Top 5 Navigation Apps in South Africa Q2 2023

In the second quarter of 2023, the top 5 navigation apps in South Africa demonstrated diverse performance metrics across weekly downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a closer look at how each app fared.

Google Maps had a notable increase in weekly downloads, especially in June, where it peaked at approximately 24K in the first week. The app saw a steady rise in active users, starting at around 715K at the end of March and reaching approximately 686K by the end of June.

Waze Navigation & Live Traffic maintained a consistent download rate, with weekly downloads ranging from 12.8K to 15.9K. Active users saw a gradual increase, ending the quarter with around 291K users.

Spoten Phone Location Tracker experienced fluctuations in downloads, peaking at 12.9K in mid-May. Weekly revenue showed an upward trend, reaching around $1.3K in the week of May 22. Active users saw a significant rise in mid-May, peaking at approximately 16.4K.

Bolt Driver App observed stable download numbers, averaging around 4K to 5K per week. Active users remained steady, fluctuating slightly but ending the quarter at approximately 90K.

Moovit: All Transit Options maintained a consistent download rate, with weekly downloads ranging from 730 to 1K. The app's weekly revenue saw a slight increase, peaking at around $202 in the last week of June. Active users remained relatively steady, ending the quarter at about 3.3K.

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