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App Store free apps right now: August 12, 2026
ClassDojo debuts at rank 5 on App Store Top Free on August 12, 2026, joining ParentSquare at rank 3 in a back-to-school download cluster as U.S. districts reopen for the 2026-27 school year. ParentSquare climbed one slot from rank 4 on August 11 after the K-12 communications app flagged a back-to-school surge on August 6 (ParentSquare, August 6). TikTok Pro - Events still leads at rank 1 across all 50 API rows (as_of 2026-08-12T06:01:42 UTC).
Top trending apps on the App Store (Top Free): August 12
TikTok Pro - Events: A free TikTok Ltd. event companion app at rank 1 on the August 12 App Store Top Free chart. Same position as August 11. 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). No fresh August 12 launch note was widely reported.
ChatGPT: OpenAI's free AI assistant at rank 2. Unchanged from August 11. No widely reported trigger identified for August 12, 2026. The app remains the highest non-TikTok name inside the published cut of 50 API rows.
ParentSquare: A free K-12 school communications app at rank 3, up from rank 4 on August 11. 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 12 board places it one slot higher inside the overall free top 5 (ParentSquare, August 6).
Vinted: Pre-loved marketplace: A free secondhand fashion marketplace at rank 4, down from rank 3 on August 11. No widely reported trigger identified for August 12, 2026.
ClassDojo: A free classroom community app for teachers, parents, and students at rank 5, new to the published cut versus August 11. Back-to-school install demand lifts the education app alongside ParentSquare as districts reopen for the 2026-27 school year. No widely reported trigger identified for August 12, 2026 beyond the seasonal calendar.
Threads: Meta's free text-based social app at rank 6, up from rank 5 on August 11. No widely reported trigger identified for August 12, 2026.
Depop - Buy & Sell Clothes: A free peer-to-peer fashion marketplace at rank 7, same position as August 11. No widely reported trigger identified for August 12, 2026.
Capital One Mobile: A free banking app at rank 8, down from rank 11 on August 11. No widely reported trigger identified for August 12, 2026.
Google: Google's free search app at rank 9, down from rank 10 on August 11. No widely reported trigger identified for August 12, 2026.
Netflix Game Controller: A free Netflix gaming companion at rank 10, up from rank 6 on August 11. No widely reported trigger identified for August 12, 2026.
WhatsApp Messenger: Meta's free messaging app at rank 11, down from rank 8 on August 11. No widely reported trigger identified for August 12, 2026.
Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire: A free discount shopping app at rank 12, down from rank 13 on August 11. No widely reported trigger identified for August 12, 2026.
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor: A free ByteDance video editor at rank 13, down from rank 14 on August 11. No widely reported trigger identified for August 12, 2026.
Gmail - Email by Google: Google's free email client at rank 14, down from rank 15 on August 11. No widely reported trigger identified for August 12, 2026.
Claude by Anthropic: A free AI assistant at rank 15, new to the published cut versus August 11. No widely reported trigger identified for August 12, 2026. Claude displaces Microsoft Authenticator and DramaWave from yesterday's published edge.
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What changed on the App Store (Top Free) since yesterday
Compared with the August 11, 2026 App Store Top Free daily post, ClassDojo and Claude by Anthropic enter the published 15 while Microsoft Authenticator and DramaWave drop off.
New entrants: ClassDojo at rank 5. Claude by Anthropic at rank 15.
Big movers (5+ ranks): None inside the published 15. ParentSquare rose 1 slot (4 to 3). Vinted fell 1 slot (3 to 4). WhatsApp fell 3 slots (8 to 11). Netflix Game Controller rose 4 slots (6 to 10). Capital One Mobile rose 3 slots (11 to 8).
Drop-offs from August 11 top 15: Microsoft Authenticator (rank 9 yesterday; rank 16 on today's full board). DramaWave - Dramas & Reels (rank 12 yesterday; rank 42 on today's full board).
What App Store free trends show on August 12
A back-to-school cluster defines the August 12, 2026 board. ParentSquare at rank 3 and ClassDojo at rank 5 sit inside the top 5 alongside TikTok Pro at rank 1 and ChatGPT at rank 2, signaling education app demand as the 2026-27 school year opens. ParentVUE (New) at rank 49 on the full 50-row board reinforces the pattern.
TikTok Pro - Events holding rank 1 for a third day shows the event companion app remains a recurring chart fixture unrelated to the back-to-school wave. Claude by Anthropic entering at rank 15 keeps two AI assistants inside the published cut alongside ChatGPT at rank 2.
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These ranks came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends API on August 12, 2026, using type App Store Top Free and limit 50. The feed serves analysts tracking mobile download shifts. Related data page: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/app-store-top-free-api.
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