D-Max Watch Face debuted on the same day at #4 in DE, GB, and US, and #15 in KR in android-watch-face/free (it also rose +29 from the previous period to #6 in HR). This is the strongest cross-country movement in today's data.

New Entries

Today's biggest movement is D-Max Watch Face (android-watch-face/free). It debuted at #4 in DE, GB, and US, and #15 in KR on the same day. It was already on the chart in HR, where it rose +29 from the previous period to #6.

Several other apps also debuted simultaneously in multiple countries.

• Fonts Keyboard Themes & Emoji (personalization): HR #15, DE #31, GB #42
• Draw Music Maker: Doodle Pad (music-and-audio): US #23, KR #29, GB #33
• Draw & Paint - Classic & Pixel (art-and-design): US #27, HR #43, KR #44
• Tody - Smarter Cleaning (house-and-home): GB #33, US #40, DE #43

In health-and-fitness/free, apps for running events entered the top ranks together. In GB, Great Run: Running Events is #4 and Run For All Events is #5, while IRONMAN Tracker is #4 in HR.

Monthly Gains

The comparison baseline is 2026-09-20, 29 days before today. It is the oldest collection date in the archive, so this does not yet cover a full month.

Apps with the largest gains:

• Migoo - AI Team for Every Task: JP productivity/free #5 (+39)
• Max Cleaner: US tools/free #7 (+38)
• Playout: Earn Money: US lifestyle/free #4 (+36)
• Glass Widgets Pro: US personalization/paid #1 (+34)

Among paid games, CloverPit rose in both GB at #7 (+31) and KR at #4 (+29).

Apps that were not on the chart on the baseline date and are now #1:

• DE: C&A Fashion Online Shop, PDF Flow, ImmoScout24
• DE and GB: Reddice Classic Analog M1

Rank-Tier Trends

• Top tier (ranks 1–10): held 94%, new 1%, |Δ| 0.7. It was nearly unchanged.
• Middle tier (ranks 11–30): held 90%, new 1%, |Δ| 2.
• Lower tier (ranks 31–45): held 78%, new 13%, |Δ| 2.6. Turnover is concentrated here.

Because developer values are missing, it is not possible to determine whether a small number of developers dominate the top ranks.

Country-Level Trends

• HR had the most new entries, with 126. DE and KR followed with 109 each.
• Despite having the most charts at 78, US had only 82 new entries and the most stable top 10, with 96% held.

Apps appearing in the top 10 in multiple countries at the same time include:

• ChatGPT, Duolingo, WhatsApp Messenger, Canva
• Draw Music: Sketch to Sound (top 10 in 6 countries, #1 in KR)

Draw Music apps are spreading across countries. At the same time, there are country-specific movements: Mobile PASMO (#17) debuted in JP, while a stock app, 한경유레카 (#9), debuted in KR.

Category-Level Trends

• personalization saw the most turnover: 43 new entries and 87% top-10 held.
• health-and-fitness had the lowest top-10 held rate, at 86%.
• PDF reader apps are rising in the business, productivity, and tools categories.
• libraries-and-demo (2 new entries) and shopping (7 new entries) saw the least movement.

Key Findings

1. D-Max Watch Face Debuts Simultaneously in 4 Countries (DE, GB, US #4; KR #15)

It debuted on the same day at #4 in DE, GB, and US, and #15 in KR in android-watch-face/free. It was already on the chart in HR, where it is #6 after rising +29 from the previous period. It is moving simultaneously in five countries, making it the strongest cross-market signal in today's data.

Confidence: High

2. “Draw Music” Apps Are Spreading Across Countries

Draw Music: Sketch to Sound is in the top 10 in six countries (KR #1, HR and JP #3, DE, GB, and US #5). It debuted at #5 in GB. A later entrant, Draw Music Maker: Doodle Pad, also debuted simultaneously at US #23, KR #29, and GB #33.

Confidence: High

3. Running Event Tracker Apps Enter the Top Ranks Together

In health-and-fitness/free, Great Run: Running Events debuted at #4 and Run For All Events at #5 in GB, while IRONMAN Tracker debuted at #4 in HR. In sports, Le Champion rose to GB #2 (+22 from the previous period) and also debuted at #21 in DE. This appears to be temporary demand tied to events currently taking place.

