Google Gemini Tops Free iPhone App Charts
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– Google Gemini is the top free app in the US App Store, with ChatGPT in second place and Threads in third.
– The Gemini app gained 23 million new users between August 26 and September 9, with its Nano Banana feature editing over 500 million images.
– Nano Banana is popular for maintaining character likeness, allowing style transfers, conversational editing, and creating images from multiple uploads.
– Free users can generate or edit up to 100 images daily, while subscribers paying $19.99+ per month get up to 1,000.
– Gemini ranks second in Canada and the UK, while other Google apps like Search, Maps, Chrome, and Gmail also appear in the top free US apps.
Google’s Gemini app for iPhone has surged to the top of the free app charts in the United States, driven largely by the immense popularity of its Nano Banana image editing model. This powerful feature has captured user attention by delivering high-quality, creative tools that are both accessible and engaging.
As of Friday evening, Gemini claimed the number one spot on Apple’s Top Free Apps chart in the US, with OpenAI’s ChatGPT following in second place. Threads, the social media platform, secured the third position. Other Google applications also performed strongly, with Google Search ranking sixth, Google Maps in eighth, Chrome at 13th, and Gmail holding the 21st position. In international markets, Gemini reached second place in both Canada and the UK.
Between its launch on August 26 and September 9, the Gemini app attracted an impressive 23 million new users. During that same period, the Nano Banana tool was used to edit more than 500 million images. The feature’s viral appeal stems from its ability to maintain character likeness and consistency across edits, support for uploading multiple photos to create new images, style transfer options, and conversational editing capabilities.
Free users can generate or edit up to 100 images daily, while subscribers paying $19.99 or more per month enjoy a significantly higher limit of 1,000 images. This tiered access model allows broad adoption while offering enhanced functionality for power users.
(Source: 9to5 Google)
