Top 5 Investing and Financial Management Apps on Android in South Africa, Q3 2025

In the third quarter of 2025, the MetaTrader 5 — Forex, Stocks app showed a stable download pattern, starting with approximately 15.4K downloads and peaking at 17.3K in early August. Active users began at around 401K, with a noticeable uptick to 434K in late July before stabilizing around 386K by the quarter's end.

Luno: Buy Bitcoin & Crypto experienced fluctuations in downloads, beginning with 7.8K and reaching a peak of 26K in early August. Active users initially numbered 407K, rising to a high of 451K by mid-August, then gradually tapering to 350K by the end of September.

The VALR Crypto Exchange saw increasing downloads from 5K to over 10K by mid-September, with a decline to 6.4K by the end of the quarter. Active users consistently grew from 82K to a peak of 109K, ending at 104K.

MetaTrader 4 Forex Trading downloads remained steady, starting at 8K and maintaining similar levels throughout, with a slight dip in late September. Active users decreased from 128K to 78K by the quarter's close.

Finally, AvaTrade: Trading App downloads surged from 1.4K to 22K by early August, followed by a decline to 7.4K at the end of the quarter. Active users increased from 5.9K to 20K, then settled around 12K by late September.

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