AI Insights · Timothy · October 2025
Top Maps and Navigation Apps on Android in UAE: Q3 2025
Explore the performance trends of the top maps and navigation apps in the UAE for Q3 2025, with insights from Sensor Tower.
In the third quarter of 2025, the United Arab Emirates saw notable trends in the performance of top maps and navigation apps on the Android platform. Here, we break down the weekly downloads and active user metrics for the leading applications in this category.
Careem: Rides, Food & more experienced a consistent rise in weekly downloads, starting from approximately 15.9K and peaking at around 29K by the end of September. The app's weekly active users also showed a robust increase, growing from about 723K to nearly 959K.
Waze Navigation & Live Traffic showed a gradual increase in weekly downloads, beginning at 11.7K and reaching 22.7K. The active user base expanded from approximately 457K to 568K over the quarter.
Yango: taxi, food, delivery maintained a steady download rate, with numbers fluctuating between 7.4K and 12.1K weekly. The active users for Yango increased from 58K to over 81K by the end of the quarter.
2GIS: Offline map & navigation had more modest download numbers, ranging from 4.6K to 7.7K. Active users remained relatively stable, with slight fluctuations around the 100K mark.
Bolt: Request a Ride showed a gradual increase in downloads, with figures starting at 4.8K and climbing to 8.2K. The active user base rose from 31.9K to 54.8K.
These insights, sourced from Sensor Tower, provide a clear view of the growth patterns among top navigation apps in the UAE. For more detailed analytics, visit Sensor Tower's platform.
