Top Dating Apps in South Africa: Q3 2025 Performance on Unified Platform

In the third quarter of 2025, the dating app landscape in South Africa displayed intriguing trends across the top five applications on a unified platform, combining data from both iOS and Android. This analysis, provided by Sensor Tower, reveals how each app fared in terms of weekly downloads, revenue, and active users.

OmeTV – Video Chat Alternative experienced a varied performance throughout the quarter. Weekly revenue fluctuated, starting at approximately $1.3K and dipping to around $663 in mid-August before recovering slightly to about $984 by the end of September. Downloads showed a peak at the start and end of the quarter, reaching over 18K in the final week. However, active users saw a decline from around 71K to 41K over the same period.

Tinder Dating App: Chat & Date maintained a strong presence with weekly revenue consistently hovering around $42K to $48K, peaking at $48.4K in late July. Downloads were relatively stable, with a notable dip mid-quarter but rebounding to over 10K by the end. Active users remained robust, starting at 216K and ending the quarter at 215K.

Poppo Live- Live Stream saw steady revenue growth, peaking at about $15.6K in late September. Downloads fluctuated, notably increasing in mid-August to over 16K before settling around 8K by the quarter's end. Active users showed a similar pattern, with a peak mid-quarter at 29.5K before stabilizing around 24K.

Dating and Chat - iHappy had modest revenue, with a sudden spike to $18 in late September. Downloads decreased over the quarter, starting at 15.6K and dropping to 8.4K. Active users followed a similar trend, beginning at 79K and ending at 70K.

Finally, Dating and Chat - Chat Ever showed a significant increase in downloads from 1.8K to over 14.6K mid-quarter, before tapering off to 8.2K. Active users saw a steady rise, starting at 1.7K and reaching 21K by the end of September.

These insights from Sensor Tower provide a comprehensive view of the dating app market dynamics in South Africa during Q3 2025. For more detailed analytics and trends, visit Sensor Tower's platform.