Top 5 iOS Navigation Apps in Africa Q1 2023

In the first quarter of 2023, the performance of the top 5 iOS navigation applications in Africa highlighted significant trends in downloads, revenue, and active users. Here, we delve into the specifics for each app, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Google Maps maintained a consistent download rate throughout the quarter, starting at approximately 43.7K weekly downloads and peaking at 44.8K in the week of January 23. Active users fluctuated slightly, beginning the quarter at 2.47M and reaching a high of 2.65M in the same week of January before settling at around 2.42M by the end of March.

Radarbot: Speed Cameras | GPS experienced a mixed trend in downloads, starting the quarter at 4.2K and peaking at 7.2K in the week of January 30. Revenue saw a steady performance, with weekly earnings ranging from $668 to $1.37K, peaking in the week of February 27. Active users showed a slight decline from 11.7K at the start of the quarter to 10.9K by the end of March.

Waze Navigation & Live Traffic had a stable download rate, with weekly downloads hovering around 5K, peaking at 6.2K in the last week of December. Active users remained relatively steady, with a slight increase from 256K in early January to 263K in mid-February before stabilizing around 257K by the end of March.

Spoten Phone Location Tracker showed varied performance in downloads, starting at 6.9K and experiencing a significant drop to 912 in the week of March 20. Revenue remained steady, peaking at $1.67K in early January and fluctuating around $1.05K to $1.4K towards the end of the quarter. Active users reflected a downward trend, starting at 7.7K and ending at 3.2K by the last week of March.

LagosRide downloads showed fluctuation, starting at 6.4K and peaking at 5.1K in the week of March 6 before decreasing to 2.2K by the end of the quarter. Unfortunately, there was no revenue data available for this app, and active user metrics were not provided.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.