Top 5 Simulator Games on iOS in the UK: A Q4 2020 Sensor Tower Analysis

The final quarter of 2020 saw varied performance among the top simulator games on the iOS platform in the United Kingdom. Here, we provide a snapshot of their achievements based on data from Sensor Tower.

BitLife - Life Simulator by Candywriter, LLC, experienced a notable increase in revenue, peaking at around $52K during the holiday season. Downloads also saw an uptick, with a significant climb to approximately 11.6K in the week leading up to Christmas. Weekly active users (WAUs) showed some fluctuation but remained above 100K, ending the year with around 112K active users.

House Flipper Home Design from PLAYWAY SPOLKA AKCYJNA, despite being a new entrant with its release in late October, made a splash with downloads hitting nearly 28K in its debut weeks. Revenue for this title saw a decline from $11K to around $2.5K by year-end, while WAUs decreased from approximately 41K to 10.6K in the same period.

AppForge Inc.'s Horse Riding Tales: Wild Games had a steady revenue stream, ending the quarter on a high note at about $8.6K. Downloads peaked at nearly 4.6K in late October, while WAUs increased from about 11K to over 14K, suggesting a growing and engaged player base.

Athletics Mania: Track & Field by POWERPLAY MANAGER, s.r.o., showed a mixed revenue trend with a dip and a rise, closing the quarter at approximately $2.8K. Downloads and WAUs both saw a decline, with downloads dropping to a few hundred and WAUs ending at around 2.2K.

Farming Simulator 20 from GIANTS Software GmbH, while having the lowest revenue among the top five, ended with a revenue increase to about $4.3K. Downloads saw a surge in the holiday season, nearly doubling to 484, and WAUs also saw a year-end increase, suggesting a seasonal boost with around 1.4K active users.

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