Top 5 Tools Apps on Android in South Africa Q3 2022

During the third quarter of 2022, the top tools apps on the Android platform in South Africa showed diverse trends in weekly downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a detailed look at the performance of the leading apps, based on Sensor Tower data.

NordVPN – fast VPN for privacy saw a fluctuating revenue trend, peaking at approximately $3.2K in the first week of August and ending the quarter with around $2.6K. Weekly downloads for the app declined from 1.3K at the start of the quarter to just under 900 by the end of September. Active users showed a slight decrease from 13.9K in late June to 13.3K at the close of the quarter.

ExpressVPN: VPN Fast & Secure experienced a varied revenue pattern, reaching a peak of around $2.5K in late July and maintaining around $2K towards the end of September. Downloads saw a significant drop from 5.8K in early July to just over 1K by late September. Active users also decreased from 25.4K in early July to 16.1K by the end of the quarter.

Surfshark: Secure VPN service showed a revenue peak of approximately $1.1K in late July, with a general downward trend to around $445 by the end of September. Downloads saw a high of 2.2K in early August, decreasing to 1.6K by the end of the quarter. Active users increased slightly from 4.2K in late June to 4.7K by the end of September.

LastSeen had a stable revenue trend, peaking at around $688 in late August and ending the quarter at approximately $505. The app's downloads began appearing in late August, starting at 321 and reaching 570 by early September. Active users fluctuated around the 2K mark, starting at 3K in late June and ending at 1.9K in late September.

AVG AntiVirus & Security maintained a steady revenue pattern, peaking at around $654 in early August and ending the quarter with approximately $608. Downloads fluctuated, peaking at 4.8K in early August and concluding the quarter at 3.8K. Active users showed a decrease from 44.6K in late June to 43.5K by the end of September.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.