Top 5 iOS Navigation Apps in South Africa Q4 2023

During the fourth quarter of 2023, the top 5 iOS navigation apps in South Africa demonstrated varied performance in terms of weekly downloads and active users. Here’s a closer look at how each app fared:

Google Maps saw a consistent decline in weekly downloads, starting from 12.7K in the last week of September and dropping to 8.2K by the end of October. However, it experienced a recovery in November, peaking at around 12K in early December before stabilizing at approximately 9.5K in the final week of December. Active users showed a mixed trend, starting at 651K and peaking at 711K in early December, before falling to 634K by the end of the quarter.

Waze Navigation & Live Traffic experienced a gradual increase in weekly downloads, starting at 4K in late September and peaking at 5.3K in mid-December. The app maintained a steady number of active users, fluctuating slightly around the 175K mark, with a slight increase towards the end of the quarter, reaching 177K.

The Bolt Driver App had relatively stable download numbers, averaging around 600 downloads per week through the quarter. Active users remained consistent, hovering around 7.3K, with minor fluctuations throughout the period.

Citymapper: All Live Transit showed stable weekly downloads initially, averaging around 450 downloads per week. However, there was a notable spike to 774 downloads in the last week of December. Active users also exhibited a steady increase, starting from 2.2K in September and reaching 2.5K by the end of the quarter. The app generated modest revenue, peaking at $92 in mid-December.

Finally, MyCiTi displayed a steady increase in weekly downloads, starting at 262 downloads in late September and reaching 618 by the end of December. Unfortunately, data on active users was not provided for this app.

These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower. For more detailed analytics and trends, visit Sensor Tower’s platform.