App Store (Free)
Google Maps is new at rank 5 on App Store Top Free at as_of 2026-09-12T04:01:37.141785+00:00 (microseconds 141785), joining Instagram at 8, Netflix at 9, and WhatsApp Messenger at 10. ChatGPT holds 1. Versus the September 11 App Store Free roundup, Claude by Anthropic, ESPN Fantasy Sports & More, Google, and Kalshi leave while Muse from Meta slips 3 to 7 and TikTok Pro - Events climbs 5 to 3.
Top trending apps on App Store Free: September 12
ChatGPT: OpenAI consumer chat app. Holds 1. No widely reported new iOS feature drop was identified for September 12 beyond the standing chart lead.
Vinted: Pre-loved marketplace: Secondhand marketplace. Holds 2 after climbing from 3 on September 10.
TikTok Pro - Events: TikTok events client. Climbs 5 to 3. No widely reported trigger identified for September 12, 2026.
Google Gemini: Google assistant app. Climbs 7 to 4.
Google Maps: Google navigation app. New at 5, replacing ESPN Fantasy Sports & More. No widely reported trigger identified for September 12, 2026.
Polymarket: Trade Live Sports: Prediction-market app. Holds 6 after climbing from 8 on September 11.
Muse from Meta: Meta creative app. Slips 3 to 7.
Instagram: Meta photo app. New at 8. No widely reported trigger identified for September 12, 2026.
Netflix: Streaming app. New at 9.
WhatsApp Messenger: Meta messaging app. New at 10.
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What changed on App Store Free since yesterday
New at 5, 8, 9, and 10: Google Maps, Instagram, Netflix, WhatsApp Messenger. Dropped: ESPN Fantasy Sports & More (4), Claude by Anthropic (8), Google (9), Kalshi: Trade Football & more (10). TikTok Pro 5 to 3. Gemini 7 to 4. Muse 3 to 7. ChatGPT, Vinted, and Polymarket hold 1, 2, and 6. Four new names is the largest turnover on this board since the September 11 Claude swap.
What today's App Store Free apps reveal
The September 12 free board is still AI-led at the top, but the middle filled with Google and Meta staples. ChatGPT at 1 and Gemini at 4 keep two Google AI clients inside the top 5. Maps at 5 is navigation, not chat, which is a different install driver than Claude at 8 yesterday.
Vinted at 2 and Muse at 7 show resale and creative apps still charting. Polymarket at 6 is the lone prediction-market name after Kalshi dropped. Instagram, Netflix, and WhatsApp at 8 through 10 put three Meta or Meta-adjacent consumer apps back on the list together. The as_of stamp moved from 2026-09-11T02:01:29.136006 to 2026-09-12T04:01:37.141785 (microseconds 141785 vs 136006). ChatGPT at 1, Vinted at 2, TikTok Pro at 3, Gemini at 4, Maps at 5, Polymarket at 6, Muse at 7, Instagram at 8, Netflix at 9, and WhatsApp at 10 are the stored order. ESPN at 4 yesterday is the biggest exit by rank position.
Track these trends in real time with Trends MCP
This ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool with type App Store Top Free and limit 10, pulled at as_of 2026-09-12T04:01:37.141785+00:00 (microseconds 141785). App rows skip get_growth because app names are not keyword series. The App Store Top Free API page documents the feed.
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