AI Insights · Timothy · December 2025
Top Food and Drink Apps in South Africa Q4 2025
Explore the performance of the top food and drink applications on a unified platform in South Africa during Q4 2025, featuring trends in downloads, revenue, and active users.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the food and drink app market in South Africa experienced notable trends. Data from Sensor Tower provides insights into the performance of the top applications on a unified platform.
Mob: Meal Planner and Recipes showed a significant decline in weekly downloads from 5.4K at the start of the quarter to 844 by the end. Revenue also saw a decrease, starting at approximately $2.8K and falling to $948. Active users followed a similar pattern, dropping from 5.5K to 2K.
Vivino: Drink The Right Wine maintained a steady increase in revenue, peaking at $1.6K in the final week. Downloads showed a gradual increase, reaching 426, while active users remained relatively stable, ending the quarter at around 2K.
For ReciMe: Recipes & Meal Planner, weekly downloads began at 493 and saw fluctuations, ending at 399. Revenue peaked at $515 mid-quarter but settled at $292 by the end. Active users remained stable, hovering around 11.3K.
NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals experienced a consistent increase in revenue, reaching $389. Downloads increased slightly, culminating at 233, and active users increased to 1.9K by the end of December.
Lastly, InVintory: Wine Bottle Tracker had a modest increase in downloads, peaking at 366. Revenue remained relatively low throughout the quarter, with a peak of $480.
These insights from Sensor Tower highlight the dynamic nature of the food and drink app market in South Africa, offering a glimpse into user preferences and app performance during the last quarter of 2025. For more detailed analytics, visit Sensor Tower's platform.
