What's trending on App Store Free today: Oct 17, 2026

Muse from Meta remains rank 1 on App Store Top Free for October 17, 2026, snapshot 04:01:40.862516. KICK - Live Streaming is the lone new entrant, landing at rank 2 and displacing Amazon Prime Video, which held rank 5 on October 16. Vinted, ChatGPT, and TikTok Pro each slip one slot under the Kick Streaming app. The clock moved from 08:01:36.048850 on October 16 to 04:01:40.862516 on this stamp.

Top trending apps on App Store Free: October 17

1. Muse from Meta

   Meta AI app at rank 1, same slot as October 16. The row is the durable leader on this free chart. No widely reported October 17 store-feature trigger identified beyond the continued hold. See the Muse from Meta tracking page.

2. KICK - Live Streaming

   New live-streaming app at rank 2. Apple lists Kick Streaming as a free Photo and Video title with in-app purchases. App Store notes dated a version 40.31.0 drop on September 24 that added KICK Events across IRL, Just Chatting, and GTA categories. The row was not in yesterday's ten.

3. Vinted: Pre-loved marketplace

   Resale marketplace at rank 3 after rank 2, down 1. Same secondhand clothing app as October 16, now sitting under KICK. No separate October 17 news trigger identified.

4. ChatGPT

   OpenAI chat app at rank 4 after rank 3, down 1. Durable free AI client still inside the top 5. No widely reported store-feature trigger identified for October 17, 2026.

5. TikTok Pro - Events

   Events-branded TikTok client at rank 5 after rank 4, down 1. Still on the ten after Amazon Prime Video left. No widely reported trigger identified for October 17, 2026.

6. McDonald's

   Restaurant app at rank 6, same slot as October 16. No widely reported trigger identified for October 17, 2026.

7. Claude by Anthropic

   Anthropic chat app at rank 7, same slot as October 16. Holds while Gemini climbs two slots below it.

8. Threads

   Meta text app at rank 8 after rank 9, up 1. Swaps with PineDrama rather than joining as a new name.

9. Google Gemini

   Google AI app at rank 9 after rank 10, up 1. Second consecutive day inside the ten.

10. PineDrama - Short Dramas

    Short-drama client at rank 10 after rank 8, down 2. Remains on the board after yesterday's rank 8 print.

The live ranked board beyond today's top 10 is available via the Trends MCP API. Get your free API key

What changed on App Store Free since yesterday

New: KICK - Live Streaming at 2. Drop-off: Amazon Prime Video, rank 5 on October 16. Movers of 5 or more ranks: none. Other moves: Vinted 2 to 3, ChatGPT 3 to 4, TikTok Pro 4 to 5, Threads 9 to 8, Gemini 10 to 9, PineDrama 8 to 10. Held: Muse 1, McDonald's 6, Claude 7. Clock 08:01:36.048850 on October 16 to 04:01:40.862516 on 2026-10-17.

What today's App Store Free trends reveal

The free ten is still a Meta-and-AI stack with one live-streaming shock. Muse holds 1. KICK's jump to 2 is the only new name, and it is the reason Amazon Prime Video is gone. Chat clients occupy 4, 7, and 9. Short-form video sits at 5 and 10. Vinted is the lone commerce row after Prime Video dropped.

No 5-rank mover. The 04:01:40.862516 stamp is earlier in the UTC day than yesterday's 08:01:36.048850 pull. See the App Store Top Free API page.

Track these trends in real time with Trends MCP

The ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool with type App Store Top Free and limit 10. Product teams watching free-chart climbers can poll the same call instead of screenshots.

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