What moved this week, by category
Every US App Store category, ranked by how much its chart turned over in the last seven days. Apple tells none of these developers where they sit.
- Travel96 charting60 climbed 25 fell
- Photo & Video87 charting23 climbed 62 fell
- Books92 charting43 climbed 42 fell
- Utilities92 charting35 climbed 49 fell
- Entertainment91 charting41 climbed 43 fell
- Education92 charting45 climbed 39 fell
- Reference92 charting51 climbed 31 fell
- Navigation91 charting43 climbed 39 fell
- Music89 charting51 climbed 31 fell
- Lifestyle90 charting51 climbed 30 fell
- Finance96 charting36 climbed 45 fell
- Medical95 charting50 climbed 31 fell
- Shopping94 charting33 climbed 48 fell
- Sports86 charting34 climbed 46 fell
- Health & Fitness83 charting50 climbed 30 fell
- Games84 charting36 climbed 44 fell
- Social Networking93 charting27 climbed 52 fell
- Business96 charting36 climbed 42 fell
- Food & Drink93 charting35 climbed 43 fell
- Weather84 charting34 climbed 43 fell
- Productivity94 charting39 climbed 35 fell
- News79 charting32 climbed 39 fell
Where a small app can still chart
The easiest category to reach a chart in right now is Books, where apps in the top 20 carry a median of 88 ratings and the smallest one has just 42.
| Genre | Median ratings on chart | Smallest charting |
|---|---|---|
| Books | 88 | 42 |
| Weather | 22K | 71 |
| Reference | 49.1K | 1.5K |
| Entertainment | 50.4K | 41.2K |
| Navigation | 211K | 34.2K |
Related reading
- How much of the App Store top 100 changes each daySeveral hundred apps join a US App Store top-100 chart overnight, and most of them are small. Here is what daily chart turnover actually looks like.
- Which App Store categories are easiest to chart inCategory difficulty, measured by how few ratings the incumbents actually carry and ranked live from daily US App Store chart data. No download estimates.