Top 5 Travel and Local Apps on Android in South Africa Q4 2024

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the top travel and local apps on the Android platform in South Africa demonstrated varied performance trends, as revealed by Sensor Tower data.

Instabridge: WiFi Hotspot Map from Instabridge Sweden AB showed a fluctuation in weekly downloads, peaking at approximately 40.8K during the final week of December. Weekly active users increased significantly, reaching around 71.9K by the end of the quarter. Revenue showed sporadic peaks, with a notable increase to about $9 in late November.

Booking.com: Hotels & Travel maintained a steady growth in downloads, culminating at 18.2K in mid-December. Active users also experienced a steady rise, peaking at approximately 591.5K in the same period.

FlySafair, a local favorite, saw a spike in downloads in late November, reaching a high of 14.2K. Active users increased steadily, closing the quarter at around 91.2K.

Google Maps continued to dominate with an impressive number of active users, peaking at approximately 16M in early December. Downloads remained consistent, with slight fluctuations throughout the quarter.

Airbnb experienced a steady increase in active users, reaching around 142.1K by the end of December. Downloads saw a peak in the last week of December with about 5.4K.

For more detailed insights and data, Sensor Tower provides comprehensive analytics on these applications.