Global Arabic+ vs Aywa!
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.
Aywa!
Stream high-quality entertainment from the Middle East and Arab world in broadcast quality. Enjoy hit movies, TV series, documentaries, and more. A selection of content is available for free, with a paid subscription unlocking exclusive titles.
- High-quality streaming
- Extensive content library
- Hit movies and TV series
- Documentaries and classics
- Free selection available
- HD streaming for subscribers
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Aywa! Is an entertainment platform that brings you the highest quality content from the Middle East and the Arab world streamed in broadcast-quality and living room experience, Aywa! Is your world on demand. Aywa! is available in North America and Europe for MENA expats and anyone interested in Middle Eastern and Arabic content. Aywa offers hit movies, comedies, classics, drama, complete sets of TV series, documentaries and many other genres. Download the app for free and watch a selection of Movies, and TV series for free. Sign up for a paid subscription to watch hundreds of exclusive titles streamed in HD to your favorite devices. Hit Movies and TV series, award-winning documentaries, kids programs and more Subscription Plans for Premium Content: • Subscription is available for $9.99 per month. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy: https://www.aywa.com/en/legal/privacy Terms of use: https://www.aywa.com/en/legal/termsofuse
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Verdict
Global Arabic+ and Aywa! both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Aywa!'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Global Arabic+'s. Aywa! also leads on ratings volume (25 vs 4). Global Arabic+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Aywa! sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Global Arabic+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Global Arabic+ against 4.9 for Aywa!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aywa! has 25 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Global Arabic+'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Aywa!'s.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Global Arabic+ | Aywa! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.9 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Globecast France | Aywa Inc |
Customer experience
Global Arabic+
Aywa!
In-app purchases
Global Arabic+
No in-app purchases
Aywa!
- Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
