Al Hakam vs Crypto News
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.
Crypto News
Stay informed with the latest cryptocurrency and NFT news, articles, and widgets. Features a reader view to minimize web ads and supports dark mode. Bookmark articles for later access, synced across devices via CloudKit.
- Real-time crypto and NFT news
- Categorized articles (Bitcoin, Ethereum, NFTs)
- Customizable widgets
- Reader view for ad-free reading
- Dark mode support
- Bookmark and sync articles
- CloudKit device syncing
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nCrypto News is an iOS app with the most up-to-date news, articles and widgets about cryptocurrencies, blockchain, business and technology. Crypto news categories such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Blockchain and NFTs, plus Altcoin trends and happenings all at your fingertips. Default support for dark mode with settings options to override system theme. Default reader view is enabled on supported articles, so you can zen in on the content without web ads. Small, medium and large widgets are all supported and each allows you to set the category and theme via widget intents. Bookmark news and articles to read or refer back to later at your leisure, all synced across your devices via Apple's secure CloudKit - no log in required. nCrytpo News is a subscription monetised app so you will never see native ads. And by enabling the default reader view, web ads are almost non-existent. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://ncrypto-news.app/termsandconditions/ https://ncrypto-news.app/privacypolicy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Al Hakam at none against Crypto News's 11. Al Hakam also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment 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. Crypto News sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Al Hakam asks for nothing beyond the download.
Al Hakam ships an update every 3 months, Crypto News every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Al Hakam | Crypto News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Al Shirkatul Islamiyyah | Danny Law |
Customer experience
Al Hakam
Crypto News
In-app purchases
Al Hakam
No in-app purchases
Crypto News
- nCrypto News Monthly7 Days trial$1.491 Month
- nCrypto News Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- nCrypto News Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
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- nCrypto News Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- nCrypto News Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- nCrypto News Yearly7 Days trial$8.991 Year
- nCrypto News Yearly$11.991 Year
- nCrypto News Yearly7 Days trial$11.991 Year
- nCrypto News Yearly$17.991 Year
- nCrypto News Yearly3 Days trial$17.991 Year
- nCrypto News Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year









