In that case, I'd suggest 'except' is maybe a clearer word than 'despite' to use. Or I might have it all wrong
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What's the cut off point for things being counted as being "new"?
The only risk to the 'new apps only' rule is that it's sure to cut down the number of entries, so there may be too many categories. It would look bad if there were lots of categories but only a few entries in each.