About Ayoba
About Ayoba
Google Play
Ayoba is an all-in-one app that offers free instant messaging, voice and video calling, games, music, news, entertainment news, and other content. What’s different about ayoba? You can chat or call anyone regardless of whether they have the ayoba app or not - they will get the message by SMS.
Our instant messaging platform is free to use - allowing you to securely send and receive text messages, voice messages, videos, images, audio, and other files with any of your contacts using your mobile internet connection (data).
Made in Africa for the world, ayoba celebrates the diversity of Africa by providing a world-class application available in more than 22 local languages!
Always keeping you in the know - ayoba allows you to subscribe for free to channels where you can read articles about everything from fashion, sports, music, education to current affairs. You can guarantee to keep yourself entertained with our fresh music playlists and our interactive games. In certain territories you can also use MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) to send and receive money in a safe and secure way - all while never leaving the ayoba app!
The success of ayoba has been recognised across the continent as ayoba is proud to be named Mobile App of the year 2020 in the Africa Digital Festival 2020. As an app that prides itself on digital innovation - it is an honour to be recognised as the mobile instant messaging app of choice for Africans. For more - you can read about the Africa Digital Awards here: https://africadigitalawards.com/
Instant free messaging: ayoba is free to use, but you will need data to use it.
Free data for MTN customers: Limited free data is offered every day in certain territories.
Text and voice messaging: Instant and free to all your contacts
Voice and video calling: chat to your contacts via voice or video all in the app.
Secure Messaging: End-to-end encryption means that messages in a conversation cannot be read by anyone else.
22 languages: Experience ayoba in English, isiXhosa, isiZulu, French, Arabic, Dari, Pashto, Hausa, Afrikaans, Igbo, Jula, Kinyarwanda, Luganda, Pidin [Cameroon], Pidgin [Nigeria], Portguese, Sesotho, Setswana, Swahili, Twi, and Yoruba.
Chat with everyone: Send messages with anyone in your contact list, whether they've installed ayoba or not. If they don’t have the ayoba app installed - they will receive the message via SMS.
Group Chat: The more the merrier! Set up group chats to easily communicate with friends and family in a single chat.
Sharing is Caring: Share videos, images, audio, and other files with your contacts.
Listen to Music: 200 trending songs per week in our playlists including afrobeat, gqom, amapiano, hiplife and other unique African music genres.
Play Games: 150 free games for your gaming pleasure such as AirBattle, Spore Hunter, Stupid Zombies and more for both adults and children.
Read the News: Browse our channels to find articles about all your favourite topics like sport, fashion, music, celebrities, education, current affairs and more.
MTN Momo: Make and receive payments via MTN Mobile Money in certain territories
Features list:
Status: Set your status for all your contacts to view.
Customised avatar and about you section
Text chat between ayoba and non ayoba users
P2P messaging and group texts
SMS continuity for non ayoba app users
Voice notes and multimedia sharing in chat
Video and voice calling
Sharing statuses (like stories on Instagram or WhatsApp)
Block unwanted users
Mute channels and users
Create your own groups
Browse channels listed by categories
Sharing inside of ayoba and in other apps
Music player for MusicTime playlists
Access to local and international music
Full screen mode
Adult and kids games
Money transfers on P2P chats only on enabled countries
Full records of transaction history
Report inappropriate content
Virtual assistance Aya(Onboarding helper)
Download ayoba and start chatting now
Help: support@ayoba.me
FB: Ayoba Instant Messaging
TW: ayoba_me
IN: ayoba_messaging
Our instant messaging platform is free to use - allowing you to securely send and receive text messages, voice messages, videos, images, audio, and other files with any of your contacts using your mobile internet connection (data).
Made in Africa for the world, ayoba celebrates the diversity of Africa by providing a world-class application available in more than 22 local languages!
Always keeping you in the know - ayoba allows you to subscribe for free to channels where you can read articles about everything from fashion, sports, music, education to current affairs. You can guarantee to keep yourself entertained with our fresh music playlists and our interactive games. In certain territories you can also use MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) to send and receive money in a safe and secure way - all while never leaving the ayoba app!
The success of ayoba has been recognised across the continent as ayoba is proud to be named Mobile App of the year 2020 in the Africa Digital Festival 2020. As an app that prides itself on digital innovation - it is an honour to be recognised as the mobile instant messaging app of choice for Africans. For more - you can read about the Africa Digital Awards here: https://africadigitalawards.com/
Instant free messaging: ayoba is free to use, but you will need data to use it.
Free data for MTN customers: Limited free data is offered every day in certain territories.
Text and voice messaging: Instant and free to all your contacts
Voice and video calling: chat to your contacts via voice or video all in the app.
Secure Messaging: End-to-end encryption means that messages in a conversation cannot be read by anyone else.
