KEN’S CAT LOG

Daily App Store Report 2026-10-30

eFootball™ (KONAMI) newly entered overall/grossing simultaneously in five markets—KR, DE, GB, US, and HR—and reached #6 in KR overall/grossing (+89 vs. the baseline date). Meanwhile, Digital Neon Night Clock entered ios-developer-tools/free in all six markets, making it today’s most broadly distributed new trend.

New Entries

Today’s leaders are apps that entered multiple countries simultaneously. Digital Neon Night Clock (Rihlat Riasah) appeared in ios-developer-tools/free across all six tracked markets: #4 in the US, #6 in HR, #6 in JP, #7 in KR, #9 in GB, and #12 in DE. eFootball™ entered five overall/grossing markets at once (KR #6, DE #41, GB #45, US #75, HR #84), as well as four ios-games/grossing markets (DE #14, GB #14, US #23, HR #33). In public-sector apps, COP31 entered ios-reference/free in five markets (from KR #19 to GB #56). Among paid games, Batomon Showdown appeared in ios-games/paid in four markets (DE #31, GB #37, JP #41, KR #59). In a single-market move, Japan’s パチスロ L 東京喰種 entered at #1 in both ios-games/paid and overall/paid, while also reaching #6 in ios-games/grossing.

Sharp Monthly Rises (Baseline Date: 2026-09-30)

The baseline date is the oldest collection date in the archive, 30 days ago. A full month of data is not yet available. The largest gain was YACReader in KR (ios-entertainment/paid #6, +92), followed by Blood Pressure Monitor in KR (ios-medical/grossing #8, +90), eFootball™ in KR overall/grossing (#6, +89), and GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE in KR (overall/grossing #5, +85). Games stand out in KR’s grossing charts. Among apps absent on the baseline date, Tiny Computers ranked #1 in ios-entertainment/paid in DE and GB. Paperback Mobile also ranked #1 in ios-books and ios-magazines-newspapers (paid) in both DE and GB.

Trends by Rank Tier

top (ranks 1–10) is stable, with 86% held, 2% new, and |Δ| of 2.6. mid (ranks 11–50) has 82% held, 6% new, and |Δ| of 6.3. bottom (ranks 51–100) has 72% held, 17% new, and |Δ| of 9, meaning turnover is concentrated almost entirely in the lower ranks. Google holds the most top slots (129), far ahead of second-place X Corp. (32).

Trends by Country

HR had the most new entries at 956, while KR had the fewest at 719. The US was the most stable, with an 89% top-10 retention rate; HR saw the most movement at 84%. TestFlight, Tiny Computers, and Procreate Pocket ranked #1 simultaneously across all six markets. Duolingo ranked #1 in ios-education/grossing in every market. In ios-developer-tools/grossing, Cursor, Replit, and GitHub dominate the top positions across all markets. Strongly local examples include pachislot in JP, grossing games in KR, and ZeroBooks Reader (ios-books/paid #1) in HR.

Trends by Category

ios-utilities saw the most turnover (329 new entries), followed by ios-education (294) and ios-music (275). ios-developer-tools had the lowest top-10 retention rate at 79%, with ios-travel (80%) and ios-sports (81%) also relatively low. By contrast, ios-social-networking (93%), ios-news (91%), and ios-photo-video (91%) were stable. ios-shopping was the quietest category, with 71 new entries. In ios-music/paid, BATTUTA 8 (GB #6) and ABDCTN (GB #8) newly appeared in multiple markets.

Key Findings

1. Digital Neon Night Clock newly enters ios-developer-tools/free in all six markets

It ranked #4 in the US, #6 in HR, #6 in JP, #7 in KR, #9 in GB, and #12 in DE, entering all six markets on the same day. This is the broadest simultaneous debut in today’s data. It is unusual for a clock app to appear in developer-tools, suggesting that category selection may be driving exposure.

Confidence: High

2. eFootball™ enters grossing simultaneously in five overall markets and four games markets, while surging in KR

Its overall/grossing rankings are KR #6, DE #41, GB #45, US #75, and HR #84. In ios-games/grossing, it ranked DE #14, GB #14, US #23, and HR #33. In KR, it reached #6 in overall/grossing, up 89 places from the baseline date, and #2 in ios-games/grossing (+64). The simultaneous increase in monetization across several markets may indicate an event or update.

