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Top 5 Food Delivery Apps on Android in South Africa, Q3 2025

Explore the performance trends of the top food delivery apps in South Africa on Android during Q3 2025, based on Sensor Tower data.

Top 5 Food Delivery Apps on Android in South Africa, Q3 2025

In the third quarter of 2025, the food delivery market in South Africa saw significant activity across leading Android applications. Here’s a closer look at the performance of the top five apps based on data from Sensor Tower.

Uber Eats: Food and Grocery experienced a fluctuating trend in weekly downloads, starting at around 26.6K and dipping to 18.5K mid-quarter, before rising again to peak at 27.5K by the end of September. The app maintained a high level of weekly active users, with figures oscillating between 1.0M and 1.4M, showing a notable peak in the final weeks.

Mr D Food & Grocery Delivery displayed a steady increase in weekly downloads, starting from 23.7K and reaching 26.8K by the end of the quarter. Active user numbers also showed growth, beginning at 1.35M and peaking at 1.82M, before settling at 1.58M.

Astron Energy had moderate weekly downloads, ranging from 3.4K to 5.2K. Although no active user data was available, the download trend remained relatively stable throughout the quarter.

Zulzi saw a gradual increase in weekly downloads, starting at approximately 1.1K and reaching 2.5K by late September. This app maintained a consistent presence despite not having active user data reported.

Avo SuperShop recorded weekly downloads ranging from 1.0K to 2.2K, with active user numbers fluctuating between 5.8K and 7.7K, showing a slight decline mid-quarter before stabilizing.

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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: September 2025