Top 5 Tools Apps on Android in South Africa: Q4 2022 Performance

During the fourth quarter of 2022, the performance of the top five tools apps on the Android platform in South Africa displayed interesting trends in terms of weekly downloads, revenue, and active users. The data, sourced from Sensor Tower, provides a detailed look into how these apps fared.

NordVPN – fast VPN for privacy by Nord Security saw a steady pattern in weekly revenue, starting at approximately $2.5K in the last week of September and peaking at $2.5K again in the week of November 21. Weekly downloads fluctuated slightly, with a notable peak of 1K in the week of October 31. Active users for NordVPN remained relatively stable, with a slight decline from 13.3K in the last week of September to 12.7K by the end of December.

ExpressVPN: VPN Fast & Secure experienced a varied revenue trend, beginning at around $2K in late September and dropping to a low of $906 in mid-October. However, it recovered to $2K by December 19. Weekly downloads for ExpressVPN were fairly consistent, ranging from 932 to 1.4K. Active users started strong at 16.1K in late September, peaking at 18.9K in early October, before gradually declining to around 14.4K by the end of December.

AVG AntiVirus & Security by AVG Mobile showed a consistent increase in weekly downloads, starting from 3.9K in late September and peaking at 5.9K in early December. Revenue trends were also positive, with a notable peak of $825 in the week of December 19. Active users for AVG AntiVirus saw a gradual increase from 43.6K in late September to a high of 51.6K in early December, ending the quarter at approximately 48K.

Surfshark: Secure VPN service by Surfshark B.V. exhibited a steady revenue trend, starting at $445 in late September and reaching $730 by the end of October. Downloads remained fairly stable, with a peak of 1.9K in mid-October. Active users showed slight fluctuations, starting at 4.7K in late September and ending the quarter at around 4.5K.

PDF Scanner - Document Scanner by Tools & Utilities Apps demonstrated a strong download performance, peaking at 23.2K in early October before declining to 6.8K by the end of December. Revenue trends were variable, with a high of $595 in early November. Active users saw a peak of 72.4K in early October, gradually decreasing to around 51.8K by the end of December.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.