AI Insights · Timothy · April 2021
Q1 2021 Interactive Story Games Surge in Latin America on iOS
Sensor Tower's analysis reveals a dynamic Q1 for the top 5 interactive story games on iOS in Latin America, with varied download and active user trends.
Interactive story games have always been a popular genre, offering players the chance to dive into rich narratives where their choices matter. In Latin America, the first quarter of 2021 has seen interesting trends for these games on the iOS platform. Data from Sensor Tower provides a glimpse into the performance of the top 5 interactive story games during this period.
Chapters: Interactive Stories by Crazy Maple Studio, Inc., showed a consistent revenue trend with peaks around $28K and lows close to $19K. Downloads peaked at roughly 14K in late January and saw a low of approximately 6K in late February. The weekly active users (WAU) started strong at 47K in early January, dipping to 37K in early March before stabilizing around 42K towards the end of the quarter.
Episode - Choose Your Story from Episode Interactive experienced a revenue dip from $14K at the end of December to around $5K by the end of March. Downloads followed a similar downward trend, starting at 27K and dropping to 11K. The WAU also decreased from 80K to 52K during the quarter.
IGG.COM's Time Princess: Dreamtopia saw revenues fluctuate, reaching a high of $7K in early February and a low of around $4K by the end of March. The game's downloads had a significant spike reaching 30K in late January, with a sharp decrease to 5K in late March. WAUs showed growth from 20K to 32K, indicating a growing player base.
Gameloft's Journeys: Romance Stories revealed a revenue trend with a high of $6K in early March and a low of around $3.5K at the beginning of the quarter. The downloads peaked at 13K in early January and experienced a slight decrease to 10K by the end of March. WAUs were at their highest at 46K in early January and saw a slight dip to around 40K by the end of the quarter.
Lastly, Love Sick: Stories & Choices from SWAG MASHA started with revenues of $7.5K, dropping to just above $1.4K. Downloads showed a sharp decline from 16K at the beginning of January to under 1K by mid-February, slightly recovering to around 1K by the end of March. The WAU followed a similar downward trend, starting at 34K and ending at around 9K.
For more in-depth insights and analysis, Sensor Tower's full suite of tools can provide a comprehensive look at the app market and performance metrics.
