App downloads vs app rankings by bundle ID

An app downloads vs app rankings comparison on Trends MCP is two get_growth calls on the same Android bundle ID: source app downloads for install estimates and source app rankings for chart position. From the August 25, 2026 pull, ChatGPT (com.openai.chatgpt) sat at 4,975,458 downloads (index 6.9) on 2026-08-24 while rankings volume was 1.0 (index 100.0) on that same date. Google Play listed ChatGPT at rank 11. WhatsApp led the Google Play board at rank 1 with 5,697,493 downloads and rankings no_data. Free Fire at Google Play rank 5 returned no_data on both growth sources. Free tier access is 100 requests per month.

What app downloads vs app rankings data shows right now

From the Trends MCP scan of August 25, 2026, Google Play stamped 2026-08-25T06:01:42 UTC with 25 titles at limit 25, while app downloads and app rankings follow-ups on the same bundle IDs used recent_date 2026-08-24 except Instagram downloads, which sat on 2026-08-25.

App Store Top Free on the same 06:01:42 stamp listed ChatGPT at rank 1, WhatsApp Messenger at 15, Google Gemini at 17, TikTok - Videos, Shop & LIVE at 27, Instagram at 34, Facebook at 36, YouTube at 44, and Duolingo at 75. iOS free rank 1 for ChatGPT does not match Android Play rank 11.

Growth follow-ups on the same pull:

ChatGPT is the split signal. Downloads fell 48.89% over 7 days to 4,975,458 while rankings stayed at volume 1.0 / index 100.0, and google search sat at 80.0 on 2026-08-22, up 5.26% from 76.0. Rank 1 on app rankings is not a download forecast. For the downloads source alone, see the Android app downloads API.

Exact API calls for both growth sources

Two get_growth calls cover one package: source app downloads for install estimates and source app rankings for chart position, each counting as one request against the monthly quota on the August 25, 2026 pull. Pass the bundle ID, not the Play display name. Pair a Google Play board call when the job needs today's titles.

{
  "mode": "get_growth",
  "source": "app downloads",
  "keyword": "com.openai.chatgpt",
  "percent_growth": ["7D", "30D", "3M", "12M"]
}

{
  "mode": "get_growth",
  "source": "app rankings",
  "keyword": "com.openai.chatgpt",
  "percent_growth": ["7D", "14D", "30D"]
}

{
  "mode": "get_top_trends",
  "type": "Google Play",
  "limit": 25
}

Join on the bundle ID. ChatGPT on Google Play rank 11, App Store Top Free rank 1, downloads volume 4,975,458, and rankings volume 1.0 are one package (com.openai.chatgpt). Display-name joins without the package string mix iOS titles into an Android series. For chart-history field meanings, see the Android app rankings API.

Volume means two different things

App downloads volume is an install estimate in the millions on this August 25, 2026 pull, while app rankings volume is a chart position where 1.0 is first place and 97.0 sits near the back of a 100-row Android chart.

YouTube led downloads at 16,727,603 (index 1.6) on 2026-08-24 and still returned rankings no_data. Facebook sat at 6,916,203 downloads. WhatsApp sat at 5,697,493. Those three names occupied Google Play ranks 3, 2, and 1. A download leader can have no rankings series. Gemini is the inverse: rankings volume 19.0 / index 46.9 (Play board rank 21) with downloads no_data.

Roblox shows why both fields must be quoted together. Rankings volume 3.0 with index 0.0 on 2026-08-24, down 100.0% from index 50.0 / volume 2.0, while downloads sat at 1,539,008 (index 2.2). An index crash next to a rank of 3 is a series quirk, not a claim that Roblox left the chart. TikTok rankings volume 3.0 / index 86.7 sat next to Google Play rank 8, another rank mismatch. For iOS versus Android chart names, see Google Play vs App Store top charts.

Packages that work on only one source

WhatsApp, Facebook, and YouTube returned downloads series and rankings no_data on this August 25 pull, while Gemini returned rankings with downloads no_data, and Free Fire (com.dts.freefireth) at Google Play rank 5 returned no_data on both growth sources in the same run.

Duolingo returned both series, then disagreed on rank. Downloads sat at 982,451 (index 2.2, down 47.62% over 7 days). Rankings sat at volume 97.0 / index 26.7, up 217.86% from 8.4 / 121.0 over 7 days. Google Play listed Duolingo at rank 16. Rank 97 on app rankings is not Play rank 16.

Instagram downloads used recent_date 2026-08-25 (2,441,601, index 0.8) while Instagram rankings used 2026-08-24 (volume 2.0, index 97.4). Other successful downloads rows in this run used 2026-08-24. A same-pull table can mix calendars inside one source. WhatsApp 6M downloads printed 999999% against a 0.0 baseline volume; quote 5,697,493 and skip that percent.

Which growth windows to send

App rankings history on this August 25, 2026 pull started on 2026-07-26, so the 3M preset returned date_out_of_range, while app downloads accepted 3M, 6M, and 12M on ChatGPT with 167 points versus 180 rankings points packed into that shorter calendar.

ChatGPT rankings 7D, 14D, and 30D were flat at 100.0 / 1.0. The 3M row returned date_out_of_range with data_start 2026-07-26 and data_end 2026-08-24. ChatGPT downloads 3M was -85.62% from 48.0 / 34,826,884 on 2026-05-28, 6M was +38.0% from 5.0 / 3,615,294 on 2026-02-23, and 12M was flat at 6.9 versus 6.9 / 4,991,651 on 2025-08-27. Prefer 7D, 14D, and 30D on rankings until that series lengthens. Prefer 3M and 12M on downloads when a 7D drop needs a longer baseline.

Gemini rankings 7D index rose 25.07% from 37.5 to 46.9 while volume improved from 22.0 to 19.0 (-13.64% volume_growth, lower rank is better). Index up and rank volume down can be the same improvement. TikTok rankings 30D index rose 8.38% from 80.0 to 86.7 while volume improved from 4.0 to 3.0. For the live iOS free chart that still hides main TikTok until rank 27, see the App Store Top Free API.

Pricing for a two-source Android monitor

Free covers 100 requests per month on every source, including app downloads, app rankings, and Google Play, so a daily board pull plus two growth calls on ChatGPT uses three requests and still leaves room for WhatsApp and TikTok follow-ups.

Starter is $19 for 1,000 requests, Pro $49 for 5,000, Business $199 for 25,000. Annual billing saves 20%. Check current pricing on the site before budgeting. Extra percent_growth windows inside one get_growth call still count as a single request. A practical loop on August 25, 2026 data: pull Google Play (1 request), then spend 10 to 16 get_growth requests across bundle IDs, sending 7D/14D/30D on rankings and 7D/30D/3M on downloads. That stays inside the free tier for a daily job.