Top 5 Interactive Story Games in South Africa: Q1 2023 Performance

In the first quarter of 2023, the interactive story games market in South Africa saw notable performances from the top five apps on a unified platform. Here, we delve into the weekly trends in downloads, revenue, and active users for each app, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Choices: Stories You Play from Pixelberry Studios showed a mixed performance. Weekly revenue started at around $3.4K at the beginning of January and saw fluctuations throughout the quarter, ending at approximately $3.2K in the last week of March. Downloads experienced a dip early in the quarter but recovered, peaking at 4.7K in the final week. Active users saw a decline from 31.1K in early January to 26.5K by the end of March.

Episode - Choose Your Story by Episode Interactive also had an eventful quarter. Revenue showed a slight increase, starting at $3.4K and ending at around $2.3K. Downloads peaked at 8.4K in late December and then settled, reaching 5.6K by the end of March. Active users saw a gradual decline from 23.6K to 19.1K over the quarter.

Chapters: Interactive Stories from Crazy Maple Studio, Inc. experienced steady revenue, starting at $2.7K and ending at around $2.3K. Downloads remained relatively low, with a slight increase from 0.9K to 0.6K. Active users saw a decline from 2.4K in early January to 1.6K by late March.

Romance Fate: Story Games by HIGGS TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED had a challenging quarter. Revenue started at approximately $2K and dropped to $0.9K by the end of March. Downloads also decreased significantly, falling from 2K to nearly zero. Active users declined from 3.5K to 1.3K over the same period.

MeChat - Interactive Stories by PlayMe Studio showed a positive trend in downloads, starting at 1.1K and peaking at 2.1K in early March. Revenue, however, remained relatively low, fluctuating between $1K and $0.8K. Active users saw a notable increase from 2K in late December to 3.3K in early March, before stabilizing at around 2.6K by the end of the quarter.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.