Real-time app store rankings and insights for January 2026
iOS
Market Insights
•Bible Chat: Daily Devotional (#1) has absolutely dominated the reference charts, holding the top spot for 26 of the last 30 days, which suggests a very sticky user base for daily devotional routines.
•The entire top five is currently saturated with religious and spiritual apps, with Google Translate (#3) being the lone exception, probably because of its utility for students and travelers during the back-to-school season.
•A couple of identification apps, like Lens AI and Antique Identifier - Relic, are new arrivals and consistent performers, respectively, indicating a steady user interest in using phones to catalog and learn about objects in the physical world.
•The big mover, Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab, jumped 10 spots this week, which often happens seasonally as bird migration patterns change and prompt more people to explore outdoors.