Top 5 Investing and Financial Management Apps in South Africa Q4 2025

In the fourth quarter of 2025, the investing and financial management app landscape in South Africa showed varied performance across different metrics. Here’s a closer look at the top five apps based on data from Sensor Tower.

Sweat Wallet: Walk Into Crypto from Sweat Foundation saw an increase in weekly downloads early in the quarter, peaking at around 33K in late October before gradually declining to 6.6K by the end of December. Its weekly revenue started appearing in mid-November, reaching $80 in the week of November 17, and then fluctuating to end at $14. Meanwhile, weekly active users increased steadily, peaking at 303.5K in late November.

MetaTrader 5 — Forex, Stocks maintained a consistent download rate throughout the quarter. Downloads started at 19.4K in early October and experienced a drop towards the end of December, closing at 11.4K. The app had a robust active user base, peaking at 581K in mid-October before gradually declining to 449K by year-end.

Luno: Buy Bitcoin & Crypto showed stable download figures, with a slight decrease from 13.6K in mid-October to 8K by the end of December. The app's active users peaked at 580.8K in October and saw a decline towards the end of the quarter, ending at 431K.

Pocket Broker from Pocket Investments LLC demonstrated a notable increase in weekly downloads, beginning at 4.9K in late September and climbing to 18.3K by the end of December. Its weekly active users also grew significantly, peaking at 137.4K in December.

XM - Trading & Investment experienced a moderate download rate, starting at 6.3K and reaching a peak of 16.1K in late November before declining to 4.4K in December. Active user numbers showed some fluctuation, peaking at 25.9K in early November, then decreasing to 21.5K by the end of the quarter.

For more detailed insights into the performance of these apps and others, visit Sensor Tower.