Top 5 Arcade Racing Apps in France Q1 2021: A Sensor Tower Analysis

In the first quarter of 2021, France saw an exciting race among arcade racing apps on the unified platform of iOS and Android. Data from Sensor Tower provides a glimpse into the performance of these high-speed gaming applications.

Shortcut Run by Voodoo started the quarter with approximately 80 thousand downloads, peaking at nearly 80 thousand in the last week of January. Weekly active users followed a similar trend, starting at 160 thousand and reaching a high of 150 thousand in the same period. Revenue fluctuated, with a notable increase to 100 in the last week of January and mid-February.

Zynga Inc.'s Gear Race 3D experienced a significant drop in downloads from 120 thousand at the end of December to 14 thousand by the end of March. Weekly active users mirrored this downward trend, starting at 165 thousand and dwindling to just over 28 thousand. Interestingly, the app's revenue was non-existent throughout the quarter, only showing a nominal figure of 1 by the end of March.

Voodoo also published Wacky Run, which saw a decrease in downloads from 120 thousand to around 15 thousand. Weekly active users decreased from 230 thousand to just over 50 thousand by the end of March. Revenue saw minor fluctuations but remained low throughout the quarter.

Tricky Track 3D by Voodoo had a meteoric rise in downloads from a few hundred in mid-January to a peak of 130 thousand in the first week of February. Weekly active users showed a similar spike, reaching 180 thousand in the same period. However, both metrics showed a decline towards the end of the quarter, with downloads at 3 thousand and active users around 19 thousand.

Lastly, Happy Printer by Freeplay LLC, released in late February, showed an impressive start with over 130 thousand downloads in its third week. Weekly active users rose to match this peak but then declined to 30 thousand by the end of March. Revenue figures were not available until the start of March, reaching 47 and then decreasing to 16 by the end of the quarter.

These insights from Sensor Tower provide a snapshot of the dynamic arcade racing app market in France. For more detailed analysis and data, visit Sensor Tower's platform.