Al Eshraq vs AhedNews
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Al Eshraq
This news application provides coverage of Iraqi, regional, and international affairs. It broadcasts news, information, and ideas through various programs in Arabic and Kurdish, including cultural, economic, and sports content.
- Iraqi, regional, and international news coverage
- Programs in Arabic and Kurdish
- Political analysis
- Cultural and economic shows
- Sports coverage
- Documentaries
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Al-Eshraq is a Satellite television channel based in Iraqi capital Owned by Eshraq Cultural Foundation, a non-governmental organization. The channel deals with the Iraqi, regional, and international affairs and seeks to convey news, information and ideas to its audience through its various programs. Broadcast in Arabic and Kurdish languages. In addition to the news, summaries, news and political programs, the channel is covering cultural, economic and sports shows, reports and documentaries.
AhedNews
Stay informed with the official news app from Al-Ahed News. Get objective and credible coverage of local, Arab, and international news as it happens. Share articles with friends and subscribe to breaking news alerts.
- Local, Arab, and international news updates
- Objective and credible reporting
- Share news and articles
- Breaking news notifications
- Political news coverage
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التطبيق الرسمي لموقع العهد الاخباري: موقع لبناني اخباري سياسي شامل يقدم الاخبار بموضوعية ومصداقية، ويهتم باخبار لبنان والعالمين العربي والدولي -تابع آخر الاخبار المحلية و العربية و الدولية لحظة بلحظة ٫ - شارك الاخبار و المقالات مع اصدقائك على وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي ٫ - اشترك بخدمة الاشعارات لكي تصلك اخر الاخبار العاجلة ٫
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AhedNews at every 8 months against Al Eshraq's every 34 months. AhedNews also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). Al Eshraq's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Eshraq holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Al Eshraq ships an update every 34 months, AhedNews every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Al Eshraq | AhedNews |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (4 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | AVESTA FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND GENERAL TRADING LIMITED | Amer ElZein |
Customer experience
Al Eshraq
AhedNews
In-app purchases
Al Eshraq
No in-app purchases
AhedNews
No in-app purchases