Confidence: High

3. COP31 enters ios-reference/free simultaneously in five markets

It ranked KR #19, JP #27, HR #47, DE #50, and GB #56. The developer is a government agency (T.C. Cevre, Sehircilik ve Iklim Degisikligi Bakanlıgı), and demand appears to be related to an international event.

Confidence: Medium

4. パチスロ L 東京喰種 debuts at #1 in two paid charts in JP

It ranked #1 in ios-games/paid and overall/paid, and reached #6 in ios-games/grossing. This is a strong movement limited to Japan.

Confidence: High

5. Tiny Computers ranks #1 in ios-entertainment/paid across all six markets, after not ranking highly on the baseline date

It ranked #1 in DE, GB, HR, JP, KR, and the US. It was absent in DE and GB on the baseline date of 2026-09-30, but has now reached #1. It is a paid app that has become a global hit over the last 30 days.

Confidence: High

6. Paperback Mobile ranks #1 in books/magazines (paid) in DE and GB

It was absent on the baseline date, but now ranks #1 in four charts: ios-books/paid and ios-magazines-newspapers/paid in DE and GB.

Confidence: High

7. Games surge month over month in KR grossing charts

GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE reached #5 in KR overall/grossing (+85), while eFootball™ reached #6 (+89). In JP, 七つの大罪 光と闇の交戦 : グラクロ also climbed to #14 in ios-games/grossing (+83).

Confidence: Medium

8. Turnover is concentrated in lower ranks, while the top remains stable

top recorded 86% held, 2% new, and |Δ| of 2.6. bottom recorded 72% held, 17% new, and |Δ| of 9. Google holds the most top slots, with 129. New apps tend to appear first in ranks 51–100.

Confidence: High

9. AI development tools occupy the top positions of ios-developer-tools/grossing across all markets

Cursor ranks #1 in three markets (HR, JP, KR). Replit ranks #1 in two (GB, US), while GitHub ranks #1 in DE. These three apps fill the top four positions across all six markets. Note that Cursor’s developer is recorded as “X Corp.” in the data.

Confidence: Medium

10. HR is the most active market, while the US is the most stable

HR had 956 new entries and an 84% top-10 retention rate. The US had an 89% retention rate. KR had the fewest new entries, at 719.

Confidence: High

11. ios-utilities has the most turnover, while developer-tools has the most unstable top ranks

ios-utilities had 329 new entries, followed by ios-education with 294 and ios-music with 275. ios-developer-tools had the lowest top-10 retention rate at 79%, while ios-social-networking had the highest at 93%. ios-shopping was the quietest, with 71 new entries.

Confidence: High

12. Small apps debut simultaneously in multiple markets in ios-music/paid

BATTUTA 8 ranked GB #6, DE #14, and JP #67. ABDCTN ranked GB #8, US #28, and DE #89. Gap Click by Benny Greb also entered at GB #22, JP #43, and DE #47.

Confidence: Medium

Recommended Actions

  • Confirm today why eFootball™ appeared in grossing across five markets and rose +89 in KR (such as an event or major update), then turn it into a breaking-news item
  • Investigate how Digital Neon Night Clock entered developer-tools/free in six markets (such as category selection or advertising), and feature it as an ASO case study
  • Feature the past 30 days of growth for Tiny Computers and Paperback Mobile as paid-app success stories
  • Cover the #1 paid ranking of パチスロ L 東京喰種 for the Japanese market
  • Turn COP31’s simultaneous appearance in five markets into a short article on the relationship between international events and app demand
  • Ask the data team to investigate why missing-rating records (274326) exceed analyzed rows (45707), and why Cursor’s developer is listed as X Corp.

Data Quality Notes

The collection covered 468 charts, and all 468 were successfully retrieved (0 missing). All 468/468 charts were also comparable with the previous day, 2026-10-29. The monthly baseline date, 2026-09-30, is 30 days ago and is the oldest collection date in the archive. Therefore, the “monthly” comparison does not yet contain a full month of data. Missing ratings are reported as 274326 records, but this exceeds the 45707 analyzed rows, suggesting a discrepancy in counting methodology. The missing-rating figure should not be used as-is and should be verified by the aggregation side. App names include localized representations depending on the market (for example, 듀오링고(Duolingo) and TradingView - 주식…). Cursor’s developer being recorded as X Corp. may also be a metadata error.