Hello Kigali vs #Alkmaar
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
#Alkmaar
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Met de #Alkmaar app heb je alle tips die je nodig hebt om deze prachtige stad te ontdekken, van historische bezienswaardigheden tot de beste eetgelegenheden. Of je nu de iconische kaasmarkt wilt bezoeken, door de sfeervolle straatjes wilt slenteren of gewoon op zoek bent naar een gezellig terras, alles ligt binnen handbereik. Bovendien staat de agenda boordevol leuke evenementen en activiteiten. Alkmaar, de kaasstad van Nederland, heeft zoveel te bieden!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: #Alkmaar at every 3 months against Hello Kigali's every 6 months. #Alkmaar also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 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, #Alkmaar every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hello Kigali | #Alkmaar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Common World Inc. | Mediabureau Apeldoorn BV |
In-app purchases
Hello Kigali
No in-app purchases
#Alkmaar
No in-app purchases
Questions
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