Alaap vs Pubrule
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
Pubrule
Easily create polls with up to four options to settle debates. Share timed surveys with friends or the public and track incoming results in real-time. A simple way to make group decisions.
- Create polls
- Up to 4 options per poll
- Timed surveys
- Share with friends
- Public polls
- View results
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How the App works is simple: · Users create a poll · Choose up to 4 options that you are debating on · Send the timed survey to your friends or with the public · Watch as the results come in
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pubrule at 5.0 against Alaap's 2.8. Alaap's advantage is ratings volume (435 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Pubrule holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alaap has 435 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alaap | Pubrule |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (435 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 435 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | 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 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 211 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited | KIRWM LLC |
Customer experience
Alaap
Pubrule
In-app purchases
Alaap
No in-app purchases
Pubrule
No in-app purchases
