# About BetriBox

Canonical: https://betribox.com/about

BetriBox is Kenya's charging network. Grab. Charge. Drop.

Your phone is your wallet, your map, your ride home and your whole group chat. When it dies, everything stops. BetriBox keeps you on.

Grab a charged power bank from any BetriBox station, charge on the move, and drop it at any station. Pay with M-Pesa and the unused deposit comes back automatically.

## Three ways in
- Web: open the site and go, no download
- USSD: no smartphone or data needed
- App: the full experience on your home screen

## Built-in tech
- Live station map: see the nearest BetriBox and how many power banks are ready
- Live rental tracker: timer and running cost in real time
- Your stats: every rental, receipt and refund in one place
- Rent more, pay less: Regulars get 10% off, Mzito gets 20% off
- Instant SMS receipts when you grab and when you drop

## Pricing
- First 15 minutes free
- KES 100 per hour, KES 300 max per day
- KES 1,000 deposit, refunded automatically

## For venues
Bars, lounges, salons, clinics, campuses, co-working spaces and events host BetriBox for free. We install, restock and maintain the station. You keep 30% of every rental, paid monthly via M-Pesa, and see every rental and payout on a live dashboard.

Want a BetriBox at your spot? Call +254 748 843 242.

Follow @betribox on Instagram and TikTok.

Usikae low.

BetriBox is not a betting or gaming company. "Betri" is Swahili for battery.

## Nana the Banana
Nana is BetriBox's mascot, the spirit of your battery. She's fresh yellow at 100%, worried at 20% and brown and dramatic at 2%. BetriBox brings her back. Her sign-off: "Usikae low."

## Questions

### What is BetriBox?
BetriBox is Kenya's charging network: power bank rental. Grab a charged power bank from any BetriBox station, charge on the move, and drop it at any station. Pay with M-Pesa and the unused deposit comes back automatically.

### Where can I charge my phone?
At any BetriBox station. Instead of hunting for a socket or a phone charging station, rent a portable charger: grab a charged power bank, charge your phone on the move, and drop it at any BetriBox. Every power bank has USB-C, Lightning and micro-USB cables built in, so it works with Android, iPhone and older phones.

### Is BetriBox a betting or gaming app?
No. BetriBox has nothing to do with betting or gaming. "Betri" is Swahili for battery: BetriBox rents out power banks so your phone stays on.

### Who is Nana the Banana?
Nana is BetriBox's mascot, the spirit of your battery. She's fresh yellow at 100%, worried at 20% and brown and dramatic at 2%. BetriBox brings her back.

### How much does BetriBox cost?
The first 15 minutes are free. After that it's KES 100 per hour, KES 300 max per day, with a KES 1,000 deposit that is refunded automatically. Regulars get 10% off and Mzito gets 20% off.

### Do I need a smartphone or data?
No. You can use BetriBox on the web with no download, by USSD with no smartphone or data needed, or in the app.

### How do I get a BetriBox station at my venue?
Bars, lounges, salons, clinics, campuses, co-working spaces and events host BetriBox for free, and keep 30% of every rental. Call +254 748 843 242.