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Top 5 Utilities Apps in Africa Q3 2024: Unified Platform Performance

Explore the performance trends of top utilities apps in Africa during Q3 2024, highlighting weekly downloads, revenue, and active users.

Top 5 Utilities Apps in Africa Q3 2024: Unified Platform Performance

In the third quarter of 2024, the top utilities applications on a unified platform in Africa showed varied performance trends, as detailed by Sensor Tower data.

Truecaller: Caller ID Blocker from True Software Scandinavia AB experienced a notable increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $34.9K in the final week of September. Weekly downloads fluctuated, with a significant peak reaching 891K in the week of September 9. Meanwhile, weekly active users remained relatively stable, starting at around 44.5M in early July and slightly increasing to 44.8M by the end of September.

Cleanup: Phone Storage Cleaner, published by Codeway Dijital Hizmetler Anonim Sirketi, showed a steady weekly revenue, maintaining around $9.9K to $10.4K throughout the quarter. Weekly downloads saw a decline from 24.5K in early July to a low of 8.6K by late August, before recovering to 12.2K in the last week of September. Active users followed a similar pattern, decreasing from 19.2K in July to 9K in late August, then climbing back to 11.4K by the end of the quarter.

NordVPN: VPN Fast & Secure from Nordvpn S.A. maintained a consistent weekly revenue, ranging from $10K to $12.2K, with a slight peak in late August. Downloads remained relatively stable, with minor fluctuations around 21.5K to 26.1K across the quarter. The number of active users showed a slight decrease from 209K at the start of the quarter to approximately 200K by September's end.

VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA published by LUMOS, OOO saw a minor increase in revenue, peaking at $4.2K in late September. Downloads initially increased to 31.3K in mid-July, then gradually declined to 19.1K by the end of September. Active users showed an upward trend mid-quarter, reaching 45.9K in the week of July 15, before stabilizing around 41K at the end of September.

Getcontact from GETVERIFY LDA experienced a consistent rise in weekly revenue, ending the quarter at approximately $8K. Weekly downloads showed a strong upward trend, peaking at 294K in the last week of September. Active users increased significantly from 359K in July to over 404K by the end of the quarter.

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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: October 2024