# App Store chart movements in New Zealand: October 2026

URL: https://storelift.net/charts/movements/2026-10/nz/
Language: en
Updated: 2026-11-01

What changed in the top free, paid and grossing charts on the App Store in New Zealand during October 2026: 158 new entries, 172 drop-outs and a new number one in 2 of 6 lists.

## The month in numbers

- Biggest climb: +82 · eFootball™. Games · Top grossing: #96 → #14.
- New entries: 158. Apps in a list at the end of the month that were not in it at the start.
- Dropped out: 172. Apps in a list at the start of the month that were gone at the end.
- New number ones: 2 of 6. Lists whose #1 at the end of the month differs from the start.

eFootball™ made the biggest climb: 82 places in Games · Top grossing, from #96 to #14. Club+ ended the month at #1 in All apps · Top free; 3 different apps led that list during the month.

## Biggest climbers

159 apps ended the month higher than they started; the 10 largest climbs.

| App | List | Start | End | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| eFootball™ | Games · Top grossing | #96 | #14 | +82 |
| Police Test Practice | All apps · Top paid | #99 | #18 | +81 |
| Woolworths NZ | All apps · Top free | #90 | #11 | +79 |
| Purple Place - Classic Games | Games · Top paid | #96 | #25 | +71 |
| Microsoft Teams | All apps · Top free | #74 | #9 | +65 |
| LeafSpy Pro | All apps · Top paid | #90 | #27 | +63 |
| Microsoft Authenticator | All apps · Top free | #70 | #10 | +60 |
| Messenger | All apps · Top free | #97 | #40 | +57 |
| Bloons TD 5 | All apps · Top paid | #67 | #14 | +53 |
| Brotato:Premium | Games · Top paid | #74 | #24 | +50 |

## Biggest drops

152 apps ended the month lower than they started; the 10 largest drops.

| App | List | Start | End | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dome Keeper | Games · Top paid | #8 | #91 | −83 |
| Netflix Game Controller | All apps · Top free | #21 | #88 | −67 |
| Earn to Die 2 | All apps · Top paid | #13 | #73 | −60 |
| Flamingo Scooters | All apps · Top free | #31 | #89 | −58 |
| MONOPOLY GO! | Games · Top free | #40 | #95 | −55 |
| Bolt: Request a Ride | All apps · Top free | #32 | #86 | −54 |
| Papa's Cupcakeria To Go! | Games · Top paid | #38 | #90 | −52 |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | All apps · Top grossing | #14 | #61 | −47 |
| Bunnings | All apps · Top free | #11 | #57 | −46 |
| Coin Master - Board Adventure | Games · Top free | #50 | #96 | −46 |

## New in the charts

158 apps entered at least one list; the 10 with the highest position at month end.

| App | List | Position at month end |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chromagraph Camera | All apps · Top paid | #1 |
| Runaway Auckland Marathon | All apps · Top free | #3 |
| Monster Hunter Outlanders | Games · Top free | #4 |
| Batomon Showdown | Games · Top paid | #10 |
| ReciMe: Recipe Keeper | All apps · Top free | #14 |
| Zombie Assault: Resurgence | Games · Top paid | #17 |
| Papa's Sushiria To Go! | Games · Top paid | #18 |
| Red's First Flight | Games · Top paid | #19 |
| Catan Classic | Games · Top paid | #21 |
| Is This Seat Taken? | Games · Top paid | #22 |

## Dropped out

172 apps left at least one list; the 10 that had ranked highest at the start.

| App | List | Position at month start |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sifu | Games · Top paid | #3 |
| KICK - Live Streaming | All apps · Top free | #5 |
| Sky Sport Now | All apps · Top free | #7 |
| Machinarium | Games · Top paid | #11 |
| FNaF 6: Pizzeria Simulator | Games · Top paid | #13 |
| Bridgman Sentencing Calculator | All apps · Top paid | #15 |
| Rusted Warfare - RTS | Games · Top paid | #15 |
| Carrier Landings Pro | Games · Top paid | #16 |
| Dome Keeper | All apps · Top paid | #17 |
| Viticulture | Games · Top paid | #17 |

## Longest in the top 10

The 10 apps that spent the most days inside a list's top 10 this month.

| App | List | Days in top 10 | Best |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ChatGPT | All apps · Top grossing | 14 | #1 |
| Meowdoku! | Games · Top free | 14 | #1 |
| Minecraft: Dream it, Build it! | Games · Top paid | 14 | #1 |
| Roblox | Games · Top grossing | 14 | #1 |
| EatClub - Restaurant Deals | All apps · Top free | 14 | #1 |
| Club+ | All apps · Top free | 14 | #1 |
| Gossip Harbor®: Merge & Story | Games · Top grossing | 14 | #2 |
| Block Out! - Color Sort Puzzle | Games · Top free | 14 | #2 |
| Plague Inc. | Games · Top paid | 14 | #2 |
| TikTok | All apps · Top grossing | 14 | #2 |

## Number ones by list

The #1 of each list at the start and at the end of the month. 2 of 6 lists ended with a different #1.

| List | Start of month | End of month | Different #1s | Days at #1 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| All apps · Top free | Ticketek NZ | Club+ | 3 | 5 |
| All apps · Top paid | The Great White App | Chromagraph Camera | 5 | 1 |
| All apps · Top grossing | ChatGPT | ChatGPT | 1 | 14 |
| Games · Top free | Meowdoku! | Meowdoku! | 1 | 14 |
| Games · Top paid | Minecraft: Dream it, Build it! | Minecraft: Dream it, Build it! | 1 | 14 |
| Games · Top grossing | Roblox | Roblox | 1 | 14 |

## More chart movements

- [All storefronts, October 2026](https://storelift.net/charts/movements/2026-10/)
- [Top charts in New Zealand](https://storelift.net/charts/nz/)

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