Latest app of the week stories from across Kenya.
Not every app arrives with a cautionary tale attached as Yubo did. Figuring out what the app is today requires understanding what it was when it launched under a different name, with different rules, and almost no real moderation to speak…
The people who helped build social media are now trying to fix it. Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, and Evan Sharp, co-founder of Pinterest, created Tangle through their company West Co. The pitch is a direct critique of the platforms…
Anyone familiar with traditional banking apps will open Absa Next expecting the usual features, such as checking account balances, making transfers, and applying for loans. What they find instead is a lifestyle digital wallet that works…
Airlines have a complicated relationship with honesty. A delay is frequently announced in stages: first a small push, then another, then a gate change, and somewhere in that sequence a passenger who had been watching the board realizes…
Every group chat eventually reaches the same point. Someone asks a question nobody can answer right away. One person says they will look it up, switches to another app, and either comes back three minutes later when the conversation has…
Card games have a reputation for being slow. You build a deck, you sit through long matches, and half the time you’re waiting for your opponent to finish their turn. Marvel Snap throws that reputation out the window. Matches last a few…
Most couples know, at some level, that small moments matter more than grand gestures. A squeeze of the hand before a difficult conversation, noticing when a partner is overwhelmed without being told, or laughing at something nobody else…
Productivity apps live on the same devices that constantly compete for your attention. Most try to solve the problem with timers and to-do lists, relying on you to stay disciplined even when distractions are only a tap away. Forest takes a…
There is a special kind of frustration that comes from a game that knows exactly how to keep you hooked. It draws you into its story, gets you invested, then stops just before a major plot twist pays off. Unsolved: Hidden Mystery Games…
Period tracking apps have quietly become one of the more crowded corners of health tech, with most competitors racing to add AI insights, wellness coaching, and subscription paywalls that feel more like a lifestyle platform than a…
Bumble was built to change how most dating apps work. Instead of letting anyone message anyone and rewarding the loudest voices, it puts more control in users’ hands. In heterosexual matches, only women can send the first message, and they…
Locket is a photo and video sharing app that works through a home screen widget. It lets you send photos and videos directly to another person’s home screen without a feed, chat, or public audience. It started with a simple problem.…
Long-distance relationships run on a strange kind of math, where presence gets traded for proof, a photo instead of a hand to hold, and a text instead of a shared dinner. Couple Joy starts with the idea that intimacy doesn’t have to fade…
Every generation gets the social media network that fits how it lives. For Gen Z and Gen Alpha, that might not be a photo grid or a video scroll; it could be a home screen widget quietly showing what your best friend is listening to right…
