Ayoba chat.games.news.music

4.1
193K reviews
50M+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Ayoba is an all-in-one app that offers instant messaging, voice and video calling, games, music, news, entertainment, sports, fashion, beauty, food and other content.

What’s different about ayoba?

You can chat with your friends and family or call anyone regardless of whether they have the ayoba app or not - they will get the message by SMS.
Our instant messaging app 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).

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 from fashion, sports, music, education to trending news. Keep yourself entertained with our latest music playlists and our interactive games.

In certain territories you can also use MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) to send and receive money or transfer 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: Enjoy free instant messaging [Valid in selected territories]

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 to 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 & other unique African music genres.

Play Games: 150 free games for your gaming pleasure.

Read the News: Browse our channels to find articles about all your favourite topics like sport, fashion& beauty, music, celebrities, food, 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
SMS continuity for non ayoba app users
Voice notes and multimedia sharing in chat
Video and voice calling
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
Games for everyone
Money transfers on P2P chats only on enabled countries
Full records of transaction history
Report inappropriate content

Download ayoba and start chatting now
Help: [email protected]
Facebook: Ayoba Instant Messaging
Twitter: ayoba_me
Instagram: ayoba_messaging
Updated on
Nov 1, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, Personal info and 3 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 7 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.1
191K reviews
Peter Mike
November 19, 2024
it used to be working well until about 2 month ago when it stoped working without data, but if i use a different sim card it works without data i contacted MTN but they told me that they didn't do anything, so I don't know where the problem is i don't know if it's FUP (fair usage policy) and I don't know what in GOD'S name that means
17 people found this review helpful
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Ayoba
November 20, 2024
ayoba! Peter Mike, please note that using the Ayoba app requires internet connection to work, which means you need to switch ON your mobile data. However, this doesn't mean the Ayoba app will deplete or deduct your data if you are MTN subscriber. For other network providers, standard data charges apply. Africa United! (KM)
Mukula Japheth
November 21, 2024
I have seen hidden data I never expected from AYOBA I get immediate updates mostly on news, AYOBA is My first breakfast before others follow. Weather I have data or not, I was surprised to see AYOBA displaying International news .🥱 And give immediate updates I listen to new songs everyday. Alot of games. To mention but a few. Thank you so much MTN. I WISH I COULD JOIN US PEOPLE 😂 I'm happy
113 people found this review helpful
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Ayoba
November 21, 2024
We trying our best to create Africa's messaging app that is appealing to you Mukula Japheth, and other users. And we truly appreciate your support. Africa United! (KM)
James Aaron
October 18, 2024
Ayoba is a great app and it's help people with communication especially when you don't have data, you can play music for free and many more. So the main reason why I give 3 stars is that there's no football live tv so I want to ask if you can ad and please also add Facebook page
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Ayoba
October 25, 2024
Ayoba! James Aaron, which country are you from? Please note if you have any issues, feedback or suggestions don't hesitate to contact us at [email protected] with your numbers, and we will get back to you as we trying our best to create Africa's messaging app. Africa United! (KM)

What's new

Share stories you’ve posted on ayoba straight to TikTok.

Change your contact number and keep your ayoba account.

View videos in your Ayoba feed in portrait mode.

Squashed bugs for improved performance.

Update your app for a more ayoba experience!