diff --git a/src/views/appstore.html b/src/views/appstore.html
index 3947a4417..1a1397805 100644
--- a/src/views/appstore.html
+++ b/src/views/appstore.html
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
     </div>
     <div class="col-md-12" ng-show="apps.length">
       <div class="row-no-margin">
-        <div class="col-sm-1 appstore-item" ng-repeat="app in apps | orderBy:'installCount':true">
+        <div class="col-sm-1 appstore-item" ng-repeat="app in apps">
           <div class="appstore-item-content highlight" ng-click="gotoApp(app)" ng-class="{ 'appstore-item-content-testing': app.releaseState === 'unstable' }">
             <span class="badge badge-danger appstore-item-badge-testing" ng-show="app.releaseState === 'unstable'">Unstable</span>
             <div class="appstore-item-content-icon col-same-height">
diff --git a/src/views/appstore.js b/src/views/appstore.js
index d4011fbfb..83afc928b 100644
--- a/src/views/appstore.js
+++ b/src/views/appstore.js
@@ -455,17 +455,17 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppStoreController', ['$scope', '$loca
             if (error) return $timeout($scope.showCategory.bind(null, category), 1000);
 
             if (!$scope.category) {
-                $scope.apps = apps;
+                $scope.apps = apps.slice(0).sort(function (a1, a2) { return a1.manifest.title.localeCompare(a2.manifest.title); });
             } else if ($scope.category === 'featured') {
-                $scope.apps = apps.filter(function (app) { return app.featured; });
+                $scope.apps = apps.filter(function (app) { return app.featured; }).sort(function (a1, a2) { return a2.ranking - a1.ranking; }); // reverse sort
             } else if ($scope.category === 'new') {
                 $scope.apps = filterForNewApps(apps);
             } else if ($scope.category === 'recent') {
                 $scope.apps = filterForRecentlyUpdatedApps(apps);
             } else {
                 $scope.apps = apps.filter(function (app) {
-                    return app.manifest.tags.some(function (tag) { return $scope.category === tag; });
-                });
+                    return app.manifest.tags.some(function (tag) { return $scope.category === tag; }); // reverse sort;
+                }).sort(function (a1, a2) { return a2.ranking - a1.ranking; });
             }
 
             // ensure we scroll to top