22 languages: Experience ayoba in English, isiXhosa, isiZulu, French, Arabic, Dari, Pashto, Hausa, Afrikaans, Igbo, Jula, Kinyarwanda, Luganda, Pidin [Cameroon], Pidgin [Nigeria], Portguese, Sesotho, Setswana, Swahili, Twi, and Yoruba.
Chat with everyone: Send messages with anyone in your contact list, whether they've installed ayoba or not. If they don’t have the ayoba app installed - they will receive the message via SMS.
Group Chat: The more the merrier! Set up group chats to easily communicate with friends and family in a single chat.
Sharing is Caring: Share videos, images, audio, and other files with your contacts.
Listen to Music: 200 trending songs per week in our playlists including afrobeat, gqom, amapiano, hiplife and other unique African music genres.
Play Games: 150 free games for your gaming pleasure such as AirBattle, Spore Hunter, Stupid Zombies and more for both adults and children.
Read the News: Browse our channels to find articles about all your favourite topics like sport, fashion, music, celebrities, education, current affairs and more.
MTN Momo: Make and receive payments via MTN Mobile Money in certain territories
Features list:
Status: Set your status for all your contacts to view.
Customised avatar and about you section
Text chat between ayoba and non ayoba users
P2P messaging and group texts
SMS continuity for non ayoba app users
Voice notes and multimedia sharing in chat
Video and voice calling
Sharing statuses (like stories on Instagram or WhatsApp)
Block unwanted users
Mute channels and users
Create your own groups
Browse channels listed by categories
Sharing inside of ayoba and in other apps
Music player for MusicTime playlists
Access to local and international music
Full screen mode
Adult and kids games
Money transfers on P2P chats only on enabled countries
Full records of transaction history
Report inappropriate content
Virtual assistance Aya(Onboarding helper)
Download ayoba and start chatting now
Help: support@ayoba.me
FB: Ayoba Instant Messaging
TW: ayoba_me
IN: ayoba_messaging
App Store
Description
Ayoba is a free instant messaging app for iOS devices. It’s different from other messaging apps: you can chat to anyone regardless of whether they have the Ayoba app or not.
Ayoba lets you securely send and receive text messages, voice messages, videos, images, audio and other files with any of your contacts, using your mobile internet connection (data).
We’ve also developed and designed for Africans, by Africans. We celebrate the diversity of Africa by providing a world-class messaging platform that reflects local needs and aspirations.
From the outset, Ayoba has incorporated sophisticated end-to-end encryption to keep our users’ data safe and ensure their privacy. This means that messages in a conversation cannot be read by anyone else, not even the team at Ayoba.
8 great reasons to use Ayoba:
1. FREE TO USE: Ayoba is free to use. You need data to send messages and files to your
contacts, but some networks (e.g. MTN) may provide this data for free too.
2. CHAT NOW: Instantly send and receive text and voice messages with any of your contacts.
3. SECURE: End-to-end encryption means that messages in a conversation cannot be read by anyone else
4. QUICK CONNECT: Use your existing address book to quickly and easily connect you with your contacts
5. CHAT WITH EVERYONE: Send SMS text messages with anyone in your contact list,
regardless of whether they've installed Ayoba or not
6. GROUP CHAT: The more the merrier! Set up group chats to easily communicate with friends and family in a single chat
7. SHARING IS CARING: Share videos, images, audio, and other files with your contacts
8. LET’S MEET: Share your real-time location with your Ayoba contacts
Download Ayoba and start chatting now!
Ayoba is a free instant messaging app for iOS devices. It’s different from other messaging apps: you can chat to anyone regardless of whether they have the Ayoba app or not.
Ayoba lets you securely send and receive text messages, voice messages, videos, images, audio and other files with any of your contacts, using your mobile internet connection (data).
We’ve also developed and designed for Africans, by Africans. We celebrate the diversity of Africa by providing a world-class messaging platform that reflects local needs and aspirations.
From the outset, Ayoba has incorporated sophisticated end-to-end encryption to keep our users’ data safe and ensure their privacy. This means that messages in a conversation cannot be read by anyone else, not even the team at Ayoba.
8 great reasons to use Ayoba:
1. FREE TO USE: Ayoba is free to use. You need data to send messages and files to your
contacts, but some networks (e.g. MTN) may provide this data for free too.
2. CHAT NOW: Instantly send and receive text and voice messages with any of your contacts.
3. SECURE: End-to-end encryption means that messages in a conversation cannot be read by anyone else
4. QUICK CONNECT: Use your existing address book to quickly and easily connect you with your contacts
5. CHAT WITH EVERYONE: Send SMS text messages with anyone in your contact list,
regardless of whether they've installed Ayoba or not
6. GROUP CHAT: The more the merrier! Set up group chats to easily communicate with friends and family in a single chat
7. SHARING IS CARING: Share videos, images, audio, and other files with your contacts
8. LET’S MEET: Share your real-time location with your Ayoba contacts
Download Ayoba and start chatting now!
