Top 5 Reference Apps Performance in South Africa - Q1 2022

The first quarter of 2022 saw notable trends in the performance of the top 5 reference apps in South Africa on a unified platform. Here’s a closer look at how each app fared in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users.

Bible, developed by Life.Church, demonstrated consistent weekly downloads, starting from 14.6K at the end of December 2021 and peaking at 15.8K in the first week of January. The app's weekly active users began at around 588K and saw a rise to approximately 702K by the end of January, before stabilizing around the 596K mark by the end of March.

Google Translate, by Google, experienced fluctuating download numbers, with a high of 6.1K in late January and a gradual decline to about 3.4K by the end of March. Active users remained relatively stable, averaging around 280K to 293K throughout the quarter.

Bible · from Krobe.net saw modest weekly revenues, peaking at $352 in late February. Downloads were steady, starting at around 513 and reaching a high of 978 in early January. The app maintained a consistent active user base, fluctuating between 1.4K and 1.9K over the quarter.

Bible - Daily Bible Verse KJV, published by Ozion, led in download numbers among the top 5, peaking at nearly 41K in mid-March. Active users also showed an upward trend, starting at 429K and climbing to over 515K by the end of March.

Oxford Dictionary, from MobiSystems, Inc., had its highest revenue in the first week of January at $253. Weekly downloads were highest in mid-January at 834, with active users peaking at 1.1K in late January before settling around 1K by the end of the quarter.

These trends provide a snapshot of the reference app landscape in South Africa for Q1 2022. For more detailed insights, visit Sensor Tower.