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Top 5 Ultracasual Games Performance in South Africa Q3 2025

Discover the performance trends of the top 5 ultracasual games in South Africa during Q3 2025, with insights from Sensor Tower's data on downloads, revenue, and active users.

Top 5 Ultracasual Games Performance in South Africa Q3 2025

In the third quarter of 2025, the ultracasual gaming market in South Africa saw varied performance across the top five games. Let's delve into the details of each game's performance, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Mini Relaxing Game- pop it experienced consistent weekly revenue, maintaining around $10 to $14, with a dip to $7 in early September. Weekly downloads fluctuated, starting at approximately 14.6K and ending at 10.6K, with a notable dip in late July. Active users showed an upward trend, peaking at around 75.7K by the end of the quarter.

Acrylic Nails! had no revenue but showed a significant increase in weekly downloads from 2.3K in mid-August to nearly 8K by the end of September. Active users followed a similar upward trend, starting at around 8.3K in early August and reaching 15.6K by the end of the quarter.

Antistress - relaxation toys saw a peak in weekly revenue of $43 in late August, with downloads starting strong at 8K in early July but dropping to 6.6K by the end of September. Active users showed fluctuations, peaking at 20.6K in early July, and ending the quarter at 17.8K.

AMAZE! had sporadic revenue, with a peak of $15 in early July. Downloads saw a decrease from 9.3K at the start to 5.6K by the end of the quarter. Active users ranged from 15.5K to 11.5K, showing a slight recovery in late September.

Antistress relaxing toy game recorded a steady revenue around $10 to $26, with downloads peaking at 5.1K in mid-July but declining to 3.7K by the end of September. Active users peaked at 8.1K in early July and ended the quarter at 4.9K.

These insights, sourced from Sensor Tower, provide a glimpse into the dynamics of the ultracasual gaming sector in South Africa. For more detailed analytics, visit Sensor Tower's platform.


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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: October 2025