The leaderboard · US free
ChatGPT leads the US free chart.
Apple · 2026-09-17 · Rank, not downloads
The app discovery desk · 2026-09-17
What’s worth watching.
The market gap · Free apps
Microsoft Copilot ranks 47 places higher in the UK.
US
#56
UK
#9
A useful reason to compare markets before choosing your competitors.
Apple · 2026-09-17 · Explore app ↗
Inside the latest release
Muse from Meta
Version 7.1 · Released 2026-09-17
Overall app improvements and bug fixes.
Read the release notes ↗Developer notes via Apple
Explore the market
4 Apple charts
Free & paid · US & UK
Catch up on releases
6 recent updates
In our tracked US apps · Last 14 days
Find something different
The builder feed
Hacker News launches + GitHub projects
The daily charts
What’s getting noticed?
- 01
ChatGPT
OpenAI OpCo, LLC
- 02
Muse from Meta
Meta Platforms, Inc.
- 03
Vinted: Pre-loved marketplace
Vinted Limited
- 04
Five Guys Burgers & Fries
Five Guys Franchisor, LLC
- 05
Google Gemini
Google
- 06
TikTok Pro - Events
TikTok Ltd.
- 07
Google
Google
- 08
WhatsApp Messenger
WhatsApp Inc.
- 09
Claude by Anthropic
Anthropic PBC
- 10
Polymarket: Trade Live Sports
Polymarket
Apple · Collected 2026-09-17 UTC · Collecting a daily comparison baselineExplore all 100 →
Same app. Different market.
Big on one side of the Atlantic.
Free-chart positions in the US and UK. A starting point for researching local demand.
X
Explore the app ↗
US · Top free
#42
UK · Top free
#93
51 positions apart · 2026-09-17
Microsoft Word
Explore the app ↗
US · Top free
#78
UK · Top free
#30
48 positions apart · 2026-09-17
PayPal - Pay, Send, Save
Explore the app ↗
US · Top free
#48
UK · Top free
#95
47 positions apart · 2026-09-17
Microsoft Copilot
Explore the app ↗
US · Top free
#56
UK · Top free
#9
47 positions apart · 2026-09-17
Threads
Explore the app ↗
US · Top free
#20
UK · Top free
#64
44 positions apart · 2026-09-17
Snapchat
Explore the app ↗
US · Top free
#44
UK · Top free
#87
43 positions apart · 2026-09-17
The release notebook
Fresh versions. New things to try.
Updates released in the last 14 days among the US apps we track.
ecMobile
Business
v1.2.147 · 2026-09-17
Prevent drivers from being asked to optimize a manifest again after the optimization request was accepted Prevent a blank document name when the document description was empty
See what changed →
Lumy
Photo & Video
v2026.2.3 · 2026-09-17
Lumy is ready for OS 27. Ask Lumy - Ask about the sun, moon, golden hour, daylight and more in natural language. Questions are understood on device, while Lumy’s own solar engine calculates the answer. On-screen awaren
See what changed →
Google Photos: Backup & Edit
Photo & Video
v7.93.0 · 2026-09-17
Thanks for using Google Photos. This release includes bug fixes and performance improvements. We fixed user-reported issues and added new features to ensure you can relive the moments that matter with Memories.
See what changed →
PayPal - Pay, Send, Save
Finance
v10.3.1 · 2026-09-17
Get the latest update. The new PayPal app that you know and love, now made simpler, faster and easier to use. Continue to shop, pay, earn rewards, and manage your money. All in one place.
See what changed →
Walmart: Shopping & Savings
Shopping
v26.36 · 2026-09-17
Thank you for using the Walmart app! We've made a few enhancements to provide a seamless experience, so you can save time and money. We appreciate your feedback: https://survey.walmart.com/app
See what changed →
SHEIN - Shopping Online
Shopping
v15.4.2 · 2026-09-17
Recent updates: 1. We've fixed some issues and made performance improvements to provide you with a better experience. 2. More surprises are waiting for you to explore on the SHEIN App!
See what changed →Beyond the app charts
What builders are making.
Community launches and open-source mobile projects. Different signals, different perspectives.
Hacker News
The launch conversation
Show HN launches matching “app”, from the last 30 days.
Capsule – Single-file web apps that save their data into SQLite ↗
376 HN points · 163 comments
I built a new version of my fun spatial 3D online meeting app ↗
92 HN points · 52 comments
Sol, my macOS music player and jukebox app, is now free and open source ↗
30 HN points · 18 comments
Free, Fast Screenshot App for macOS with One-Click Screenshot Sharing ↗
10 HN points · 8 comments
Collected 2026-09-18 UTC · Source data · Not download or revenue metrics.
GitHub
Open-source watch
Mobile-app repositories active in the last 30 days, ranked by total stars.
immich-app/immich ↗
High performance self-hosted photo and video management solution.
114,471 GitHub stars · TypeScript
tauri-apps/tauri ↗
Build smaller, faster, and more secure desktop and mobile applications with a web frontend.
111,137 GitHub stars · Rust
stablyai/orca ↗
Orca is the ADE for working with a fleet of parallel agents. Run any coding agent with your own subscription. Available on desktop, mobile and remote runtime.
71,124 GitHub stars · TypeScript
Solido/awesome-flutter ↗
An awesome list that curates the best Flutter libraries, tools, tutorials, articles and more.
61,225 GitHub stars · Dart
Collected 2026-09-18 UTC · Source data · Not download or revenue metrics.
The weekly perspective
App signals · week of 2026-09-14
The baseline snapshot reveals a strong presence of educational and government-related applications in the United Kingdom paid and free charts, while the United States charts highlight a mix of artificial intelligence, networking, and marketplace tools.
Built for curiosity. Grounded in sources.
Start with a signal, then check the evidence. Charts show position; stars and discussion points show community attention. None is a direct measure of revenue or downloads.