Top 5 Tabletop Board Games Apps in the US: Q1 2021 Performance Overview

The first quarter of 2021 has seen interesting activity in the tabletop board games category on mobile platforms. Sensor Tower provides us with a detailed look into the performance of the top 5 board game applications in the United States.

Chess - Play and Learn by Chess.com saw a slight decrease in revenue from $220K to $158K, with downloads also following a downward trend from 177K to 76K. However, the weekly active users (WAUs) increased from 1.29M to 1.44M, indicating a strong and engaged user base.

Despite having no reported revenue, Bear Dice by Game Lone ranger experienced a surge in downloads, peaking at 103K before settling to 36K by the end of Q1. The WAUs showed robust growth, starting at 37K and reaching a high of 128K before slightly decreasing to 88K.

YAHTZEE With Buddies Dice Game by Scopely maintained a strong revenue stream, starting at $1.34M and ending the quarter at $1.38M, with a peak at $1.43M. Downloads for the game dipped from 54K to 29K, while WAUs saw a gradual decline from 662K to 544K.

The app simply titled Chess by Chess Prince, showed negligible revenue figures, hovering around the low hundreds throughout the quarter. Downloads decreased from 47K to 24K, and WAUs saw a positive trend, growing from 202K to 232K before slightly receding to 232K.

Lastly, RISK: Global Domination by SMG Studio experienced fluctuating revenue, with a decrease from $32K to $15K. Downloads saw a peak at 48K and a gradual fall to 19K. The WAUs started at 127K, peaked at 131K, and ended the quarter at 98K.

For more in-depth insights and data on app performance, Sensor Tower's platform remains a valuable resource for industry analysis and trends.