# بي بي سي عربي — user reviews > 70 indexed App Store user reviews of بي بي سي عربي by BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited, rated 3.84/5 from 83 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id558497376/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id558497376.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 45 · 4★ 11 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 12 ## Newest reviews (19 of 70) ### 3/5 — Why is text no longer selectable? *2025-12-05, version 9.1.0* This used to be my go-to app for news and learning Arabic. I'd selected the words I didn't know and translate in-app. Now that I can no longer select text, it's become useless and I'm switching elsewhere. Why would you do that and PLEASE CAN YOU CHANGE IT BACK!! ### 2/5 — No landscape view “full screen horizontal view” *2023-10-14, version 6.2.0* No landscape view “full screen horizontal view” ### 2/5 — Needs to be better YOU ARE BBC! *2023-07-27, version 6.2.0* The app does not support the iPad landscape mode! Dark theme is not working properly it works only on the main page but if you click on any article it goes to the light theme!, The app contents does not fit the full iPad screen! Why,…..etc. ### 4/5 — The screen doesn’t rotate to full mood *2023-05-17, version 6.2.0* Hi BBC Arabic, The app doesn’t rotate anymore to allow full mood for the live streaming, any help? ### 4/5 — Could you add favourite list feature *2023-02-01, version 6.1.0* Dear BBC Arabic App team, I am sending this message as a feedback on the Arabic App. Would it be possible please to add a feature that allow the user to save the interesting articles or new to a favourite list to allow the user to read later. Other news Apps uses this feature which I found very useful. Thank you and wishing you all the best. ### 3/5 — Rotating *2022-12-26, version 6.1.0* The app is okay but doesn’t rotate with the screen on my iPhone 13 Pro like other news apps. ### 3/5 — Share options is giving mirror image. *2022-12-09, version 6.1.0* I have been using this app for over 20 years. When I tried to use the share options, it has everything mirror images. This just happened yesterday.and the issue related to the app. Appreciate looking at it and please let me the solution. Regards, GAMIL Fanous ### 1/5 — تراجع المستوى لاذاعة عريقة *2022-10-02, version 6.0.0* لا ادري السبب و لكن ما هذا التراجع لإذاعة عريقة . اين زخم الاخبار و استضافة المحللين و تحليل الاخبار .. هناك تراجع واضح في مستوى تنوع البرامج و الابداع و المعلومة و تغطية اخر الاخبار و المستجدات .. تراجع رهيب بمحتوى ب بي بي سي اكسترا و تغطية مهرجانات في موريتانيا او الصومال متجاهلين احداث اهم بكثير . ارجوا اعادة الهيكلة و جلب كوادر ادارية بمستوى يليق بتاريخ الاذاعة و مكانتها . ### 1/5 — Fake news *2021-11-25, version 5.19.0* Spread FAKE NEWS ### 1/5 — One of worst BBC app *2021-08-01, version 5.19.0* The app does not offer any advantages over the webpage. Compared to other BBC apps this one does not offer any functionalities ### 1/5 — التحيز في الاخبار *2020-09-10, version 5.19.0* يوجد تحيز واضح في الاخبار ضد السعودية واخبار مغلوطه ايضا ### 4/5 — الخط *2020-05-12* متى سيتم إضافة إختيارات لتكبير الخط في التطبيق ؟!! ### 4/5 — We want infographics *2020-04-08, version 5.14.0* We want infographics ### 1/5 — تعبت من اخبار الفيروس *2020-04-01* للاسف هذه الأيام كل مقالاتكم عن فيروس كورونا، لهذا أقول ان انتم مسؤولين عن تزداد الخوف في عالم حول الفيروس، ياليت تكتبون عن شيء مفيد أو عن موضوع جديد، أنا تعبت من اخبار الفيروس شكرا، ### 1/5 — App stopped working four days ago *2020-01-21* Tried everything and it just won’t renew the feed. I am in UAE. Is it banned here now ? ### 1/5 — Wasted my phone storage. *2020-01-18, version 5.12.0* Very bad 👎🏽 ### 1/5 — أفضل app ولكن *2019-08-24* بعض عناوين المقالات كاذبه فقط لتجذب اهتمام القاريء ### 1/5 — BBC news *2019-07-15, version 5.7.0* I don’t know happen but nowadays bbc is only interested with gay news !!! ### 1/5 — Poorest application ever! *2019-04-18, version 5.5.1* Has