Top 5 Photo and Video Apps on iOS in South Africa: Q1 2023

The first quarter of 2023 saw significant activity in the Photo and Video app category on iOS in South Africa. Here’s a detailed look at the performance of the top 5 apps in this category, based on data from Sensor Tower.

YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream maintained strong revenue figures throughout the quarter, peaking at approximately $32.8K in the week of January 30. Weekly downloads saw a slight dip mid-quarter but rebounded to 16K by mid-March. Active users remained stable, hovering around 2.6M each week.

Canva: Design, Art & AI Editor experienced an increase in revenue, reaching roughly $11.7K by the end of February. Downloads fluctuated, starting at 5.7K in early January and ending the quarter at around 3.2K. Active users showed a slight decline from 58K to 47K over the quarter.

Google Photos: Backup & Edit saw a steady revenue stream, peaking at $6.8K in late February. Downloads remained consistent, averaging around 3.8K weekly. The active user base stabilized at around 104K by the end of March.

FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor showed stable revenue, peaking at $5.9K in mid-March. Downloads fluctuated slightly, with a high of 833 in early January and a low of 484 in mid-February. The number of active users remained steady, averaging around 4.5K weekly.

Splice - Video Editor & Maker exhibited consistent revenue, peaking at $3.9K in late February. Weekly downloads varied, with a high of 1.5K in mid-February and a low of 878 by the end of March. Active users showed slight fluctuations, peaking at 6.1K in mid-February.

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