Findings from the daily chart snapshot and the Scout opportunity runs, plus notes on how the thing is built. Every number links back to the run it came from.
WEEKLY DATA
On 31 August 2026 the vertical short-drama format held 30 places across the overall Top Free 100 in all seven storefronts we snapshot, up from 26 six days earlier. One app charted in six of them. VibeShort went 92 to 9 in Turkey.
WEEKLY DATA5 min
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R-navi climbed 87 to 1 in Japan Sports, entering a top 100 costs 9,685,904 ratings in Entertainment (CN) and 8 in Navigation (KR). From the Week of Aug 24, 2026 Atlaso Scout run.
WEEKLY DATA7 min
7 min
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Gizmo: AI Tutor climbed 100 to 9 in the UK Education, entering a top 100 costs 1,974,637 ratings in Entertainment (US) and 38 in Developer Tools (KR). From the Week of Aug 17, 2026 Atlaso Scout run.
WEEKLY DATA7 min
7 min
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FightAlarm App climbed 97 to 6 in Turkey Sports, entering a top 100 costs 1,974,514 ratings in Entertainment (US) and 56 in Shopping (TR). From the Week of Aug 10, 2026 Atlaso Scout run.
WEEKLY DATA7 min
7 min
METHOD
546 chart feeds a day, ~200 reviews per charting app per storefront, complaints clustered by root cause and gated at 25, then scored for what one person can win. The whole pipeline, end to end.
METHOD6 min
6 min
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WLOC climbed 97 to 17 in the US Developer Tools, entering a top 100 costs 1,974,679 ratings in Entertainment (US) and 54 in Shopping (TR). From the Week of Aug 3, 2026 Atlaso Scout run.
WEEKLY DATA7 min
7 min
METHOD
A walk through the whole scoring engine: five weighted sub-scores, two multipliers, the calibration onto 40-100, the six pipeline stages behind it, and the three places the number is thinner than it looks.
METHOD9 min
9 min
SCOUT DATA
QuickBooks Small Business sits at Top Grossing #5 in the UK while 86% of its recent reviews are one or two stars. Chart rank and user sentiment are separate signals, and the gap is where opportunities live.
SCOUT DATA4 min
4 min
BUILD LOG
Apple's review feed does not answer 429 when you ask too often. It answers 200 with nothing inside, which looks exactly like an app with no reviews. Here is how we found it and what we changed.
BUILD LOG5 min
5 min
GUIDE
What App Store keyword difficulty actually measures, how to read it against popularity, and a free checker that needs no account and no card.
GUIDE5 min
5 min
MONTHLY DATA
ESPN Fantasy Sports & More climbed 90 to 4 in the US Sports, entering a top 100 costs 2,167,394 ratings in Games (US) and 52 in Shopping (TR). From the July 2026 Atlaso Scout run.
MONTHLY DATA7 min
7 min
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LOFT Living climbed 100 to 28 in the US Lifestyle, entering a top 100 costs 2,767,870 ratings in Games (US) and 52 in Shopping (TR). From the Week of Jul 27, 2026 Atlaso Scout run.
WEEKLY DATA7 min
7 min
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Feux de Forêt climbed 98 to 4 in the UK News, entering a top 100 costs 2,163,877 ratings in Games (US) and 30 in Developer Tools (TR). From the Week of Jul 20, 2026 Atlaso Scout run.
WEEKLY DATA7 min
7 min
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Kimi - Kimi K3 is Live climbed 97 to 11 in the US Productivity, entering a top 100 costs 1,973,656 ratings in Entertainment (US) and 25 in Shopping (TR). From the Week of Jul 13, 2026 Atlaso Scout run.
WEEKLY DATA7 min
7 min
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UFC climbed 98 to 8 in Turkey Sports, entering a top 100 costs 1,973,424 ratings in Entertainment (US) and 44 in Shopping (TR). From the Week of Jul 6, 2026 Atlaso Scout run.
WEEKLY DATA7 min
7 min
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118M8 - Financial Fitness climbed 98 to 17 in the UK Education, entering a top 100 costs 2,065,221 ratings in Productivity (US) and 35 in Shopping (TR). From the Week of Jun 29, 2026 Atlaso Scout run.
WEEKLY DATA7 min
7 min
MONTHLY DATA
GöçBil climbed 97 to 2 in Turkey Business, entering a top 100 costs 1,973,375 ratings in Entertainment (US) and 25 in Shopping (TR). From the June 2026 Atlaso Scout run.
MONTHLY DATA7 min
7 min
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