ChatGPT remains rank 1 on App Store Top Free on August 29, 2026, the same slot as August 27. Vinted: Pre-loved marketplace jumps from rank 3 to rank 2. NBA 2K HQ slips from 2 to 4 after launching August 21 at 8:00 a.m. PT as the NBA 2K27 companion, five days before Early Access on August 26 and two weeks before the September 4 worldwide release. Microsoft Authenticator, ParentSquare, and Microsoft Teams drop off. Google Gemini is a new rank 10. Claude by Anthropic and Google enter at 7 and 6.
Top trending apps on the App Store: August 29
ChatGPT: OpenAI consumer chat app, still rank 1 versus August 27. The listing is a recurring free-board fixture rather than a same-day version event.
Vinted: Pre-loved marketplace: Secondhand marketplace that climbs from rank 3 on August 27 to rank 2. No separate U.S. product launch was attached in the fetches used here; the move is a rank change on the live board.
TikTok Pro - Events: TikTok events client, rank 4 on August 27, now rank 3. The row sits beside the main TikTok app, which is not on this top 10.
NBA 2K HQ: Official NBA 2K27 companion that replaced MyNBA 2K after that app was delisted August 18 and sunset August 21. TechTimes said the mobile MyPLAYER Builder covers height, wingspan, position, attributes, and all 53 badges, with Early Access August 26 at 9:00 a.m. PT. Rank 2 on August 27, rank 4 today.
7 Brew Coffee: Drive-thru coffee chain app. 7 Brew's Back to Brew campaign runs August 1 through August 31 with five seasonal drinks; the brand cites more than 800 stands in 38 states and more than 1 million drinks per day. Rank 7 on August 27, rank 5 today.
Google: Google app, new versus the August 27 top 10. No widely reported iOS-only trigger identified for August 29, 2026 beyond the rank itself.
Claude by Anthropic: Anthropic chat client, new versus August 27. The listing tracks the same vendor as GitHub's claude-plugins-official row, which holds GitHub rank 3.
WhatsApp Messenger: Rank 8 on August 27 and rank 8 today. Recurring messenger fixture.
Threads: Meta text app, rank 9 on August 27 and rank 9 today.
Google Gemini: New versus August 27. Google's Gemini client enters at rank 10 as Google's search app sits at 6, a two-product Google presence that was absent two days ago.
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What changed on the App Store since August 27
New entrants: Google (6), Claude by Anthropic (7), Google Gemini (10).
Big movers: none of 5 or more ranks among names that stayed. Vinted 3 to 2; TikTok Pro 4 to 3; NBA 2K HQ 2 to 4; 7 Brew 7 to 5.
Drop-offs: Microsoft Authenticator (was 5), ParentSquare (was 6), Microsoft Teams (was 10).
What today's App Store free board reveals
Chat utilities still bookend the list: ChatGPT at 1, Claude at 7, Gemini at 10. The middle is commerce and sports. NBA 2K HQ cooling from 2 to 4 is the expected fade after an August 21 launch and August 26 Early Access, with the full game still a week out on September 4.
Microsoft's Authenticator and Teams leaving together is a vendor exit, not a one-app blip. Vinted at 2 is the clearest climber that is not an AI assistant.
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