Leading Mobile Social Media and Value Added Service providers, Kirusa on Thursday, launched myGenie, a revolutionary free airtime App for prepaid Android users in Nigeria.
Speaking at the Launch which held in Ikeja, Lagos State, CEO of Kirusa, Inderpal Singh Mumick, said, “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.”
Described as the Rewarding App, Product Manager, myGenie App, Vishavjit Soni, said “myGenie is an app that rewards customers with free airtime credits for exploring and downloading new and popular Android apps.”
Furthermore, myGenie app lets Android users explore and download new and popular Android app, users are also rewarded with free airtime credits for downloading, installing and using these Android apps.
Apps that can be downloaded through myGenie range from games to dating to local utility apps. Users can also use the free credits to recharge their mobile numbers, or gift the airtime credits to their friends and family.
Also speaking at the Launch, Head, Financial Inclusion of African Development Bank, Robert Masumbuko 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.”
Head of Content Partnership in TwinPine, Anyanwu Jonnas Obinna, on the forthcoming launch also said, “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.”
App Owner, 474Recharge App, David Kruyt, added that “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.”
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.
