Earn free MTN airtime by playing mini games

How to get MTN airtime on Halo Mini

Halo Mini is a free rewards app. You collect points by playing short mini games and watching short video ads. You can then redeem MTN airtime in R5, R10, R20 or R50. No purchase or deposit is needed. Halo Mini does not promise fixed earnings. Halo Mini is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by MTN.

The airtime goes straight to the phone number you enter when you redeem. There is no voucher PIN to load. In the 30 days to 25 September 2026, the median time from redeeming to delivery was under a minute. That is a median, so some orders can take longer.

Before you confirm, check the number digit by digit and make sure it is on MTN. If you moved your number from another network, choose the network it is on now.

• Networks in South Africa: Vodacom, MTN, Telkom and Cell C
• Amounts: R5, R10, R20 and R50
• Delivery: straight to the number you enter, with no PIN to load
• Cost: no purchase or deposit

MTN's own ways to get airtime without cash

Two official MTN options are XtraTime, an advance you pay back, and YelloBucks, its rewards programme with a free daily Play and Win game. This is what MTN's own pages say.

XtraTime lets you take airtime, voice, data or social bundles now and pay later. MTN adds a service fee of R1.10 for every R10 advanced, or part of R10. When you next recharge, the advance and the fee come off automatically. MTN's XtraTime page says the full advance plus the fee must be repaid before another advance is available.

YelloBucks are points. You earn 1 YelloBuck for every R1 you spend with MTN. Once your YelloBucks profile is active, MTN's terms say you get at least two free Play and Win plays a day on the MTN App or by dialling *234#. Prizes include discounted data and voice bundles and retail vouchers.

• XtraTime: dial *136*2# or *151#, or open the MTN App, then select XtraTime.
• Who qualifies: you need to have been active on MTN for at least 3 months, with total recharges of R20 or more a month for the past 3 months. MTN also looks at SIM registration and how often you recharge.
• Paying it back: load airtime or buy a data bundle directly. You have 30 days. Paying late may lower how much XtraTime you can get.
• Auto Top-Up: an opt-in XtraTime setting that recharges you on credit when your balance runs low (R1.50 for airtime). The normal fee applies. To switch it off, dial *136#, select XtraTime, then Auto Top-Up.
• YelloBucks: activate your profile on *234# or in the MTN App. The programme is for active MTN customers aged 16 or older who are South African citizens or permanent residents.
• Airtime from YelloBucks: MTN's terms list R10 airtime at 1,000 YelloBucks, and redeemed airtime is for MTN to MTN calls only.
• Keep your YelloBucks active: after 60 days without activity, MTN charges 150 YelloBucks a month.
• Play and Win: at least two free plays a day. MTN sets the prizes, and they depend on your recharge tier.

Sources: MTN: Get XtraTime now, pay later · MTN Help: XtraTime service fee · MTN Help: How to access XtraTime · MTN Help: When to repay XtraTime · MTN Help: XtraTime Auto Top-Up · MTN: YelloBucks · MTN: MyMTN YelloBucks Programme terms

Avoid fake free-airtime offers

MTN says its agents will never ask for your OTP, passwords or card PIN. If an SMS or email has a link, MTN suggests you search for the website yourself instead of tapping it. No one needs your PIN or OTP to send you airtime.

Some MTN Play games that mention airtime prizes are paid subscriptions. My City, for example, lists R5 a day after a one-day free trial. Check the price before you subscribe. Dial *123# to manage your subscriptions.

• Never share an OTP, PIN or password, even with someone who says they work for MTN.
• Do not pay or buy vouchers to claim a prize.
• Be wary of links that promise unlimited airtime.
• Report fraud to MTN on 083 123 4357 or fraudhelp@mtn.com.

Sources: MTN Help: Cyber fraud · MTN Help: Phishing scams · MTN Help: Report fraud · MTN Play: My City