AddisMapTransit vs Ozai.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AddisMapTransit
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- Complete door-to-door navigation - Different means of transport (Anbessa Bus, Sheger Bus, Minibus, Lightrail)* - Alternative routes - Multilingual (Amharic is currently partial) - Store locations, like home, work place - Search suggestions for street names, intersections and POIs - Saving search favorites - GPS to show the location on the map - Display of routes by car * Complete coverage coming soon
Ozai.
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Ozai is electric scooter sharing for Addis Ababa. Find a scooter on the map, scan its QR code to unlock, and ride — pay from your Ozai wallet or a daily/weekly/monthly ride pass. FIND & RIDE - See nearby available scooters live on the map - Scan a scooter's QR code to unlock instantly - Real-time trip tracking with fare and time shown as you ride PAY YOUR WAY - Ozai Wallet — top up via Telebirr and pay per minute - Ride Passes — daily, weekly, or monthly plans with a set free allotment, big savings over pay-per-minute - Send wallet credit as a gift to another rider, or redeem a coupon SAFE & SIMPLE - Snap a photo when you end your ride - Full ride history with fare breakdown - In-app support ticketing - Available in English, Amharic, and Arabic Ozai requires phone verification and identity verification (KYC) to ride, and uses location access to show nearby scooters and track active rides.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ozai. at every 2 days against AddisMapTransit's every 10 months. AddisMapTransit's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). 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.
AddisMapTransit ships an update every 10 months, Ozai. every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AddisMapTransit | Ozai. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BANDIRA ADDIS MAP ENTERTAINMENT PLC | Caai Technologies PLC |
In-app purchases
AddisMapTransit
No in-app purchases
Ozai.
No in-app purchases
