Top 5 Navigation and Maps Apps on Android in the UK: Q1 2022

The first quarter of 2022 saw interesting trends in the performance of the top 5 navigation and maps apps on the Android platform in the United Kingdom. Data from Sensor Tower provides insights into weekly downloads, revenue, and active user trends for these apps.

what3words: Navigation & Maps experienced a fluctuating download pattern, starting with 23K downloads in the last week of December, dipping to 13K in early January, and then gradually recovering to 21K by the end of March. Active users decreased from 103K to 73K in early January but rebounded to 96K by late March.

Google Earth saw a consistent download trend, beginning at 18K downloads in late December, dropping to 12K in early February, and returning to 15K by the end of March. Active users started at 122K and fluctuated slightly, peaking at 131K in late February before stabilizing around 121K in March.

Waze Navigation & Live Traffic had a noticeable drop in downloads from 23K in late December to 10K by mid-January, eventually stabilizing around 13K by the end of March. Active users followed a similar trend, decreasing from 338K in late December to 293K in early January, with a slight recovery to 318K by late March.

GPS+ Maps, Navigation, Traffic maintained a steady download rate, starting at 3.5K in late December and increasing to 6.5K by mid-March. Revenue peaked at $569 in the week of February 21. Active users also showed growth, rising from 6.8K in late December to 10K by mid-March.

Finally, GPS, Maps, Voice Navigation saw a steady increase in downloads, starting at 3.1K in late December and reaching 6.3K by mid-February. Revenue peaked at $556 in late January before declining to $377 by the end of March. Active users exhibited a slight decline from 22K in early January to 20K by late March.

For more detailed insights and analysis, visit Sensor Tower.