Top 5 Travel and Local Apps on Android in South Africa Q4 2023

In Q4 2023, the leading Travel and Local apps on the Android platform in South Africa showed distinct trends in weekly downloads and active users, according to data from Sensor Tower.

Booking.com: Hotels & Travel maintained a consistent download rate throughout the quarter. Weekly downloads started at approximately 12.8K and gradually increased, peaking at around 14.9K in the final week of December. Active users mirrored this trend, starting at 213.9K and reaching a peak of 227.4K in mid-December.

Google Maps experienced a more fluctuating pattern in downloads. The app's weekly downloads began at 9.1K, dipped to a low of 5.0K in the final week of December, and saw a peak of 8.7K in mid-December. Active users for Google Maps started at 34K and fluctuated throughout the quarter, peaking at 37.1K in early December before dropping to 33K by the end of the quarter.

FlySafair saw a significant spike in downloads in early November, reaching approximately 10.9K. However, by the end of December, downloads had decreased to around 3.3K. Active users reflected this trend, peaking at 38K in mid-November and then dropping to approximately 29.1K by the end of the quarter.

Airbnb showed stable performance in weekly downloads, starting at 4.1K and ending the quarter at 4.2K. Active users remained consistent, beginning at 43.6K and peaking at 46.7K in the last week of December.

Find my Phone - Family Locator experienced a notable increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $1.2K at the end of October. Downloads saw a significant rise in late October, reaching about 6.8K, before dropping to 3.4K by the end of December. Active users also saw a peak in late October at 9.3K, with a slight increase to 7.1K by the end of the quarter.

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