Top trending apps on the App Store: August 25, 2026

ChatGPT is the mover on App Store Top Free for August 25, 2026, climbing from #3 on August 24 back to #1. NBA 2K HQ, yesterday's #1 after the August 21 companion-app launch, slips to #2 with NBA 2K27 Early Access still dated August 26 at 9 a.m. PT. 7 Brew Coffee holds a podium slot at #3 after sitting at #2 yesterday. Threads, yesterday's #10, is off the list.

ChatGPT
OpenAI's consumer app returns to #1 from #3. No new model-launch note was required for the one-day rank bounce. get_growth on app downloads was skipped because that source needs an Android bundle ID, not a display name.
NBA 2K HQ
2K's NBA 2K27 companion falls from #1 to #2. 2K Newsroom dated the iOS and Android launch to August 21 at 8 a.m. PT, five days before Early Access on August 26 and 14 days before the September 4 global launch. The app replaces MyNBA2K, delisted August 18 and sunset August 21. It stores up to 15 MyPLAYER builds.
7 Brew Coffee
The drive-thru coffee chain's app slips from #2 to #3. It has been on this board since its mid-August launch window. Rank is a one-slot dip, not an exit.
Vinted: Pre-loved marketplace
Rises from #7 on August 24 to #4. The resale app is a 3-rank climb. No separate August 25 campaign was dated in English-language retail news at fetch time.
TikTok Pro - Events
Rises from #6 to #5. Rank change is one slot. No new TikTok Pro feature note was dated August 25.
Canvas by Instructure
A new #6. The learning-management app is a back-to-school entrant. August is the typical campus login window. No product-version headline was required beyond the rank.
Microsoft Authenticator
A new #7. The two-factor app often spikes when schools and offices reset accounts in late August. No widely reported outage was matched to August 25, 2026.
Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire
Holds #8, same as August 24. Rank is unchanged.
Depop - Buy & Sell Clothes
Holds #9, same as August 24. Rank is unchanged.
ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV
Falls from #5 to #10, a 5-rank drop. That is the board's only 5-plus mover. The vertical-drama app remains in the top 10.

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What changed on the App Store since yesterday

New in the top 10 versus August 24: Canvas by Instructure (#6), Microsoft Authenticator (#7). Drop-offs: Netflix Game Controller (#4), Threads (#10). Big movers: ChatGPT from #3 to #1; NBA 2K HQ from #1 to #2; 7 Brew Coffee from #2 to #3; Vinted from #7 to #4; ReelShort from #5 to #10. TikTok Pro, Temu, and Depop stay inside a one-rank band.

What today's App Store free apps reveal

Utility and campus apps mixed with a sports companion that just launched. ChatGPT at #1 is the habitual AI client reclaiming the slot. NBA 2K HQ at #2 is still inside its first five days, with Early Access one day away. Canvas at #6 and Authenticator at #7 are August school-start rows.

Vinted, Temu, Depop, and ReelShort keep the resale and short-drama cluster. Threads is the notable exit. For chart tooling, see best App Store trend research tools.

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This ranked list is the August 25, 2026 get_top_trends snapshot for type App Store Top Free with limit 10. Product teams that watch iOS chart jumps can call the same feed as ranks move. The generating call:

{
  "type": "App Store Top Free",
  "limit": 10
}

See the App Store Top Free API page for source notes.