Top 5 Navigation and Maps Apps in South Africa Q4 2023

In Q4 2023, the top 5 navigation and maps applications in South Africa demonstrated diverse performance metrics on a unified platform, according to data from Sensor Tower. Here’s a detailed look at how each app fared during this period.

Google Maps saw fluctuations in its weekly downloads, starting at around 22.6K at the end of September and dipping to about 14.8K by mid-October. However, it rebounded to approximately 19.2K by mid-December before ending the quarter with 15.1K downloads. The app maintained a strong active user base, starting with around 691K weekly active users and peaking at 755K in early December, before settling at 673K by the end of the quarter.

Waze Navigation & Live Traffic experienced a steady rise in weekly downloads from 17.9K in late November to about 20.1K in mid-December, closing the quarter at 19.4K downloads. Active users hovered around 280K throughout the quarter, with a notable increase to 292K by mid-December.

Satellite View Offline, a newer entry released in late November, showed rapid growth in downloads, starting from 236 in its first week to 20.8K by the end of December. Active users also surged from 223 to 31.4K within the same period, indicating a strong adoption rate shortly after its launch.

GPS, Maps, Voice Navigation had a consistent trend in weekly revenue, peaking at $56 in mid-December. Downloads fluctuated, starting at around 6.1K in early October, dipping to 3.3K in late November, and then rising again to 5.4K in mid-December. Active users showed a similar pattern, starting at 18K, dropping to 11.7K, and recovering to around 17K by mid-December.

GPS Earth Maps Live Navigation experienced a significant increase in both downloads and active users. Downloads grew from 2.4K in early October to about 7.8K by early December, ending the quarter at 4.5K. Active users followed an upward trend, starting at 4.2K and peaking at 11.8K by mid-December, before closing the quarter at 10.4K.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.