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Top 5 Platformer Games on iOS in South Africa: Q1 2025

Explore the performance of the top five platformer games on iOS in South Africa during Q1 2025, with insights from Sensor Tower on downloads, revenue, and active users.

Top 5 Platformer Games on iOS in South Africa: Q1 2025

In the first quarter of 2025, the iOS platformer game market in South Africa saw interesting trends across the top five games. Data from Sensor Tower provides insights into downloads, revenue, and active users.

Subway Surfers showed a significant increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $390 in the final week of March. Weekly downloads remained stable, with a noticeable uptick to 5.2K by the end of the quarter. The game maintained a strong active user base, starting at around 152K and ending at 114K.

Plinquo Frostfall experienced a surge in weekly downloads, reaching 5.4K in mid-February. Active users mirrored this trend, growing to over 8K before settling at 3.3K by the end of March.

Going Balls had a modest revenue fluctuation, with weekly figures around $50 towards the end of March. Downloads showed a gradual increase, culminating in 1.3K in the last week. Active users saw a gradual rise, ending the quarter at 4.5K.

Geometry Dash Lite maintained steady weekly downloads, with numbers fluctuating around 1.2K. Active users experienced a dip early in the quarter but rebounded to approximately 11K by March end.

Pljh-ko Color Flow launched in January and quickly gained traction, peaking at 8.2K downloads in early March. The game’s active user data was not available, but the download trend indicates growing interest.

These insights from Sensor Tower highlight the dynamic nature of the platformer game segment on iOS in South Africa. For more detailed analytics, Sensor Tower offers comprehensive data.


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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: April 2025