Top Air Travel Apps in South Africa: Q1 2025 Performance

In the first quarter of 2025, the air travel app market in South Africa showcased varied performance metrics across the top applications. The data, provided by Sensor Tower, reveals insightful trends in downloads and active user engagement.

FlySafair experienced a notable fluctuation in weekly downloads. Starting the quarter with approximately 9.3K downloads, there was a significant peak mid-January at 27.8K, before stabilizing around 5.2K by the end of March. Weekly active users mirrored this trend, beginning at 151.9K, peaking at 190.5K in early February, and concluding the quarter at 155.3K.

For Travelstart: Flights & Hotels, downloads showed a gradual increase from 2.4K to a peak of 3.2K in mid-February, finishing March slightly lower at 2.2K. The active user base also saw a steady rise from 5.2K at the start to a peak of 6.3K in February, ending at 5.3K.

Flightradar24 | Flight Tracker maintained a consistent revenue stream, with weekly earnings ranging from $1.4K to $2.3K, peaking late March. Downloads began at 2.3K, dipped slightly mid-quarter, and rose to 1.9K by quarter's end. Active users decreased initially but recovered to 19.7K in March.

Qatar Airways saw a modest download range of 1.4K to 1.6K throughout the quarter. Active users remained relatively stable, starting at 9.3K, peaking at 9.8K mid-January, and closing March at 8.9K.

Fly Airlink recorded steady download numbers, beginning the quarter at 1.4K and slightly increasing to 1.5K by the end. Unfortunately, active user data was unavailable for this period.

For more detailed insights and future projections, visit Sensor Tower's platform.