Top 5 Reference Apps Performance in South Africa Q1 2025

In the first quarter of 2025, the top 5 reference apps in South Africa showed varied performance on a unified platform, combining both iOS and Android data. Here’s a closer look at their trends in downloads and active users, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Bible maintained a consistent presence with weekly downloads beginning at around 61K, dipping mid-quarter, and ending at approximately 54.5K. The app’s weekly active users fluctuated, starting at 2.7M and ending the quarter at roughly 2.5M.

Bible Chat: Daily Devotional saw its weekly revenue peak at about $2.8K towards the end of March. Weekly downloads varied, starting at 8K and peaking at 12.3K by the end of the quarter. Active users saw a decline, starting from 76.8K and dropping to 47.3K.

Google Translate experienced a steady increase in weekly downloads, peaking at 7.8K mid-quarter. Active users increased from 187.7K to a high of 225.7K in early February, before settling at 162.8K by quarter's end.

RizzKey -AI Emoji Keyboard showed significant fluctuations in downloads, with a notable peak at 65.6K in late February. However, active users saw a gradual decline from 8.2K to 7.1K over the quarter.

Finally, youcine+ : movie show & tv displayed stable weekly downloads, peaking at 2.9K early in the quarter, while active users increased from 1.4K to 3.3K by the end of March.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.