Mr Price App vs Mamboo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mr Price App
Shop fashion, homeware, sports gear, and cellular items 24/7. Enjoy easy, secure checkout with fingerprint login and scan products in-store or online. Discover new arrivals weekly and track your orders.
- Fingerprint login and checkout
- Scan product availability
- Discover new products weekly
- Push notifications for store updates
- Order tracking
- Wish list creation and sharing
- Store locator
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Get that fresh new feeling wherever, whenever with our new and improved app. Serving you all your fashion, homeware, sports gear and cellular faves 24/7. ARE YOU NEW TO THE APP? Get R100 off your first Mr Price purchase when you spend R500 or more! Use coupon code MRP100 at checkout. PS: Offer can only be used once and cannot be transferred. Here are just some of the awesome features you can get your hands on: Easy, safe shopping and checkout. Use your fingerprint to login and shop. Scan to check the availability of product in-store and online. Be the first to check out our latest products, trends and news. Be inspired by +1000 new products every week. Receive instant alerts (push notifications) about your local Mr Price, Mr Price Home, Mr Price Sport stores, as well as Mr Price Money. Track your order status and edit your personal details. Create and share your wish list with friends and family through Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, email and more. Use the store locator to find your nearest store. View and manage your Mr Price Money account. What are you waiting for? Hit download now!
Mamboo
This super app aims to transform African sales markets by integrating online shopping, courier services, and diverse payment options. Discover products from various segments like food, groceries, and pharmacies, all within a secure and convenient platform.
- Integrated online shopping
- Courier service (Mamboo Pack)
- Multiple payment methods (Mamboo Pay)
- Wide product selection (food, pharmacy, etc.)
- Security and convenience
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We are a Super App created with a single goal: to revolutionize the sales market in Africa! We offer multiple services on one platform, such as online shopping, courier service (Mamboo Pack), and various payment methods (Mamboo Pay), something innovative in Africa. In addition to finding products from various segments such as food, supermarkets, pharmacies, among others, you will also find security, convenience, and practicality.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mr Price App at 4.6 against Mamboo's 3.1. Mr Price App also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (505 vs 17). Mamboo's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Mr Price App holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mr Price App has 505 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Mr Price App's written reviews are positive against 43% of Mamboo's.
Mr Price App ships an update every 2 months, Mamboo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mr Price App | Mamboo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (505 ratings) — better | 3.1 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.9% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 505 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mr Price Group Ltd | BitX |
Customer experience
Mr Price App
Mamboo
Bugs and requests
Mr Price App
Reported bugs
15 issues- App is extremely slow
- Recent update is not user friendly
- Cannot access Mr Price Home or Sport from there
- Most pages give an error when selected
- Error has occurred message when trying to pay account
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- Won't allow payment with credit card
- Website is trash
- Systems are very poor
- App shows a blank white page and that's all it shows
- App opens, goes white and doesn't load
- App displays a white screen and nothing else
- App freezes frequently
- Doesn't open categories sometimes
- App is very slow on my phone and Sisters Samsung Galaxy Tab
- App freezes all the time
Requested features
2 requests- Enhance app to better customer experience
- Invest in a company that can enhance the App
Mamboo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mr Price App
No in-app purchases
Mamboo
No in-app purchases
