It seems lower, but I may have just gotten really lucky the few months previously. I would routinely get 4+ in 1/4 runs and would rarely every get 0, but since the start Ive had 4 once and have had 0 routinely.
I did only one apq since the droprate has been increased and I got 3 apples in 4 runs. However I was unlucky before and always got between 2 and 5 apples in 4 runs.