Top App Store Free apps today: Oct 21, 2026

Capital One Mobile remains rank 1 on App Store Top Free for October 21, 2026, snapshot 08:01:46.633513, the same lead as October 20. Claude by Anthropic is the day's climber, 8 to 6. Google Gemini is 9 to 8. PineDrama falls 6 to 7. McDonald's falls 7 to 9. All 10 names match October 20; 4 ranks moved. get_growth is skipped: store apps are not keyword sources. Clock moved from 06:01:31.134365 on October 20.

Top trending apps on App Store Free: October 21

1. Capital One Mobile

   Bank app at rank 1, unchanged. Same lead as October 20 on a later 08:01:46.633513 stamp.

2. Vinted: Pre-loved marketplace

   Resale app at rank 2, unchanged. Second day at 2 after the October 20 shuffle.

3. Muse from Meta

   Meta creative app at rank 3, unchanged. See the track Muse from Meta post.

4. ChatGPT

   OpenAI chat app at rank 4, unchanged. Same slot as October 20.

5. TikTok Pro - Events

   Events client at rank 5, unchanged. Same slot as October 20.

6. Claude by Anthropic

   Chat app at rank 6, up 2 from 8. The only two-rank climb besides Gemini.

7. PineDrama - Short Dramas

   Short-form drama app at rank 7, down 1 from 6. Still in the ten.

8. Google Gemini

   Google chat app at rank 8, up 1 from 9. Second AI client in the ten with ChatGPT at 4 and Claude at 6.

9. McDonald's

   Restaurant app at rank 9, down 2 from 7. Still in the ten.

10. Kalshi: Trade Football & more

    Prediction-market app at rank 10, unchanged. Same floor as October 20.

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What changed on App Store Free since yesterday

New: none. Drop-off: none. Big movers of 5 or more ranks: none. Claude 8 to 6. Gemini 9 to 8. PineDrama 6 to 7. McDonald's 7 to 9. Clock 06:01:31.134365 on October 20 to 08:01:46.633513 on October 21.

What today's App Store Free apps reveal

The free ten is a bank, a resale stall, Meta's Muse, three chat apps, TikTok Pro, a drama client, McDonald's, and Kalshi. Claude and Gemini moved up; PineDrama and McDonald's moved down. Capital One, Vinted, Muse, ChatGPT, TikTok Pro, and Kalshi held. Generating call limit is 10. Snapshot type remains App Store Top Free. Three AI clients occupy ranks 4, 6, and 8. Clock 08:01:46.633513 is 2 hours 0 minutes 15.499148 seconds later than October 20's 06:01:31.134365. Ranks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10 are unchanged. The board still prints exactly 10 named rows.

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. Desks tracking this board can poll the same call.

{
  "type": "App Store Top Free",
  "limit": 10
}

Related trend reports

• Previous daily: App Store Free trending October 20, 2026
• Data source: App Store Top Free API
• Evergreen: Track Muse from Meta