Shadowrocket still holds rank 1 on App Store Top Paid on August 31, 2026, the same proxy utility that led August 30 at $2.99. The new name is Foggy: Bay Area Fog Tracker at rank 6, a $5.99 one-time weather app from Strava co-founder Michael Horvath and MacBeth Horvath that launched around June 22. Gridiron 2026 College Football drops off even as ESPN Fantasy jumps on the free board.
Top trending paid apps on App Store: August 31
Shadowrocket: iOS proxy/VPN-style utility, still rank 1. Listed at $2.99 in recent App Store checks used for this series.
HotSchedules: Restaurant and hourly-worker scheduling app, still rank 2. No new enterprise deal was attached to the August 31 board.
AnkiMobile Flashcards: Spaced-repetition client, still rank 3 at $24.99, the most expensive title in this ten.
Procreate Pocket: iPhone version of the iPad drawing app, still rank 4.
TonalEnergy Tuner & Metronome: Musician tuner, still rank 5 at $6.99.
Foggy: Bay Area Fog Tracker: Satellite-plus-community fog map for Point Reyes through Santa Cruz, with 5-minute GOES updates and 2-hour and 24-hour loops. SFGate said it launched near July 1 at $5.99 with no ads. New at rank 6, replacing SkyView's prior slot.
Paprika Recipe Manager 3: Recipe box app at $4.99. Was rank 7 on August 30 and holds 7 as SkyView and Wildwood slip around it.
SkyView: Augmented-reality stargazing app at $2.99, falls 6 to 8 after the lunar eclipse weekend.
Wildwood: Follow the Crows: Narrative game, holds from 8 to 9 at $1.49.
PeakFinder: Mountain identification camera app at $4.99, holds rank 10 after Gridiron leaves.
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What changed on App Store Top Paid since August 30
New entrants: Foggy: Bay Area Fog Tracker (6).
Big movers: none of 5 or more ranks. SkyView 6 to 8. Wildwood 8 to 9. PeakFinder 10 to 10. Paprika 7 to 7.
Drop-offs: Gridiron 2026 College Football (was 9).
What today's App Store paid board reveals
The paid ten is still utilities, not games. Shadowrocket, HotSchedules, AnkiMobile ($24.99), Procreate Pocket, TonalEnergy ($6.99), Paprika ($4.99), SkyView ($2.99), and PeakFinder ($4.99) are the same stack as August 30 with one swap.
Foggy at 6 is the only new SKU, a $5.99 regional weather toy built on NOAA GOES imagery. Gridiron 2026 dropping off while ESPN Fantasy climbs on the free board is the tell: football demand went free this week. SkyView slipping 6 to 8 is the eclipse aftershock fading three days after 96.2 percent umbral coverage.
Track these trends in real time with Trends MCP
This ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends feed for App Store Top Paid with limit 10 as of 2026-08-31T06:01:37.662431+00:00. The call is built for app-store desks that need the live paid board rather than a Charts screenshot. The matching data source page is App Store Top Paid API.
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