Top 5 iOS Books Apps in Europe Q4 2020: A Sensor Tower Report

In the fourth quarter of 2020, the iOS Books category saw interesting trends among the top applications in Europe. Sensor Tower provided the data, and more detailed insights can be found on their platform.

Storytel: Audiobooks & Ebooks, published by Storytel AB from Sweden, showed consistent revenue throughout the quarter, hovering around the $200K mark. Downloads peaked at nearly 40K in the week of October 26, while weekly active users saw a high of 486K in early November.

Russian publisher LitRes OOO's Litres: Books and audiobooks demonstrated a revenue uptrend in the early weeks of Q4, reaching up to $175K in late November. Downloads remained stable with a slight uptick to over 24K in mid-October. Active users stayed in the 175K-185K range across the quarter.

Another Russian contender, MyBook: books and audiobooks from Zhivaya Biblioteka OOO, saw revenues range from $70K to $91K. The app experienced a spike in downloads, reaching over 26K in the first week of November, with active users peaking at around 90K in the same week.

Singapore's STARY PTE. LTD. brought Dreame - Read Best Romance to the forefront with revenues growing steadily, finishing the quarter strong at $93K in the last week of December. Downloads hit a high of over 11K in the final week of the year, and active users rose to nearly 50K, indicating a solid end to the quarter.

Lastly, Litres: Audio, also from LitRes OOO, showed a mixed revenue pattern with a notable spike to $69K in the week of November 23. Download numbers for the app were modest, with the highest at over 7K at the beginning of November. Weekly active users saw a decrease towards the end of the quarter, dipping to 36K.

The performance of these top iOS Books apps illustrates a dynamic market in Europe, with varying user engagement and revenue trends. Sensor Tower's data provides a glimpse into the preferences and behaviors of European mobile users in the Books category.