AI Insights · Timothy · January 2026
Top Maps and Navigation Apps in Kenya: Android Q4 2025
Explore the performance of Kenya's top maps and navigation apps on Android in Q4 2025, including download and active user trends.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the maps and navigation category on the Android platform in Kenya saw significant activity. Here's a closer look at the top five apps in this category, based on data from Sensor Tower.
Bolt: Request a Ride demonstrated a steady increase in weekly downloads throughout the quarter. Starting at approximately 23.6K downloads in late September, it peaked at about 32.4K in mid-December. Weekly active users fluctuated, with a notable rise to around 1.6M in early December before ending the quarter at approximately 1.3M.
Uber - Request a ride experienced a gradual increase in downloads, beginning at 18.8K at the start of the quarter and reaching 30.7K by mid-December. Active users also saw growth, climbing from about 787K to a high of 961K in mid-December, before settling at 777K by the end of the year.
Bolt Driver: Drive & Earn saw a variable download trend, starting with 6K and reaching up to 14.9K downloads in mid-November. The app's active user base showed a boost from 49K at the beginning to nearly 49K by the end of December.
Phone Tracker: Family Locator had an erratic download pattern. It began with only 359 downloads, surged to 24.4K mid-October, and then tapered to 73 downloads by the end of December. Active users mirrored this pattern, peaking at around 30.6K in early November.
Faras - Request a Ride maintained a consistent download rate, starting at 4.9K and peaking at 6.3K in late December. Active users saw fluctuations, beginning at 335K and peaking at 353K before closing the quarter at 313K.
For more detailed insights and data on these applications, visit Sensor Tower's platform.
