ChatGPT App Store
"ChatGPT App Store" is a common-search term for what is actually the apps surface inside ChatGPT — there is no separate App Store branding. Apps are discovered through the in-chat app picker or browsed via independent directories like this one.
What people mean by it
Most users searching for "ChatGPT App Store" expect something analogous to Apple's App Store or the Chrome Web Store — a single branded destination listing every app that works in ChatGPT. OpenAI did not ship the surface under that name. Apps live inside the chat experience itself, and the canonical way to find them is through the app picker that appears when you start a conversation. There is no separate marketplace site, no rating system, and no formal store URL.
Where to actually browse apps
Inside ChatGPT, open the apps picker (icon location varies by client and account type). That picker is your real "store" — it lists every app available to your plan, region, and account. Outside ChatGPT, independent directories — like the ChatGPTAppsRank directory — list and rank the apps so you can compare before you connect.
Why the naming confuses people
Two things make the terminology messy. First, the previous generation of integrations were called "plugins," and a separate "plugin store" did briefly exist. That's been retired. Second, ChatGPT itself surfaces apps inline during conversations rather than in a dedicated tab, so there isn't a single visible "store" UI to anchor the name. The result: people search for App Store, but the real thing is just "apps inside ChatGPT."
How to know if something is an app
A real ChatGPT app is a partner integration — a third-party service wired into the chat surface that you connect to your account. If you're inside a chat and the integration shows up when you call it ("use Canva to…") and it has a permission scope you authorized, it's an app. If it's a custom assistant built in the GPT builder, it's a GPT, not an app. See the separate guide on apps vs GPTs for the full disambiguation.