Top 5 Word Puzzle Games on Android in South Africa Q3 2021

In the third quarter of 2021, the top word puzzle games on the Android platform in South Africa demonstrated varied performance in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a closer look at how each app fared during this period.

Word Shatter: Word Block saw a significant rise in weekly downloads, starting from around 7K in late June and peaking at 18K by the end of September. The app's weekly revenue also showed some fluctuations, with a noticeable peak of $21 in mid-July. Active users increased steadily, reaching nearly 48K by the end of September from about 20K at the beginning of the quarter.

For Word Search - Word Puzzle Game, weekly downloads peaked in late August at about 16K but saw a decline towards the end of September, finishing around 4.9K. Revenue had its ups and downs, peaking at $18 in early August. The app's active users climbed to a high of 35.7K in late August before declining to about 19.7K by the end of the quarter.

Word Connect experienced a decrease in weekly downloads from around 13.6K in late June to approximately 7.4K by the end of September. Despite this, the app maintained a relatively stable weekly revenue, averaging around $150 to $195 throughout the quarter. Active users fluctuated, peaking at 52.5K in early August but dropping to around 40.8K by the end of September.

Wordscapes enjoyed consistent growth in weekly downloads, starting at 8.2K in late June and reaching nearly 10.7K by the end of September. The app's weekly revenue remained robust, averaging around $600 to $700. Active users showed a strong upward trend, growing from about 62.9K to 71.5K over the quarter.

Lastly, Word Find - Word Connect Games had a varied performance in downloads, peaking at around 9.1K in mid-July but dropping to about 2.1K by the end of September. The app's weekly revenue also saw fluctuations, with a peak of $134 in late June. Active users decreased from about 11.8K at the start of the quarter to around 6.2K by its end.

The data for this analysis comes from Sensor Tower. For more detailed insights into the performance of these apps, visit Sensor Tower.