Staying In Lagos? These 4 Apps Are A Must-Have When You’re On The Go

The hustle and bustle of Lagos can be daunting atimes. From the noisy honking of vehicles to the nightmarish daily commute caused by traffic snarls in most parts of the city, you would need to adapt to your surroundings in order to survive.

Here are 4 mobile apps that could come in handy if you live in or are visiting Lagos:

Easy Taxi
Getting around the city of Lagos can be a pain, especially if you’re in a remote location, away from the heart of the city. Of course, there are taxis, but you don’t want to wait endlessly and be late for that meeting or appointment or haggle prices in the scorching sun, do you?

That’s where Easy Taxi, a taxi hailing app comes in. The app allows you to set your location, destination, calculate the fare and the arrival time while tracking driver’s identity and cab info. You can also message your driver while he is on the go and slide effortlessly to pay through your phone. Whether it’s late night, or early morning, Easy Taxi has got your back.

The app is available for Android, iOS and Windows Phone devices.

Traffic Butter
​Now when you’re on your way, you’ll need traffic updates. Enter Traffic Butter, a traffic monitoring app that eases out the traffic stress off you by providing real-time traffic updates in a concise way to help you navigate smarter and inform you of what routes to take and/or avoid.

The app is available for Android devices.

Hellofood
Hungry? You need not go through the stress of hailing a taxi or monitor traffic updates just because your stomach is asking you to. It gets worse when you’re stuck in the office and you’re too busy to go out for lunch. Say hello to the Hellofood app, a food ordering service which lets you enter your location and search for nearby delivery options.

The app allows you to select from over 200 different restaurants and place an order for food, after which you get a text notification when a restaurant confirms the order and how long it will take for your food to be delivered.

Hellofood is available on Android, iOS and Windows Phone devices.

Quickteller
As the name suggests, it’s a quick way to make payments, buy airtime, send or receive money without the need to go to the bank or use the ATM. Of course, there are other apps that let you make payments, but none of them allows payments to a large pool of merchants and businesses.

The Quickteller app is available for Android, Blackberry, iOS and Windows Phone devices.