App Store (Paid)
Shadowrocket is back at rank 1 on App Store Top Paid on September 2, 2026, after sitting at 2 on September 1, swapping again with HotSchedules. The proxy-style utility is $2.99 on prior verified runs. Three names that were absent from the September 1 paid board enter: play_music_theory at 7, QuickBend: Conduit Bending at 9, and Streaks at 10. The pull is stamped as_of 2026-09-02T04:01:41 on the App Store Top Paid API feed. Foggy, SkyView, and PeakFinder leave the published ten.
Top trending paid apps on App Store: September 2
Shadowrocket: An iOS proxy and VPN-style utility, $2.99 on prior verified runs. Rank 1 after rank 2 yesterday, reversing yesterday's swap with HotSchedules. The title often leads paid charts in some regions; this row is a one-slot reclaim, not a new product story dated September 2.
HotSchedules: A paid restaurant staff scheduling tool for shifts, swaps, and manager messages. Rank 2 after yesterday's No. 1. No separate September 2 release was identified; the U.S. Labor Day week staffing calendar remains a timing note, not a measured sales print.
AnkiMobile Flashcards: The iOS client for Anki spaced-repetition decks, $24.99. Rank 3 holds. That price is still the highest verified figure among names on this list.
TonalEnergy Tuner & Metronome: A musicians' tuner and metronome at $6.99. Rank 4 after rank 5 yesterday, trading places with Procreate Pocket.
Procreate Pocket: A paid iPhone illustration app, rank 5 after rank 4. No price is carried from prior verified runs.
Paprika Recipe Manager 3: A paid recipe box and meal planner at $4.99. Rank 6 holds.
play_music_theory: A music theory trainer, new at 7. No widely reported store trigger was identified for September 2, 2026 beyond the new chart seat, and no verified price is carried here.
Monash FODMAP Diet: Monash University's paid FODMAP protocol app for IBS diet tracking, rank 8 after rank 9 yesterday. No price is carried from prior verified runs.
QuickBend: Conduit Bending: An electrician's conduit-bending calculator, new at 9. No verified price is carried in this roundup.
Streaks: A paid habit tracker, new at 10, replacing PeakFinder. No verified price is carried here, and no separate September 2 feature drop was identified.
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What changed on App Store since yesterday
| Change | App | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| New | play_music_theory | Rank 7 |
| New | QuickBend: Conduit Bending | Rank 9 |
| New | Streaks | Rank 10 |
| Swap | Shadowrocket / HotSchedules | 2 to 1 and 1 to 2 |
| Drop-off | Foggy: Bay Area Fog Tracker | Was 7 |
| Drop-off | SkyView | Was 8 |
| Drop-off | PeakFinder | Was 10 |
AnkiMobile Flashcards holds 3. TonalEnergy Tuner & Metronome and Procreate Pocket swap 5 and 4. Paprika Recipe Manager 3 holds 6. Monash FODMAP Diet climbs 9 to 8. No title moved 5 or more ranks.
What today's App Store trends reveal
The paid ten on September 2 is still a tools chart. Shadowrocket at $2.99 and HotSchedules trading 1 and 2 for a second straight day is a two-app duel, not a category collapse. AnkiMobile at $24.99 holding 3 keeps a high-price study client above $6.99 and $4.99 utilities.
The titles that left are outdoor and sky reference apps. Foggy, SkyView, and PeakFinder had occupied 7, 8, and 10. What arrived is a music-theory trainer, a conduit calculator, and a habit tracker: work and practice apps, not games.
TonalEnergy at $6.99 rising to 4 sits next to play_music_theory at 7 as a two-seat music cluster. Monash FODMAP Diet moving 9 to 8 is a one-slot holdover from yesterday's only newcomer.
Prices quoted above are only the four figures verified on prior runs: Shadowrocket $2.99, AnkiMobile $24.99, TonalEnergy $6.99, Paprika $4.99. Ranks are from Trends MCP. Unknown prices are omitted.
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This ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool on the App Store Top Paid feed, limited to 10 rows and stamped as_of 2026-09-02T04:01:41. The call is a dated paid-store board for researchers who compare ranks day to day. See the App Store Top Paid API page for the feed contract.
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