App Store (Free)
MapQuest GPS Navigation & Maps holds rank 1 on App Store Top Free on September 4, 2026, after TechCrunch on September 2 put the app at overall U.S. No. 1 following its refusal to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America. Sensor Tower estimated 632,000 U.S. downloads since the August 27 order and said 56 percent of year-to-date U.S. downloads landed between August 27 and September 1; MapQuest cited 1.5 million installs in the U.S. and Canada. TechCrunch tracked the climb from rank 128 on August 28 to rank 92 on August 29, then rank 3 on August 31, then rank 1 on September 1. Versus the September 3 App Store Free board, WhatsApp Messenger (6) and Google (7) drop off. 7 Brew Coffee is new at 6. PineDrama - Short Dramas is new at 9. The App Store Top Free API call used type App Store Top Free and limit 10.
Top trending apps on App Store: September 4
MapQuest GPS Navigation & Maps: Turn-by-turn navigation app. Holds 1 for a third session after the Lake America naming fight. Daily Beast on September 3 quoted GM Doug Berger on CNN's OutFront calling the download spike "completely shocking."
ChatGPT: OpenAI's iOS client. Holds 2. No widely reported App Store feature trigger identified for September 4 beyond residual Gemini/Claude chart traffic.
Vinted: Pre-loved marketplace: Resale marketplace. Holds 3. No widely reported U.S. campaign trigger identified for September 4.
ESPN Fantasy Sports & More: Fantasy football client as NFL weeks begin. Holds 4. No widely reported app-update trigger identified for September 4 beyond seasonal draft traffic.
TikTok Pro - Events: TikTok events companion. Holds 5. No widely reported product trigger identified for September 4.
7 Brew Coffee: Ordering app for the 7 Brew drive-thru chain. New at 6, replacing WhatsApp. No widely reported national launch trigger identified for September 4.
Google Gemini: Google's Gemini iOS app. Climbs 8 to 7 as the Google search app leaves the board.
Claude by Anthropic: Anthropic's Claude iOS app. Climbs 9 to 8.
PineDrama - Short Dramas: Short-form drama streaming app. New at 9. No widely reported hit-title trigger identified for September 4.
Depop - Buy & Sell Clothes: Resale app. Holds 10 after returning yesterday. Pairs with Vinted at 3 as a second-hand shopping pair.
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What changed on App Store Free since yesterday
New entrants: 7 Brew Coffee (6), PineDrama - Short Dramas (9).
Movers: Google Gemini 8 to 7; Claude by Anthropic 9 to 8.
Drop-offs: WhatsApp Messenger (6), Google (7).
Unchanged ranks: MapQuest 1, ChatGPT 2, Vinted 3, ESPN Fantasy 4, TikTok Pro 5, Depop 10.
What today's App Store free apps reveal
MapQuest is still the story. Ranks 1 through 5 are frozen versus September 3. The Lake America naming fight is a multi-day download event, not a one-session spike.
The two new names are a regional coffee orderer and a short-drama client. They replaced WhatsApp and the Google search app, which is a swap from default communications apps to niche utilities.
Gemini and Claude inch up one rank each only because Google left. Depop holding 10 keeps a second resale app next to Vinted.
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This list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool with type App Store Top Free and limit 10. The feed is for mobile-growth teams who need a dated iOS free chart.
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Read the App Store Top Free API page for the live call.