AlMahdi TV vs Swahili Basic Phrases
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AlMahdi TV
This app provides religious guidance and educational content in multiple languages, focusing on the peaceful message of Islam. It allows users to stream content on TV devices and access the latest videos from the channel.
- Religious guidance content
- Multi-language support (Arabic, Persian, Urdu, English)
- Chromecast and Roku support
- Latest YouTube video integration
- Peaceful message of Islam
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AlMahdi TV is part of Al-Mahdi Foundation Inc, which is a religious, non-political, non-profit, tax exempt 501(c)(3) corporation. The purpose of the channel is to provide guidance for humanity towards the path of AhlulBayt (AS). AlMahdi TV provide content in various languages such as Arabic, Persian, Urdu and English. The main goal of the channel is to spread the peaceful message of Islam under the shadow of Imam Mahdi (AS) and AhlulBayt. This App supports watching the channel on any TV set with Chromecast and Roku, and automatically lists the latest YouTube videos uploaded by AlMahdi TV.
Swahili Basic Phrases
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Military-related Swahili phrases for language learners. With Swahili text and audio. Using this app, you can select an English phrase and view its translation and how to pronounce it in Swahili. This app is based on the modules publicly available online from the U.S. Defense Language Institute. While this app's subject matter relates mainly to military topics, the app is broadly useful with content relating to a range of topics. • Easy to use • Contains over 600 phrases with native speaker audio recordings • Dictionary lookup: Type or say what you want to search • Pronunciation help: See the transliterated/Romanized text • Good for language learning, or as a reference
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AlMahdi TV at Free against Swahili Basic Phrases's $6.99. AlMahdi TV also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Swahili Basic Phrases's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 35 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
AlMahdi TV is free to download; Swahili Basic Phrases costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AlMahdi TV ships an update every 35 months, Swahili Basic Phrases every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AlMahdi TV | Swahili Basic Phrases |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Smarter Broadcast Inc. | Qvyshift LLC |
In-app purchases
AlMahdi TV
No in-app purchases
Swahili Basic Phrases
No in-app purchases
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