Online payment application, MPower Payments has been adjudged the 2013 Top App of the Year in Ghana, taking over from Dropifi.
This was announced last Friday October 4, 2013 at this year’s TopApps Award event.
Aside the ultimate prize, MPower also won four other categories – Web App, Most Innovative New App, Top User Experience App and Finance App.
SMSGH, developers of MPower Payments, also took home the App Company of the Year prize while Eyram Tawia of Leti Arts won App Developer of the year.
TopApps Award is an annual applications exhibition and award event which gives app developers in Ghana the opportunity to showcase their innovative apps and games to technology and business participants as well as win awards for their outstanding products. The apps are judged based on their market relevance, originality and innovation.
This year’s event was themed “Promoting Innovations Made In Ghana”. The event is organized by PopOut and its Managing Director, Maximus Ametorgoh said “We want to be able to give more prizes by way of cash, resources and packages to winners next year. We want the Telcos and other industry players to come onboard. We live in the age of apps. Apps are the drivers of data consumption”.
The event was attended by the Deputy Minister for Communications Ms Victoria Hamah and Madam Dorothy Gordon, Director-General of the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT. Click here for photos
Full List: TopApps 2013 Winners
Top App of the Year
MPower Payments
Mobile Apps
Nkyea Twi Phrasebook
SMS Apps
Infoline
Web Apps
MPower Payments
Social Apps
Farmerline
Entertainment Apps
iWarrior and Kijiji
Most Innovative New Apps
MPower Payments
Top User Experience Apps
MPower Payments
Utility Apps
RetailTower
Finance Apps
MPower Payments
Health Apps
MoTech
Education Apps
MyPassCo
eGovernance Apps
233Law
Agriculture Apps
Esoko
App Developer of the year
Eyram Tawia
App Company of the year
SMSGH
By Ekow Quandzie