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AI Insights · Timothy · October 2021

Top 5 iOS Utilities Apps in Africa Q3 2021

Discover the performance of the top 5 iOS utilities apps in Africa during Q3 2021, highlighting trends in downloads, revenue, and active users.

Top 5 iOS Utilities Apps in Africa Q3 2021

In the third quarter of 2021, the top 5 utilities applications on the iOS platform in Africa showed varied performance trends in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users. The data, sourced from Sensor Tower, provides insights into the weekly metrics of these apps.

Truecaller: Caller ID Blocker demonstrated a stable performance throughout the quarter. Weekly downloads fluctuated slightly, starting at around 29K and peaking at 31.4K. Revenue showed a consistent trend, averaging around $13K per week, with a peak of approximately $14.4K in the final week of September. Active users hovered around the 3.2M mark, with a slight increase towards the end of the quarter, reaching 3.21M.

Clean Up Storage - Cleaner Kit experienced a notable decline in metrics over the quarter. Weekly downloads dropped from 14.4K at the start of July to just 2.5K by the end of September. Revenue also saw a decrease, starting at $4.8K and ending at $3.6K. Active users followed a similar downward trend, falling from 16.4K to 4.4K.

NordVPN: VPN Fast & Secure displayed a mixed performance. Weekly downloads started at 5.4K and saw a slight dip to 4.1K by the end of September. Revenue fluctuated, peaking at $3.2K in early September before dropping to $1.5K by the end of the month. Active users remained relatively stable, averaging around 35K throughout the quarter.

Fonts Art: Keyboard for iPhone showed a positive trend in downloads and revenue. Weekly downloads increased significantly from 7K in late June to a peak of 19.2K in mid-September before dropping to 6.3K by the end of the month. Revenue followed a similar upward trend, peaking at $2.8K in mid-September. Active users saw a substantial rise, starting at 11.8K and reaching a peak of 27.3K before settling at 13K.

VPN Protector & Proxy experienced growth across all metrics. Weekly downloads increased from 2.7K in late June to a peak of 7.9K in early August before stabilizing around 3.8K by the end of September. Revenue showed a steady upward trend, starting at $248 and reaching $3.5K by the end of the quarter. Active users also increased, starting at 2.6K and rising to 13.2K by the end of September.

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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: October 2021