Dick’s Sporting Goods Is Suddenly Beating AI Apps in App Store Rankings. The Reason Is Surprisingly Simple

The sports retailer has won over customers with its in-app freebies.

Anthropic’s Claude rises to No. 1 in the App Store following Pentagon dispute

Anthropic’s chatbot Claude seems to have benefited from the attention around the company’s fraught negotiations with the Pentagon.

Move over, Apple: Meet the alternative app stores available in the EU and elsewhere

People in the European Union are now allowed to access alternative app stores thanks to the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a ...

Claude Overtakes ChatGPT, Gemini on the App Store Following Trump's Ban

Anthropic's Claude is now the top downloaded app on the Apple App Store, beating the likes of ChatGPT and Gemini.

App Store gaming revenue hit $52.5B in 2025, topping Google Play and Steam combined: report

Sensor Tower has published a new report with a comprehensive review of how mobile gaming performed in 2025, and its outlook ...
Forbes

Apple’s App Store Rules Illegally Stifle Competition In Europe—Possibly Drawing Billions In Fines, EU Regulator Says

The European Commission alleges Apple's App Store policies breached the DMA. The European Commission, the European Union’s executive arm and also its tech and competition watchdog, said Apple’s App ...
The Verge

Fortnite is back on the iPhone — with a whole app store in tow

Four years after Apple pulled Fortnite from the App Store, the game is back on iOS, but only in the EU and only via Epic’s new mobile store. Four years after Apple pulled Fortnite from the App Store, ...

Anthropic's Claude overtakes ChatGPT in App Store

Here's why that happened and what it means for the future of AI.