Balafon + vs Mboa Play
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Balafon +
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Balafon + est l'application officielle de Balafon Media Hub, votre destination pour la radio, les podcasts, les actualités et les programmes en direct. Fonctionnalités : - Écoutez la radio en direct 24/7 - Découvrez nos podcasts exclusifs - Suivez l'actualité nationale et internationale - Regardez les replays de vos émissions préférées - Téléchargez vos contenus favoris pour une écoute hors ligne Restez connecté avec Balafon + où que vous soyez !
Mboa Play
Discover and enjoy Cameroonian music, radio, and video content. Stream new releases, follow artists, and access exclusive programs. Download content for offline listening and connect with the community.
- Cameroonian music catalog
- Live radio stations
- Video on demand
- Offline downloads
- Artist profiles and interaction
- Event listings
- User-generated video uploads
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Mboa Play is the music and the moving pictures of the mboa, in your pocket. The sounds from here, the artists from here, the radio from here — with no algorithm standing between us. FREE, WITH AN ACCOUNT Create your free account — an email and a code, no password — and hear everything in full. Without an account, the radio plays live and every track or video plays for 30 seconds. LISTEN New releases, Top Mboa, and the catalogue of Cameroonian artists: makossa, bikutsi, afro, rap. A full player, with the artwork large and the waveform under your thumb. THE RADIO Our stations, live. You switch it on, it plays — like a radio, because it is one. Open to everyone, with or without an account. SANGO TV Our own programmes, watchable one-handed. You pick up where you left off, and an episode downloaded on wifi plays anywhere. THE COMMUNITY Videos from members, full screen, one after another. Film with your phone, publish, and see what your videos do. OFFLINE Download your tracks and listen with no network: 5 tracks at a time with a free account, unlimited with the Pass. You see what it weighs before it starts, and wifi-only is the default. THE ARTISTS Follow your artists, find their albums, comment, send a heart or a tip. And if you are an artist: publish your tracks — one song or a whole album — watch your plays, and stay in touch with the people listening. THE MBOA PLAY PASS A monthly subscription: no ads between tracks, and unlimited offline downloads. The subscription renews automatically every month unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. The Pass can also be taken with Kubu, the app's currency, with no renewal. The music keeps playing when the screen goes dark. Terms of use: https://sangomboa.com/mboaplay/conditions Privacy policy: https://sangomboa.com/mboaplay/confidentialite
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mboa Play at daily against Balafon +'s weekly. Balafon +'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Balafon + ships an update weekly, Mboa Play daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Balafon + | Mboa Play |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Armand Tegomo Voukeng | Janolab Studio LLC |
In-app purchases
Balafon +
No in-app purchases
Mboa Play
No in-app purchases





