Alaap vs BGMEA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alaap
This app allows users to make free calls and send messages to other users over Wi-Fi or data. It also offers low-cost calls to non-users, bill payments, group chats, and video streaming.
- Free calls to Alaap users
- Low-cost international calls
- Bill payment
- Group chat
- Video streaming
- HD audio/video conferencing
- Bengali language support
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Alaap IP Phone is free to Download. All you need is a data plan or Wi-Fi internet connection and you are ready to go. Make calls, Pay Bills, send text messages, open a group chat, and so much more! Alaap is free to use. With mobile data plan and Wi-Fi connection, you can contact any Alaap user for FREE. You can also make voice calls to any one on who does not have Alaap App installed at a very competitive rate using your Alaap balance. Ask your friends and family to install Alaap and you will be able to make Audio/video calls and send rich messages. Staying in touch with your friends and family back home was never this exciting. And affordable. Important features are: • Your own Alaap Phone number • Anyone can dial to your Alaap number from anywhere in the world • Pay BTCL Service bill from Application • Low cost calls to any phone anywhere in the world • Supports Bengali language • Advanced messaging Features • Video Steaming (Latest movies, Natok, Song Available) • HD Quality Audio & Video conference • Earn credit from Refer • Newsfeed
BGMEA
This official app provides trade information and services for registered members of Bangladesh's readymade garment industry. It serves as a central hub for industry-related data and resources.
- Trade information access
- Member services portal
- Industry-specific data
- Official association app
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The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is the apex trade body of Bangladesh's readymade garment industry. This is the official app of BGMEA to provide trade information and other services to its registered members.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BGMEA at weekly against Alaap's every 2 months. BGMEA also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.8) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Alaap's advantage is ratings volume (431 vs 2). 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.
BGMEA holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alaap has 431 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Alaap ships an update every 2 months, BGMEA weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alaap | BGMEA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (431 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 431 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 211 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited | Systech Digital Limited |
Customer experience
Alaap
BGMEA
In-app purchases
Alaap
No in-app purchases
BGMEA
No in-app purchases
