Top 5 Education Apps in South Africa Q4 2021

The fourth quarter of 2021 saw notable activity among the top education apps in South Africa. Here’s a closer look at the performance of the top five education applications on a unified platform, with data sourced from Sensor Tower.

K53 South Africa experienced varied weekly download numbers, peaking at 13.5K in the week of November 29. Revenue fluctuated, with a high of around $73 in late October. Active users showed a general upward trend, reaching 33.2K in early December before dipping to 24.9K by the end of the quarter.

The Invigilator saw a spike in downloads at the end of November with 19.2K, while active users increased to 27.3K around the same period. However, both metrics saw a decline towards the end of the quarter, with downloads dropping to 593 and active users to 6.3K by the last week of December. The app did not generate any revenue during this period.

Duolingo: Language Lessons maintained steady weekly downloads, with a significant increase to 8.7K in the final week of December. Revenue showed consistent growth throughout the quarter, culminating at approximately $19.3K at year-end. Active users remained stable, hovering around the 25K to 28K range.

PictureThis - Plant Identifier had its highest weekly downloads in late September with 13.4K, but saw a decline thereafter. Revenue peaked at about $5.3K at the beginning of the quarter and then saw a gradual decrease, ending at $3.5K in the last week of December. Active users also followed a downward trend, starting at 36.2K and dropping to 22K by the end of the quarter.

Advanced English Dictionary showed stable weekly downloads, reaching a high of 6.3K in mid-October. Revenue remained relatively low but steady, peaking at $51 in late November. Active users fluctuated slightly but ended the quarter with an increase from 8.6K to 9.8K.

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