Top 5 Navigation Apps in France Q1 2021: Android Market Analysis

In the first quarter of 2021, the Android navigation app landscape in France showed varying user engagement across the top applications. Data provided by Sensor Tower offers a closer look into downloads and weekly active users for the period.

Waze Navigation & Live Traffic, despite showing a fluctuating download trend with numbers moving from 40 thousand in late December to 31 thousand by the end of March, maintained a strong user base. Weekly active users started at approximately 1.5 million and saw a peak of 1.6 million in late February, ending the quarter with 1.6 million.

Google Earth experienced a download range between 14 thousand to 19 thousand, concluding the quarter with 18 thousand downloads. Active users for Google Earth were quite steady, starting at around 150 thousand and reaching a high of 189 thousand in the final week of March.

GPS, Maps, Voice Navigation showed a slight decrease in downloads from 12 thousand to 11 thousand throughout the quarter. However, the app's revenue peaked at 253 in early March. Weekly active users saw an increase from 33 thousand to 38 thousand, indicating a growing user base.

Mappy downloads began at 8 thousand and showed an impressive growth to 24 thousand by the end of March. The active user count for Mappy began at approximately 44 thousand and experienced a noteworthy rise to 63 thousand in the last week of the quarter.

Lastly, Coyote: Alerts, GPS & traffic stood out with its revenue generation, starting the quarter at 9 thousand and reaching over 12 thousand by early March, before dropping to 9 thousand. Downloads for Coyote saw an upward trend from 3 thousand to 7 thousand, while weekly active users peaked at nearly 50 thousand in late March.

For additional insights and detailed data, Sensor Tower's platform offers a comprehensive analysis of the app market performance.