LibGulf vs Balatarin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LibGulf
This news app curates technology and business headlines from global sources, delivering fast updates and personalized summaries. Users can easily share articles via social media and email.
- Curated international news sources
- Focus on technology and business
- Fast news delivery
- Personalized news summaries
- Social media sharing
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LibGulf is a news app that selects from multiple international sources. LibGulf is mostly focused on technology and business news and helps our users to focus more on current affairs of business world. We get news really fast and we try to customize it for our users. •News Reader- Read summaries of all breaking news specially focused on world business and technology news. •Users get to share the news through Facebook, email and whats app.
Balatarin
This platform serves as a central hub for sharing and discovering Persian content related to Iran and global news. Users can vote on posts, create and manage virtual communities, and engage in discussions based on shared interests. The most popular content rises to the front page, visible to a large audience.
- Content sharing and discovery
- User voting system
- Virtual community creation
- Community management
- Discussion forums
- Interest-based groups
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Balatarin is a hub for Persian links and content sharing about Iran and the world, with hundreds of active sub-communities. با بالاترین اخبار، لینک و محتوای جالب روز را بخوانید، بفرستید و به نوشتههای خود و دیگران رای دهید. با رای شما و بقیه کاربران بهترین نوشتهها و لینکها به صفحه اول بالاترین راه پیدا میکنند و صدها هزار بازدید کننده بالاترین آنها را می بینند. ■ بالاترین صدها جامعه مجازی دارد که به بالاچه معروفند. ■ بالاچه خود را بسازید، مدیریت کنید و عضو یا مدیر دیگر بالاچهها شوید. ■ در بالاچهها بنویسید، لینک بفرستید و به محتوای دیگر اعضا رای دهید. ■ علایق مشترک خود را در بالاچههای مخصوص آنها به اشتراک بگذارید و با دیگران درباره آنها بحث کنید.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LibGulf at fortnightly against Balatarin's every 5 months. Balatarin's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 LibGulf against 5.0 for Balatarin. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.
LibGulf ships an update fortnightly, Balatarin every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LibGulf | Balatarin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | FARYAR FATEMI | Balatarin LLC |
Customer experience
LibGulf
Balatarin
In-app purchases
LibGulf
No in-app purchases
Balatarin
No in-app purchases
