INA App vs شفق نیوز
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
INA App
Access the latest news and updates from Iraq's official news agency. Stay informed with real-time reporting and comprehensive coverage directly from the Iraqi Media Network.
- Official Iraqi news source
- Real-time reporting
- Comprehensive coverage
- Part of Iraqi Media Network
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The Iraqi News Agency application is the official application and is part of the Iraqi Media Network.
شفق نیوز
Stay informed with the latest political, economic, and sports news and reports. This app provides quick access to global events and also features Shafaq Radio.
- Latest news and reports
- Political, Economic, Sports coverage
- Shafaq Radio streaming
- Multi-language support (Arabic, Kurdish, English)
- Fast and modern technology
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Shafaq News Agency App... One-click and the world is in your hands Be informed of the latest news and reports through the application of Shafaq News Agency, the world is in your hands with one click Political, Economic, Sports News, and Reports, everything that occupies your interest... You can also listen to Shafaq Radio via the app, Shafaq News Agency application is built with technologies that is the latest and fastest of its kind The application is available in Arabic, Kurdish, and English.
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Verdict
INA App and شفق نیوز both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of شفق نیوز's written reviews are positive against 47% of INA App's. شفق نیوز also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). INA App's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (77 vs 10). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for INA App against 4.0 for شفق نیوز. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: INA App has 77 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of INA App's written reviews are positive against 100% of شفق نیوز's.
INA App ships an update every 4 weeks, شفق نیوز every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | INA App | شفق نیوز |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (77 ratings) — better | 4.0 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +12 |
| Developer | Iraqi News Agency | Ayoob Asad |
Customer experience
INA App
شفق نیوز
In-app purchases
INA App
No in-app purchases
شفق نیوز
No in-app purchases
