Google has announced the winners of the first edition of Android Developer Challenge – Africa. It is interesting to note that a Nigerian company created one of the winning apps!.
The winners in the three categories walk away with 25,000 USD each (4 Million Naira).
You can view the winning apps below.
Entertainment/Media/Games
Afrinolly – Nigeria
Team: FansConnectOnline Limited
Afrinolly brings African movies to your pocket, allowing you to watch movie trailers, read entertainment news and gossip, track celebs, listen to music and share it all with your friends.
Social/Communication
Olalashe – Kenya
Team: David Lemayian, Capefield Ltd.
Olalashe (which means “brother” in Maasai) is a geo-alert application that can help you communicate when you’re in trouble, through a widget that can send your location and a pre-set message to your ‘In Case of Emergency’ contacts with the push of a button.
Productivity
Shoppers’ Delight – Kenya
Team: Elan Telemedia Ltd
Shoppers’ Delight is a shopping application that allows shoppers to compare product prices across different area supermarkets. The app also helps shoppers discover bargains and relevant sales, and access maps and health information.
Also Google mentioned some other noteworthy apps.
Each winner will be awarded $25,000 to help them build and grow their business, and will receive additional mentoring from Google employees to help them make their app even better. Our judges also gave honorable mention to finalist apps Rainbow Racerand Wedding Plandroid; the developers of those apps will each receive $5,000.
Congratulations
