Top 5 Utilities Apps on Unified Platform in Nigeria Q3 2025

In the third quarter of 2025, the utilities app market in Nigeria saw varying trends in downloads, revenue, and active users among the top five applications. Here's a closer look at their performance based on Sensor Tower data.

Cleaner AI: Photo Cleanup from Codespace Dijital Hizmetler Anonim Şirketi demonstrated a significant increase in weekly revenue, reaching around $1.8K in early August before stabilizing between $1.5K and $1.6K towards the end of the quarter. Downloads peaked at 70.6K in late July but then declined, finishing with about 4.9K at the end of September. Active users mirrored this trend, peaking at 55.4K in July and then gradually decreasing to 28.5K.

NordVPN: VPN Fast & Secure maintained a fairly consistent weekly revenue, with figures hovering around $8.7K. Downloads saw a slight increase mid-quarter, reaching 16.9K in early September. Active users started at 148.5K, dipped mid-quarter, and then stabilized around 107.7K by the end of the quarter.

Truecaller: Premium Caller ID experienced a steady weekly revenue, hovering around $8.3K. Downloads showed a peak of 132.2K in early August, with numbers slightly declining towards the end of the quarter. Active users remained robust, finishing the quarter at approximately 15.8M.

ExpressVPN · Secure & Fast VPN showed relatively stable revenue figures, around $6.1K in early September, tapering off to $4K by the end of the quarter. Downloads remained consistent, with a slight increase in late September to 12.7K. Active users peaked at 188.6K in July, followed by a gradual decline to 115K.

Finally, SMS Virtual - Receive SMS from Tecrow LLP saw its weekly revenue peak at nearly $19.6K in early September. Downloads remained steady, with a slight increase to 11.2K in late September. Active users saw fluctuations, starting at 217.9K and ending the quarter at 118.3K.

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