Performance of Top Card Battler Apps on iOS in Australia - Q1 2021

The first quarter of 2021 has been an interesting period for the Card Battler category on the iOS platform in Australia. Sensor Tower's data reveals the performance of the top apps in this genre.

Starting with Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, published by KONAMI from Japan, we observed a fluctuating revenue trend, peaking at approximately $38K in mid-January before falling to around $12K by the end of March. Downloads showed a declining trend from 838K at the start of January to 606K by the end of March, while weekly active users dipped from 6.4K to 5.5K in the same period.

Next is WWE SuperCard - Battle Cards by US-based 2K. This app's revenue was inconsistent, with a notable peak of around $17K in early March. Downloads hovered around the low hundreds each week, ending the quarter with 145K. The weekly active users count saw a slight decrease from 4.8K to 4.5K.

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.'s Hearthstone, another US publisher, showed a dramatic increase in revenue towards the end of the quarter, jumping from approximately $3K to $18K. Downloads started at 573K and ended at a higher note of 595K, while weekly active users increased from 7.8K to 7.2K.

Mighty Party: Battle Heroes, by Russian publisher Panoramik Games, had a revenue trend that grew significantly, from $6K to $9K. Downloads saw a substantial rise, starting at 1K and surging to 1.4K. Active users also had a positive trend, increasing from 2.6K to 3.2K.

Lastly, Bushiroad International from Japan brought us Vanguard ZERO, which experienced a revenue increase from $869 to $3.6K. Downloads remained relatively low but showed growth from 25K to 50K. The data on weekly active users for this app was not provided.

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