AI Insights · Timothy · January 2021
UK's Top Business Finance & Solutions Apps in Q4 2020
A Sensor Tower analysis reveals the performance trends of the leading Business Finance & Solutions apps in the UK for Q4 2020. Download and user engagement data provide insights into the sector's dynamics.
In the final quarter of 2020, the UK's Business Finance & Solutions applications on a unified platform experienced varied performance trends. Sensor Tower data offers a glimpse into how these top applications fared in terms of downloads and user engagement.
Tide Business Banking App, with no revenue reported, saw a steady decrease in downloads from approximately 10K in late September to around 7K by the end of December. Weekly active users showed more stability, starting at around 58K and peaking at 64K in mid-November before closing the year at about 63K.
QuickBooks Self-Employed by Intuit Inc. maintained a revenue range from 40K to 52K USD, with a noticeable spike in the last week of November. Downloads for the app showed a declining trend from 6K to 7K at the start of the quarter, down to 3K towards the end, but ended on a high note with a jump to 7K. Active users saw a gradual decline from 27K to 24K, but experienced a rise to 29K in the final week.
Shopify - Your Ecommerce Store from Shopify Inc., despite not generating revenue, experienced a relatively stable download trend, starting and ending the quarter with approximately 4K to 5K downloads. Weekly active users for Shopify showed a consistent increase from 51K to over 57K, indicating growing engagement through the quarter.
SumUp - Credit Card Reader also reported no revenue but witnessed a decrease in downloads from 5K at the beginning of the quarter to around 2K by the end. The app's active users started at 87K, peaking at 92K in late November, before a decline to 75K in the final week of December.
Lastly, PayPal Zettle: Point of Sale showed a decrease in download numbers from roughly 4K to 1.5K. Weekly active users mirrored this trend, starting at 30K, peaking at 31K in early December, and then falling to 23K.
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