AI Insights · Timothy · January 2026
Performance of Top 5 Subscription Games on iOS in New Zealand, Q4 2025
Explore the trends in revenue, downloads, and active users for the top subscription games on iOS in New Zealand during Q4 2025, based on Sensor Tower data.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, Hearts: Card Game from MobilityWare showed varied performance metrics. Weekly revenue fluctuated, peaking at approximately $69 in mid-October, while weekly downloads remained relatively stable, reaching a high of 46 in late December. Active users increased from 80 to 108 by the end of the quarter.
Flutter: Butterfly Sanctuary by Runaway experienced a decline in active users, starting at 12 and decreasing to 5 by the end of December. The revenue saw a downward trend, starting at $64 and tapering off to $19 by mid-December.
Storyteller from Netflix observed a steady increase in weekly downloads, culminating at 259 in mid-December. Revenue peaked at $46 in early December, and active users showed a slight upward trend, reaching 7.2K by early December.
Football Manager 26 Mobile, also from Netflix, saw a notable increase in downloads, peaking at 159 in mid-November. Revenue experienced fluctuations, with a high of $75 in early November. Active users rose from 964 to 1.2K by the end of the quarter.
Street Fighter IV CE by CAPCOM maintained a consistent revenue stream, with a peak at $40 in early December, although download data was not available.
These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower, where more detailed analytics can be explored for these top-performing games.