UK's Top Puzzle RPG Android Apps in Q1 2021: A Performance Analysis

The first quarter of 2021 showcased interesting trends for the top Puzzle RPG applications on the Android platform in the United Kingdom. The data, sourced from Sensor Tower, provides a numerical glimpse into the performance of these leading apps.

Puzzles & Survival, published by 37GAMES, showed a consistent increase in revenue from late December 2020, starting at approximately $46K and peaking at around $66K in the last week of March. Downloads saw a significant rise in January, reaching a high of 20K, before experiencing a decline to 3K by the end of March. Weekly active users (WAU) followed a similar pattern, growing from 13K to a high of 48K in early March, then decreasing to 35K by the end of the quarter.

Best Fiends - Match 3 Puzzles by Seriously Digital Entertainment Oy. saw its revenue fluctuate, with an initial decline from $45K to roughly $41K in mid-January, then a steady increase to about $47K by the end of March. The game's downloads started at 1.7K, peaked at 4K in early February, and later dipped to 4.3K. The WAU showed a decrease from 23K in late December to 17K in late February, but rebounded to 25K towards the end of March.

Zynga's Empires & Puzzles: Match-3 RPG experienced fluctuations in revenue, starting at $75K and reaching a high of $98K in mid-February, before ending the quarter at around $98K. Downloads remained relatively steady, with a minor increase from 1.8K to 1.2K. WAU saw a slight decline from 31K to 30K over the quarter.

Smashing Four: PvP Hero bump, developed by By Aliens L.L.C - F.Z, showed varied revenue starting at $7.2K and ending at $4.4K. Downloads started at 1.2K, peaked at 1.4K, and closed the quarter at 1.2K. The app's WAU experienced a slight increase from 13K to 14K.

Finally, Cat Heroes - Match 3 Puzzle from Cratoonz, displayed a modest revenue starting at $13 in mid-January and reaching $190 by the end of March. Downloads showed an impressive spike in mid-February, reaching 2.5K, but dropped to 0 by the end of March. The WAU showed growth from 117 users in late December to 1.2K by the end of the quarter.

For more detailed insights and analysis, Sensor Tower provides an extensive overview of app performance metrics.