MBR vs Adafi (Noos/Habaru)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MBR
Access the official website of the Vice President and Prime Minister of Dubai. Stay updated on political, economic, social, and humanitarian activities in Dubai and the UAE. Follow personal interests like horse riding and poetry.
- Official website access
- News updates for Dubai and UAE
- Political activity tracking
- Economic and social updates
- Humanitarian initiatives
- Personal interests coverage
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This application allows quick access to the official website of the Vice President and Prime Minster and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. It also allows one to browse recent important events in the emirate of Dubai and the UAE in general. Through this application, viewers can follow His Highness’ recent political, economic and social activities as well as those related to the humanitarian fields, in addition to other personal activities such as horse riding and poetry. يتيح هذا التطبيق الوصول السريع لمحتوى الموقع الالكتروني الرسمي لصاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم، نائب رئيس دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة رئيس مجلس الوزراء حاكم دبي، والاطلاع على أهم المستجدات في إمارة دبي ودولة الإمارات عموماً. ويمكن من خلال هذا التطبيق متابعة أنشطة سموه السياسيّة والاقتصاديّة والاجتماعيّة والإنسانيّة، إضافة إلى اهتماماته الشخصية كالفروسيّة والشِّعر، وغيرها.
Adafi (Noos/Habaru)
This news reader aggregates articles from various online magazines, offering a unified reading experience across different devices. It focuses on providing smooth access to news content.
- Thaana Enabled News Reader
- Reads articles from online magazines
- Unified experience across devices
- Smooth news reading
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Stay informed with Adafi, your all-in-one destination for news from across the Maldives. Discover breaking stories, trending news, and the latest updates from verified and active Maldivian publishers — all brought together in one simple, easy-to-use app. Browse news from multiple sources, follow the stories that matter, and stay up to date without having to switch between different websites and apps. With Adafi, the latest from the Maldives is always within reach. Disclaimer: Adafi is an independent news aggregation platform and does not claim ownership of content provided by third-party news publishers. All news content, logos, names, trademarks, images, and other materials belong to their respective owners. Adafi simply provides a convenient way to discover and access news from these sources.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MBR at 4.6 against Adafi (Noos/Habaru)'s 4.0. MBR also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 67%). Adafi (Noos/Habaru)'s advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). 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.
MBR holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of MBR's written reviews are positive against 67% of Adafi (Noos/Habaru)'s.
MBR ships an update every 3 months, Adafi (Noos/Habaru) every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MBR | Adafi (Noos/Habaru) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (10 ratings) — better | 4.0 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Government of Dubai Media Office | Sharif Khaleel |
Customer experience
MBR
Adafi (Noos/Habaru)
In-app purchases
MBR
No in-app purchases
Adafi (Noos/Habaru)
No in-app purchases
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