Top 5 iOS Tabletop Board Games in South Africa: Q3 2024 Performance

In the third quarter of 2024, the iOS tabletop board games category in South Africa saw varied performance across key metrics such as downloads, revenue, and active user engagement. According to data from Sensor Tower, here's a closer look at the trends for the top five apps in this category.

Chess - Play & Learn from Chess.com experienced a decline in weekly revenue, starting at approximately $2.3K in early July and dropping to around $1.7K by mid-September, before recovering to $2.1K by the end of the quarter. Weekly downloads showed an upward trend, peaking at over 1.1K in the first week of September. Meanwhile, weekly active users remained relatively stable, fluctuating around 22K throughout the quarter.

Backgammon - Lord of the Board by Beach Bum Ltd had a fluctuating revenue pattern, starting at $760 and seeing a dip to $433 in early September, before rebounding to $739 by the end of the quarter. Downloads experienced an initial low but saw a boost to 95 in early September. Active users increased steadily, growing from 104 to 147 by the end of the period.

Ludo STAR from Gameberry Labs saw weekly revenue range between $452 and $758, with a final uptick to $668 in the last week of September. Downloads were relatively stable with a peak of 607 in mid-September. Active users showed a positive trend, increasing from 1.3K to 1.6K over the quarter.

Learn with Forward Chess from Forward Chess, LLC had a steady revenue climb, starting at $281 and peaking at $512 mid-September before settling at $316 by the end of the quarter. However, there were no recorded downloads or active user metrics during this period.

Yalla Ludo - Ludo&Domino by Yalla Technology FZ-LLC experienced a varied revenue trend, with a notable spike to $677 in mid-August, followed by a decline to $78 by the end of September. Downloads saw a steady increase, peaking at 414 in mid-September. Active users rose from 754 to 1.1K, indicating growing engagement.

For more detailed insights and trends, visit Sensor Tower.