BOE vs NCAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BOE
Access and search official Saudi laws, regulations, and their amendments. Browse through seven volumes covering various sectors, receive notifications on updates, and create personalized lists. Designed with security and privacy in mind.
- Browse Saudi laws and regulations
- Searchable content
- Access latest amendments
- Notifications for updates
- Create customized lists
- Contact content administrators
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BOE Application The official application for Saudi laws and regulations and their amendments. - This application has been designed and developed with the utmost respect for the standards of security protection and privacy. - This application enables users to browse Saudi laws, regulations, their amendments, other relevant documents, royal decrees, and resolutions of the Council of Ministers through seven volumes: Volume I: - Basic Laws - Media, Culture, and Publication Laws - National Security, Civil Status, and Criminal Laws Volume II: - Commerce, Economy, and Investment Laws Volume III: - Laws of Diplomatic Corps, Protocols, and Ceremonies - Education and Science Laws - Islamic Affairs and Hajj Laws - Laws of Municipal Services and Urban Planning and Development Volume IV: - Military Service Laws - Civil Service Laws Volume V: - Laws of Agriculture, Water, and Biota - Judiciary and Human Rights Laws - Tourism and Antiquities Laws - Youth and Sports Laws Volume VI: - Health Laws - Energy, Industry and Mining Laws - Labor and Social Care Laws Volume VII: - Finance and Audit Laws - Transportation and Communication Laws - This application allows users to search through the contents of the laws and regulations. - This application gives users access to the latest amendments to all laws and regulations. Membership Benefits and Privileges: • Receive notifications, add items to favorites, and view the latest updates. • Create customized lists. • Contact content administrators. We are delighted to have you join us and benefit from this application. Please send your comments to the content administrator on: CMS@BOE.gov.sa
NCAR
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The official application of the National Center for documents and archives allows the review of documents of an organizational nature and their amendments according to multiple and comprehensive research options to ensure access to accurate results in order to implement its tasks of publishing documents in support of decision-making support and scientific research. The application also contains the following: 1-international conventions and treaties to which the kingdom is a party 2-regulations and regulations of documents and archives 3-modern documents 4-documents are more browsed 5-the news
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Verdict
BOE and NCAR are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
BOE ships an update every 4 days, NCAR weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BOE | NCAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (20 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 30.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers | The National Center for Archives & Records |
In-app purchases
BOE
No in-app purchases
NCAR
No in-app purchases
