Week 43, 2026 · 19 to 25 Oct 2026
This week in apps
61 new versions, 51 new top-10 placings and 8 tech stack changes across 46 apps.
Charts
New in a top 10
- #3
- #8
- #3
- #4
- #5
- #5
- #5
- #5
#6Entered the top 10 · Gmail - Email by Google iOS
Up from #13 in App Store top free
- #6
Entered the top 10 · Gmail - Email by Google iOS
Up from #15 in App Store top free
- #7
- #7
Charts
Biggest climbers
- +66
- +46
- +68
- +7
- +5
- +36
- +3
- +3
- +33
- +57
- +45
- +46
Charts
Biggest drops
- -8
- -80
Dropped · Spotify: Music and Podcasts iOS
Down 80 places in App Store top free
- -85
- -5
- -20
Dropped · Spotify: Music and Podcasts iOS
#4 to #24 in British Virgin Islands
Down 20 places in App Store top free
- -49
- -35
- -5
- -22
- -1
- -1
- -1
Charts
New to a top 100
- #37
- #43
- #47
- #67
- #12
- #76
- #18
- #81
Entered the top 100 · Gmail - Email by Google iOS
New in App Store top free this week
Releases
New versions
- v1.2026.286
- v1.2026.286
- v1.261019.20
- v1.261016.51
- v2.6.3
- v2.6.3
- v5.299.0
- v6.0.261012
- v26.40.0
- v1.2026.42101
- v4.2642.41200
- v1.2026.4171302
- v1.0.995038376
New version · Google Gemini Android
Unlock a new world of productivity and creativity with Gemini 3.5 Flash and Gemini Omni. • Gemini Spark 24/7 personal AI agent proactively manages tasks and helps you navigate your digital life. • Daily Brief agent gives you a personalized morning brief and organizes exactly what
- v1.2026.42100
- v1.2026.42101
- v1.4.56
- v1.2.47-release.01
- v1.16.0
- v2.15.0
- v2.16.0
- v295.0.0
New version · Meta AI iOS
Do more with Meta AI. Get daily briefings and more with scheduled tasks and reminders. Connect your email and calendar for help staying organized. Get in-depth research reports in minutes. Create presentations, quizzes, workout planners, and more. Certain Meta AI features are onl
- v295.0.0.37.164
New version · Meta AI Android
Do more with Meta AI. • Get daily briefings and more with scheduled tasks and reminders. • Connect your email and calendar for help staying organized. • Get in-depth research reports in minutes. • Create presentations, quizzes, workout planners, and more. Certain Meta AI features
- v5.2641.1
- v1.7.347
- v26.42.0
- v2.102.0
- v9.1.92
New version · Spotify: Music and Podcasts iOS
We’re always making changes and improvements to Spotify. To make sure you don’t miss a thing, just keep your Updates turned on.
- v4.62.0
- v26.10.0
- v12.36
- v12.36.1-prod.01
Tech stacks
SDKs added and removed
Tech stack · Claude by Anthropic iOS
+6 SDKs, -11 SDKs in 1.261021.20
Added GooglePlaces, GooglePlacesSwift, GooglePlacesSwiftTarget, GooglePlacesTarget and 2 more. Removed Highlight.js, Highlightr, JSONSafeEncoding, Lottie and 7 more. Compared with 1.260604.0.
Tech stack · Discord - Talk, Play, Hang Out iOS
Added hermesvm. Removed FlashList, hermes, Lodash, Moment.js and 2 more. Compared with 331.0.
Tech stack · DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai Android
Added Credential Manager. Removed Coil, Google Location. Compared with 5.283.1.
Tech stack · Spotify: Music and Podcasts iOS
Added RiveRuntime. Removed Lottie, SPTPersistentCache. Compared with 9.1.48.
Tech stack · Threads iOS
Added BCNGemAwardSounds, BCNRefreshSounds, Mapbox. Compared with 432.1.0.
Tech stack · Google Gemini iOS
Added MaterialM3CTextField, SpotlightCardCarousel. Compared with 1.2026.2171803.
Tech stack · WhatsApp Messenger iOS
Added CommonLibrary, OrderedCollections. Compared with 26.21.74.
Tech stack · WhatsApp Messenger Android
Removed reCAPTCHA. Compared with 2.26.21.75.
Ratings
Rating shifts
- +0.16
Feature flags
X web feature flags
X web feature flags · X iOS
8 flags moved: 3 added, 5 changed
Including responsive_web_mlb_hub_highlights_enabled, responsive_web_nba_hub_highlights_enabled, responsive_web_ncaafb_hub_highlights_enabled
Screens
New screenshots
In-app screens · Claude by Anthropic Android
In-app screens · DeepSeek - AI Assistant Android
In-app screens · Duolingo: Learn Languages Android
In-app screens · Kimi Android
In-app screens · Le Chat by Mistral AI Android
In-app screens · Meta AI Android
In-app screens · Perplexity - AI Search & Chat Android
Ranks compare the last complete chart collection of this week with the last one of the week before, in the App Store and Google Play top free charts. Collections compared: App Store 18 Oct 12:09 to 25 Oct 12:10 UTC; Google Play 18 Oct 12:09 to 25 Oct 12:10 UTC. 6 countries were left out because one of the two collections was missing or partial there. Weeks run Monday to Sunday (UTC).
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