Top 5 Hypercasual Games on Android in Africa, Q3 2022

In the third quarter of 2022, the hypercasual games category on the Android platform in Africa showcased diverse performance trends across the top 5 apps. Here’s an in-depth look at how these games fared in terms of weekly downloads, revenue, and active users, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Bus Simulator : Ultimate from Zuuks Games exhibited fluctuating trends. Weekly revenue peaked at $553 at the end of June and gradually decreased to $232 by the end of September. Weekly downloads saw a significant drop from 43.1K in early July to 13.8K in the last week of September. Active users also declined from 209K to 116K over the same period.

Fiona Qian's Royal Cut Money experienced modest weekly revenue growth, peaking at $311 in late July before stabilizing around the $140-$300 range. Downloads increased from 2.8K in late June to a high of 5.6K in late August, but fell sharply to 1.7K by the end of September. Active users mirrored this trend, rising to 5.9K in late August before dropping to 2.8K at the quarter's end.

Merge Card 3D by JonathanL saw its weekly revenue climb to $377 by late July, followed by a steady decline to $53 in early September. Downloads surged to 8.3K in mid-July but plummeted to 627 by early September. Active users peaked at 4.7K in late July and then dwindled to 516 by the end of the quarter.

Able Norton's Dreamlike Candy：Sweet Merge showed less dramatic changes. Weekly revenue hovered around $135-$178 from June to mid-July and then settled in the $76-$163 range. Downloads peaked at 3.9K at the end of June but decreased to just over 1.3K by the end of September.

OTR - Offroad Car Driving Game from DogByte Games demonstrated a more volatile performance. Weekly revenue saw a notable peak at $177 in early August, settling around $136 by the end of September. Weekly downloads reached a high of 16.8K in early August but fell to 3.1K by late September. Active users followed a similar trajectory, peaking at 36.4K in mid-August and declining to 14.3K by the end of the quarter.

For more detailed insights and data on app performance, visit Sensor Tower.