Hello Kigali vs Visit Entebbe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hello Kigali
Discover Kigali's best cafes, shops, and cultural sites with this comprehensive city guide. Find locations, get directions, estimate taxi fares, and contribute to rankings. Explore the city like a local or a new visitor.
- City map with locations
- Location details (incl. WiFi)
- Site check-ins and ratings
- Road route directions
- Taxi/moto fare estimates
- Best Of Kigali voting
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The ‘Hello Kigali’ App is a free city guide discovery app for Kigali, Rwanda. It helps new visitors to Kigali (and locals) explore useful locations quickly and easily. Since 2015 it has been a popular way to find out where the best cafes with WiFi, shopping, and Rwanda cultural sites are located. The latest version takes that simple idea and adds site check-ins, ratings, social features, road directions, taxi estimates. and a ‘Best Of Kigali’ voting and ranking features. We now have well over 1000 locations and are part of the MurugoCloud ecosystem. I hope you find ‘Hello Kigali’ useful and fun! v1.0 Features: - Simple User Interface - Map of Kigali with locations displayed & custom images - Click on map location for more information (including if they have free WiFi) - Site Types: Food (Restaurant, Fast Food), Shopping, Medical, Gas, Culture (Culture, Embassy), Hotel v1.1 Features - List View that will display a single selected location - Updated graphics - Local storage of data to save on mobile data download limits - Updated Site Types v1.2 Features - Search Site Locations - updated graphics v2.0 Release: - Murugo User Support - Updated App Graphics and Animations - Site Ratings and vote on ‘Best of Kigali’ - Site Check-ins - Earn Badges (check-in badges) - Location Clustering (our proprietary clustering showing what shops, restaurants, and other organizations are in a building) v2.1 Release: - Pandemic Features & Reporting (closed places) - Other Murugo Support Updates v2.2 Release: - Guhemba Merchant Restaurant Menu Support v2.3 Release: - Mapbox Integration - Road Route Directions - Taxi/Moto Estimates
Visit Entebbe
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Welcome to Visit Entebbe, the Official travel guide to Entebbe, Uganda. Find all that Entebbe has to offer: - Connect to other tourists around Entebbe - Share your travel experience - Know the Amazing attractions throughout Entebbe - Comment on the places you have been to and let others know the beauty in those places - Know the coolest hang out spots - and book events, restaurants, hotels and more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Visit Entebbe at every 4 weeks against Hello Kigali's every 6 months. Visit Entebbe also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hello Kigali ships an update every 6 months, Visit Entebbe every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hello Kigali | Visit Entebbe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Common World Inc. | JAGUZA TECH UGANDA LIMITED |
In-app purchases
Hello Kigali
No in-app purchases
Visit Entebbe
No in-app purchases
