Today's strongest signal is Pixel Gun 2 (Cubic Games), which entered ios-games/free in five countries on the same day: DE #13, US #21, GB #32, HR #60, and JP #86. On the paid side, MotionCam Pro: RAW Capture entered ios-photo-video/paid in four countries simultaneously (led by DE #8), making free games and paid camera apps the core of today's new entries.

1. New Entries

The strongest signal is a same-day appearance across multiple countries. Pixel Gun 2 (Cubic Games) entered ios-games/free simultaneously in five countries: DE #13, US #21, GB #32, HR #60, and JP #86. This is qualitatively different from an appearance in a single chart. On the paid side, MotionCam Pro: RAW Capture entered ios-photo-video/paid in four countries—DE #8, GB #15, US #17, and JP #22—while Mockup & Demo Maker: Screeny entered ios-developer-tools/free in four countries: HR #33, GB #67, US #82, and DE #86. The highest-ranked single-country entries were Mono Lab at #1 in HR (ios-graphics-design/paid) and 소년가행: 강호의 시작 at #1 in KR (ios-games/free).

2. Sharp Gains vs. Baseline

The baseline date is 2026-08-24, 12 days ago and the oldest collection date in the archive. There is not yet a full month of data, so “monthly” is only a nominal label. The largest gain was Japan's Oblique Strategies SE at #3 (+95, ios-productivity/paid), followed by cRate Pro at #7 (+81) and the US's CalcTape Paper Tape Calculator at #15 (+80). Apps absent on the baseline date that are now in the top 20 include Japan's モンスターループ：獣神転生 at #1 (ios-games/free), スマスロ とある魔術の禁書目録2 at #1 in overall/paid, and the US's MapQuest at #1 in overall/free. Only JP and US had entries in the market-level monthly-gains section; DE, GB, HR, and KR had none.

3. Trends by Rank Tier

top (ranks 1–10) was stable at held 86% / new 2% / average movement 2.7; mid (11–50) was 82% / 6% / 6.5; and bottom (51–100) was 71% / 18% / 9.2, making it the main battleground for turnover. Google held the most slots across every tier (top 106, mid 144, bottom 59), showing that the top is dominated by a small number of major players.

4. Trends by Country

The US was the most stable, with top-10 held at 90%; HR was the loosest at 82%, with the most new entries at 1031; and KR had the fewest new entries at 649. Cross-market hits spanning all six countries were TestFlight (#1 in all six countries) and Duolingo's ios-education/grossing (#1 in all six countries). Minecraft was #1 in five countries in ios-games/paid and #3 in JP.

5. Trends by Category

The quietest categories were ios-social-networking (92%), ios-photo-video, and ios-productivity (91% each). The most active were ios-reference (79%) and ios-developer-tools (80%). By number of new entries, ios-utilities at 334 and ios-music at 333 stood out.

Key Findings

1. Pixel Gun 2 enters ios-games/free in five countries on the same day, with DE #13 as its highest rank

Cubic Games' Pixel Gun 2 entered the free games chart on the same day across Europe, North America, and Asia: DE #13, US #21, GB #32, HR #60, and JP #86. Unlike an entry in a single market, simultaneous appearances across multiple markets are the earliest sign of a shared launch or attention trigger, making it today's top tracking priority.

Confidence: High

2. Paid camera app MotionCam Pro enters four countries simultaneously, with DE #8 its only top-10 placement

Mirsad Makalic's MotionCam Pro: RAW Capture entered ios-photo-video/paid on the same day at DE #8, GB #15, US #17, and JP #22. ios-photo-video is one of the least volatile categories, with top-10 held at 91%, so a paid app breaking in across four countries is unusual.

Confidence: High

3. Four-country simultaneous entries also appear in developer tools and news

Mockup & Demo Maker: Screeny entered ios-developer-tools/free on the same day at HR #33, GB #67, US #82, and DE #86, while The Tatva entered ios-news/free at GB #35, US #90, DE #94, and KR #96. With top-10 held at 80%, ios-developer-tools was among today's most fluid categories and offers substantial room for entry.

Confidence: High

4. The baseline date is 2026-08-24, 12 days ago, so the “monthly” comparison covers less than half a month

2026-08-24 is the oldest collection date in the archive, only 12 days before today. The figures in this section should therefore be read as changes over roughly two weeks, not as a monthly trend. The largest gain was Japan's Oblique Strategies SE at #3 (+95), followed by cRate Pro at #7 (+81) and the US's CalcTape at #15 (+80).

Confidence: High

5. Absent from the baseline yet now #1: Japan's Monster Loop and SmaSlo, and the US's MapQuest

Three apps that were absent 12 days ago are now chart leaders: Japan's モンスターループ：獣神転生 (ios-games/free #1), スマスロ とある魔術の禁書目録2 (overall/paid #1), and the US's MapQuest GPS Navigation & Maps (overall/free #1). All three are new entrants during this period that reached the top in a short time.

