Weekly roundup · 17 August to 23 August 2026

New apps and games this week

749 apps and games launched on the App Store and Google Play from 17 August to 23 August 2026, 16% fewer than the week before. Here is what stood out.

749launches
390App Store
359Google Play
149games
343soft launches

Off to a fast start on Google Play

Released this week and already past 1,000 installs, most installed first. Install ranges are the ones Google publishes.

Most rated on the App Store

Released this week, ordered by how many ratings they already have. Apple does not publish downloads, so ratings are the closest public sign of traction.

Soft launches

Open the radar

Released in only a few countries, a common step before a worldwide launch. The amber tag shows where.

Day by day

DayLaunchesApp StoreGoogle Play
Monday 17 August27021456
Tuesday 18 August822854
Wednesday 19 August932667
Thursday 20 August951580
Friday 21 August651154
Saturday 22 August31724
Sunday 23 August1138924

Busiest categories

All categories
CategoryTypeLaunches
ProductivityApps77
EducationApps66
LifestyleApps55
UtilitiesApps54
GamesGames54
Health & FitnessApps49
BusinessApps39
ToolsApps38
EntertainmentApps30
CasualGames25
FinanceApps24
ShoppingApps19

Developers who shipped most

Publishers
DeveloperStoreLaunches this week
Mohammed NafieGoogle Play7
Burning Tribe Inc.Google Play6
Equipe Constr UpGoogle Play6
Ryosuke YokotaGoogle Play5
AppCraft Studio GoGoogle Play4
DoinsportGoogle Play4
Drobnik KGGoogle Play4
mint-softGoogle Play4

Developers that mass-produce near-identical apps are left out.

Earlier weeks

Weeks run Monday to Sunday in India time, the clock the launch feed uses. Release dates are the ones the stores publish.