Nine most used apps in Nigeria

As our world continues to transform into a more tech-savvy place, researchers and web developers are continuing to develop solution-based apps that tend to improve and enhance the quality of life. 

In this post, I will be talking about some of the best web and mobile apps that bring joy to the lives of people across.

Here are 10 most used apps in Nigeria:

1. Google Map:

Google Map is one of Google’s solution-driven inventions that provide complete and detailed information about:

•             Geographical regions

•             Real-time traffic condition

•             Aerial and satellite location views.

This web and mobile app can also help you:

•             Plan your route for travelling by foot, car, bike and air.

•             Go completely hands-free while driving.

•             Share your location when in danger.

•             See how busy businesses are and their closing hours.

The majority of Bolt and Uber drivers who are not very conversant with locations within Nigeria, make use of Google map as a daily tool to navigate.

2. Zoom:

This is a proprietary video-telephony application that connects users together all over the globe.

Although Zoom was launched in April 2011, it has become one of the most widely used app world over.

It enables users to hold meetings online without physically being together.

Zoom gained rapid prominence in the wake of COVID-19 in 2020. Offices, churches, schools, etc, prioritised the use of Zoom for meetings. Although there are other great meeting apps online, zoom is more widely used.

3. Bolt:

Bolt is an e-hailing application that helps you order a ride from over 500 urban cities in 45 countries across Africa, Asia, Western Asia, Europe and Latin America.

Looking right back to the first day I used this amazing app, I was amazed as to how I can sit right in the comfort of my home and order a ride which in turn came right in front of my house to pick me up.

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Although Bolt offers other arrays of services, the ride-hailing app is what fascinates me the most and is most useful to me.

4. Jumia:

Jumia is a Pan-African e-commerce application that helps you do all your shopping online while the products you purchased are delivered to your preferred location through its logistic services.

This app has been personally helpful to me, as it helps me window shop to get the actual amount of a product, before buying. This helps me prepare my budget and cut down on costs.

Asides from the market service rendered by Jumia, it has other services like payment service and logistics service.

It has become a household name with competitors such as Amazon, Konga, Jiji and others.

5. Spotify:

Spotify is a digital platform that offers musical listening services to millions of listeners all over the world.

Asides from the musical service rendered by this amazing app, users can also watch videos and listen to podcasts on the platform.

The most amazing part of this app is the fact that you don’t need to pay a dime before listening to Non-stop music. Spotify offers a free plan that enables users to sign up without paying.

The free plan contains paid advertisements that play at intervals during playtime, you can always opt for the premium plan when you feel the adverts on the free plan are becoming unbearable.

6. OPAY

Opay is an online payment platform that has been present in Nigeria for over 5 years.

With over 35 million users in Nigeria, the mobile-based app has proven itself to be one of the best in Nigeria’s finance space. Recently when there was a cash crunch in Nigeria, Opay remained one of the few that helped Nigerians with ease in making payments. This in itself generated a lot of new customers for them.

Asides its very user-friendly interface, it remains one of the few that still gives its customers a 5 per cent interest in saving.

7. Binance:

Binance is one of the most visited cryptocurrency exchange apps in Nigeria.

It is a secure and trustworthy platform that provides a wallet for traders to store their cryptocurrencies.

A lot of Nigerians use Binance to Trade, mine cryptocurrencies, Invest and refer to earn trading fee rebates.

Over the years, Binance P2P  has helped people to easily trade their Crypto into their local currencies.

8. Canva:

Canva is an app that allows you to create designs online for free.

Many years back, some people aspiring to be graphic designers could not achieve that feat because they saw learning COREL draw as difficult.

The arrival of Canva brought about the ability to use already-made templates on the platform to create new fantastic designs.

With Canva, you can make different designs as follows:

•             Stunning Social Media posts

•             Videos,

•             Cards,

•             Flyers,

•             Photo collages, etc.

9. Trucaller:

Trucaller is an app that helps identify unknown callers or scammers.

This app also allows you to block anyone whom you identify as a scam.

It is one of the very few apps that tells notifies you when a call is about to come into your mobile phone, and also informs you when someone views your profile.

The premium plan helps you see anyone who spies or views your profile.