Paloma | بالوما vs Karakib
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paloma | بالوما
A marketplace for buying and selling items across the Middle East and North Africa region. Discover a wide range of products and connect with sellers and buyers locally.
- Buy and sell items
- MENA region focus
- Local connections
- Product discovery
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The best place to buy and sell things in Mena Region.
Karakib
Discover, buy, and sell a variety of items and services locally. This platform allows users to post ads, browse nearby listings for goods, rentals, and jobs, and communicate directly with others.
- Post ads with photos and details
- Browse items, services, rentals, and jobs
- Location-based search
- In-app chat with buyers/sellers
- Discover local opportunities
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**Karakib – Your Local Marketplace for Everything** Karakib is the all-in-one app for buying, selling, and discovering a wide range of products and services in your area. Whether you're looking for something new or used, offering a service, or posting a job, Karakib connects you with people nearby in a simple and secure way. **What you can do with Karakib:** * Post ads in minutes with photos and details * Browse listings for items, services, rentals, and jobs * Use location-based search to find offers near you * Chat directly with buyers or sellers within the app * Join a growing, trusted local community From electronics and furniture to job offers and home services, Karakib is your local hub for everything. Download Karakib today and start exploring opportunities around you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Karakib at 4.3 against Paloma | بالوما's 3.9. Paloma | بالوما's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Karakib holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Paloma | بالوما's written reviews are positive against 91% of Karakib's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Paloma | بالوما ships an update every 10 days, Karakib every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paloma | بالوما | Karakib |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (9 ratings) | 4.3 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 90.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Riyad Vayanattupadi Abdulkader Rasheed | Wasim Takwa |
Customer experience
Paloma | بالوما
Karakib
In-app purchases
Paloma | بالوما
No in-app purchases
Karakib
No in-app purchases
