What's trending on App Store Free today: August 9, 2026
ParentSquare plunges from rank 4 to rank 22 on App Store Top Free on August 9, 2026, the sharpest overnight move on the Trends MCP board after the K-12 messaging app held a near-podium slot through August 8. TikTok Pro - Events still leads at rank 1, Vinted: Pre-loved marketplace climbs one slot to rank 4, and DealSeek: Coupons & Discounts falls from rank 6 to rank 20 after its August 8 rebound. Trends MCP get_top_trends returned 50 apps (as_of 2026-08-09T06:01:37 UTC) for type App Store Top Free. WhatsApp Messenger, Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire, DoorDash: Food, Grocery, More, and Google Maps enter the published top 15 as Claude by Anthropic and Freecash - Get Paid Real Money exit.
Top trending apps on the App Store (Top Free): August 9
TikTok Pro - Events: An iOS events companion on the August 9 App Store Top Free chart. Rank 1 for a sixth day and unchanged from August 8. TikTok's USA standalone events app launched June 3, 2026 around FIFA World Cup fan challenges; residual download demand keeps it at the top of 50 API rows as of 2026-08-09T06:01:37 UTC.
ChatGPT: An iOS AI assistant at rank 2. Same position as August 8. No widely reported trigger identified for August 9, 2026.
Netflix Game Controller: An iOS companion controller at rank 3. Unchanged from August 8 after its five-place climb on August 7. No widely reported trigger identified for August 9, 2026.
Vinted: Pre-loved marketplace: An iOS secondhand fashion resale app at rank 4 after rank 5 on August 8. The one-slot climb follows ParentSquare's exit from the podium band; no widely reported day-specific product launch was identified for August 9, 2026.
Threads: An iOS social app at rank 5 after rank 8 on August 8, a three-place climb. No widely reported trigger identified for August 9, 2026.
Depop - Buy & Sell Clothes: An iOS resale marketplace at rank 6 after rank 9 on August 8. No widely reported trigger identified for August 9, 2026.
Capital One Mobile: An iOS banking app at rank 7. Same position as August 8. No widely reported trigger identified for August 9, 2026.
Google: An iOS search app at rank 8 after rank 11 on August 8. No widely reported trigger identified for August 9, 2026.
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor: An iOS video editor at rank 9 after rank 12 on August 8. No widely reported trigger identified for August 9, 2026.
Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect: An iOS live shopping app at rank 10. Unchanged from August 8. TikTok Shop activity picked up again on August 9 after a stale August 8 board, which may explain residual live-commerce download demand across shopping apps; no separate Whatnot launch note was widely reported.
WhatsApp Messenger: An iOS messaging app at rank 11 and new versus the August 8 published top 15. No widely reported trigger identified for August 9, 2026.
Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire: An iOS discount shopping app at rank 12 and new versus the August 8 published top 15. No widely reported trigger identified for August 9, 2026.
DoorDash: Food, Grocery, More: An iOS food and grocery delivery app at rank 13 and new versus the August 8 published top 15. No widely reported trigger identified for August 9, 2026.
Google Gemini: An iOS AI assistant at rank 14. Same position as August 8. No widely reported trigger identified for August 9, 2026.
Google Maps: An iOS navigation and mapping app at rank 15 and new versus the August 8 published top 15. No widely reported trigger identified for August 9, 2026.
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What changed on the App Store (Top Free) since yesterday
Compared with the August 8, 2026 App Store Top Free daily post, school messaging and coupon apps exit the published cut while resale and delivery apps climb.
New entrants: WhatsApp Messenger at rank 11; Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire at rank 12; DoorDash: Food, Grocery, More at rank 13; Google Maps at rank 15.
Big movers: ParentSquare 4 to 22 (18 places); DealSeek: Coupons & Discounts 6 to 20 (14 places); Threads 8 to 5; Depop 9 to 6; Google 11 to 8; CapCut 12 to 9; Vinted 5 to 4.
Drop-offs from the August 8 top 15: ParentSquare (was 4); DealSeek: Coupons & Discounts (was 6); Claude by Anthropic (was 13); Freecash - Get Paid Real Money (was 15).
Notable holds: TikTok Pro - Events at rank 1 for a sixth day; ChatGPT and Netflix Game Controller still at ranks 2 and 3; Whatnot and Google Gemini unchanged at ranks 10 and 14.
What the App Store free chart shows on August 9
Events and AI still anchor the August 9, 2026 board: TikTok Pro - Events, ChatGPT, and Netflix Game Controller lock ranks 1 through 3 exactly as on August 8. The clearest churn signal is ParentSquare's 18-place fall from rank 4 to rank 22, reversing the back-to-school hold that kept the K-12 app near the podium through August 8 after Ember Picks listed ParentSquare at Education rank 1 on August 3, 2026.
Resale apps gain ground as ParentSquare and DealSeek slide. Vinted rises to rank 4, Threads climbs three slots to rank 5, and Depop moves to rank 6. DealSeek's drop from rank 6 to rank 20 unwinds its August 8 rebound from rank 24. Four new names enter the published 15: WhatsApp at rank 11, Temu at rank 12, DoorDash at rank 13, and Google Maps at rank 15. Across 50 API rows taken at 06:01:37 UTC, treat ParentSquare's collapse, DealSeek's retreat, and the four new entrants as the August 9 uniqueness markers.
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These ranks came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends API on August 9, 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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