Top 5 Maps and Navigation Apps in South Africa Q4 2025

In the fourth quarter of 2025, the maps and navigation app landscape in South Africa showed dynamic activity across various metrics. Data from Sensor Tower reveals interesting trends for the top five apps on a unified platform.

Bolt: Request a Ride experienced fluctuations in weekly downloads, starting the quarter with approximately 68.9K and reaching a peak of about 52.9K in mid-December. Its weekly active users began at 3.98M, seeing a notable increase to 4.54M in late November, before ending the quarter at 3.52M.

Uber - Request a ride maintained a steady download rate, starting at 41.7K and rising to a peak of 47.9K in mid-December. Active users showed a strong start at 2.15M, peaking at 2.48M in late November, and then tapering off to 1.93M by the year's end.

inDrive. Rides with fair fares saw a consistent increase in downloads, beginning at 36.4K and reaching a high of 45.3K in mid-December. The active users metric mirrored this growth, starting at 576.5K and peaking at 882.1K in early December.

Waze Navigation & Live Traffic showed a steady increase in downloads, peaking at 41.3K in mid-December. Active users began at 1.04M and rose to 1.20M in mid-December, indicating increased user engagement.

Bolt Driver: Drive & Earn had a more stable download trend, starting at 15.1K and ending at 9.8K. Its active users began at 88.9K, peaking at 97.5K in late December.

These insights, provided by Sensor Tower, highlight the varying trends in user engagement and app popularity, reflecting the dynamic nature of the maps and navigation app market in South Africa during this period. For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower's platform.