Global Arabic+ vs BABYLON TV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Global Arabic+
Stream a wide selection of Arabic television channels live on your mobile devices and PC. Enjoy high-quality broadcasts with extensive global coverage, bringing entertainment directly to you.
- Live Arabic TV channels
- Global coverage
- High-quality streaming
- Smartphone, tablet, and PC support
- Online bouquet
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Global Arabic+ by Arabsat is the live TV bouquet for the online world. Watch the best Arabic channels on your smartphone, tablet and PC. We offer almost total global coverage with excellent webcast quality.
BABYLON TV
Experience Arabic entertainment with this channel broadcasting live programming, Arabic series, and music videos. It's the first all-entertainment, no-news channel from Erbil, Iraq.
- Arabic entertainment channel
- Live programming
- Arabic series
- Music videos
- No-news format
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BABYLON TV is an Arabic entertainment channel broadcasting from Erbil, Iraq. The channel is groundbreaking as it is the first all-entertainment, no-news channel in Iraq. Live programming can be seen weekly at night, with Arabic series and music videos throughout the day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BABYLON TV at 67% against Global Arabic+'s 0%. BABYLON TV also leads on ratings volume (15 vs 4). Global Arabic+'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Global Arabic+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Global Arabic+'s written reviews are positive against 67% of BABYLON TV's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Global Arabic+ ships an update every 3 months, BABYLON TV every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Global Arabic+ | BABYLON TV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.2 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Globecast France | Babylon Media |
Customer experience
Global Arabic+
BABYLON TV
In-app purchases
Global Arabic+
No in-app purchases
BABYLON TV
No in-app purchases
