Top Maps and Navigation Apps on Android in South Africa, Q4 2025

In the fourth quarter of 2025, the Maps and Navigation category on Android in South Africa saw significant activity. Here's a look at the top five apps and their performance based on data from Sensor Tower.

Bolt: Request a Ride saw a fluctuation in its weekly downloads, starting at around 55K and experiencing a decline mid-quarter, settling at approximately 28K by the end of December. The app maintained a high level of weekly active users, peaking at over 3.8M in late November before ending the quarter with about 2.9M active users.

Uber - Request a ride began the quarter with weekly downloads of approximately 29K, showing an upward trend towards the end of November and reaching a high of 32K in early December. The app's weekly active users fluctuated, peaking at nearly 1.9M in late November and concluding the quarter with around 1.5M users.

inDrive. Rides with fair fares exhibited a steady increase in downloads, starting at 28K and peaking at 32K in early December. This app also showed a notable rise in active users, from 473K at the beginning of the quarter to over 726K at the start of December.

Waze Navigation & Live Traffic had a stable performance with weekly downloads increasing from 19K to a peak of 29K in mid-December. Active users ranged from 758K to a high of 926K during the same period.

Finally, Bolt Driver: Drive & Earn experienced a varied download trend, starting at 14K, peaking at 17K in late November, and ending the quarter at 9K. The app's active users showed a slight increase, ending December with around 82K users.

For more detailed insights and analysis, Sensor Tower offers comprehensive data on these and other apps.