Weekly roundup · 31 August to 6 September 2026

New apps and games this week

20,874 apps and games launched on the App Store and Google Play from 31 August to 6 September 2026, 1725% more than the week before. Here is what stood out.

20,874launches
20,501App Store
373Google Play
2,390games
5,068soft 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 31 August2,9162,84967
Tuesday 1 September4,0083,95850
Wednesday 2 September3,9713,90863
Thursday 3 September3,8003,72575
Friday 4 September3,2313,17457
Saturday 5 September1,6141,58034
Sunday 6 September1,3341,30727

Busiest categories

All categories
CategoryTypeLaunches
BusinessApps2,581
LifestyleApps2,029
UtilitiesApps1,931
ProductivityApps1,817
Health & FitnessApps1,787
EducationApps1,663
Food & DrinkApps891
FinanceApps890
SportsApps665
TravelApps664
ShoppingApps575
Photo & VideoApps485

Developers who shipped most

Publishers
DeveloperStoreLaunches this week
OpenMEIApp Store21
OrderDirectlyApp Store9
Jeroen van KoesveldApp Store8
Anthony ChuiApp Store7
CINC SystemsApp Store7
LUNALINKGoogle Play7
Amun Studios LLCApp Store6
ChatStick Company LimitedApp Store6

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.