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As the year 2020 wrapped up, avid gamers in the United States engaged with a variety of cooking games on their Android devices. Sensor Tower provides a closer look at the performance of the top 5 cooking-themed applications throughout the fourth quarter.
Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game by Mytona displayed a notable peak in downloads, reaching nearly 27K in the week of October 19. Although downloads tapered to 7K by the end of December, weekly active users remained robust, starting at around 126K and ending the quarter at approximately 129K. Revenue for the game showed fluctuations, with a high of over $250K in mid-October and closing the quarter with around $224K.
ZenLife Games Ltd's Cooking Madness: A Chef's Game also saw a surge in downloads, hitting a peak of around 25K in mid-October. The weekly active users count started strong at 209K and ended the quarter slightly lower at around 195K. Revenue trends rose towards the end of the quarter, with the game earning approximately $127K in the last week of December.
Glu's Diner DASH Adventures experienced a downloads peak of over 7K in mid-October, with a notable spike to 8K in the final week of December. The game's weekly active users showed a slight decline from 37K at the beginning of the quarter to 36K at its close. Revenue saw a dip in November but recovered to around $91K by the year's end.
My Cafe — Restaurant Game by Melsoft Games Ltd had a steady downloads count, peaking at 9K in late November. Active users hovered around the mid-30K mark throughout the quarter, ending at approximately 35K. The game's revenue saw a slight increase in December, reaching around $75K.
Lastly, Manor Cafe - Match 3 Puzzle from GAMEGOS showed a consistent downloads trend, with an end-of-quarter increase to over 4K. Active user numbers for the game saw a gradual decrease from 47K to 38K over the quarter. Revenue trends remained relatively stable, ending at approximately $61K in the last week of December.
The performance data from Sensor Tower underscores the sustained popularity and engagement of cooking games on the Android platform in the U.S., with varying trends in downloads, active users, and revenue across these top titles.