ABOUT MOYAAPP
MoyaApp is South Africa’s all-in-one messaging and content platform. It combines powerful communication tools with access to a wide range of digital services — including public websites, information hubs, entertainment, and more — all in one app. Best of all, selected features and websites are available data-free on supported mobile networks (of which; MTN, Cell C, Telkom or Vodacom in South Africa).
MESSAGING & COMMUNICATION:
• Unlimited text messaging and voice notes, even when when you run out of data, MoyaApp will not cut you off from sending text messages as long as long as you keep your mobile data on when you run out of data or airtime (applicable to selected mobile network providers).
• Group chats
• Voice and video calls (uses data — users are notified before use)
• End-to-end encrypted personal messages
• Offline message delivery - datafree messaging as long as you keep your mobile data on and are on MTN, Cell C, Telkom or Vodacom in South Africa.
• Automatic contact syncing, MoyaApp will ask your permission to access your contact/ address book.
ACCESS TO PUBLIC & THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES:
MoyaApp offers seamless access to publicly available websites — including official government portals — directly within the app.
Government Website Access:
• Visit the official SASSA website: https://www.sassa.gov.za
• Check grant information, application status, and more
• MoyaApp does not submit applications, collect personal data, or provide government services.
Other Public Information:
• Load shedding updates from public data sources
• News, weather, jobs, education, health, and more
DISCOVER CONTENT & SERVICES:
• 300+ content services (some data-free), including news, sport, entertainment, shopping, and education
• Casual games, quizzes, surveys, and rewards from third-party partners
• Marketplaces for tickets, vouchers, classifieds, and digital services
DATA-FREE USAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA:
Selected MoyaApp features and websites are available without airtime or mobile data on supported South African networks (MTN, Vodacom, Telkom, Cell C).
MoyaApp also works internationally — but data-free access is exclusive to South Africa only.
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER:
MoyaApp is a private, independent platform. It is not affiliated with any government entity, including the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA).
All government-related information is accessed via official public websites or third-party sources.
MoyaApp does not process applications, make decisions, or store government records. Users interact with external websites independently.
8.4.5
- Faster sign-up second time through
- Crash fixes and library upgrades
- Fix bugs where calls were sometimes not connecting
- Design and color improvements
- Fix bugs with discover apps
Previously
- New registration process makes re-registering quicker
- More functionality for discover apps
- Improve message search
- Brand new design
- Better search functionality
8.2.3
- Icon updates
- New registration process makes re-registering quicker
- More functionality for discover apps
- Crash fixes and app launch speed improvements
8.1.9
- Fix various crashes
- Improve message search
8.0.7
- Allow new +2775 phone numbers to register
8.0.0
- Brand new design
- Improve reconnection time
- Better search functionality
8.1.5
- Fix various crashes
- Improve message search
8.0.7
- Allow new +2775 phone numbers to register
8.0.0
- Brand new design
- Improve reconnection time
- Better search functionality
8.1.3
- Fix various crashes
- Improve message search
8.0.7
- Allow new +2775 phone numbers to register
8.0.0
- Brand new design
- Improve reconnection time
- Better search functionality
- Brand new design
- Improve reconnection time
- Better search functionality
- Fix for google automated security scanning alert
- Fix rare crash in 7.4.0
7.4.0
- Dark mode improvements
- Improve contacts permission request per review
- Remove statuses
- Improved look-and-feel
- Improved bandwidth efficiency
7.2.2
- Fix crash with incorrectly formatted message
- Fix emoji sending
· Permissions for camera, audio recording, biometrics, messaging, calls and GPS location settings updated
· Target Android 14
· Allow Sub folders for Discover Apps
· Various bug fixes
- Dark mode improvements
- Improve contacts permission request per review
- Remove statuses
- Improved look-and-feel
- Improved bandwidth efficiency
- Fix crash with incorrectly formatted message
- Fix emoji sending
· Permissions for camera, audio recording, biometrics, messaging, calls and GPS location settings updated
· Target Android 14
· Allow Sub folders for Discover Apps
· Various bug fixes
- Fix crash with incorrectly formatted message
- Fix emoji sending
· Permissions for camera, audio recording, biometrics, messaging, calls and GPS location settings updated
· Target Android 14
· Allow Sub folders for Discover Apps
· Various bug fixes
· various bug fixes
- Fix status page
- Bug fixes and bandwidth improvements
- Video Ad improvements
· Add Description and Rules to group chat
· Improve sending and receiving contacts
· Fix Backup creation and restore on Android 13
· Stability and performance fixes
· Improve sending and receiving contacts
· Fix Backup creation and restore on Android 13
· Stability and performance fixes
· various bug fixes and optimisations
· various bug fixes and optimisations
· Various bug fixes and performance improvements
· Various bug fixes and performance improvements
· Allow switching from audio to video call
· Support for dark mode (go to settings to enable)
· Improve reliability of A/V calls
· Bug fixes
· various bug fixes and performance improvements
· Show user profile pictures in higher resolution
· Improve quality of video calls
· Big improvement improvements in message delivery & notifications
· Various bug fixes
· Various bug fixes
· Explain and ask for contacts permission during sign up
· Performance improvements
· Various bug fixes
- bug fixes and performance improvements
· Don’t show formatting characters in formatted text
· Performance improvements
· Bug fixes and performance improvements
- new 'Recently Used" and "Favorites" folders in Moya Discover
- various bug fixes
- Added new Status feature
- reduced size of install download
- performance improvements
- bug fixes
- Added new Status feature
- reduced size of install download
- performance improvements
- bug fixes
- Moya statuses
- reduced size of install download
- performance improvements
- bug fixes
- bug fixes and performance improvements
- preparation for release of Status updates in next version
- improvements to Moya calling
- bug fixes and performance improvements
- removed support for Android 4.4 (sorry)
- MoyaPayD technical integration
- message delivery ticks displayed in chat list
- changed ring tone for Moya calling
- bug fixes and performance improvements
- bug fixes and performance improvements
- introduction of MoyaPay
- bug fixes and performance improvements
- voice & video calling warning when no data
- bug fixes and performance improvements
- voice & video calling bug fixes
- audio & video calling
- bug fix for crashing problem on some versions of Android
- #datafree on MTN, Vodacom, Cell C & Telkom in South Africa, and MTN & Airtel in Nigeria
- changed to double ticks for message sent, delivered and seen
- bug fixes
- #datafree on MTN, Vodacom, Cell C & Telkom in South Africa, and MTN & Airtel in Nigeria