Al Hakam vs Roznama Dunya
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Al Hakam
This news application provides the latest issue of a historical newspaper every Friday. Users can read articles, download them for offline access, and share content with others. It offers a modern digital experience for a publication with a long legacy.
- Weekly latest issue
- Article downloads
- Share articles
- Save articles for record
- Modern digital interface
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Al Hakam, in its first phase, was launched in 1897 by the Promised Messiah in Qadian, India. Relaunched now in the era of his fifth successor, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Al Hakam is brought to you through the most modern resources and that too in the English language. Read the latest issue every Friday and join the global readership of this newspaper. Download articles, share with friends and family or save them for your record.
Roznama Dunya
Access Pakistan's leading newspaper with its official app. Read all editions, breaking news, top headlines, and insightful columns from renowned writers. Stay updated with daily features, special editions, and push notifications for news alerts.
- Read all newspaper editions
- Breaking and top headlines
- Politics, business, sports, entertainment news
- Read columns by famous writers
- Article archive
- Daily Idaria and Sunday magazine
- Push notification news alerts
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Roznama Dunya is Leading Newspaper from Pakistan and this is our official App. - Read All Editions (Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Multan, Faisalabad and Gujranawala of Roznama Dunya - Latest Round the clock Break and Top Headlines, Politics, Business, economy, Sports and Entertainment News - Read Columns/Article of top and Famous columnists including Rauf Kalasra, Izhaar ul Haq, Khalid Masood, Khursheed Nadeem, Babar Awan, Zafar Iqbal and many more - Columns/Article Archive - Read Daily Idaria - Special Features and Sunday Magazine - Push Notifications News Alert
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Al Hakam at 5.0 against Roznama Dunya's 3.7. Al Hakam also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Roznama Dunya's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
Al Hakam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Al Hakam has 17 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Al Hakam | Roznama Dunya |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (17 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Al Shirkatul Islamiyyah | NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES (SMC-PRIVATE) LIMITED |
Customer experience
Al Hakam
Roznama Dunya
In-app purchases
Al Hakam
No in-app purchases
Roznama Dunya
No in-app purchases