no access to other pages, like sports nor economy nor anything rather than main! Useless application and doesn’t reflect 1/100 of what are really posted on BBC web site ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — BBC Arabic Removed *2025-01-29, version 7.13.0* I used my delete them about after less than 4 years these launching of this app company incorporated assistant brands, so always I delete them all my apps, BBC Arabic is DONE. BBC Arabic is going to uninstalled on November 2024. They’re announcing when I deleted apps came abruptly at an all staff presenters the app had suffered from underrated low-ratings anywhere negative effects gotten attention of Israel and Palestinian Gaza war other than a headline. The charges of discrimination bullying, biased, racism, offensive, sensitive, untrustworthy, sexism, gay threat, various resulting loses trending were disaster media by criticism someone government in the UK. government of Egypt. government of Lebanon. Otherwise by media countries from the Middle East. BBC Arabic is the victim of conflict. ### 1/5 — Not professional journalism *2024-01-09, version 6.2.0* Support own hidden agenda and far away from professional journalism. Not willing to show the whole truth ### 1/5 — Mr L M *2023-11-29, version 6.2.0* You stand with injustice and injustice and publish false news about what is happening in Palestine. Shame and shame for you The Palestinian people, children, abuse and old people, are being killed and displaced by the army and the Palestinian settlers. ### 1/5 — 🤢🤢🤢🤢 *2023-10-17, version 6.2.0* لا للصهاينة ### 1/5 — ازدواجية في معايير *2023-10-11, version 6.2.0* تقول قتلي في اسرائيل وماتوا في فلسطين ### 1/5 — Hi BBC *2023-06-23, version 6.2.0* I delet your application and stopped following, pls review your direction and approached. ### 1/5 — ليس كما كان في السابق *2023-02-14* Radio and tv features not working :( ### 1/5 — عدم موضوعية وانحياز في صياغة الاخبار *2022-12-20, version 6.1.0* نجمة واحدة كثيرة على ال BBC بسبب عدم وجود مصداقية وموضوعية وكذلك انحيازها التام في نقلها للعديد من الاخبار والقضايا ### 1/5 — Not worried downloading *2022-11-20, version 6.1.0* Extremely biased coverage of Islamic and Arabic news. They put their own ideology in every single piece of news ### 1/5 — Annoying *2022-10-13, version 6.1.0* Why the app does not rotate on iPad. It was ok until the recent update. Please make it rotate when I use my iPad. It seems that this people are not interested about our commitments.After today’s update, still does not rotate with iPad ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — قارئ صوتي *2025-10-16, version 7.33.0* حبذا لو تضيفو قارئ صوتي يقرأ علينا المقالات الطويلة وذلك بسبب شاشة الهواتف المزعجة للعينين ### 5/5 — Needs update *2016-03-30, version 1.5.0* I am waiting from almost two years for your update. Please fix that annoying bug where the page switches to another page when you scroll it down. I love BBC news and trying to be patient and give you a chance before deleting the app. I gave it five stars just to encourage you. ### 5/5 — good *2014-08-07* good app ### 5/5 — Fix app *2014-01-18, version 1.4* You need to fix the app with ios 7 in iphone. Thanks ### 5/5 — التطبيق ممتاز جدا *2013-08-29, version 1.4* من اجمل وأخف التطبيقات الأخبارية . ### 5/5 — Good *2013-07-13, version 1.4* Nice app ### 5/5 — رائع وجميل شكراً لكم *2013-01-19, version 1.3* نحن نفتقد إذاعة البي بي سي في الخرطوم بشدة لهذا نستمع إليها في هذا البرنامج الرائع الذي سعدنا به كثيرا. فقط نرجوا أن يتم تعديل برمجة البث المباشر للراديو والتلفزيون بحيث يستمر الصوت في العمل حتى عند غلق شاشة الهاتف بحيث نستطيع الإستماع بدون إنقطاع وشكراً للبي بي سي. ### 5/5 — احسن برنامج للأخبار في الايفون *2013-01-04, version 1.3* الصراحة احلا من برامج الاخبار الثانية يتميز باسرع وسول للأخبار في البرنامج مميزات كثيرة ### 5/5 — Good app *2012-12-28, version 1.3* Very neat design. ### 5/5 — Yasa *2012-10-04, version 1.3* Excellent --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-19.*