Comparison

Alhiwar TV vs funoon

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Alhiwar TV

This media service provides an Arabic platform focused on contributing to a better future for Arab societies. It serves as a voice for Arabs abroad and a bridge for communication with other cultures, promoting tolerance, democracy, and human rights.

Highlights
  • Promotes tolerance and democracy
  • Voice for Arabs abroad
  • Bridge for intercultural communication
  • Supports human rights
  • Arabic media service
Features
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قناة الحوار هي خدمة إعلامية عربية تسعى للمساهمة في بناء غد أفضل للمجتمعات العربية... وهي صوتٌ للعرب في المهجر وجسر للتواصل بين العرب وبقية الشعوب والثقافات، ومنبرٌ .لتعزيز قيم التسامح والديمقراطية واحترام الحريات وحقوق الإنسان

About

funoon

This platform offers a vast library of Arabic comedy content, including movies, plays, and series, updated daily. Enjoy exclusive, ad-free viewing for the whole family anytime, anywhere, with safe content and special censorship for children.

Highlights
  • Vast library of Arabic comedy content
  • Movies, plays, and series
  • Timeless black & white works
  • Daily updated content
  • Exclusive viewing
  • Ad-free experience
  • Safe content for children
Features
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(FUNOON Application) An Arab Gulf electronic digital platform that offers its subscribers the ability to watch movies, plays and series, as well as timeless works in black & white, all the artworks contained in the FUNOON library anywhere & anytime, in order to achieve the greatest viewing pleasure for all family members. FUNOON (The Comedy Creators) is a favorite among Arab and Gulf viewers FUNOON library that includes thousands of distinct comedic videos updated around the clock, and owns all broadcast rights in addition to many unique works in its production and distinct media content aimed at bringing laughter to the hearts of viewers of all ages, Arts will be an important source of laughter and entertainment for a large segment of the audience that loves to watch movies and comedy plays that bring their hearts to joy through 10,000 hours of varied entertainment and new additions every day. Under the slogan (Like To laugh ... FUNOON), the platform is launched to be a media window that explodes an unprecedented energy of laughter and comedy among its viewers, adults and children. With FUNOON, its subscribers will have the right to enjoy exclusive viewing of many works smoothly and without any advertising breaks - whenever the viewer wants - with safe content and special censorship references for children. Art (Stars World) provides a huge library that includes the latest Kuwaiti, Gulf and Arab films, series, plays, and programs. FUNOON Platform provides the audience with continuous entertainment and enjoying exclusive viewing through all types of smart TVs, mobile devices, as well as the Desk computer, laptop, iPad, & tablet. FUNOON platform is present & competes strongly in the digital entertainment sector, through the product, the quality content, the services and the offers it provides to its viewers, to make them face the best advanced digital viewing experience for users in the Middle East region, especially as the platform has the most important elements to compete comfortably against other famous platforms. That makes a factor excellence & dominance in this field within our Hands.

Screenshots

Alhiwar TV4 screens
funoon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Alhiwar TV at 100% against funoon's 0%. Alhiwar TV also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). funoon's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alhiwar TV holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Alhiwar TV's written reviews are positive against 0% of funoon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alhiwar TV ships an update every 8 months, funoon every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Alhiwar TV versus funoon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlhiwar TVfunoon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings) — better3.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB7 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperSage Media LimitedTareef alawadi

Customer experience

Alhiwar TV

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

funoon

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Alhiwar TV

No in-app purchases

None

funoon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alhiwar TV free?
Alhiwar TV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is funoon free?
funoon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alhiwar TV or funoon?
Alhiwar TV is rated higher. Alhiwar TV averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while funoon averages 3.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Alhiwar TV or funoon have ads?
Alhiwar TV shows ads; funoon does not.
Which is updated more often, Alhiwar TV or funoon?
Alhiwar TV ships an update every 8 months, and funoon every 3 weeks. Most recently, Alhiwar TV was updated on November 3, 2026 and funoon on November 4, 2026.

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