AI Insights · Timothy · April 2025
Top 5 City Building Games on iOS in South Africa: Q1 2025
Explore the performance trends of the top city building games on iOS in South Africa for Q1 2025, highlighting downloads, revenue, and active users.
In the first quarter of 2025, the city building genre on iOS in South Africa saw varied performances among the top contenders. Here's a closer look at how these games fared in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users, based on data from Sensor Tower.
SimCity BuildIt from Electronic Arts showed a fluctuating trend in weekly revenue, peaking at around $790 in early January before declining to $537 by the end of March. Downloads started at 633 but gradually decreased, stabilizing around 113 in late March. Active users followed a similar pattern, starting at 1.4K and closing the quarter at approximately 627.
Gold Rush: Frozen Adventures by SayGames LTD maintained a consistent revenue stream, with a slight peak at $66 in both early January and late March. Downloads were steady, averaging around 128 in the last week of March. Active user numbers rose steadily from 456 to 624 over the quarter.
State Connect: Traffic Control from AI Games FZ saw an interesting surge in downloads from 3 to 526 in early February. Revenue was minimal but showed a small spike at $71 in the same period. Active users increased significantly from 12 to 639 in February before tapering off to 272 by March's end.
Teeny Tiny Town by Short Circuit Studio had modest revenue, peaking at $54 in mid-February. Downloads fluctuated, reaching 133 in the final week of March. Active users gradually increased from 579 to 636 over the quarter.
Civilization VI: NETFLIX from Netflix, Inc. had a quiet quarter in terms of revenue. Downloads started strong at 187 but dwindled to single digits by the quarter's end. Active users also saw a decline from 258 to just 33.
For further insights into these games and the overall market trends, visit Sensor Tower for comprehensive data and analysis.
