Europe's Top iOS Puzzle/Riddle Games in Q1 2021: A Sensor Tower Analysis

In the first quarter of 2021, the puzzle and riddle game category on iOS devices saw significant engagement across Europe. Sensor Tower's comprehensive analysis offers a glimpse into the performance of the top five applications in this genre.

Brain Test: Tricky Puzzles experienced a downward trend in downloads starting from 183K in the last week of December 2020 and settling at 84K by the end of March 2021. The weekly active users followed a similar trajectory, diminishing from 561K to 400K in the same period. Revenue also saw a decline from approximately $4K to $2K weekly.

Another title from the same publisher, Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories, mirrored this pattern with downloads decreasing from 71K to 43K and active users dropping from 277K to 185K by the end of Q1. Weekly revenue saw a slight fluctuation but generally hovered around the $1K mark.

Pettson's Inventions Deluxe, though catering to a niche audience, maintained a steady performance in terms of revenue with minor fluctuations around the $800 mark. Downloads and weekly active users numbers were modest, with downloads ranging from 114 to 137 and active users data not provided.

Tricky Bricky: Brain Games 3D saw an initial spike in downloads in January, reaching 23K, but subsequently witnessed a decline to just under 2K by the end of March. Active users peaked at around 41K in the third week of February before falling to 7K. Revenue showed a slight decrease, starting at around $2.5K and ending the quarter just under $1K.

Lastly, Brain Out -Tricky riddle games began the quarter with downloads at 175K and ended with 77K, while active users saw a decrease from 473K to 296K. Revenue followed a similar downward trend from $2K to around $1.2K weekly.

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