With the boom in smartphone uptake in Africa, there has been significant growth in local app development. App culture has become intertwined in almost every part of society. Africans are increasingly looking for the fastest, cheapest and simplest way to solve every day issues while on the move.
Below is a list of some of the app categories that exist in the African market. Together with this list are examples of African-based apps that support the categories.
1. Finance
PesaCalc (Kenya)
2.Rewards
SnapnSave (South Africa)
SNAPnSAVE is making waves.
Jara (Nigeria)
3. Agriculture
Esoko (Ghana)
4. Health
Mobile Triage App (South Africa)
South African doctors, Dr Yaseen Khan and Dr Mohammed Dalwai.
Vula Mobile Health (South Africa)
Find-A-Med (Nigeria)
5. Education
iPad Learning (South Africa)
6. Travel and traffic
Aweza (South Africa)
Gidi Traffic (Nigeria)
7. Social Networking
Tutlub (Nigeria)
8. Fashion and beauty
African Fashion App (Ghana)
9. Sport and Fitness
Truppr
10. Food
HelloFood (Kenya)
11. Shopping and Deliveries (Retail)
Wumdrop (South Africa)
12. Music &Entertainment
Afrinolly (Nigeria)
13. News
Eyewitness News App (South Africa)
Eyewitness News is an independent, award-winning South African news organisation.
9ja Gallery (Nigeria)
This is a Nigerian app that covers African news, events, entertainment, lifestyle, fashion, cooking, technology, beauty, and gossip.
14. Real Estate
Anza (Kenya)
Find real estate in Kenya the easy way. Use the Anza app to find residential & commercial property as well as land.
15. Business
MyAds (Nigeria)
16. Careers
Jobberman (Nigeria)
17. Elections
Nigerian Election Mobile App (Nigeria)
News24 Elections Map App (South Africa)
18. Gaming
Kuluya (Nigeria)
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