Top 5 Travel and Local Apps in South Africa: Q3 2021 Performance

During Q3 2021, the top 5 Travel and Local apps in South Africa demonstrated varying performance trends across downloads, active users, and revenue. The data, sourced from Sensor Tower, offers a comprehensive look at each app's performance.

Find my Phone - Family Locator saw a notable rise in weekly revenue, starting from $314 at the end of June and peaking at $1.9K in the last week of August. Weekly downloads hit a high of 16.9K in early August before gradually declining to 8.3K by the end of September. Active users mirrored this trend, reaching a peak of 14.5K in early August and settling at approximately 10.5K by the end of the quarter.

Booking.com: Hotels & Travel maintained a steady download rate, starting at 9.1K in late June and peaking at 15.7K by the end of September. Active users fluctuated slightly but remained strong, with numbers around the 200K mark throughout the quarter.

Google Earth experienced consistent weekly downloads, averaging around 5K to 6K downloads per week, with a slight peak of 6.5K in mid-July. Active users hovered between 35K and 40K, ending the quarter at approximately 40.5K.

Airbnb showed a steady increase in weekly downloads, growing from 3.5K in late June to 6.4K by the end of September. Active users remained relatively stable, ranging from 60K to 67K, with a slight dip in early September before recovering by the end of the quarter.

Phone Tracker by Number had a modest revenue stream, peaking at $48 in mid-September. Weekly downloads increased steadily from 1.7K at the end of June to 4.3K by the end of August. Active users showed a consistent upward trend, reaching a high of 32.4K at the end of August.

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