App Store top free apps this week: week of July 29, 2026
Capital One Mobile leads the App Store (Top Free) on July 29, 2026. No widely reported trigger identified for July 29, 2026. The bank's account app remains a habitual top-free chart fixture for bill pay and card management. Trends MCP get_top_trends returned 50 apps (as_of 2026-07-29T12:01:36 UTC) for type App Store Top Free. New on the published list versus July 28: Atom - Movie Tickets & Times (now #5). This post lists 15 items with a why line for each from web fetches where available.
Top trending apps on the App Store (Top Free): July 29
Capital One Mobile: An iOS app on the July 29 App Store Top Free chart. No widely reported trigger identified for July 29, 2026. The bank's account app remains a habitual top-free chart fixture for bill pay and card management.
TikTok Pro - Events: An iOS app on the July 29 App Store Top Free chart. TikTok launched this U.S. standalone events app in early June 2026 around FIFA World Cup fan challenges and rewards.
Netflix Game Controller: An iOS app on the July 29 App Store Top Free chart. Netflix's companion controller app is required for many TV and browser Netflix Games sessions. A July 29 store update (v3.10.0) and ongoing party-game play keep it on the free chart.
ChatGPT: An iOS app on the July 29 App Store Top Free chart. OpenAI's ChatGPT iOS app remains a habitual top-free AI assistant download.
Atom - Movie Tickets & Times: An iOS app on the July 29 App Store Top Free chart. No widely reported trigger identified for July 29, 2026.
Depop - Buy & Sell Clothes: An iOS app on the July 29 App Store Top Free chart. No widely reported trigger identified for July 29, 2026.
Vinted: Pre-loved marketplace: An iOS app on the July 29 App Store Top Free chart. No widely reported trigger identified for July 29, 2026.
DramaBox - Stream Drama Shorts: An iOS app on the July 29 App Store Top Free chart. No widely reported trigger identified for July 29, 2026.
Threads: An iOS app on the July 29 App Store Top Free chart. No widely reported trigger identified for July 29, 2026.
Taco Bell Fast Food & Delivery: An iOS app on the July 29 App Store Top Free chart. No widely reported trigger identified for July 29, 2026.
Claude by Anthropic: An iOS app on the July 29 App Store Top Free chart. Claude remains a habitual top-free AI assistant download.
Google Gemini: An iOS app on the July 29 App Store Top Free chart. Gemini remains a habitual top-free AI assistant download.
Freecash - Get Paid Real Money: An iOS app on the July 29 App Store Top Free chart. No widely reported trigger identified for July 29, 2026.
Google: An iOS app on the July 29 App Store Top Free chart. No widely reported trigger identified for July 29, 2026.
T-Life: An iOS app on the July 29 App Store Top Free chart. T-Mobile's all-in-one account app (billing, Tuesdays, shopping) shipped a mid-July 2026 update (v11.9.2 around July 18) with a refreshed Services tab, eSIM tablet activation, and Scam Shield tools.
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Rank changes on the App Store (Top Free) versus July 28
Compared with the July 28, 2026 the App Store (Top Free) daily post, several ranks shifted.
| Change | Details |
|---|---|
| New entrants | Atom - Movie Tickets & Times (now #5); Taco Bell Fast Food & Delivery (now #10); Freecash - Get Paid Real Money (now #13); T-Life (now #15) |
| Drop-offs from July 28 top 15 | Top free App Store apps today , July 28, 2026 (was #3) |
Pattern notes from the the App Store (Top Free) board
Banking, AI assistants, and short-drama utilities crowd the free chart. The clearest dated driver on July 29 is Ongoing World Cup related TikTok Pro Events downloads and mid-July T-Life app updates after the T-Mobile outage week.
Across the published top 15 of 50 API rows, one-day spikes sit beside recurring fixtures. Treat mid-chart evergreen names as habitual demand unless a why line cites a fresh July 29 trigger.
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These ranks came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends API on July 29, 2026, using type App Store Top Free and limit 50. The feed serves analysts, marketers, and agent workflows that need live boards. Related data page: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/app-store-trends.
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Related trend reports
- Previous day: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/trending/app-store-free-trending-july-28-2026
- Data source: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/app-store-trends
- Evergreen guide: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/blog/app-store-optimization-trends-mcp