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Top 50 · Updated: 18 Apr 2026

The Top Free chart ranks apps by download volume, showing which free apps are attracting the most new users right now. The United States is the world's largest app market, and these rankings are closely watched as an early signal of global trends.

#1 X icon
X
X Corp.
Free 4.8 ★ View
#2 CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio icon
CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio
Scoopz Inc.
Free 4.9 ★ View
#3 Substack icon
Substack
Substack, Inc.
Free 4.9 ★ View
#4 Reddit icon
Reddit
REDDIT, INC.
Free 4.8 ★ View
#5 Nextdoor-Neighbourhood Network icon
Nextdoor-Neighbourhood Ne…
Nextdoor
Free 4.6 ★ View
#6 NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts icon
NewsBreak: Local News & A…
Particle Media Inc.
Free 4.8 ★ View
#7 Citizen: Protect The World icon
Citizen: Protect The Worl…
sp0n, Inc.
Free 4.7 ★ View
#8 Ground News icon
Ground News
Snapwise Inc.
Free 4.9 ★ View
#9 Police Scanner Radio & Fire icon
Police Scanner Radio & Fi…
GordonEdwards.net LLC
Free 4.6 ★ View
#10 NYTimes: US and Global News icon
NYTimes: US and Global Ne…
The New York Times Company
Free 4.9 ★ View
#11 TrueShort - Stream True Crime icon
TrueShort - Stream True C…
Humans Anonymous, Inc
Free 4.9 ★ View
#12 Police Scanner: Fire Radio icon
Police Scanner: Fire Radi…
Guru Network Limited Inc.
Free 4.7 ★ View
#13 Police Scanner: Crime Radar icon
Police Scanner: Crime Rad…
Sepia Software LLC
Free 4.6 ★ View
#14 Fizz: Your Authentic Community icon
Fizz: Your Authentic Comm…
Fizz Social Corp.
Free 4.7 ★ View
#15 Watch Duty: Wildfire Maps icon
Watch Duty: Wildfire Maps
Sherwood Forestry Service, Inc.
Free 4.9 ★ View
#16 5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner icon
5-0 Radio Pro Police Scan…
Smartest Apps LLC
Free 4.5 ★ View
#17 The White House icon
The White House
The Official White House
Free 4.6 ★ View
#18 FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather icon
FOX LOCAL: Live News & We…
Fox Television Stations, Inc.
Free 4.7 ★ View
#19 Neighbors by Ring icon
Neighbors by Ring
Ring.com
Free 4.8 ★ View
#20 WSJ: Exclusive News & Insights icon
WSJ: Exclusive News & Ins…
Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
Free 4.8 ★ View
#21 Fox News: US & World Headlines icon
Fox News: US & World Head…
Fox News Network, LLC
Free 4.4 ★ View
#22 Podcast App icon
Podcast App
Evolve Global, Inc.
Free 4.8 ★ View
#23 NPR: National & Local News icon
NPR: National & Local New…
NPR
Free 4.6 ★ View
#24 CNN: Live & Breaking News icon
CNN: Live & Breaking News
CNN Interactive Group, Inc.
Free 4.8 ★ View
#25 Quora icon
Quora
Quora, Inc.
Free 4.9 ★ View
#26 Google Notícias icon
Google Notícias
Google
Free 4.7 ★ View
#27 AP News icon
AP News
The Associated Press
Free 4.6 ★ View
#28 NRA icon
NRA
National Rifle Association of America
Free 3.5 ★ View
#29 Reuters - Breaking World News icon
Reuters - Breaking World …
Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH
Free 4.5 ★ View
#30 Clubhouse icon
Clubhouse
Alpha Exploration Co.
Free 4.5 ★ View
#31 DarkShort - Watch Crime Short icon
DarkShort - Watch Crime S…
Mobile entertainment srl
Free 4.5 ★ View
#32 BBC: World News & Stories icon
BBC: World News & Stories
BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
Free 4.7 ★ View
#33 Stocks.News－Market Investment icon
Stocks.News－Market Invest…
IR Agency LLC
Free 4.7 ★ View
#34 SmartNews: Breaking News icon
SmartNews: Breaking News
SmartNews, Inc.
Free 4.5 ★ View
#35 The Atlantic Magazine icon
The Atlantic Magazine
The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC
Free 5 ★ View
#36 Medium: Read & Write Stories icon
Medium: Read & Write Stor…
A Medium Corporation
Free 4.9 ★ View
#37 CNBC: Stock Market & Business icon
CNBC: Stock Market & Busi…
Versant Media LLC
Free 4.9 ★ View
#38 Enigma: What’s that in the Sky icon
Enigma: What’s that in th…
Enigma Labs, LLC
Free 4.8 ★ View
#39 Bloomberg: Business News Daily icon
Bloomberg: Business News …
Bloomberg Finance LP
Free 4.7 ★ View
#40 Podbean Podcast App & Player icon
Podbean Podcast App & Pla…
Podbean Incorporated
Free 4.7 ★ View
#41 Al Jazeera - الجزيرة icon
Al Jazeera - الجزيرة
Al Jazeera Network
Free 4.8 ★ View
#42 The New Yorker icon
The New Yorker
Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.
Free 3.7 ★ View
#43 Spotify for Creators icon
Spotify for Creators
Spotify
Free 4.9 ★ View
#44 Newsmax icon
Newsmax
Newsmax Media, Inc.
Free 4.8 ★ View
#45 KMBC 9 News - Kansas City icon
KMBC 9 News - Kansas City
Hearst Television
Free 4.6 ★ View
#46 The Guardian - UK & World News icon
The Guardian - UK & World…
Guardian News and Media Limited
Free 4.9 ★ View
#47 Blue for Twitter icon
Blue for Twitter
Kpaw, LLC
Free 4.8 ★ View
#48 Fox Nation icon
Fox Nation
Fox News Network, LLC
Free 4.7 ★ View
#49 Narwhal for Reddit icon
Narwhal for Reddit
robot swingset, llc.
Free 4.7 ★ View
#50 中国领事 icon
中国领事
Center for Consular Assistance & Protection, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China
Free 1.4 ★ View