Arab News vs Limelines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arab News
Stay informed with the latest news and breaking updates from the Middle East. This app provides in-depth analysis and explainers to help you understand regional changes.
- Latest Middle East news
- Breaking news updates
- Deep analysis
- Regional explainers
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Arab News App gets you up to date with - all the latest and breaking news from the Middle East. We bring you deep analysis and explainers for all the changes happening in the region.
Limelines
This news app curates and personalizes stories from top MENA publishers based on your interests. Discover content ranging from tourism and technology to politics and more.
- Content curation
- Personalized news feed
- Stories from top publishers
- Topic-based filtering
- MENA region focus
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(بالعربي في الاسفل) A content curation and customization application that provides stories to the user from great publishers in the MENA region, based on the topics he or she are most interested in, anything from tourism to technology to politics. تطبيق يخصص المحتوى ويوفّر قصصًا للمستخدم من كبار الناشرين في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا، انطلاقًا من المواضيع التي تهمّه، من أخبار السياحة إلى التكنولوجيا والسياسة وغيرها من الاهتمامات.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Limelines at 4.5 against Arab News's 2.7. Limelines also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Arab News's advantage is review sentiment (31% vs 0%). 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.
Limelines holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 31% of Arab News's written reviews are positive against 0% of Limelines's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Arab News ships an update every 3 months, Limelines monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arab News | Limelines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (29 ratings) | 4.5 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Saudi Research and Publishing Co. | Ete-services |
Customer experience
Arab News
Limelines
In-app purchases
Arab News
No in-app purchases
Limelines
No in-app purchases
