Summary
In Q1 2024, top iOS utilities apps in Russia displayed diverse performance. Free VPN Proxy by Planet VPN led with peak downloads of 310K and steady revenue growth to $5.4K. VPN - fast, secure, no limits had a download spike to 209K but stable revenue around $2.1K.
Yandex with Alice saw downloads decline from 110K to 52K, with active users slightly decreasing. VPN Satoshi experienced significant revenue growth from $5K to $12.3K, with downloads peaking at 140K and active users rising. VPN Matreshka - sec network showed download peaks at 96K and active users growing from 45K to 142K, with revenue reaching $431.
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