Comparison

Mengedegna vs E

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mengedegna

Easily book and purchase bus tickets across Ethiopia online. Reserve seats, check availability, and manage your bookings with multiple payment options. This app digitizes bus travel, eliminating the need for physical queues.

Highlights
  • Online bus ticket booking
  • Multilingual support (English, Amharic, Afaan Oromoo)
  • Multiple payment integrations (Banks, Telebirr, M-Pesa, PayPal)
  • Cancel and reschedule reservations
  • Check bus availability and departure times
  • 24/7 customer service
Features
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Mengedegna is an online bus booking application that helps internet users to reserve and purchase bus tickets across Ethiopia using their phones or computers through the bus reservation system. It is multilingual (English, Amharic and Afaan Oromoo) and works with most bust operators in Ethiopia. The app was developed by Walia Technologies PLC with the goal of establishing a safe and simple bus reservation system. The app's main purpose is to help users reserve and purchase bus tickets utilizing an online system with just a few clicks of your phone that eliminating the need to queue at a counter to buy a bus ticket. Customers can also use this simple app to check the availability and types of buses, as well as the departure time online. The application is integrated with various local Banks, Telebirr, M-Pesa and PayPal, and it also allows customers to cancel and reschedule their reservations at any time. With our dedicated customer service, the application is available at all times, 24 hours a day. Our mission is to transform Ethiopia's bus transportation system from an offline to a digitized and modern system, as well as to establish a user-friendly, easy-to-use system for the state's transportation sector. This application will provide hassle-free bus ticketing transporation system and play a huge role in digitizing Ethiopia’s Bus ticketing system.

About

E

This marketplace app simplifies buying, selling, and renting various items and properties. Easily create and manage listings, connect with users via in-app messaging, and organize your transactions in one convenient platform.

Highlights
  • Browse products and listings by category
  • Post new listings with details, location, and images
  • Manage posts and updates from dashboard
  • In-app messaging for buyer/seller communication
  • Profile and language settings
Features
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E‑mart is a marketplace app that helps you buy, sell, and rent products and properties in one place. Create listings, manage your products, and connect with customers through messaging. Key features Browse products and listings by category Post new listings with details, location, and images Manage your posts and updates from your dashboard In‑app messaging to communicate with buyers and sellers Profile and language settings E‑mart is built to make listing and finding items easier, faster, and more organized.

Screenshots

Mengedegna4 screens
E4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mengedegna at every 2 weeks against E's every 2 months. E's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mengedegna against 5.0 for E. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mengedegna ships an update every 2 weeks, E every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Mengedegna versus E: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMengedegnaE
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB33 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperWalia Technologies PLCTemesgen Dadi

Customer experience

Mengedegna

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

E

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mengedegna

No in-app purchases

None

E

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mengedegna free?
Mengedegna is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is E free?
E is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mengedegna or E?
Mengedegna and E are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Mengedegna or E have ads?
Neither Mengedegna nor E shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mengedegna or E?
Mengedegna ships an update every 2 weeks, and E every 2 months. Most recently, Mengedegna was updated on November 3, 2026 and E on November 5, 2026.

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