Top 5 Sandbox-like Games on iOS in UAE for Q4 2021

In the fourth quarter of 2021, the sandbox-like gaming category on iOS in the United Arab Emirates saw notable performances from five major applications: Roblox, Rec Room: Play with Friends, PK XD: Fun, friends & games, MultiCraft — Build and Mine!, and Block Craft 3D: Building Games. Here’s a breakdown of their performance based on data from Sensor Tower.

Roblox showed a varied performance in terms of revenue, peaking at around $174K in the first week of October and hitting a low of approximately $46K by the end of the same month. Downloads fluctuated, starting at 10.4K in late September and dipping to about 5.6K towards the end of October before recovering to 7.2K by late December. The active user base remained relatively stable, with a slight increase from 100K to around 108.5K by the end of the quarter.

Rec Room: Play with Friends experienced a steady rise in downloads, beginning with 474 in late September and reaching 5.8K by the last week of December. Revenue followed an inconsistent pattern, with notable peaks such as $987 at the end of October and $957 in early December. Active users increased significantly, starting from 3.6K in late September and climbing to over 11K by the end of December.

PK XD: Fun, friends & games saw a peak in revenue of around $11.7K in late October, while other weeks showed more modest earnings around the $3-4K range. Downloads peaked at 3.1K in late October but generally hovered around 1.5-2K for the rest of the quarter. The active user count showed a consistent pattern, starting at 42.9K and ending the quarter at about 38.4K.

MultiCraft — Build and Mine! maintained consistent download numbers, ranging from 800 to 1.2K throughout the quarter. Active users remained stable, with minor fluctuations between 4.5K and 5.1K.

Block Craft 3D: Building Games had a peak revenue of approximately $666 in late October. Download numbers saw a high of 986 in the same period, while the active user count showed some fluctuations, starting at 9.4K in late September and decreasing to around 7K by the end of December.

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