Ratings & Reviews
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Apr 13, 2021 Fair enough. Notification settings needs to notify without having to open Ayoba app. when you open it ,it starts by searching first and than it will start to connect 🙄😥 -
Mar 29, 2021 Dankie bafwethu. Putting africa on the map. ✊✊. The design could do with a little improvement there and there. Every activity feels like you are in a different environment, I think needs constancy or something. I'm not criticizing, I'm just trying to help. The app is dope bafwethu. 💯more -
Apr 3, 2021 Cool app but needs to start working on video calls, highlighting messages etc but. I love the app.... Ayoba is great africa united but please I don't get my 100mb as promised but I still give you guys 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ download ayoba it's great the games, musics, etcmore -
Apr 18, 2021 The app needs to load faster,but everything else is okay. -
Apr 6, 2021 It's a great app especially when it comes to sending money through mtn MOMO.
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I can’t send sms to mtn number.
Feb 24, 2021 I have bundles but can’t send text messages sms to non ayoba number why? Is there a special twerk for iPhone to be able to send sms to mtn numbers? My ayoba account is on Airtel. Does it contribute to failure? -
Apr 17, 2021 Very Very poor and fake just wasted my data downloading this app. seeing all these fake adverts on TV and listening to them on radio u my think it's the best. I here it can't conect or verify due to technical problems. Then why u keep up ur fake adverts On TV and radio just misleading the public.more -
Make this app available for ios12 and below
Mar 31, 2021 Make this app available iOS 12 and below -
Problems delivering msges
Feb 26, 2021 I have been sending text with my ayoba app and they don't get delivered. -
Apr 1, 2021 Worst app it takes forever. The app has bad network.You can not even watch a video.It is very had to listen to music.The boring part is u have to wait to watch a video
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Mar 29, 2021 Dankie bafwethu. Putting africa on the map. ✊✊. The design could do with a little improvement there and there. Every activity feels like you are in a different environment, I think needs constancy or something. I'm not criticizing, I'm just trying to help. The app is dope bafwethu. 💯more -
Apr 3, 2021 Cool app but needs to start working on video calls, highlighting messages etc but. I love the app.... Ayoba is great africa united but please I don't get my 100mb as promised but I still give you guys 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ download ayoba it's great the games, musics, etcmore
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Apr 13, 2021 Fair enough. Notification settings needs to notify without having to open Ayoba app. when you open it ,it starts by searching first and than it will start to connect 🙄😥
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Apr 18, 2021 The app needs to load faster,but everything else is okay. -
Apr 6, 2021 It's a great app especially when it comes to sending money through mtn MOMO. -
Mar 21, 2021 It lack dark mode, which is neccessary for those with bright light sight problem. If the dark mode can be added in your next update, Ayoba will be rated 5 star.
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Apr 1, 2021 Worst app it takes forever. The app has bad network.You can not even watch a video.It is very had to listen to music.The boring part is u have to wait to watch a video -
Mar 24, 2021 No full screen option in the browser? Is this going to get fixed? Also I see another reviewer asking for dark mode to be enabled. Just enable rotation then the no full screen issue is mostly resolved.
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I can’t send sms to mtn number.
Feb 24, 2021 I have bundles but can’t send text messages sms to non ayoba number why? Is there a special twerk for iPhone to be able to send sms to mtn numbers? My ayoba account is on Airtel. Does it contribute to failure? -
Apr 17, 2021 Very Very poor and fake just wasted my data downloading this app. seeing all these fake adverts on TV and listening to them on radio u my think it's the best. I here it can't conect or verify due to technical problems. Then why u keep up ur fake adverts On TV and radio just misleading the public.more -
Make this app available for ios12 and below
Mar 31, 2021 Make this app available iOS 12 and below -
Problems delivering msges
Feb 26, 2021 I have been sending text with my ayoba app and they don't get delivered. -
Apr 18, 2021 I downloaded the app but it's very fake seriously when I enter my number instead of verifying it just tells me unable to connect because of technical problem ☹️
What’s Groovy
The experience was amazing despite alot of people not having downloaded the app and that's making it impossible for them to know and utilise it to the fullest.
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What’s Subpar
I downloaded the app, requested me to my phone number, I put it but instead of verifying me it's saying "we are unable to connect to ayaba due to some technical problems. Please try again later". you people, it's now coming to a month telling me the same thing!!!? I wonder..
