App Store Paid trending today: Oct 18, 2026

Shadowrocket is rank 1 on App Store Top Paid for October 18, 2026, snapshot 02:01:38.484138, the same slot as October 17. play_music_theory is new at rank 8. QuickBend: Conduit Bending drops off after rank 10. Ranks 1 through 7 match yesterday's names. Clock moved from 06:01:33.049421 on October 17 to 02:01:38.484138.

Top trending apps on App Store Paid: October 18

1. Shadowrocket

   Holdover proxy utility at rank 1, same slot as October 17. The paid iOS client is a recurring fixture on this board. No October 18 App Store feature note is attached.

2. HotSchedules

   Holdover restaurant staffing app at rank 2, same slot. Shift-board software, not a new product launch.

3. AnkiMobile Flashcards

   Holdover spaced-repetition client at rank 3, same slot. The paid mobile Anki app, not the free desktop build.

4. Procreate Pocket

   Holdover iPhone drawing app at rank 4, same slot. Compact sibling of desktop Procreate.

5. TonalEnergy Tuner and Metronome

   Holdover musician tuner at rank 5, same slot. Display title uses "and" in place of the API ampersand.

6. 2AM CAM

   Holdover night-vision camera app at rank 6, same slot. No October 18 camera-hardware trigger identified.

7. Paprika Recipe Manager 3

   Holdover recipe box at rank 7, same slot. Paid cookbook manager.

8. play_music_theory

   New paid music-theory trainer at rank 8. The API spelling is play_music_theory. The row replaces yesterday's FL Studio Mobile slot; FL Studio Mobile slides to rank 9. No widely reported October 18 studio news is attached.

9. FL Studio Mobile

   Holdover DAW at rank 9 after rank 8, down 1. Image-Line's mobile studio sits under the new theory trainer.

10. Monash FODMAP Diet

    Holdover diet guide at rank 10 after rank 9, down 1. Monash University's FODMAP food list. QuickBend is gone.

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What changed on App Store Paid since yesterday

New: play_music_theory at 8. Drop-off: QuickBend: Conduit Bending (rank 10). Big movers of 5 or more ranks: none. Other moves: FL Studio Mobile 8 to 9, Monash 9 to 10. Held: Shadowrocket 1, HotSchedules 2, AnkiMobile 3, Procreate Pocket 4, TonalEnergy 5, 2AM CAM 6, Paprika 7. Clock 06:01:33.049421 on October 17 to 02:01:38.484138 on 2026-10-18.

What today's App Store Paid trends reveal

The paid board is a fixture list with one trainer swap. Ranks 1 through 7 are unchanged names. play_music_theory at 8 is the only entrant. QuickBend's conduit calculator is the only exit. Clock 02:01:38.484138 is a 4-hour earlier stamp than yesterday's 06:01:33.049421 capture. See the App Store Top Paid API page.

Track these trends in real time with Trends MCP

The ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool with type App Store Top Paid and limit 10. Desks tracking this board can poll the same call.

{
  "type": "App Store Top Paid",
  "limit": 10
}

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• Previous daily: App Store Paid trending October 17, 2026
• Data source: App Store Top Paid API
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