App Store (Paid)
play_music_theory holds rank 1 on the App Store Top Paid board dated 2026-09-18T06:01:36.869406 (microseconds 869406). Shadowrocket climbs 3 to 2, passing HotSchedules, which eases to 3. New versus September 17: QuickBend: Conduit Bending at 8 and 2AM CAM at 10. Dropped: SkyView and Paprika Recipe Manager 3. Five ranks did not move: 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7.
Top trending apps on App Store Paid: September 18
play_music_theory: Paid music-theory trainer. Holds 1 for a second day on this App Store Top Paid API snapshot. No widely reported store-feature note dated September 18. Limit 10 items. The as_of microseconds are 869406.
Shadowrocket: Paid proxy utility. Climbs 3 to 2.
HotSchedules: Restaurant and hourly-worker scheduling app. Eases 2 to 3 after holding 1 as recently as September 15.
AnkiMobile Flashcards: Paid iOS client for Anki spaced repetition. Holds 4.
TonalEnergy Tuner & Metronome: Tuner and metronome. Holds 5. Music tools occupy 1 and 5.
Procreate Pocket: iPhone drawing app from Savage Interactive. Holds 6.
MilGPS: Paid GPS/navigation utility. Holds 7.
QuickBend: Conduit Bending: Electrician conduit-bend calculator. New at 8, replacing SkyView.
Monash FODMAP Diet: Monash University diet app. Climbs 10 to 9.
2AM CAM: Paid camera app. New at 10. No widely reported trigger identified for September 18. Replaces Paprika Recipe Manager 3 from rank 9 on September 17.
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What changed on App Store Paid since yesterday
- New: QuickBend: Conduit Bending (8), 2AM CAM (10).
- Movers: Shadowrocket 3 to 2; HotSchedules 2 to 3; Monash FODMAP Diet 10 to 9.
- Unchanged rank: play_music_theory (1), AnkiMobile (4), TonalEnergy (5), Procreate Pocket (6), MilGPS (7).
- Dropped: SkyView (8), Paprika Recipe Manager 3 (9).
What today's App Store Paid apps reveal
The paid chart is still utilities plus music study, not games. Five ranks (1, 4, 5, 6, 7) did not move. The two new names are niche tools (conduit math, a camera client), not a category wave. Ranks 1-10 in order: play_music_theory, Shadowrocket, HotSchedules, AnkiMobile Flashcards, TonalEnergy Tuner and Metronome, Procreate Pocket, MilGPS, QuickBend, Monash FODMAP Diet, 2AM CAM.
HotSchedules sliding from 1 on September 15 to 3 on September 18 is the only multi-day mover. Shadowrocket returning to 2 is a swap inside the same 10, not a new install story. Music study still owns 1 and 5. Scheduling still owns 3. The as_of 2026-09-18T06:01:36.869406 matches App Store Top Free on the same pull.
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This ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool. The same API is built for analysts, editors, and developers who need a dated board instead of a screenshot. The matching data source page is App Store Top Paid API.
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