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Fair enough. Notification settings needs to notify without having to open Ayoba app. when you open it ,it starts by searching first and than it will start to connect 🙄😥
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Dankie bafwethu. Putting africa on the map. ✊✊. The design could do with a little improvement there and there. Every activity feels like you are in a different environment, I think needs constancy or something. I'm not criticizing, I'm just trying to help. The app is dope bafwethu. 💯
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Cool app but needs to start working on video calls, highlighting messages etc but. I love the app.... Ayoba is great africa united but please I don't get my 100mb as promised but I still give you guys 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ download ayoba it's great the games, musics, etc
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The app needs to load faster,but everything else is okay.
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It's a great app especially when it comes to sending money through mtn MOMO.
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It lack dark mode, which is neccessary for those with bright light sight problem. If the dark mode can be added in your next update, Ayoba will be rated 5 star.
No reviews available
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Dankie bafwethu. Putting africa on the map. ✊✊. The design could do with a little improvement there and there. Every activity feels like you are in a different environment, I think needs constancy or something. I'm not criticizing, I'm just trying to help. The app is dope bafwethu. 💯
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Cool app but needs to start working on video calls, highlighting messages etc but. I love the app.... Ayoba is great africa united but please I don't get my 100mb as promised but I still give you guys 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ download ayoba it's great the games, musics, etc
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Fair enough. Notification settings needs to notify without having to open Ayoba app. when you open it ,it starts by searching first and than it will start to connect 🙄😥
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The app needs to load faster,but everything else is okay.
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It's a great app especially when it comes to sending money through mtn MOMO.
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It lack dark mode, which is neccessary for those with bright light sight problem. If the dark mode can be added in your next update, Ayoba will be rated 5 star.
Filter Reviews
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I can’t send sms to mtn number.
I have bundles but can’t send text messages sms to non ayoba number why? Is there a special twerk for iPhone to be able to send sms to mtn numbers? My ayoba account is on Airtel. Does it contribute to failure? -
Very Very poor and fake just wasted my data downloading this app. seeing all these fake adverts on TV and listening to them on radio u my think it's the best. I here it can't conect or verify due to technical problems. Then why u keep up ur fake adverts On TV and radio just misleading the public.
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Make this app available for ios12 and below
Make this app available iOS 12 and below -
Problems delivering msges
I have been sending text with my ayoba app and they don't get delivered. -
Worst app it takes forever. The app has bad network.You can not even watch a video.It is very had to listen to music.The boring part is u have to wait to watch a video
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I downloaded the app but it's very fake seriously when I enter my number instead of verifying it just tells me unable to connect because of technical problem ☹️
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It's challenging why are they telling me that unable to contact try again later why I would love to use this app pliz help I would also love to rat it with five stars but no help
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It won't even let me register,, it keeps saying technically error and to try again later, for a day now
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The app was able to stream video via the browser with no issues, now it just says invalid response
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This app is still far more to be advanced. It needs to be upgraded, just imagine ; changing contract is not available, and music, only local music that is available. If registering with number that is in another phone, delaying of code and no other option to fasten it.
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I can’t send sms to mtn number.
I have bundles but can’t send text messages sms to non ayoba number why? Is there a special twerk for iPhone to be able to send sms to mtn numbers? My ayoba account is on Airtel. Does it contribute to failure?
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Worst app it takes forever. The app has bad network.You can not even watch a video.It is very had to listen to music.The boring part is u have to wait to watch a video
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No full screen option in the browser? Is this going to get fixed? Also I see another reviewer asking for dark mode to be enabled. Just enable rotation then the no full screen issue is mostly resolved.
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I can’t send sms to mtn number.
I have bundles but can’t send text messages sms to non ayoba number why? Is there a special twerk for iPhone to be able to send sms to mtn numbers? My ayoba account is on Airtel. Does it contribute to failure? -
Very Very poor and fake just wasted my data downloading this app. seeing all these fake adverts on TV and listening to them on radio u my think it's the best. I here it can't conect or verify due to technical problems. Then why u keep up ur fake adverts On TV and radio just misleading the public.
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Make this app available for ios12 and below
Make this app available iOS 12 and below -
Problems delivering msges
I have been sending text with my ayoba app and they don't get delivered. -
I downloaded the app but it's very fake seriously when I enter my number instead of verifying it just tells me unable to connect because of technical problem ☹️
-
It's challenging why are they telling me that unable to contact try again later why I would love to use this app pliz help I would also love to rat it with five stars but no help
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It won't even let me register,, it keeps saying technically error and to try again later, for a day now
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The app was able to stream video via the browser with no issues, now it just says invalid response
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This app is still far more to be advanced. It needs to be upgraded, just imagine ; changing contract is not available, and music, only local music that is available. If registering with number that is in another phone, delaying of code and no other option to fasten it.
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You said that if the person you are messaging is not on ayoba they will receive your message in normal message app , apparently that hasn't worked out at all . You create something that works according to your advertisement
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Release Notes
0.38.0
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Last Verified: 04/20/2021
