Top 5 Utilities Apps Performance in South Africa Q3 2025

In the third quarter of 2025, the top utilities applications in South Africa demonstrated varied performance across downloads, revenue, and active users. Here's a closer look at these trends based on data from Sensor Tower.

Truecaller: Premium Caller ID showed a steady increase in weekly revenue, reaching around $34K by the end of September. Downloads fluctuated, peaking at 58K in early September, while active users remained stable, hovering around 10M throughout the quarter.

Cleanup: Phone Storage Cleaner experienced a slight decline in weekly downloads, starting at 3.3K and ending at 3.5K. Revenue remained consistent, averaging around $9.4K weekly, with active users showing a gradual increase to 2.1K by the quarter's end.

NordVPN: VPN Fast & Secure maintained a stable revenue stream, reaching approximately $12.1K in late September. Downloads fluctuated, peaking at 4.2K mid-quarter, while active users saw a slight increase, ending the quarter at about 19.8K.

AI Cleaner: Clean Up Storage exhibited steady revenue growth, closing the quarter at $6.1K. Downloads peaked at 4.8K in late July, and active users gradually increased, reaching 34.9K by the end of September.

ExpressVPN · Secure & Fast VPN showed consistent revenue, peaking at $7.9K in late September. Downloads decreased from 1.5K to 882, while active users saw a decline, finishing the quarter at 17.4K.

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