AI Insights · Timothy · October 2025
Top 5 iOS Platformer Games in South Africa: Q3 2025 Performance
Explore the performance trends of the top 5 platformer games on iOS in South Africa during Q3 2025, with insights on downloads, revenue, and active users.
In the third quarter of 2025, the platformer game category on iOS in South Africa showcased interesting trends in downloads, revenue, and active users, as reported by Sensor Tower.
Subway Surfers from Sybo Games ApS demonstrated a fluctuating revenue stream, peaking at around $605 in mid-July before gradually declining to $118 by the end of September. Weekly downloads started strong at approximately 6K and stabilized around 4.9K towards the quarter's end. Active users remained relatively steady, averaging around 95K.
Speed Man: GO AHEAD saw a significant drop in downloads after an initial surge. Starting at 1.7K downloads, the app peaked at 7.3K mid-July, before sharply declining to under 1K by the end of September.
Count Masters: Crowd Runner 3D experienced minimal revenue, with a notable increase to $24 in late August. Downloads peaked at 2.4K in early August but dropped to a low of 296 by the end of the quarter. Active users followed a similar downward trend, starting at 1.3K and ending at 629.
Geometry Dash Lite maintained a consistent user base with active users fluctuating between 8.1K and 8.9K. Downloads were highest at 1.5K at the start of the quarter but decreased to 467 by the end.
Finally, Temple Run from Imangi Studios, LLC, showed a decrease in revenue, peaking at $41 in late June and dropping to $0 by the quarter's end. Downloads started at 917, briefly increasing before declining to 286. Active users saw a gradual decline from 2.9K to 1.8K.
These trends provide a snapshot of the dynamic mobile gaming market in South Africa, with more detailed insights available from Sensor Tower.
