Q4 2020 Arcade Racing Apps Performance in Australia: Sensor Tower Insights

As the end of 2020 approached, the arcade racing genre showed notable trends in Australia. Sensor Tower's data provides a snapshot of how these games fared in the fourth quarter of the year. Here we delve into the performance of the top five applications in this category.

Shortcut Run, published by Voodoo, displayed a strong start in downloads with a peak at 93K in early November before gradually declining to 37K by the end of December. Weekly active users mirrored this trend, soaring to 145K in the second week of November and then tapering off to 75K by the year's close.

Similarly, Voodoo's Scribble Rider experienced a fluctuating pattern in downloads, with an initial dip to 9K in late October, a rebound to 15K in late December, and weekly active users peaking at 52K in the final week of 2020.

Newcomer Wacky Run, also from Voodoo, saw downloads skyrocket from virtually none to 49K in the third week of December. Active users followed suit, with an explosive increase to 85K in the final week of the year.

The popular aquapark.io maintained a consistent download count, starting at 12K in late September and reaching 18K by year's end. Weekly active users showed a steady rise from 50K to 93K over the same period.

Lastly, Zynga Inc.'s Gear Race 3D had a slow uptake in downloads, with a notable jump to 49K in the third week of December, while its weekly active users increased from 141 to 56K in the final week of 2020.

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