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Daily App Store Report 2026-10-29

Chromagraph Camera (Chromatic Applications LLC) was absent on the previous day, 2026-10-28, and has now appeared in the paid ios-photo-video charts. It is #1 in DE, GB, HR, and US; #2 in JP; and #18 in KR, while also reaching #1 in the US overall paid chart. This is today’s strongest simultaneous new signal across multiple countries.

New Entries

All 468 charts were collected and could be compared with the previous period. The strongest signal is Chromagraph Camera. In the paid ios-photo-video charts, it is #1 in DE, GB, HR, and US; #2 in JP; and #18 in KR. It also entered the overall paid chart at #1 in US and #2 in GB and HR, while appearing simultaneously in grossing at #11 in GB and #14 in US. In games, Monster Hunter Outlanders (Level Infinite) reached #1 in JP, #3 in DE and US, and #5 in GB. In KR, “몬스터헌터 아웃랜더스” (Garena), with a different ID, reached #1. No Man's Sky also appeared in the free charts at #4 in DE and #5 in US. Paperback Mobile reached #1 in every paid ios-books and ios-magazines-newspapers chart in DE, GB, and US.

Monthly Surge (Baseline: 2026-09-29)

The baseline date was 30 days ago and is the oldest collection date in the archive. There is not yet enough data to track trends throughout the month. The largest gain was GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE in KR overall grossing, reaching #6 (+94). It was followed by RadioFax at #3 (+91) in JP paid ios-weather, and Flytomap and Baby Shusher in HR paid charts (both +90). Among apps absent on the baseline date but now ranked highly, Tiny Computers (#1 in paid entertainment in DE and GB) and Deck-Man (#1 in paid music in DE and GB) stand out.

Trends by Rank Tier

Ranks 1–10 are stable, with 85% held, 2% new, and |Δ| of 2.7. The middle tier has 81% held, 7% new, and |Δ| of 6.3. Ranks 51–100 have 70% held, 18% new, and |Δ| of 9.4, showing that turnover is concentrated in the lower ranks. Google holds 123 top-rank slots, far ahead of X Corp. in second place with 33.

Trends by Country

HR had the most new entries at 1060, while KR had the fewest at 754. US had the highest top-10 retention rate at 89%. Among shared hits, TestFlight and Tiny Computers were #1 in all six countries. Duolingo was also #1 in ios-education grossing in all six countries. By contrast, JP’s “終活アプリ SouSou” at #2 and HR’s Futsal Zadar at #2 were country-specific movements.

Trends by Category

The categories with the most new entries were ios-utilities (357), ios-music (331), and ios-education (319). ios-shopping had the fewest, at 78. ios-social-networking was the least active, with a 93% top-10 retention rate. ios-developer-tools and ios-reference were both at 79%, showing the greatest turnover among top ranks.

Key Findings

1. Chromagraph Camera entered paid photo-video charts in six countries simultaneously, reaching #1 in four

In paid ios-photo-video, it is #1 in DE, GB, HR, and US; #2 in JP; and #18 in KR. It also ranks #1 in US overall paid, #2 in GB and HR, #7 in DE, and #39 in JP. It simultaneously entered grossing at #11 in GB and #14 in US. Its coordinated appearance in free, paid, and grossing charts on the same day makes it the strongest new trend in this day’s data.

Confidence: High

2. Monster Hunter Outlanders appeared in free games charts in five countries, including #1 in JP; KR also reached #1 through a separate publisher

The Level Infinite version ranks #1 in JP, #3 in DE and US, #5 in GB, and #15 in HR. In KR, Garena’s separate-ID version, “몬스터헌터 아웃랜더스,” reached #1. No Man's Sky also appeared that day at #4 in DE, #5 in US, and #7 in GB, making it a day when major titles successively entered the top free games charts.

Confidence: High

3. Paperback Mobile simultaneously reached #1 in paid books and magazines-newspapers charts in DE, GB, and US

It entered at #1 in all six charts across two categories and three markets. The app was also absent on the baseline date of 2026-09-29, suggesting new demand for paid reading apps in English-speaking markets and Germany.

Confidence: High

4. Tiny Computers was absent on the baseline date but is now #1 in paid entertainment charts in all six countries

It is #1 in DE, GB, HR, JP, KR, and US. In DE and GB, it was absent on the baseline date of 2026-09-29 and is listed among apps that have now entered the top 20. This is a global hit that has taken hold over the past 30 days.

Confidence: High

5. The largest gain during the period was NIKKE in KR overall grossing (#6, +94)

GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE (Level Infinite) climbed 94 positions from the baseline date. It was followed by RadioFax at #3 (+91) in JP paid ios-weather and Flytomap at #3 (+90) in HR paid ios-navigation. The baseline date was 30 days ago and is the oldest collection date in the archive.

Confidence: Medium

6. Top ranks are stable and turnover is concentrated in lower ranks; Google dominates top-rank slots

Ranks 1–10 show 85% held, 2% new, and |Δ| of 2.7. Ranks 51–100 show 70% held, 18% new, and |Δ| of 9.4. Google holds 123 top-rank slots, far ahead of X Corp.’s 33.

Confidence: High

7. HR had the most new entries at 1060, while KR had the fewest at 754; US had the highest top-10 retention rate at 89%

HR has many local movements, such as Futsal Zadar at #2 in free sports. US has the most fixed top ranks.

Confidence: Medium

8. Utilities and music saw major turnover, while social-networking was the least active

ios-utilities had 357 new entries and ios-music had 331. In music, several paid synth and music-production apps appeared across countries, including Wave 6 (DE #13) and GlitchBud (JP #13). ios-social-networking had the highest top-10 retention rate at 93%, while ios-shopping had the fewest new entries at 78.

Confidence: Medium

Recommended Actions

  • Make Chromagraph Camera today’s lead story. Focus on its #1 paid ranking in four countries and #1 overall paid ranking in US, while covering its features as a camera app.
  • Cover Monster Hunter Outlanders’ multi-country launch (JP #1; the Garena version #1 in KR) as breaking games news, alongside No Man's Sky’s simultaneous entry.
  • Continue tracking Paperback Mobile and Tiny Computers from tomorrow onward to determine why they are simultaneously #1 in DE, GB, and US, and whether they retain their positions.
  • For NIKKE in KR (overall grossing #6, +94), verify whether an event or update was the catalyst before deciding whether to publish an article.
  • Ask the data team to investigate the mismatch in missing rating counts (274318 records vs. 45728 rows).

Data Quality Notes

All 468 target charts were collected, with zero missing. All 468 of 468 could also be compared with the previous day, 2026-10-28. The monthly baseline date, 2026-09-29, is the oldest collection date in the archive and falls exactly 30 days earlier. There is not yet enough data to track trends throughout an entire month. Missing ratings are reported as 274318 records, but this exceeds the 45728 rows included in the analysis, making a counting discrepancy highly likely. Judgments based on ratings should be avoided. KR’s Monster Hunter Outlanders is counted under a separate ID (6763262759), so it is not included in cross-country totals.