# M-PESA Safaricom Ethiopia

> Mobile financial and communication services app for sending money, payments, and account management. (iPhone/iPad app by Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia Plc.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/m-pesa-safaricom-ethiopia/id6456039621 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia Plc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1700263820)
- Category: Finance
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 612 App Store ratings · 99 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 156 MB
- Languages: American English, Afar, Amharic, Oromo, Somali, Tigrinya
- Released: 2023-09-06
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/m-pesa-safaricom-ethiopia/id6456039621/reviews.md

## What is M?

Introducing the new M-PESA Safaricom App! Enjoy safe, easy, and convenient financial and communication services all in one app. Send money, pay merchants and bills, pay for fuel, buy airtime and bundles, check airtime usage, and withdraw money with just a few taps on your mobile phone. With the new and simplified user experience, you can manage your finances effortlessly. Plus, you can track your spends, and authenticate transactions with biometrics. Simplify your life and download the M-PESA Safaricom App today.

• M-PESA transactions - Access all core M-PESA transactions with a simplified experience - Send money, pay merchants, bills and fuel with M-PESA, withdraw at agent or ATM and buy airtime.

• Core Safaricom transactions -  Manage your Safaricom account with ease. Check your airtime, voice and internet balances, check your consumption, top up, buy bundles, get PUK, and much more.

• Statement - Review, interact and action your M-PESA transactions, as well as filter, download and export your M-PESA statement in PDF form 

• Receipts - Download and share e-receipts for send money, pay with M-PESA, and withdraw to share transaction information with other users via pdf 

• My Spend - Allows you to track your M-PESA spend per month with aggregate and daily average spend, as well as a more detailed view with transactions broken down by category. You can change transaction categories to fit your lifestyle 

• Biometric Authentication - Log in and transact on the app using face or fingerprint authentication without having to enter M-PESA PIN manually every time 

• Frequents and Favorites - Get an automatically generated list of people or businesses you frequently send money to, or save them to your favorite's list so you don’t have to manually enter their details every time you want to make a payment 

• Profile picture - Take or upload your profile picture, other users will see it when transacting with you.

## Key features

- Send money
- Pay bills and merchants
- Buy airtime and bundles
- Track spending
- Biometric authentication
- View transaction statements
- Manage Safaricom account

## What do users think of M?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 User friendly
- 🚀 Efficiency
- 🚀 Quick and easy
- 🚀 Smooth and fast
- 🚀 Responsive
- 🚀 Very quick and easy to use
- 🚀 Intuitive and thoughtful UI
- 🚀 Simple and elegant
- 🚀 Professionally built interface
- 💰 Cheap transaction fees

**Cons**

- 🐛 Crashes with certain mini apps
- 🐛 Leaves user stuck in deadlock
- 🔋 High data consumption
- 🔒 Unreliable account access
- 💰 More expensive than competition

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Incorrect pin entry
- Incomplete/missing features
- Incompatibility with iOS

**Most requested features**

- Automatically updated balance on home screen
- Digital loan services
- Offline functionality like Telebirr
- More financial services (overdraft, etc.)

## Recent user reviews (10 of 99)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/m-pesa-safaricom-ethiopia/id6456039621/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Fast transfer

*2026-06-27*

To Bank is so fast and safe

### 5/5 — Easy to use

*2026-05-27*

I really liked using Face ID in the app

### 5/5 — Amazing app

*2026-05-23, version 1.13.3*

I love it wow

### 1/5 — Complain

*2026-05-12*

Safaricom is being overrated. Please maintain your company’s reputation by doing what is expected of you. Recently, i bought two hour unlimited internet package. It says i have 2 hour unlimited package but it doesn’t work. And when i buy another package for 5 birr to check if its my network it worked. So please trusting you is becoming hard. Thank you. 
With regard.

### 3/5 — Good

*2026-05-12, version 1.13.3*

Best

### 5/5 — Please help me tanks

*2026-05-08, version 1.13.3*

Please help me tanks

### 5/5 — Love it

*2026-05-03, version 1.13.3*

I love everything about it

### 5/5 — Heheh

*2026-05-02, version 1.13.3*

It’s dope

### 5/5 — R

*2026-05-01, version 1.13.3*

Like it

### 5/5 — Mr Hadiis

*2026-04-24, version 1.13.3*

Aad oogu faraxsanahay inaan ahay macaamiisha Safaricom

## Frequently asked questions about M

### What can I do with the M-PESA Safaricom App?

The app allows you to perform various financial and communication services. You can send money, pay merchants and bills, pay for fuel, buy airtime and bundles, check airtime usage, and withdraw money. It also helps you manage your Safaricom account, track your spending, and view transaction statements.

### How does biometric authentication work?

Biometric authentication allows you to log in and transact on the app using your face or fingerprint. This eliminates the need to manually enter your M-PESA PIN for every transaction, making the process faster and more secure.

### Is the M-PESA Safaricom App free to use?

Based on the provided information, the app is free to download and use. There are no mentions of subscription fees or upfront costs for accessing its core features.

### How can I track my M-PESA spending with this app?

The 'My Spend' feature allows you to track your M-PESA spending per month. It provides aggregate and daily average spend, as well as a detailed view broken down by category. You can also customize transaction categories to better fit your lifestyle.

### Can I manage my Safaricom services through this app?

Yes, the app integrates core Safaricom transactions. You can easily check your airtime, voice, and internet balances, monitor your consumption, top up your account, buy bundles, and retrieve your PUK number, among other Safaricom account management tasks.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.13.6 — 2026-08-03

updating transaction limit for pay with mpesa

### 1.13.5 — 2026-07-22

Updating Atm withdrawal
EEU Prepaid 
Utility payment via Reward Account

### 1.13.4 — 2026-05-30

updating certificate

### 1.13.3 — 2026-04-02

This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.

Bundle new structure
location based bundle
Fetch FI

### 1.13.2 — 2026-02-23

QR SDK update
Phone number validation fix

## More apps by Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia Plc

- [Dehninet App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dehninet-app/id6479640692)
- [M-PESA Lehulum](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/m-pesa-lehulum/id6742647476)

All apps by Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia Plc: https://appshunter.io/developer/1700263820

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