App Store (Free)
MapQuest GPS Navigation & Maps holds rank 1 on App Store Top Free on September 3, 2026, a third day at the top after TechCrunch's August 31-September 1 coverage of the app refusing Apple's Lake America rename of Lake Ontario. ChatGPT holds 2 and Vinted holds 3. The only name swap versus the September 2 App Store free board is Depop - Buy & Sell Clothes back at 10, replacing 7 Brew Coffee (the August 12 launch that was new yesterday). Google climbs 8 to 7, Gemini 9 to 8, and Claude by Anthropic slips 7 to 9. A App Store Top Free API snapshot at 06:01 UTC listed 10 apps.
Top trending apps on App Store: September 3
MapQuest GPS Navigation & Maps: Free maps app that kept Lake Ontario labeled after Trump's August 27 Lake America order. Holds 1. TechCrunch said Apple Maps now shows Lake America for U.S. users while MapQuest does not.
ChatGPT: OpenAI consumer chat app. Holds 2.
Vinted: Pre-loved marketplace: Secondhand clothing marketplace. Holds 3.
ESPN Fantasy Sports & More: Fantasy football client as NFL weeks stack in early September. Holds 4.
TikTok Pro - Events: TikTok events client. Holds 5.
WhatsApp Messenger: Meta messenger. Holds 6 after entering yesterday.
Google: Google Search app. Climbs from 8.
Google Gemini: Gemini consumer app. Climbs from 9.
Claude by Anthropic: Anthropic chat app. Slips from 7.
Depop - Buy & Sell Clothes: Secondhand fashion app. Returns at 10 after dropping off September 2; 7 Brew Coffee exits.
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What changed on App Store since yesterday
| Change | App | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| New (re-entry) | Depop - Buy & Sell Clothes | Rank 10 |
| Drop-off | 7 Brew Coffee | Was 10 |
| Mover | 8 to 7 | |
| Mover | Google Gemini | 9 to 8 |
| Mover | Claude by Anthropic | 7 to 9 |
MapQuest, ChatGPT, Vinted, ESPN Fantasy, TikTok Pro, and WhatsApp hold 1-6.
What today's App Store free apps reveal
The Lake America story is still paying MapQuest in downloads three days after the TechCrunch spike. Nine of ten names repeat; the only replacement is a resale-app rotation (Depop in, 7 Brew Coffee out) rather than a new utility. Google and Gemini each gain one rank on Claude, a three-app shuffle inside 7-9, not a new product launch.
Fantasy football (ESPN at 4) and two resale storefronts (Vinted at 3, Depop at 10) are seasonal September fixtures. WhatsApp holding 6 after a new entry on September 2 is the messenger hold, not another jump.
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This ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool on the App Store Top Free feed, limited to 10 rows. The same call is how mobile-growth teams pull a dated snapshot without scraping the store. See the App Store Top Free API page for the feed contract.
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