Performance Trends for Music & Podcasts Apps on iOS in Australia: Q1 2021

The first quarter of 2021 has seen varying trends for top Music and Podcasts applications on the iOS platform in Australia. Data provided by Sensor Tower reveals the following insights into app performance during this period.

YouTube Music showed a steady revenue increase from $92K to $125K in the first two months, followed by a slight dip to $97K by the end of March. Downloads began at approximately 11K and saw a gradual decrease to 8K, while weekly active users spiked from 541K to 615K in late February before stabilizing around 609K.

SoundCloud: Discover New Music experienced revenue fluctuations, peaking at $52K twice in the quarter, with downloads starting at around 10K and marginally decreasing to 9K. This app's weekly active users showed an impressive growth from 904K to nearly 996K by the quarter's end.

TuneIn Radio: Music & Sports saw its revenue grow from $9K to $13K in early March, then slightly fell to $9K. The app's downloads had a high of approximately 2.7K but dropped to 1.5K, and its weekly active users exhibited a general decline from 4.7K to 3.6K.

Spotify - Music and Podcasts maintained a steady revenue, peaking at $9.5K in late February. Downloads started strong at 49K, dipped to 22K, and then slightly recovered to 27K. Weekly active users were robust, with an upward trend from 3M to over 3.2M.

TIDAL Music: HiFi, Ad-free had minor revenue fluctuations with a peak at $8K, while downloads remained consistent, hovering around 1K. Weekly active users saw a modest increase from 8.7K to 8.4K.

For more detailed insights and data analytics, Sensor Tower offers an extensive overview of app performance trends and metrics.