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Top 5 Cooking Games on iOS in South Africa: Q4 2025

Explore the performance of the leading cooking games on iOS in South Africa during Q4 2025, highlighting trends in downloads, revenue, and active users.

Top 5 Cooking Games on iOS in South Africa: Q4 2025

In the fourth quarter of 2025, the top cooking games on iOS in South Africa demonstrated varied performance in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users. Here's a closer look at these trends based on data from Sensor Tower.

Tasty Travels: Merge Game showed a strong finish in Q4 with weekly revenue climbing to approximately $4.9K by the end of December. Downloads peaked in early November at around 3.9K, while active users reached a high of 8.9K mid-quarter.

Flambé: Merge and Cook experienced a steady increase in revenue, reaching $4.5K in late December. Downloads fluctuated but ended the quarter higher, with notable activity in December at around 331. Active users also increased gradually, ending the quarter at 179.

Merge Cooking® saw its revenue grow steadily, finishing at $1K. Downloads surged in December, peaking at 1.9K. Active users showed significant growth, more than doubling to 2.7K by the end of Q4.

Cooking Fever: Restaurant Game maintained a stable revenue stream, closing the quarter at around $808. Downloads were robust, peaking at 2.7K in late December, while active users consistently increased, reaching nearly 14.5K.

Finally, Bingo Frenzy™-Live Bingo Games had a moderate revenue increase, ending at $830. Downloads remained low but stable, with active users showing a slight rise to 153.

These trends provide a snapshot of the competitive landscape in the cooking games category on iOS in South Africa, with more detailed insights available through Sensor Tower.


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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: January 2026