Read the live iOS App Store Top Free chart and pair each title with Android download estimates through Trends MCP, without App Store Connect access.
Live data as of 2026-08-04
The App Store Top Free API on Trends MCP returns the live ranked free chart for iOS apps in one get_top_trends call. From the Trends MCP scan stamped 2026-08-03T20:01:53 UTC (pulled into this page on August 4, 2026), the board listed 25 free apps led by Netflix Game Controller, TikTok Pro - Events, and ChatGPT. Android follow-ups on source app downloads put ChatGPT at 5,314,040 recent volume on 2026-08-03 and Google Gemini at 11,614,049. The free plan covers 100 requests per month.
From the Trends MCP scan of August 3, 2026 (as_of 2026-08-03T20:01:53 UTC), get_top_trends for type App Store Top Free returned 25 ranked free apps. AI assistants clustered in the top half: ChatGPT at rank 3, Google Gemini at 11, Claude by Anthropic at 14, and Meta AI at 21. Commerce and classifieds also held strong slots: Vinted at 5, Depop at 8, Temu at 10, Whatnot at 17, and SHEIN at 23.
| Rank | App | Android download follow-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix Game Controller | no Android bundle follow-up in this run |
| 2 | TikTok Pro - Events | TikTok Android com.zhiliaoapp.musically: 4,695,040 volume on 2026-08-03 |
| 3 | ChatGPT | com.openai.chatgpt: 5,314,040 volume; 6M volume +101.82%; 12M volume -13.71% |
| 4 | Capital One Mobile | no Android follow-up in this run |
| 5 | Vinted: Pre-loved marketplace | no Android follow-up in this run |
| 6 | Threads | com.instagram.barcelona: 1,622,240 volume on 2026-08-02; 3M volume +183.41% |
| 7 | DramaBox - Stream Drama Shorts | no Android follow-up in this run |
| 8 | Depop - Buy & Sell Clothes | no Android follow-up in this run |
| 9 | Freecash - Get Paid Real Money | no Android follow-up in this run |
| 10 | Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire | com.einnovation.temu returned no_data on app downloads |
| 11 | Google Gemini | com.google.android.apps.bard: 11,614,049 volume; 6M volume +100.13%; 12M +64.77% |
| 12 | CapCut: Photo & Video Editor | com.lemon.lvoverseas: 93,435 volume; 3M volume -97.32% |
Other notable free ranks in the same 25: WhatsApp Messenger at 15 with Android volume 7,368,685 on 2026-08-03; Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods at 16; Atom - Movie Tickets & Times at 19; Microsoft Authenticator at 22; Gmail at 24; ParentSquare at 25.
Chart ranks and download history use different tools. get_top_trends with type App Store Top Free returns the iOS free chart. get_growth with source app downloads needs an Android bundle ID. Display names from the chart will fail on that source.
{
"mode": "get_top_trends",
"type": "App Store Top Free",
"limit": 25
}
{
"mode": "get_growth",
"source": "app downloads",
"keyword": "com.openai.chatgpt",
"percent_growth": ["30D", "3M", "6M", "12M"]
}
When a 30D baseline volume is 0.0, percent growth can print a sentinel value. Prefer recent_volume and multi-month volume_growth. ChatGPT is the clear example: 30D baseline volume was 0.0, while 6M volume rose from 2,633,042 to 5,314,040 (+101.82%).
Free-chart rank is not the same as sustained install demand. ChatGPT held rank 3 while Android volume sat at 5,314,040 with a 12M volume decline of 13.71% versus 6,158,241 a year earlier. Google Gemini at rank 11 showed stronger longer windows: 6M volume +100.13% and 12M +64.77% to 11,614,049. Claude by Anthropic ranked 14 on the free chart, yet Android volume was only 1,306 on 2026-08-02 after a 3M volume drop of 99.86% from 902,850.
Search interest can diverge from installs. Google Search for Google Gemini fell 12.5% over 30 days to index 14 on 2026-08-01, even while Android volume for com.google.android.apps.bard stayed elevated on the 6M and 12M windows. Chart rank, download volume, and search index each answer a different product question.
Product and ASO teams watch free-chart churn to see which categories are fighting for attention on a given day. Investors treat clustered AI ranks (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Meta AI in one 25-row board) as a distribution signal, then verify with download volumes before treating rank as demand. Marketplaces watch peer ranks: Temu at 10, Depop at 8, Vinted at 5, SHEIN at 23.
A short workflow: pull App Store Top Free at a fixed UTC hour, tag each title by category, then run Android app downloads growth on the 5 apps with known bundle IDs. The Steam Most Played API page shows the same board-plus-growth pattern for games. Developer adoption signals on packages live on the npm API page.
App Store Top Free titles are iOS chart labels. Android download estimates require a separate bundle ID and will not match iOS install counts. Some chart apps have no usable Android series in a given run; Temu's tested bundle returned no_data here. CapCut's overseas package showed 93,435 recent volume with a steep 3M volume decline of 97.32%, which may reflect package fragmentation rather than product death.
30D windows on app downloads often hit a zero baseline and inflate percent growth. Prefer 3M, 6M, and 12M volume fields when 30D baseline_volume is 0.0. WhatsApp is a cleaner mid-horizon example: 3M volume +163.65% to 7,368,685 and 12M volume +14.27%. TikTok Android (com.zhiliaoapp.musically) rose to 4,695,040 with 3M volume +68.84% and 12M +33.49%.
Create a free Trends MCP key, call App Store Top Free, then add Android bundle IDs only for apps that matter to the research question. Free covers 100 requests per month. Starter is $19 per month for 1,000 requests, Pro is $49 for 5,000, and Business is $199 for 25,000. Current plan details live on pricing. For broader search context around an app brand, pair the chart with Google Trends.
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