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Top 5 Delivered Meal Kits and Specialty Foods Apps in South Africa Q3 2025

Explore the performance of leading meal kit and specialty food apps in South Africa during Q3 2025, highlighting trends in downloads, revenue, and active users.

Top 5 Delivered Meal Kits and Specialty Foods Apps in South Africa Q3 2025

In the third quarter of 2025, the performance of top meal kits and specialty foods apps in South Africa showcased interesting trends. According to data from Sensor Tower, these apps demonstrated varying patterns in downloads, revenue, and active users on a unified platform.

Vivino: Drink The Right Wine recorded a fluctuating weekly revenue, starting with approximately $881 and peaking at $903 mid-July. Downloads began at 526 in the first week of July, gradually declining to 358 by the end of September. Active users hovered around 2.2K initially, dipping to 1.9K mid-quarter before rebounding to 2K by the end of September.

HelloFresh: Meal Kit Delivery did not report any revenue, but downloads remained steady around 70-80 per week. Active users started at 3.1K, experienced a slight dip mid-quarter, and ended at approximately 2.8K.

Calo - كالو also reported no revenue, with downloads peaking at 103 in late August. Active users began at 381, rising to 476 by the end of August, before a slight decline to 451 at the quarter's end.

Factor_ Prepared Meal Delivery showed minimal download activity, with a peak of 28 downloads towards the end of September. Active users remained relatively stable around 380, with minor fluctuations throughout the quarter.

Spring Feeling had negligible download activity, with numbers peaking at just 21 downloads in early July and tapering off to single digits by the end of September.

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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: October 2025