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Top 5 Word Puzzle Games on Android in Africa Q3 2021

The third quarter of 2021 saw varied performance trends for the top 5 word puzzle games on Android in Africa. Scrabble® GO-Classic Word Game and Wordscapes led in downloads while Word Trip experienced significant growth in revenue.

Top 5 Word Puzzle Games on Android in Africa Q3 2021

The third quarter of 2021 presented interesting dynamics for the top 5 word puzzle games on Android in Africa. Here, we break down the performance of each app in terms of weekly downloads, revenue, and active users.

Scrabble® GO-Classic Word Game from Scopely saw fluctuating weekly revenue, peaking at around $1.1K in late June and stabilizing around $850 in late September. Weekly downloads experienced a downward trend from 12K in late June to approximately 9K by the end of September. Active users also showed a slight decline from 66K to around 61K over the quarter.

Wordscapes by PeopleFun maintained steady weekly revenue, hovering around $700 to $1K throughout the quarter. The app's downloads started strong at 22K in late June, saw a dip in mid-July, and then rebounded to 21K by the last week of September. Weekly active users ranged between 125K and 155K, with notable peaks in late August and September.

Words With Friends 2 Word Game from Zynga experienced modest weekly revenue, fluctuating between $300 and $600. Downloads were relatively stable, starting at 22K in late June and gradually declining to about 15K by the end of September. Active users remained fairly consistent, averaging around 80K to 90K throughout the quarter.

Word Collect - Word Games Fun by Super Lucky Games LLC displayed a steady increase in weekly revenue, peaking at $614 in late August. Downloads showed a positive trend, reaching up to 21K in late August before settling around 11K by the end of September. Active users increased from 80K in late June to a high of 104K in late August, before decreasing to around 81K by the end of the quarter.

Word Trip - Word Puzzle Game by PlaySimple Games showed significant revenue growth, starting at $79 in late June and reaching $624 in late August. However, downloads peaked at 15K in early August, then declined to about 3K by the end of September. Active users saw a surge from 6.5K in late June to a peak of 23K in early August, before declining to around 13K by the end of the quarter.

These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower. For more detailed analytics and trends, visit Sensor Tower's platform.


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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: October 2021