Top 5 Books and Reference Android Apps in New Zealand for Q1 2023

The first quarter of 2023 saw interesting trends among the top Books and Reference apps on the Android platform in New Zealand. Here's a detailed look at the performance of the leading apps in this category, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Audible: Audio Entertainment experienced a steady increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $14.9K in the final week of February. Weekly downloads showed a steady decline from 1.6K in early January to 958 by the end of March, while weekly active users saw a slight decline from 42.5K to 36K throughout the quarter.

YONDER: Fiction & Books had a modest but consistent increase in weekly revenue, starting at $88 in early January and peaking at $194 in the first week of March. Weekly downloads reached their highest point in late January with 2K downloads but dropped significantly to just 8 downloads by the end of March. Active users followed a similar trend, peaking at 2K in late January and declining to 883 by the end of the quarter.

KJV Bible Now: Audio+Verse showed significant growth in weekly downloads, starting with 380 downloads in late December and peaking at 2.3K in mid-March. Active users also saw a substantial increase from 2.6K in late December to 7K by the end of March.

Libby, the Library App maintained a stable performance with weekly downloads fluctuating between 535 and 971 throughout the quarter. Weekly active users remained consistent, hovering around 12K.

YouVersion Bible App + Audio had steady weekly downloads, ranging from 438 to 623. Active users increased from 20.9K in late December to 26.6K in late February, before stabilizing around 24K by the end of March.

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