<p>The world of messaging apps is getting very crowded and it is becoming increasingly hard for app makers to differentiate themselves. The latest to enter this race to offering a cheaper option to SMS and easier way to socialise, is South Africas Mxit.</p><p>The company thinks its strategy to get new users in the large Indian feature phone segment will set it apart from the rest of the pack. To its advantage is the fact that the app will work on almost all devices, except entry level mobile phones.</p><p>We are definitely aiming for the large middle segment which could be as large as 500 million users. So the app will first be promoted in smaller town of Andra Pradesh, Mxit India CEO Sam Rufus Nallaraj told The Indian Express. To cater to this segment, the app will also be able to send and receive message in Hindi. Soon we will have support for at least 10 Indian languages, he added.</p><p>The other interesting aspect of the app is that it leverage the power of the cloud to give some smartphone like features for its users. For instance, students will be able to use the app like a scientific calculator or periodic table with all the computing being done at the backend and not on the phone. We have this innovative app-in-app concept that lets them do all this. The same will be used by NGOs and non-profits to provide counselling and other services to users, explained Mxit chairman Roger Grobler.</p><p><a href="http://www.financialexpress.com/news/messaging-app-mxit-to-target-500-million-users-in-india/1222114">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.lightreading.in/lightreadingindia/news-wire-feed/287359/africa-mxit-launches-messaging-app-india">S Africa&#039;s Mxit Launches Messaging App In India</a> (Light Reading India)</p><p><a href="http://mg.co.za/article/2014-01-31-00-helps-at-hand-for-connected-moms">Help&#039;s at hand for connected moms</a> (Mail &amp; Guardian Online)</p><p><a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/78/109093.html">Telkom Mobile runs successful campaign with its Mxit app</a> (Bizcommunity.com)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=ddErCZONfQ_0WDMMyqmZgHc9fxh7M&authuser=0&ned=us">6 additional articles.</a></p>