App Store (Free)
Muse from Meta is rank 1 on App Store Top Free for October 9, 2026, snapshot 2026-10-08T20:01:41.831084. That as_of is newer than the October 8 file at 2026-10-08T08:01:40.888189. Trump Accounts: Official App climbs from rank 3 to rank 2. Google Gemini is the lone new entrant at rank 9. CapCut: Photo and Video Editor drops off after rank 9 on October 8.
Top trending apps on App Store Free: October 9
Muse from Meta
Meta's consumer AI app still at rank 1, same slot as the morning October 8 board. No separate App Store feature note was found for October 9, 2026 beyond the continued rank.
Trump Accounts: Official App
Federal children's savings app at rank 2, up from rank 3. Michael and Susan Dell appeared in the Oval Office on October 7 to promote Trump Accounts and a $6.25 billion pledge; People dated that briefing to October 7. Display copy that says families can receive a $1000 seed is the program's own figure, not an App Store ranking change.
Vinted: Pre-loved marketplace
Resale marketplace at rank 3, down from rank 2. Rank swap with Trump Accounts, not a product relaunch.
ChatGPT
OpenAI chat client at rank 4, unchanged. Fixture on the free board.
McDonald's
Restaurant app at rank 5, up from rank 7 on October 8. No widely reported iOS campaign identified for October 9, 2026.
Freecash - Get Paid Real Money
Rewards app at rank 6, down from rank 5. Same listing as October 8 with a one-rank slip.
TikTok Pro - Events
Events-branded TikTok client at rank 7, down from rank 6. No extra store note found.
Claude by Anthropic
Anthropic chat client at rank 8, up from rank 10. Two-rank climb; no widely reported iOS update identified for October 9, 2026.
Google Gemini
Google chat client, new at rank 9. It was not in the October 8 ten. No widely reported extra trigger identified for October 9, 2026 beyond the ranking itself.
Threads
Meta text app at rank 10, down from rank 8. Two-rank slip. CapCut left to make room for Gemini.
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What changed on App Store Free since October 8
New entrants: Google Gemini (9). Big movers (5+ ranks): none. Other moves: Trump Accounts 3 to 2, Vinted 2 to 3, McDonald's 7 to 5, Freecash 5 to 6, TikTok Pro 6 to 7, Claude 10 to 8, Threads 8 to 10. Drop-offs: CapCut: Photo and Video Editor (was 9). as_of 2026-10-08T20:01:41.831084 versus 2026-10-08T08:01:40.888189.
What today's App Store Free apps reveal
The October 9 free ten is still an AI-and-commerce board with Muse at 1, ChatGPT at 4, Claude at 8, and Gemini new at 9. The only name that was not on the October 8 file is Gemini. Trump Accounts moving to 2 sits next to the October 7 White House briefing, not a store editorial. CapCut is the clean drop-off. Ranks 5 through 7 are still McDonald's, Freecash, and TikTok Pro, shuffled by one or two slots.
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This ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool on October 9, 2026. The call is for analysts who need a dated snapshot of a live board rather than a keyword time series. The matching data source page is App Store Top Free API.
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