Kesto vs EthioGuide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kesto
This app connects Ethiopians and Eritreans worldwide, enabling them to share and discover information. It features a business directory, event listings, and user-generated content like articles and videos. Users can engage through comments, sharing, and bookmarking.
- Ethiopian & Eritrean community platform
- Local business & professional guide
- User-generated content sharing (articles, events, videos)
- Content discovery and categorization
- Search, share, bookmark, and comment functions
- User verification for privacy
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Kesto, Social+ app for Ethiopians & Eritreans world-wide. Kesto creates a platform for the Ethiopian & Eritrean communities to find, share and consume information. The app makes everyone both a content provider and consumer, complimenting the word-of-mouth nature of information exchange practiced today between this tightly knit community across the globe. Our easy to use content publishing, sharing and discovery platform includes: Local business & professional guide Most businesses owned by Ethiopians and Eritreans worldwide are brick and mortar, thus without much Internet footprint except perhaps a social media page. With Kesto, businesses and professionals can create their profiles with their detailed info, address, events they host, deals they have, etc., quickly. You can think of a Kesto business & professional profile page as their digital business card discoverable and usable by anyone, anywhere. Relevant Information, Events & Videos Kesto users can share Articles, Blogs, Events and Youtube videos they find worthy for the community to see. We organize and categorize these user-generated content to be easily found and used. Being a community-focused app, Kesto includes functions like searching, sharing, bookmarking, and commenting, increasing content engagement. YOUR PRIVACY We verify our users with their social credentials or email addresses, followed by their phone numbers. We neither sell nor share your information with third parties at any time. Connect with us: https://www.facebook.com/kestoapp https://twitter.com/kestoapp https://instagram.com/kestoapp https://t.me/kestoapp Continued use of Location Service running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Kesto doesn't run Location Service in the background unless you permit us by turning on optional features that require it. Download the app to discover, share and engage with content shared by Ethiopians & Eritreans all over the world.
EthioGuide
Discover Ethiopian businesses categorized for easy browsing. Find contact information, send messages, get directions, and view business details with photos. Users can rate and comment on listings.
- Business directory by category
- Contact information (phone, email, text)
- Driving directions
- Business details and pictures
- User ratings and comments
- Search for businesses
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Welcome and thank you for your interest in the Ethiopian Guide. You will find Ethiopian Business by category. You will be able to rate, you will be able to put comment from the business listing. Also with this app, you can be able to get phone number, send email or text message for the owner, as well as get driving direction. Furthermore, you will be able to get information about the particular business that is listed in the app, and be able to browse thru pictures. Thank you again for your interest in the Ethiopian Guide. Currently we have included some of the business in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and the surrounding cities and towns.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kesto at 100% against EthioGuide's 0%. Kesto also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. EthioGuide sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Kesto asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kesto holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kesto has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Kesto's written reviews are positive against 0% of EthioGuide's.
Kesto ships an update every 9 days, EthioGuide every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Kesto | EthioGuide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (15 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jotika LLC. | Haileyesus Zeryihun |
Customer experience
Kesto
EthioGuide
In-app purchases
Kesto
No in-app purchases
EthioGuide
- Bronze Basic$149.99
- Silver Plus$174.99
- Gold Plus$199.99









