Top 5 Music and Audio Apps on Android in UAE - Q1 2025

In the first quarter of 2025, the United Arab Emirates saw notable activity in the music and audio app category on the Android platform. Here's a closer look at the performance trends of the top five apps, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts maintained a strong presence with its weekly revenue peaking at about $7.3K in late February. Downloads fluctuated slightly, reaching approximately 6.5K in early February, while active users saw a high of around 387K mid-quarter.

Anghami: Play music & Podcasts showed stable weekly revenue, nearing $5.2K at the start of the quarter, and experienced a gradual decline in downloads, ending with around 646 in the final week of March. Active users remained relatively steady, peaking at roughly 25.5K in early March.

StarMaker: Sing Karaoke Songs faced a decline in weekly revenue, starting from $2.8K and dropping significantly by the end of March. Downloads followed a similar trend, starting strong with over 3.4K but decreasing notably by the quarter's end. Active users peaked in mid-February at around 11.8K.

Pocket FM: Audio Series experienced a dip in weekly revenue, starting at $1.7K and tapering off to $1.1K by the end of the quarter. Weekly downloads peaked at over 8.1K mid-February, while active users saw an upward trend, reaching around 12.9K in mid-February.

Smule: Karaoke, Sing & Record had relatively low revenue figures, with a peak of $1K in late January. Downloads saw a spike in March, reaching over 3.3K, and active users increased significantly in mid-March, hitting a high of around 4.8K.

These trends highlight the dynamic landscape of music and audio apps in the UAE, with more insights available through Sensor Tower.