Top iPhone apps this week: Netflix Game Controller and short-drama apps join the free chart
Six apps are new to the US App Store top 25 free chart since October 21, led by Netflix Game Controller at No. 12, while Shadowrocket tops the paid list.
By GamesNewsly Desk2 min read
Netflix Game Controller is the highest new entry on the US App Store top free iPhone chart this week, landing at No. 12. Six apps have joined the top 25 since October 21, including two short-drama apps, Amazon Shopping and YouTube. Here is what moved, plus the top paid apps.
New to the top free chart
Six apps are new to the top 25 compared with the previous snapshot on October 21:
| Rank | App | Developer |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Netflix Game Controller | Netflix, Inc. |
| 15 | ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV | NewLeaf Publishing |
| 16 | GoWish - Your Digital Wishlist | Onskeskyen ApS |
| 18 | StoryReel: Drama Shorts & TV | Equinox Enterprises Technology Limited |
| 21 | Amazon Shopping | AMZN Mobile LLC |
| 24 | YouTube |
For gamers, the one to note is Netflix Game Controller. Going by its name and developer, it is Netflix's controller app. We can't say more about how it works from the chart alone.
ReelShort and StoryReel are both named as drama and TV streaming apps, and they appear alongside PineDrama - Short Dramas from TikTok Ltd., which sits at No. 8 and is not new this week. GoWish is a digital wishlist app, and Amazon Shopping and YouTube are the familiar store and video apps.
The rest of the top 10
None of the apps in the top 11 is new this week:
- Vinted: Pre-loved marketplace (Vinted Limited)
- TikTok Pro - Events (TikTok Ltd.)
- Muse from Meta (Meta Platforms, Inc.)
- ChatGPT (OpenAI OpCo, LLC)
- Capital One Mobile (Capital One)
- Kalshi: Trade Sports & Events (KalshiEX LLC)
- McDonald's (McDonald's USA)
- PineDrama - Short Dramas (TikTok Ltd.)
- CapCut: Photo & Video Editor (Bytedance Pte. Ltd)
- Threads (Instagram, Inc.)
Two AI assistants sit near the top. ChatGPT is at No. 4, and Claude by Anthropic is at No. 11. Google Gemini is at No. 13, just below the new Netflix entry.
The remaining spots in the top 25 are held by familiar names that were not new this week: Google at No. 14, TikTok at No. 17, Walmart at No. 19, Instagram at No. 20, WhatsApp Messenger at No. 22, Temu at No. 23 and Google Maps at No. 25.
Top paid apps
The paid chart is a mix of utilities, creative tools and niche apps:
- Shadowrocket (Shadow Launch Technology Limited)
- Tiny Computers (Fountain Interactive Ltd)
- Deck-Man: Cassette Player (Squircle Apps LLP)
- HotSchedules (HotSchedules)
- Procreate Pocket (Savage Interactive Pty Ltd)
- AnkiMobile Flashcards (Anki Software, LLC)
- play_music_theory (Tala Rae Schlossberg)
- TypeDraw (Trautmann & Dorre GbR Shaped Agency)
- 2AM CAM (Aiden Magarian)
- Paprika Recipe Manager 3 (Hindsight Labs LLC)
From the names alone, Procreate Pocket and TypeDraw point to drawing and type, AnkiMobile Flashcards to flashcards, Deck-Man to a cassette player and Paprika to recipes. We have not tested any of these, so check each App Store page before you buy.
Sources
This story was drafted by the GamesNewsly AI newsroom from the sources above. Spot an error? Tell us.
Keep reading
Top iPhone apps this week: AI assistants crowd the US App Store's free chart
ChatGPT, Claude and Google Gemini all sit in the top 10 free apps, while Shadowrocket leads the paid chart.
2 min read
Netflix reportedly offered Xbox $500 million for film and TV rights
A report says Netflix bid $500 million over seven years to adapt Xbox games, but the deal has reportedly fallen through over price.
2 min read
