Top 5 Travel and Local Apps in Portugal Q3 2024

In the third quarter of 2024, the travel and local app landscape in Portugal saw diverse performance trends, as tracked by Sensor Tower. The navegante® app, published by Transportes Metropolitanos de Lisboa, witnessed a significant spike in downloads. Starting July with around 17.9K downloads, it surged to a notable 65K by the end of September, marking a strong upward trajectory.

Booking.com: Hotels & Travel, from the Netherlands-based Booking.com Hotels & Vacation Rentals, maintained a steady download rate at the beginning of the quarter. However, downloads gradually decreased from 13.5K in July to about 8.2K by September. Despite this, the app's active user base showed resilience, peaking at 339.8K in late July before tapering to 262.2K by the end of the quarter.

FlixBus: Book Bus Tickets, developed by Flix SE, exhibited a fairly stable download pattern, fluctuating between 7.5K and 9K throughout the quarter. Active users saw a slight increase, reaching a peak of around 35.4K mid-September.

The trivago: Compare hotel prices app, published by trivago N.V., experienced a clear decline in downloads, dropping from 6.2K in July to just 1.6K by September. Active users mirrored this trend, decreasing from 62.3K to 52.7K over the same period, despite a brief uptick at the end of September.

Lastly, Rede Expressos by RNE - REDE NACIONAL DE EXPRESSOS, LDA, displayed a consistent growth in both downloads and active users. Downloads increased from 4.7K at the start of the quarter to 6.1K by the end, while active user numbers rose from 16.3K to 19.6K.

These insights, derived from Sensor Tower's comprehensive data, provide a snapshot of the travel and local app market dynamics in Portugal for Q3 2024. For more detailed analysis and insights, visit Sensor Tower's platform.