Q1 2021 Performance of Top Android Shopping Apps in the UK

In the first quarter of 2021, the UK's Android shopping app landscape saw varied performance among the top players. The data, sourced from Sensor Tower, provides us with a glimpse into the trends of downloads, revenue, and weekly active users.

Shpock: Buy & Sell Marketplace experienced a decrease in downloads from 21K in the last week of December 2020 to 18K in the last week of March 2021. However, revenue showed an upward trend, peaking at $4K in the week of February 22nd. Weekly active users started at 144K and saw a dip to 139K by the end of the quarter.

HotStock - in-stock alerts saw a significant spike in downloads in mid-January, hitting 13K, but this trend reversed to 2K by the end of March. Revenue peaked at $2K in late February and dipped to $776 by the last week of March. Weekly active users mirrored this pattern, with a high of 29K in January dropping to 14K at the end of the quarter.

AlfredCamera Home Security app showed a more stable pattern in downloads, hovering around 600 to 800 per week, with revenue showing some volatility, reaching a high of $958 in late March. The weekly active users fluctuated slightly but stayed within the 6K to 7K range throughout the quarter.

Wallapop - Sell & Buy maintained a consistent level of downloads, with a slight decline from 546 in mid-January to 300 by the end of March. Revenue saw modest fluctuations around the $300 mark. Weekly active users remained stable, starting at 8K and ending the quarter at 7.7K.

Buy and sell - Marketplace showed varied performance, with downloads peaking at 945 in early March and ending the quarter at 772. Revenue exhibited spikes, particularly in mid-January and late March, reaching $436. Weekly active users saw an overall increase from 574 at the beginning of the quarter to 632 at the end.

For more in-depth insights into the performance and trends of these apps, Sensor Tower's platform offers detailed analytics and data.