What launched in September 2026: 259 new apps, 66 of them AI
A person approves every app before it launches here, so we have a record of every one that went live. This is September 2026's, counted from the listings and set against August, with the raw data free to download.
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- SpacerrApps
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- Data
- 259 rows, CSV
Key findings
- 259 apps launched on SpacerrApps in September 2026, 93 more than the 166 in August (up 56%).
- 66 of them (25%) were AI tools, down from 32% in August.
- Productivity was the most common category (74 apps), ahead of AI (66) and developer tools (38).
- Free with a paid tier was the most common pricing, on 113 apps (44%). 95 (37%) are free and 51 (20%) are paid only.
- 77% of the AI tools charge for something, against 59% of the other apps.
- 188 apps (73%) run on the web. 65 have an iOS app and 62 an Android app.
- AI tools were most often also filed under productivity (21) or developer tools (12).
Compared with August
| August | September | |
|---|---|---|
| Apps launched | 166 | 259 |
| AI tools | 53 (32%) | 66 (25%) |
| Free with a paid tier | 85 (51%) | 113 (44%) |
| Free | 55 (33%) | 95 (37%) |
| Paid only | 26 (16%) | 51 (20%) |
| Run on the web | 111 (67%) | 188 (73%) |
| Have an iOS app | 42 (25%) | 65 (25%) |
The number of AI tools still went up, from 53 to 66. It was everything else that grew faster, so their share of the month fell. August's column comes from the August report, whose numbers were taken on September 17 and have not been changed since.
How many were AI tools
66 of the 259 launches (25%) carried the AI category. You can browse every AI tool listed on SpacerrApps, newest first.
What they charge
| Pricing | All apps | AI tools | Everything else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free with a paid tier | 113 (44%) | 32 (48%) | 81 (42%) |
| Free | 95 (37%) | 15 (23%) | 80 (41%) |
| Paid only | 51 (20%) | 19 (29%) | 32 (17%) |
AI tools were more likely to charge than the rest in August too. Two months is still a short record, so treat the gap as something to watch rather than a rule.
Where they run
| Platform | Apps | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Web | 188 | 73% |
| iOS | 65 | 25% |
| Android | 62 | 24% |
| macOS | 38 | 15% |
| Windows | 31 | 12% |
| Linux | 12 | 5% |
| Browser extension | 9 | 3% |
| API | 8 | 3% |
| Self-hosted | 6 | 2% |
| CLI | 2 | 1% |
186 apps (72%) list a single platform. The rest list several, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
What they are
| Category | Apps | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Productivity | 74 | 29% |
| AI | 66 | 25% |
| Developer tools | 38 | 15% |
| Marketing | 35 | 14% |
| Mobile | 33 | 13% |
| Utilities | 33 | 13% |
| Lifestyle | 25 | 10% |
| Education | 22 | 8% |
| Health | 22 | 8% |
| Design | 20 | 8% |
Builders pick up to three categories for an app, so the counts add up to more than 259. The table shows the top 10.
How we did this
We counted every app that launched on SpacerrApps between September 1 and September 30, 2026, in UTC, and was still listed on October 5, 2026, the day we took the numbers.
Category, pricing and platforms are what each builder chose for their listing, as the listing read that day. A person approves every app before it launches here, so every row is an app that passed review. We did not test the apps, and nothing here is a ranking. The report counts what launched, not how any app did afterwards.
If you are about to launch one yourself, where to submit your AI tool is the guide to read next.