App Store free apps right now: August 11, 2026

ParentSquare debuts at rank 4 on App Store Top Free on August 11, 2026, as back-to-school downloads lift the school communications app while TikTok Pro - Events holds rank 1.

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App Store free apps right now: August 11, 2026

ParentSquare debuts at rank 4 on App Store Top Free on August 11, 2026, after the K-12 family engagement app flagged a back-to-school surge on August 6 when it hit number 1 among education apps and number 3 among all free apps (ParentSquare/LinkedIn, August 6). TikTok Pro - Events still leads at rank 1. Trends MCP get_top_trends returned 50 apps (as_of 2026-08-11T04:01:33 UTC). Netflix Game Controller slips from rank 3 to rank 6, WhatsApp climbs four places to rank 8, and DramaWave falls five places to rank 12.

  1. TikTok Pro - Events: A free TikTok Ltd. event companion app at rank 1 on the August 11 App Store Top Free chart. Same position as August 10. The stand-alone app, launched for major cultural moments including FIFA World Cup 2026 fan challenges and rewards, continues to hold the overall free top after midsummer chart peaks (TechCrunch, June 3; Ember Picks through August 2026).

  2. ChatGPT: OpenAI's free AI assistant at rank 2. Unchanged from August 10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 11, 2026. The app remains the highest non-TikTok name inside the published cut of 50 API rows.

  3. Vinted: Pre-loved marketplace: A free secondhand fashion marketplace at rank 3, up from rank 4 on August 10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 11, 2026. The one-slot climb fills the gap as Netflix Game Controller drops.

  4. ParentSquare: A free K-12 school communications app at rank 4, new to the published cut versus August 10. ParentSquare posted on August 6 that back-to-school demand put it at number 1 in education and number 3 among all free iOS apps, and the August 11 board places it inside the overall free top 5 (ParentSquare, August 6).

  5. Threads: Meta's free text-based social app at rank 5, up from rank 6 on August 10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 11, 2026.

  6. Netflix Game Controller: A free Netflix gaming companion at rank 6, down from rank 3 on August 10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 11, 2026. The three-place drop is the largest podium retreat inside today's published 15.

  7. Depop - Buy & Sell Clothes: A free peer-to-peer fashion marketplace at rank 7, down from rank 5 on August 10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 11, 2026.

  8. WhatsApp Messenger: Meta's free messaging app at rank 8, up from rank 12 on August 10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 11, 2026. The four-place climb is the largest upward move inside the published cut.

  9. Microsoft Authenticator: A free multi-factor authentication app at rank 9, new to the published cut versus August 10. Residual enterprise and school-year install demand continues after a May to June 2026 vulnerability-patch surge; no fresh August 11 advisory was widely reported (MWM/Ember Picks, June to August 2026).

  10. Google: Google's free search app at rank 10, down from rank 9 on August 10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 11, 2026.

  11. Capital One Mobile: A free banking app at rank 11, down from rank 10 on August 10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 11, 2026.

  12. DramaWave - Dramas & Reels: A free short-drama streaming app at rank 12, down from rank 7 on August 10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 11, 2026. The five-place fall is the only 5-plus move inside the published 15.

  13. Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire: A free discount shopping app at rank 13, down from rank 8 on August 10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 11, 2026.

  14. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor: A free ByteDance video editor at rank 14, down from rank 11 on August 10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 11, 2026.

  15. Gmail - Email by Google: Google's free email client at rank 15, new to the published cut versus August 10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 11, 2026. Gmail displaces Whatnot, Google Gemini, and Walmart from yesterday's published edge.

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What changed on the App Store (Top Free) since yesterday

Compared with the August 10, 2026 App Store Top Free daily post, three new names enter the published 15, DramaWave drops five places, WhatsApp climbs four, and Netflix Game Controller falls off the podium.

New entrants: ParentSquare at rank 4, Microsoft Authenticator at rank 9, Gmail at rank 15. Big movers (5+ ranks): DramaWave fell 5 slots (7 to 12). Temu fell 5 slots (8 to 13). WhatsApp rose 4 slots (12 to 8). Netflix Game Controller fell 3 slots (3 to 6).

Drop-offs from August 10 top 15: Whatnot; Google Gemini; Walmart: Shopping & Savings.

Utility and school-year installs redefine the middle of the August 11, 2026 free board. ParentSquare at rank 4 and Microsoft Authenticator at rank 9 sit beside resale and AI fixtures, while TikTok Pro - Events at rank 1 and ChatGPT at rank 2 still own the open across 50 API rows at 04:01:33 UTC.

The dated ParentSquare August 6 back-to-school claim is the cleanest non-fixture explanation and matches the app's new entry at rank 4. DramaWave and Temu each drop five places while remaining inside the published 15. Agents watching free iOS charts should treat ParentSquare as the seasonal school signal and WhatsApp's four-place climb as the largest messaging rebound.

These ranks came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends API on August 11, 2026, using type App Store Top Free and limit 50. The feed serves product and agent workflows that need live free-chart boards. Related data page: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/app-store-top-free-api.

{
  "type": "App Store Top Free",
  "limit": 50
}
  • Previous daily: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/trending/app-store-free-trending-august-10-2026
  • Data source: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/app-store-top-free-api
  • Evergreen guide: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/blog/best-app-store-trend-research-tools

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