ChatGPT still holds rank 1 on App Store Top Free on August 31, 2026. The mover is ESPN Fantasy Sports & More, which jumps 6 to 2 as Week 0 college football scores sit on Google Trends by Category and U.S. Open names hit X. Versus the August 30 board, Google, Threads, and WhatsApp Messenger drop off. MapQuest GPS Navigation & Maps, PineDrama, and Depop are the new names.
Top trending apps on App Store: August 31
ChatGPT: OpenAI's consumer chat app, still rank 1. The listing is the same fixture that led August 30.
ESPN Fantasy Sports & More: Fantasy football and live scores client. Climbs 6 to 2 as the college football season's opening weekend feeds search demand. ESPN launched the franchise in 1995; the current iOS app is the live companion.
Vinted: Pre-loved marketplace: Secondhand clothing marketplace, falls 2 to 3. No new funding trigger was attached to the August 31 board.
Netflix Game Controller: Companion controller for Netflix games. Climbs 7 to 4, the same week Netflix's GTA 6 Extended Look is driving PS5 Pro clips on YouTube.
TikTok Pro - Events: TikTok events client, falls 3 to 5.
MapQuest GPS Navigation & Maps: Turn-by-turn maps app. Axios noted MapQuest among services that had not followed Google's Lake America label as of August 30. New at rank 6.
ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV: Short-drama streamer, falls 5 to 7.
7 Brew Coffee: Drive-thru coffee chain app, falls 4 to 8.
PineDrama - Short Dramas: Another short-drama client. New at rank 9 beside ReelShort, a two-app vertical.
Depop - Buy & Sell Clothes: Etsy-owned resale app. New at rank 10 as Vinted holds 3, a secondhand clothing pair.
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What changed on App Store Top Free since August 30
New entrants: MapQuest GPS Navigation & Maps (6), PineDrama - Short Dramas (9), Depop - Buy & Sell Clothes (10).
Big movers: ESPN Fantasy Sports & More 6 to 2 (up 4). 7 Brew Coffee 4 to 8 (down 4).
Drop-offs: Google (was 8), Threads (was 9), WhatsApp Messenger (was 10).
What today's App Store free board reveals
ChatGPT at 1 is the fixture. The rest of the ten split into sports, resale, and vertical video. ESPN Fantasy at 2 is the seasonal jump. Vinted at 3 plus Depop at 10 is a used-clothing pair. ReelShort at 7 plus PineDrama at 9 is a short-drama pair.
MapQuest at 6 is the odd map client on a day Google Maps renamed Lake Ontario for U.S. users. Google's own app dropped off at 8. Netflix Game Controller at 4 sits next to GTA 6 hardware chatter, not a new Netflix series.
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This ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends feed for App Store Top Free with limit 10 as of 2026-08-31T06:01:37.662431+00:00. The call is built for mobile-growth desks that need the live free board rather than a Charts screenshot. The matching data source page is App Store Top Free API.
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