MTN is sunsetting its Ayoba app

[mylesillidge]

MTN quietly shuts down super app

MTN is shutting down its Ayoba super app, once positioned as a rival to players like WhatsApp, as it works to establish a unified digital platform for its customers.

The African telecommunications giant says the decision came as part of a routine review of its digital services portfolio.

 

[Jan van Riebeeckstad]

Never heard of it

 

[hj007]

I thought it might be a good idea to dev for it after seeing the success of WeChat as a platform, but yeah it was pretty meh.

 

[susefan]

So now they should support RCS

 

[Tantus]

Never heard of it

Me neither

 

[Tantus]

MTN quietly shuts down super app

MTN is shutting down its Ayoba super app, once positioned as a rival to players like WhatsApp, as it works to establish a unified digital platform for its customers.

The African telecommunications giant says the decision came as part of a routine review of its digital services portfolio.

How's a payment app a rival for WhatsApp?

 

[oros]

I've tried it before, wasn't a good app at all

 

[ajax]

Tried it but uninstalled it the same day. Just wanted the free 1 GByte that came with it.