Q4 2020 Performance of Top Match 3 Games on Android in France

In the fourth quarter of 2020, the Android platform in France saw significant activity in the Match 3 games category. Sensor Tower provides a detailed look at the performance of the top-five games in this genre.

Gardenscapes experienced a high in downloads in early November with 54K, following a consistent increase since late September. This peak gradually declined to 35K by the end of December. Weekly active users (WAU) peaked at approximately 320K in late October, decreasing slightly to around 301K by the year's end. The game's revenue showed a similar trend with a peak at 191K USD in mid-October, before falling to 119K USD by the final week of December.

DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE saw a fluctuating revenue trend, with a notable spike to 215K USD in early October and another peak at 249K USD in the last week of December. Downloads for the game remained relatively stable, ranging from 3K to 7.5K, with the latter figure representing the end-of-year increase. The game's WAU reflected a slight decline from 152K in late September to around 133K by the close of December.

Homescapes showed a remarkable surge in downloads, reaching a high of 66K in early November before settling back to 48K by the end of December. The WAU for Homescapes was quite robust, peaking at nearly 465K in late November and slightly decreasing to 459K towards the year's end. Revenue for the game peaked at 173K USD in mid-October and showed a modest decline to 138K USD as the quarter closed.

For Candy Crush Saga, downloads saw a peak of 28.7K in the week leading up to Christmas, following a relatively stable trend throughout the quarter. The WAU started at a high of 500K at the beginning of the period and saw a slight dip to 457K by the end of December. Revenue trends showed a gradual decrease from 148K USD in late September to 119K USD by the final week of 2020.

Lastly, Empires & Puzzles: Match-3 RPG experienced modest download figures, with a slight increase from 2.4K at the start of the quarter to 3.5K in late November, then ending at 2.7K. The WAU remained relatively stable around 60K throughout the quarter. Revenue saw some variability, with a low of 57K USD in early October and a high of 111K USD in late November, before ending the year at 71K USD.

For more detailed insights and data, Sensor Tower's platform holds a wealth of information on app performance metrics across various regions and platforms.