Q1 2024 Roundup: Top Word Puzzle Games on iOS in Brazil

As the first quarter of 2024 wraps up, we take a look at how the word puzzle genre performed on the iOS platform in Brazil, courtesy of data from Sensor Tower. Here's a brief dive into the metrics of the top 5 contenders in this brain-teasing category.

Words of Wonders: Crossword by Fugo, experienced a decline in downloads from 22K in the first week to 13K by the quarter's end, with weekly active users also descending from 87K to 76K. The revenue trended similarly, starting at $738 in the first week and tapering off to $419 by the last week of March.

Wixot Game's Word Search Colorful saw a more stable performance, with downloads peaking at 15K in early March and weekly active users reaching 71K in the same period. Revenue figures fluctuated, beginning at $718 and concluding the quarter at a slightly lower $444.

Local favorite CodyCross: Crossword Puzzles by Brazilian publisher Fanatee, showed revenue peaking at $198 in the third week of January, but ultimately closing the quarter at $106. Downloads reached their zenith mid-March with 12K, while active users hovered around the 27K mark throughout Q1.

Palavras Cruzadas (Diretas), despite not generating revenue, maintained a download count that saw a spike to nearly 10K in late February. Weekly active users showed an upward trajectory, ending the quarter at 41K from an initial 43K.

Lastly, Words of Wonders: Search, another title from Fugo, observed a decline in downloads from 10K in the first week to 5K in the last, while active users dipped from 59K to 40K. Revenue reflected a slight increase from $164 to $143 over the course of the quarter.

For more granular data and insights into the performance of these and other mobile applications, Sensor Tower's platform remains an invaluable resource.