Top Word Puzzle Games on Android in South Africa, Q4 2024

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Android platform in South Africa saw notable activity in the word puzzle games category. Data from Sensor Tower provides insights into the performance of the top five games: Wordscapes, Scrabble® GO-Classic Word Game, Wordscapes Solitaire, Words With Friends Word Game, and NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword.

Wordscapes by PeopleFun experienced fluctuations in revenue, peaking at around $837 in early October, before settling to $446 by the end of December. Weekly downloads showed a decrease from 12.4K to 7.2K, while active users varied, reaching a high of 85K in mid-December.

Scrabble® GO-Classic Word Game from Scopely maintained a steady revenue stream, with weekly figures hovering around $630. Downloads remained consistent, peaking at 1.8K in mid-December, and active users saw a decrease from 11.4K to 6.8K over the quarter.

Wordscapes Solitaire, also by PeopleFun, saw revenue increase steadily, reaching $397 by mid-December. Downloads peaked at 4K in mid-November, while active users grew from 5.8K to 7K by the end of the quarter.

Words With Friends Word Game by Zynga showed stable revenue, with weekly values around $290. Downloads were modest, with a slight increase to 119 in mid-December. Active users remained steady, averaging around 700 throughout the quarter.

NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword from The New York Times Company experienced an upward trend in revenue, reaching $461 by late December. Downloads increased, reaching 680 in the final week, while active users decreased slightly to 14.5K.

For further insights into these trends and more detailed data, visit Sensor Tower's platform.