UMM Live vs Waar TV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UMM Live
Stream your favorite Kurdish TV channels directly on your iOS device. Access requires an active STB package and customer support-provided login credentials.
- Kurdish TV channel streaming
- iOS device compatibility
- Requires STB subscription
- Customer support login
- Live broadcast access
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UMM Live is your gateway to your favorite Kurdish tv channels right on your iOS device. Please note that in order to use the APP you must have a STB with active package registered under your name then you can contact the customer support lines to get your username and password for the app. Customer Support: +964-7723323235 / +964-7723323236 / +964-7723323237 / +964-7723323238 / +964-7518403235 / +964-7518403236 / +964-7518403237 / +964-7518403238
Waar TV
This app provides access to cultural, artistic, and societal content from a media institute. It aims to protect and grow culture with a humanitarian and national message, free from fanaticism.
- Cultural content
- Artistic programming
- Societal discussions
- Humanitarian messages
- National focus
- Ad-free experience
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Waar Media is a cultural media institute. Established in 2014. Waar institute is now a part of Palo Company for media and broadcasting, it consist of Waar TV-channel, Waar Radio and several social media platforms under the name of Waar Media. Waar Media focuses on culture, art, society and Palo Company, and it has a humanitarian and national message. Waar Media works far from any religious or national fanaticism, it works on protecting and growing the culture.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: UMM Live at 10 against Waar TV's 3. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for UMM Live against 5.0 for Waar TV. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
UMM Live ships an update every 6 weeks, Waar TV every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | UMM Live | Waar TV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Panaccess Systems GmbH | Palo Company |
Customer experience
UMM Live
Waar TV
In-app purchases
UMM Live
No in-app purchases
Waar TV
No in-app purchases
