One of
the global leaders in providing telecom and social media solutions, Kirusa has
unveiled myGenie, a revolutionary free airtime App for prepaid Android users in
Nigeria.
The app, according to the promoters allows Android users explore and
download new and popular Android apps. With the app, users are rewarded with
free airtime credits for downloading, installing, and using these Android apps.
The users can use the free credits to recharge their mobile numbers, or gift
the airtime credits to their friends and family. The myGenie app is an
intuitive offering with a natural, seamless user Interface that imparts a
smooth experience to Android users.
The app is available to download from
Google Play store. It is currently available to Android mobile users in Nigeria
and will be extended to other African countries soon. The app provides free
airtime credits when a user invites their friends to the app, and when their
friends start downloading apps via myGenie. Apps that could be downloaded
through myGenie range, the promoters said range from games to dating to local
utility apps.
Some of the apps available on myGenie at the time of launch
include InstaVoice, 474Recharge, Zamba Caller, APUS Launcher, Super B Clearer,
BBM, UC Browser, and more. Speaking in Lagos at the unveiling of the app
recently, Robert Masumbuko, Head Financial Inclusion of African Development
Bank said, “We are excited about myGenie App being launched in Nigeria. African
mobile app developers will now have the opportunity to reach out to a wider
audience and get assured usage of their apps. It will also influence app usage
market, thereby opening doors for fresh investments in this sector.”
For
Anyanwu Jonnas Obinna, Head of Content Partnership in TwinPine, “myGenie is a
disruptive innovation in the mobile advertising space. We hope that it will
carve out a new market for the App developers and support them in reaching
their customers in more efficient ways than before.”
Similarly, David Kruyt,
App Owner, 474Recharge App, said,
“myGenie is an altogether new way of
promoting the app developer community. It is a simple way to reach out and get
the app campaigns organized. The most exciting part is that myGenie helps in
usage and retention of the apps by incentivizing customers in Nigeria, making
it a win-win for both app developers and customers.”
“Our vision is to grow the
mobile ecosystem, and to fuel entrepreneurship in Nigeria, by creating a platform
for the local app developers to reach out to their customers in a seamless
manner, by assisting them in their app promotion efforts.”, Inderpal Singh
Mumick, CEO of Kirusa, said while sharing his experience at the launch,
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