Confidence: High

6. The head is fixed while the tail moves: top has new 2% and |Δ|2.7, while bottom has new 18% and |Δ|9.2

Ranks 1–10 were nearly fixed, with held at 86%, new at just 2%, and average movement of 2.7. Ranks 11–50 were held 82% / new 6% / |Δ|6.5, while ranks 51–100 were held 71% / new 18% / |Δ|9.2, where most turnover occurred. For new entrants, the realistic target band is ranks 51–100.

Confidence: High

7. Google holds the most slots in all three tiers (top 106 / mid 144 / bottom 59)

Google leads slot occupancy in every tier, followed by Microsoft Corporation (top 29 / mid 82 / bottom 48). In the top tier, Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd has 30, OpenAI OpCo, LLC has 23, and AMZN Mobile LLC has 22. The upper ranks are structurally controlled by a small group of major companies.

Confidence: High

8. The US is the most stable (top-10 held 90%), while HR sees the most turnover (82% and 1031 new entries)

All 78 charts were comparable across each of the six markets. The US was the most rigid, with top-10 held at 90%. HR was at 82% and had the highest number of new entries at 1031, making it an easier market for entry. KR had the fewest new entries at 649. DE at 977, GB at 895, and JP at 782 fell in the middle. HR is suited to test launches, while the US is harder to sustain placement in.

Confidence: High

9. Top-10 regulars in all six countries: TestFlight and Duolingo rank #1 in every market

TestFlight (ios-developer-tools/free) and Duolingo (ios-education/grossing) rank #1 in DE, GB, HR, JP, KR, and US. Minecraft (ios-games/paid) is #1 in five countries and #3 in JP, while Procreate Pocket (ios-graphics-design/paid) is #1 in five countries and #2 in HR. These established apps occupy the shared top slots, and the day they slip is the real news.

Confidence: High

10. Category contrast: ios-social-networking is static at 92%, while ios-reference is the most active at 79%

top-10 held was highest for ios-social-networking at 92%, followed by ios-photo-video and ios-productivity at 91% each. By contrast, ios-reference at 79% and ios-developer-tools at 80% saw more turnover. The movement in ios-reference came from Dictionnaire Le Robert Mobile at JP #5 (+93), Ancestry at HR #4 (+89), and Airports at GB #7 (+83).

Confidence: High

11. ios-utilities at 334 and ios-music at 333 stand out for new inflow

By category, the number of new entries was highest for ios-utilities at 334, ios-music at 333, and ios-education at 308. In ios-music, XAir Monitor Mixer rose to HR #1 (+91) and Tenuto to DE #14 (+85), showing not just volume but significant rank movement. ios-shopping, by contrast, had the fewest at 68, with little entry activity overall.

Confidence: Medium

12. New entries in grossing charts highlight subscription-style utilities

GO Raid Party (Tiny Whale) entered ios-utilities/grossing on the same day at DE #39, US #46, KR #51, and GB #62; Poke Genie entered the same category at US #28, GB #42, and JP #76; and DreameShort entered ios-entertainment/grossing at HR #53, US #62, GB #81, and DE #99. Multiple countries are simultaneously seeing entries from the monetization side rather than only from the free-chart leaders.

Confidence: Medium

Recommended Actions

• Set Pixel Gun 2 (ios-games/free, DE #13, US #21, GB #32, HR #60, JP #86) as tomorrow's highest-priority watch item. In 24 hours, determine whether it enters the top 10 in DE and US or whether its same-day appearance was a temporary promotion.
• Move ahead with coverage of MotionCam Pro: RAW Capture (DE #8, GB #15, US #17, JP #22) as a paid-camera story. Since ios-photo-video has top-10 held at 91% and rarely moves, the simultaneous four-country entry itself has news value.
• Run entry tests in HR (top-10 held 82%, 1031 new entries) paired with ios-developer-tools and ios-reference (held 80% and 79%). In the US (90%) and ios-social-networking (92%), slots are harder to open even with the same tactics.
• Target ranks 51–100 for chart acquisition (held 71%, new 18%, |Δ|9.2). Ranks 1–10 have new at 2% and |Δ|2.7, and Google and Microsoft control most slots, making a short-term breakthrough unrealistic.
• Build inventory around Japan's two-week surges (Oblique Strategies SE #3 +95 and cRate Pro #7 +81) and US utility apps (CalcTape #15 +80 and HomeBudget #25 +66), all of which are small paid tools. Use them as an angle for a low-priced utility feature.
• Until the archive reaches 30 days, replace the label “monthly” with “vs. baseline date” to avoid misleading readers about the period covered, since the baseline is only 12 days ago.

Data Quality Notes

All 468 target charts were collected, with 0 missing, for 45,710 rows. All 468/468 charts were comparable with the previous run on 2026-09-04, with no omissions due to unavailable comparisons. The baseline date, 2026-08-24, is the oldest collection date in the archive and only 12 days before today, which is too short to treat the changes as monthly. rating is missing for 274,341 records, so this report does not interpret quality or satisfaction using rating values. Also, rows from charts that did not exist in the previous run are not counted as new entries; the lack of a comparison target must not be used to infer a new entry.