Top 5 Arcade Sports Apps in South Africa: Q1 2022 Performance

In the first quarter of 2022, the Arcade Sports category saw significant activity in South Africa. Here’s a detailed look at the performance of the top five apps on a unified platform, with data sourced from Sensor Tower.

Pooking - Billiards City experienced fluctuating weekly downloads, starting strong with around 19K in late December and peaking at 22.3K in the first week of January. Downloads then gradually declined to 15.1K by the end of February before recovering to 18.6K at the end of March. Weekly active users remained relatively stable, hovering around 230K to 240K throughout the quarter. Revenue was minimal, with a peak of $8 at the end of December and a few weeks showing small amounts of $6 and $4.

Tennis Clash：Sports Stars Game showed consistent growth in both downloads and active users. Weekly downloads increased from around 3.9K at the end of December to a high of 5.7K by the end of March. Active users followed a similar trend, starting at 31.2K and reaching nearly 40K by the end of the quarter. Revenue peaked at approximately $2.1K in late January and mid-March, with other weeks showing consistent earnings around $1.5K to $2K.

Flip Diving saw a notable decline in weekly downloads, starting at 6.7K at the end of December and dropping to around 2K in February. However, there was a recovery towards the end of March, with downloads rising to 3K. Active users mirrored this trend, decreasing from 17.6K to around 7K before rebounding to 8.5K. Revenue remained low but steady, with peaks of $113 in mid-February and around $91 by the end of March.

كأس تون - لعبة كرة قدم had a mixed performance with weekly downloads initially dropping from 4K to around 1.1K in early March but then surging to 6.2K by the end of the month. Active users showed a similar pattern, decreasing from 16.8K to 9.1K before climbing back to 18.9K. There was no revenue recorded for this app during the quarter.

Flip Skater maintained a steady download rate, starting at 3.2K at the end of December and fluctuating slightly before ending at 3K in late March. Active users remained stable, ranging between 8.5K and 10.7K. Revenue was minimal, with a peak of $72 in late February and scattered small amounts throughout the quarter.

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