App Store top free apps today: August 5, 2026
TikTok Pro Events still leads App Store Top Free on August 5, 2026, holding rank 1 from August 4 on the Trends MCP board. Claude by Anthropic enters the published cut at rank 12 as a new AI assistant download, while Netflix Game Controller slips from rank 3 to rank 5. Trends MCP get_top_trends returned 50 apps (as_of 2026-08-05T06:01:44 UTC) for type App Store Top Free. Gmail enters at rank 15, replacing Temu, and Watch Duty: Wildfire and Floods sits at rank 50 on the full board outside the published 15 despite Spokane fire coverage remaining in national news.
Top trending apps on the App Store (Top Free): August 5
TikTok Pro - Events: An iOS events companion on the August 5 App Store Top Free chart. Rank 1 for a second day after reclaiming the lead on August 4. TikTok's U.S. standalone events app launched in early June 2026 around FIFA World Cup fan challenges; residual chart demand keeps it at the top of 50 API rows.
ChatGPT: An iOS AI assistant at rank 2. Same position as August 4. OpenAI's ChatGPT iOS app remains a habitual top-free AI download on the Trends MCP board. No widely reported trigger identified for August 5, 2026.
Capital One Mobile: An iOS banking app at rank 3 after rank 4 on August 4, a one-place climb. No widely reported trigger identified for August 5, 2026. Bill pay and card management keep the bank app inside the top 5 of 50 API rows.
ParentSquare: An iOS K-12 school and family messaging app at rank 4 after rank 5 on August 4. Back-to-school district rollouts explain the hold inside the top 5 after Ember Picks listed ParentSquare at Education rank 1 on August 3, 2026.
Netflix Game Controller: An iOS companion controller at rank 5 after rank 3 on August 4, a two-place slip and the largest podium move versus the prior day. Netflix's controller app pairs phones with TV and browser Netflix Games sessions; no separate August 5 product launch note was widely reported.
Vinted: Pre-loved marketplace: An iOS secondhand fashion app at rank 6. Unchanged from August 4. No widely reported trigger identified for August 5, 2026. Resale demand sits beside Depop at rank 7.
Depop - Buy & Sell Clothes: An iOS resale marketplace at rank 7. Same rank as August 4. No widely reported trigger identified for August 5, 2026.
Threads: An iOS social app at rank 8. Unchanged from August 4. No widely reported trigger identified for August 5, 2026.
Google: An iOS search app at rank 9 after rank 11 on August 4, a two-place climb. No widely reported trigger identified for August 5, 2026.
WhatsApp Messenger: An iOS messaging app at rank 10 after rank 12 on August 4, a two-place climb. No widely reported trigger identified for August 5, 2026. Habitual messaging downloads keep WhatsApp inside the published cut.
Freecash - Get Paid Real Money: An iOS rewards app at rank 11 after rank 10 on August 4. No widely reported trigger identified for August 5, 2026. The app remains inside the mid-chart cluster after entering the published cut on August 3.
Claude by Anthropic: An iOS AI assistant at rank 12 and new versus the August 4 published top 15. Anthropic's Claude iOS app enters the overall free chart beside ChatGPT at rank 2 and Google Gemini at rank 13. No separate August 5 launch headline was widely reported beyond habitual AI-assistant download demand.
Google Gemini: An iOS AI assistant at rank 13 after rank 14 on August 4. Habitual top-free assistant download beside ChatGPT at rank 2 and Claude at rank 12.
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor: An iOS video editor at rank 14 after rank 13 on August 4. No widely reported trigger identified for August 5, 2026. Creator-tool demand keeps CapCut inside the mid-chart cluster.
Gmail - Email by Google: An iOS email app at rank 15 and new versus the August 4 published top 15. No widely reported trigger identified for August 5, 2026. Habitual productivity downloads push Gmail into the cut, replacing Temu at rank 15 on August 4.
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What changed on the App Store (Top Free) since yesterday
Compared with the August 4, 2026 App Store Top Free daily post, AI assistants expand while gaming and micro-drama apps cool in the published 15.
| Change | Details |
|---|---|
| New entrants | Claude by Anthropic at rank 12; Gmail at rank 15 |
| Big movers | Netflix Game Controller 3 to 5; Capital One Mobile 4 to 3; ParentSquare 5 to 4; Google 11 to 9; WhatsApp 12 to 10; Freecash 10 to 11; Google Gemini 14 to 13; CapCut 13 to 14 |
| Drop-offs from August 4 top 15 | DramaBox - Stream Drama Shorts (was rank 9); Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire (was rank 15) |
| Outside published cut | Watch Duty: Wildfire and Floods at rank 50 on full board |
What the App Store free chart shows on August 5
Events, AI, and school messaging still share the signal on August 5, 2026. TikTok Pro Events holding rank 1 points to residual World Cup-era events demand, while Claude entering at rank 12 adds a third AI assistant inside the published 15 beside ChatGPT at rank 2 and Google Gemini at rank 13.
Netflix Game Controller slipping from rank 3 to rank 5 shows gaming companion demand can cool without leaving the top 5. Watch Duty at rank 50 on the full board even as Spokane arson charges dominate Google News rank 6 suggests wildfire-alert apps can lag headline news on the overall free chart. Across 50 API rows, ParentSquare at rank 4 and Gmail entering at rank 15 mark the August 5 churn versus an otherwise stable August 4 cut.
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These ranks came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends API on August 5, 2026, using type App Store Top Free and limit 50. The feed serves analysts, marketers, and agent workflows that need live boards. Related page: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/app-store-top-free-api.
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Related trend reports
- Previous daily: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/trending/app-store-free-trending-august-4-2026
- Data source: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/app-store-top-free-api
- Evergreen guide: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/blog/best-app-store-trend-research-tools