Top 5 Utilities Apps in South Africa Q4 2025: Performance Overview

The fourth quarter of 2025 saw notable trends in the performance of top utilities applications on a unified platform in South Africa, according to data from Sensor Tower.

Truecaller: Premium Caller ID experienced a consistent revenue stream, peaking at approximately $41K in late November. Weekly downloads fluctuated, with a high of about 50K in early October and a decline towards the end of the year. Active users remained robust, with numbers around 10M, despite a slight dip in December.

Cleanup: Phone Storage Cleaner showed a steady increase in revenue, reaching nearly $11K by the end of December. Downloads surged significantly in the final weeks of the quarter, with a peak of approximately 8.9K. Active users also saw a notable increase, closing the year at over 5.6K.

NordVPN: VPN Fast & Secure maintained a stable revenue trajectory, closing the quarter at around $12.6K. The app saw a gradual decline in downloads, settling at around 2.5K weekly by the end of December, while active user numbers hovered around 18K throughout the quarter.

AI Cleaner: Clean Up Storage experienced fluctuating revenue, ending the year with just over $10K. Downloads reached a peak of approximately 19.6K in the final week of the quarter. Active users rose steadily, ending at over 192K.

ExpressVPN · Secure & Fast VPN saw revenue stabilize around $7.2K weekly by the end of December. Downloads were modest, averaging around 370 in the final weeks of the quarter. Active users experienced a decline, ending the year at approximately 11.5K.

These insights provide a comprehensive view of the utilities app market in South Africa during Q4 2025. For more detailed analysis, visit Sensor Tower.