Top 5 Book Apps in Australia: Q1 2021 Performance Review

The first quarter of 2021 has seen varied performances among the top book applications in Australia. Our data at Sensor Tower offers a glimpse into the downloads, revenue, and weekly active users of these leading apps.

GoodNovel - Stories & Novels experienced a fluctuating trend in downloads starting from 4 thousand in late December to peaking at 5 thousand in late March. Weekly active users showed a consistent increase from 8 thousand to 13 thousand in the same period.

Dreame - Read Best Romance saw a decrease in downloads from 2 thousand to under 1 thousand by the end of February, but bounced back to 2 thousand by the end of March. Active users remained relatively stable, starting at 14 thousand and peaking at 17 thousand.

Radish Fiction showed a decline in downloads from 3 thousand to 1 thousand in January, but recovered to 2 thousand by the end of March. Weekly active users followed a similar trajectory, with a dip to 5 thousand in late January before rising to 8 thousand by the end of the quarter.

Wattpad - Read & Write Stories maintained a robust number of weekly active users, starting at 225 thousand and growing to 332 thousand by the end of March. Downloads saw a slight decrease from 7 thousand to 4 thousand over the quarter.

Kiss - Read & Write Romance showed a significant spike in both downloads and active users in early February, with downloads jumping from under 1 thousand to over 2 thousand, and active users increasing from 1 thousand to over 4 thousand. However, both metrics saw a downward trend towards the end of the quarter.

For more detailed insights on the performance of these book applications, Sensor Tower provides comprehensive data and analysis to help understand market trends.