AI Insights · Timothy · October 2025
Top 5 Food Delivery Apps on iOS in South Africa, Q3 2025
Explore the performance trends of the top food delivery apps on iOS in South Africa during Q3 2025, highlighting downloads and active user data.
In the third quarter of 2025, South Africa's iOS food delivery app landscape showed varied performance across the top five applications. Here's a breakdown of how each app fared in terms of downloads and active users.
Mr D - Groceries & Takeaway, developed by Mr Delivery (Pty) Ltd, experienced fluctuations in weekly downloads, starting at approximately 8.1K and peaking at 11.9K by the end of September. Active users demonstrated a positive trend, rising from 361.8K to a high of 488.6K before settling at 423.8K.
Uber Eats: Food & Groceries showed a steady increase in downloads, reaching a peak of 10.9K in late September. Active users varied, beginning at 354.4K, dipping in the middle of the quarter, and closing at 363.4K.
Refreshi saw a notable initial rise in downloads, hitting 6.3K in late July, but later fell to 1.1K towards the quarter's end. Active user data for this app was not available.
Zulzi had a consistent download range, with a significant increase to 1.9K in late September. Details on active users were not provided.
Lastly, Bolt Food downloads were fairly stable, with a peak at 829 downloads by the quarter's end. Active users showed a strong upward trend, peaking at 5K before ending at 3.7K.
These insights, derived from Sensor Tower data, provide a snapshot of the food delivery sector's dynamics on the iOS platform in South Africa. For more detailed analytics, Sensor Tower offers comprehensive insights into these trends.
