eduCAL.BH vs ARC Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eduCAL.BH
Access the official events calendar from the Ministry of Education in Bahrain. Save important dates to your device and share them easily via social media or email.
- View Ministry of Education events calendar
- Save events to device calendar
- Share events via social media
- Share events via email
- Official Bahrain Ministry of Education events
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This application enables students & parents to view the Ministry of Education’s - in the Kingdom of Bahrain- events calendar. - The user can save any event on his own smart device calendar. - Share the event on any social media or e-mail account.
ARC Library
Access a wide range of books and track your reading progress for a literacy initiative. Summarize both digital and physical books with intuitive tools. Earn achievements as you work towards your reading goals.
- Extensive book collection
- Interactive summaries
- Progress tracking
- Achievement earning
- Summarize physical books
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Enhance Your Arab Reading Challenge Experience with Our Digital Library App Are you participating in the largest-ever Arab literacy initiative, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum? The Arab Reading Challenge encourages students to read as many books as possible (over 50) in one academic year. Our digital library app offers a convenient and enriching way to explore a wide range of books, summarize your readings, and track your progress toward achieving your reading goals. Key Features: Extensive Book Collection: Access a diverse selection of books aligned with the Arab Reading Challenge guidelines. Interactive Summaries: Summarize each book you read using our intuitive tools. You can also use our platform to summarize physical books you own. Progress Tracking: Monitor your progress as you complete your reading goals and earn achievements. Why Choose Our App? Convenience: Read and summarize books anytime, anywhere. Efficiency: Our user-friendly interface streamlines the reading and summarizing process. Support: Benefit from our dedicated support team to assist you throughout your journey. Install our digital library app today and elevate your Arab Reading Challenge experience!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ARC Library at 5.0 against eduCAL.BH's 1.0. ARC Library also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). eduCAL.BH's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ARC Library holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
eduCAL.BH ships an update every 3 months, ARC Library every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eduCAL.BH | ARC Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ministry of Education - Bahrain | MBRGI |
Customer experience
eduCAL.BH
ARC Library
In-app purchases
eduCAL.BH
No in-app purchases
ARC Library
No in-app purchases
