Top 5 Free to Play Games on Android in South Africa: Q4 2021

During the fourth quarter of 2021, the top 5 free-to-play games on the Android platform in South Africa demonstrated varied performance trends in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users. Here's an overview of their performance based on data from Sensor Tower.

Car Driving School: Car Games from Spark Game Studios saw a significant rise in weekly revenue, peaking at $95 in mid-December. Weekly downloads remained relatively stable, with a peak of 30.2K in early November. The game maintained a robust weekly active user base, peaking at 69.4K in early November.

Subway Surfers by SYBO Games experienced consistent weekly revenue, reaching a high of $285 in the final week of December. Weekly downloads showed a notable increase, peaking at 22.5K in mid-December. However, weekly active users saw a general decline from 190.2K at the start of the quarter to 155.9K by the end.

Candy Crush Saga, developed by King, consistently generated substantial weekly revenue, with figures around $258K at the beginning of the quarter and approximately $192.9K by the end. Weekly downloads were relatively stable, peaking at 19.1K in late November. The game maintained a strong weekly active user base, hovering around 298K towards the end of the quarter.

Sort Water Puzzle - Color Game from Sonatgame had modest weekly revenue early in the quarter, with no significant earnings reported in the latter weeks. Weekly downloads peaked at 32.3K in mid-October but saw a downward trend, ending at 12.7K in the final week of December. Weekly active users peaked at 68.9K in mid-October and remained relatively stable, ending the quarter at 51K.

Soccer Superstar by Real Freestyle Soccer did not generate any revenue during the quarter. However, the game saw a steady increase in weekly downloads, peaking at 20.2K in the last week of December. Weekly active users also showed a positive trend, increasing from 67.9K at the start of the quarter to 98K by the end.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.