entries today therefore occurred below rank 51. In other words, most “new entries” are still appearing in low-visibility positions, while newcomers that reached the top 10, such as Kitpick at GB #1 and The Waiting Room at HR #1, are unusually strong.

Confidence: High

7. Top-tier ownership is concentrated in Google with 107 slots and Microsoft with 35; fixed members across all six-country top 10 include TestFlight, Duolingo, and Procreate Pocket

Among 4,675 top-tier slots, the most held were Google with 107, Microsoft Corporation with 35, Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd with 30, Adobe with 23, and Apple with 23. Apps reaching the top 10 in all six markets include TestFlight (all six countries at #1), Duolingo (education/grossing #1 in all six), Procreate Pocket (paid #1 in all six), and Minecraft (#1 in five countries). The top is a globally shared set of fixed positions, so new-app planning should assume the practical opportunity lies in mid-tier and below.

Confidence: High

8. HR was the most volatile market (81% top-10 retention, 1,054 new entries), while US was the most stable (90%)

All six markets were comparable across 78 charts. HR had the lowest top-10 retention at 81% and the most new entries at 1,054, with turnover reaching the upper ranks: The Waiting Room was #1 in entertainment/paid, Call Ranger was #1 in utilities/paid, and Myprotein was #2 in overall/free. By contrast, US was the most stable at 90%; although it had 905 new entries, few reached the upper ranks. KR had the fewest new entries at 736, but a small number landed high: Drum Tuner #1, Edit HTTP Headers #2, and AWU Divelog #2. Today’s data also supports the usual pattern that smaller markets are easier places to reach upper ranks.

Confidence: High

9. JP was the only market where overall charts moved — スマスロ 甲鉄城のカバネリ reached #1 simultaneously in games/paid and overall/paid, while bilibili reached entertainment/free #1

Sammy Networks’ スマスロ 甲鉄城のカバネリ 海門（うなと）決戦 entered today at #1 in both JP ios-games/paid and overall/paid, having been absent on the reference date. Other apps absent on the reference date but now in the top 20 include bilibili at #1 in JP/entertainment/free, ファミペイ at #3 in JP/overall/free, and ドッカンバトル at #3 in JP/games/grossing. JP had the largest upper-rank movement both daily and over the period, with highly visible apps concentrated among 200 new entries in overall charts.

Confidence: High

10. Static categories: ios-social-networking 92%, ios-games/ios-photo-video 89%; ios-shopping has the fewest new entries at 75

The highest top-10 retention rate was ios-social-networking at 92%, followed by ios-photo-video and ios-games at 89%, then ios-health-fitness and ios-productivity at 88%. ios-shopping had 75 new entries, the fewest among 26 categories, with limited examples such as Together List #2 in DE and Double Holo grossing #4 in HR. These categories showed little movement in today’s storefronts and can be deprioritized for short-term planning.

Confidence: High

11. Health and medical: specialist niches such as newborn care and emergency tools reach four countries and upper ranks simultaneously

Baby Tracker - Newborn Log entered ios-medical/grossing simultaneously in four countries: GB #51, DE #54, JP #57, and US #64. 蚂蚁阿福（AI 健康助手）appeared in ios-medical/free at JP #52, KR #57, GB #65, and US #73, while Daily Anatomy Lernkarten appeared at HR #46, DE #97, and US #97. In individual markets, Opioid Calculator was KR/medical/paid #5, VeinSeek Pro was DE #10, and Pedi STAT was HR/grossing #11. Medical had 235 new entries, while its top-10 retention rate of 87% kept the top stable; the opening is in practical tools for professionals.

Confidence: Medium

Recommended Actions

• Make the simultaneous five-country entry of iMaps+ for Google Maps (ios-navigation/grossing, GB #20 through DE #92) the highest-priority item to track. If it remains in all five countries after tomorrow, it likely reflects a lasting change in monetization flow or pricing; if it disappears within one or two days, it can be classified as a temporary change in store exposure.
• Audit paid Safari extensions across US/GB/KR. Cookie Inspector for Safari (US #10), Format JSON for Safari (GB #5), Edit HTTP Headers for Safari (KR #2), and Shorts Blocker for YouTube (KR #26/DE #35/GB #45) spread across multiple countries on the same day, indicating that the single-purpose extension format itself is currently moving.
• For US product planning, focus on single-purpose tracking and calculation apps in ios-finance/paid. Poker Income (+76), Account Tracker Pro (+71), GigNotes (+69), 10BII (+69), and Debt Manager (+62) all rose together over ten days, making the direction of demand clear.
• Use HR as an experimental market when aiming for high placement with new titles. It has the loosest top-10 retention among the six markets at 81% and the highest inflow at 1,054 new entries, with real examples such as The Waiting Room and Call Ranger reaching paid #1 on their first day.
• ios-music/paid had the most new entries at 348, including three simultaneous Alexander Zolotov titles, but its top-10 retention remains 85%, so the top has not moved. If entering, plan around ranks 11 and below and design for simultaneous launches in GB, DE, and US.
• JP was the only market where overall charts moved, so tomorrow’s collection should check whether スマスロ 甲鉄城のカバネリ (both games/paid and overall/paid #1) and bilibili (entertainment/free #1) remain, to determine whether these are one-off events or sustained placements.
• Most of today’s new entries occurred in bottom (ranks 51–100, 18% new, average movement 9.4). Rather than mechanically tracking the entire new-entry list, it is more cost-effective to focus on the top-10 newcomers Kitpick (GB #1), The Waiting Room (HR #1), and Drum Tuner (KR #1).
• Monthly comparison has only a ten-day reference window and is blank outside JP and US. Any internal material using period trends should explicitly state “ten days,” and daily comparison should remain the primary lens until at least one month of data has accumulated.

Data Quality Notes

All 468 tracked charts were collected, producing 45,738 rows, with zero missing charts. Comparisons with the previous run on 2026-09-02 were available for all 468/468 charts; no charts could not be compared. Rows from charts absent in the prior run were not counted as “new,” so new-entry counts are not overstated. The monthly comparison reference date, 2026-08-24, is ten days before today and is the oldest collection date in the archive. Because there is not yet a full month of data, all references to “monthly” in this report should be read as ten-day changes. Period-comparison details are available only for JP and US; monthly-riser fields for DE, GB, HR, and KR are blank (“—”). Rating values are missing for 228,621 records, so validation using quality indicators other than rank is not possible. Coverage is limited to six app-store countries (DE, GB, HR, JP, KR, US) across 26 categories; this data says nothing about other markets.