Confidence: Medium

4. Migoo in JP (+39) and Max Cleaner in US (+38) Recorded the Largest Gains Over 29 Days

Compared with 2026-09-20, Migoo - AI Team for Every Task rose to #5 (+39) in JP productivity/free, Max Cleaner rose to #7 (+38) in US tools/free, and Playout: Earn Money rose to #4 (+36) in US lifestyle/free. The comparison period is 29 days, not a full month.

Confidence: High

5. Indie Paid Games Rise in Multiple Countries

CloverPit rose to GB paid #7 (+31) and KR paid #4 (+29), Terraria rose to KR paid #3 (+32), and Five Nights at Freddy's rose to GB paid #10 (+29).

Confidence: Medium

6. Apps Absent on the Baseline Date Reach #1 in DE and GB

In DE, C&A Fashion Online Shop (shopping/free), PDF Flow (tools/free), and ImmoScout24 (travel-and-local/grossing) are #1. Reddice Classic Analog M1 is #1 in watch-face/free in both DE and GB, while PER23 Digital Watch Face is #1 in both personalization/paid and watch-face/paid in GB.

Confidence: High

7. Top Ranks Are Stable, While Turnover Is Concentrated in the Lower Ranks

The top tier (ranks 1–10) has 94% held, 1% new, and |Δ| 0.7. The middle tier (ranks 11–30) has 90% held, 1% new, and |Δ| 2. The lower tier (ranks 31–45) has 78% held, 13% new, and |Δ| 2.6, with most new entries entering from the lower ranks. Because developer values are missing, it is not possible to assess whether a small number of developers dominate the top ranks.

Confidence: High

8. HR Has the Most Turnover, While US Is the Most Stable

HR had 126 new entries across 64 charts, with 93% top-10 held. Despite having the most charts at 78, US had only 82 new entries and 96% top-10 held. In HR, new personalization entries are concentrated near the top (Liquid Lock Screen: KaLock #9, Launcher OS™ #10).

Confidence: High

9. personalization Has the Most Turnover, While libraries-and-demo and shopping Barely Move

personalization had 43 new entries and 87% top-10 held. Fonts Keyboard Themes & Emoji (HR, DE, GB) and Zipper Lock Screen (GB, DE, US) debuted simultaneously in three countries. libraries-and-demo had 2 new entries and shopping had 7; both were stable, with 96% top-10 held.

Confidence: High

10. PDF Reader Apps Rise Across Multiple Categories

Fast PDF Reader & Viewer rose to #8 (+19) in GB business, All PDF Converter to #10 (+19) in KR productivity, and All Document Reader PDF Viewer to #20 (+21) in KR tools. On a monthly basis, PDFReader - Master is #8 (+35) in JP business.

Confidence: Medium

Recommended Actions

• Feature D-Max Watch Face (DE, GB, US #4; KR #15; HR #6) as today's main topic, and check tomorrow whether it maintains its rank across all five countries.
• Frame Draw Music: Sketch to Sound (top 10 in six countries) and the later entrant Draw Music Maker: Doodle Pad (simultaneous entries in US, KR, and GB) as a “draw music” app trend for article or video ideas.
• Running event tracker apps (Great Run GB #4, IRONMAN Tracker HR #4, Le Champion GB #2) appear to reflect temporary, event-driven demand. Cover them in a short article aligned with event schedules.
• Consider the rise of CloverPit (GB paid #7, KR paid #4) and Terraria (KR paid #3) as candidates for a paid indie game feature.
• Because there are many degraded TOP_GROSSING sources, confirm conclusions based on grossing only after re-collecting the data. Also fix the missing developer issue on the collection side before analyzing concentration at the top.

Data Quality Notes

The collection plan covered 393 charts; 369 charts (13,516 rows) were collected, while 24 charts were not. The planned count excludes 237 charts that the source does not publish under the original configuration. Of the 369 charts, 347 could be compared with the previous collection (2026-10-18); the remaining 22 charts were excluded from both day-over-day movement and new-entry counts. Five recent runs completed only partially, with 27 collection failures. Degraded sources include much of TOP_GROSSING in DE and HR, as well as grossing/paid charts for game, android-wear, productivity, and other categories in GB, JP, KR, and US. Therefore, treat conclusions about grossing and paid charts as weaker than those about free charts. developer and ratingCount are missing values in 67,396 records each, while rating is missing in 1,721 records. As a result, concentration by developer could not be evaluated. The monthly baseline date, 2026-09-20, is 29 days ago and is the oldest collection date in the archive. This is not a full-month comparison.