Obelisk Club releases App Store 2026 data study
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Obelisk Club released an App Store app data study, covering 178,637 apps that ranked in 173 countries and regions since October 9, 2026. The study shows that 9.8% of apps mention AI in their name or description, with the Graphics & Design category reaching as high as 43%. Obelisk Club states that the charts and data in the report are released under the CC BY 4.0 license and can be used free of charge, including for commercial purposes, and it plans to update them quarterly.
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Obelisk Club analyzed 178,637 apps that appeared in App Store top charts across 173 countries and regions since October 9, 2026, finding that 9.8% mention AI in their listings (43% in Graphics & Design) and that apps selling in-app purchases or subscriptions are three times as likely to mention AI as plain free apps (19.9% vs 6.6%). Among free-to-download apps, 26.7% advertise in-app purchases or subscriptions, 20.3% of charted apps have not been updated in a year or more, and subscription and price complaints lead 1-2 star reviews at 12.7%.
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