Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps on iOS in New Zealand Q4 2025

In the fourth quarter of 2025, the leading music and podcast apps on iOS in New Zealand showed varied performance trends. Here's a breakdown of the top five apps, with insights from Sensor Tower.

YouTube Music from Google saw its weekly revenue peak at around $26.6K in mid-December. Downloads fluctuated, reaching a high of approximately 1.7K in the week leading up to Christmas. Active users increased significantly, peaking at over 35K during the same period.

SoundCloud: The Music You Love experienced a revenue peak of roughly $8.6K in late December. Downloads remained relatively stable, with a slight dip in November. Active users were highest in late October, with numbers just under 24K.

TIDAL Music: HiFi Sound showed a steady revenue trend, peaking at about $2.9K in early December. Downloads were highest in the first week of December at over 300. Active users peaked in early December, reaching around 4.3K.

Deezer: Music Player, Podcast had its highest revenue in the first week of December at approximately $712. Downloads were modest, peaking at 92 in early December. Active users peaked at 354 in the same period.

Simple Radio - FM AM Stations saw a revenue peak of about $437 in late October. Downloads increased to 203 in early December. Active users were highest at 464 in early October.

For more detailed insights on these trends, visit Sensor Tower's platform.