Q4 2020 Snapshot: Top Virtual Pet Android Apps in Australia

As the year 2020 wrapped up, the virtual pet category saw varied user engagement across its top apps in Australia. Sensor Tower provides a detailed look into how these apps fared in the fourth quarter, showcasing the trends in downloads, revenue, and weekly active users.

Mino Games' Cat Game - The Cats Collector! experienced a notable spike in downloads reaching 784K in the week of October 19th, with weekly active users peaking at 2.3M in the same period. Downloads remained steady around the 300K to 400K mark towards the year's end, with active users hovering around 1.6M.

Appsyoulove's My Cat - Virtual pet simulator saw its downloads dip to zero in mid-November but revived to 297K by the end of December. Weekly active users reflected this decline and subsequent recovery, dropping to 597K in mid-November before climbing back up to over 1M by the year's end.

My Talking Tom 2 by Outfit7 Limited remained a strong performer with downloads peaking at nearly 3M in late December. The game's weekly active users also showed a positive trend, reaching over 92K in the same period.

Outfit7 Limited's newer release, My Talking Tom Friends, exhibited impressive download figures, peaking at over 5M in the final week of December. The weekly active users for this game showed a steady increase, ending the year at approximately 75K.

Lastly, My Talking Angela, also from Outfit7 Limited, showed a consistent download rate, with a high of 2.2M in the last two weeks of December. Active users showed a slight upward trend, ending the quarter at 13.5K.

Overall, the virtual pet category on Android in Australia demonstrated resilience and growth in Q4 2020, with varying levels of user engagement across the board. For more insights into app performance and market trends, Sensor Tower's comprehensive data sets offer an in-depth look at the ever-evolving mobile app landscape.