MBR vs EMIRATES 24/7
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.
EMIRATES 24/7
Access top-tier news designed to enhance your lifestyle and professional capabilities. Stay informed with content that provides actionable insights for personal and business growth.
- First-rate news content
- Lifestyle improvement insights
- Professional capability enhancement
- Business development information
- Actionable content
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Welcome to Emirates 24/7 News App, the preferred mobile news app that provides you with first-rate news that you can use to improve your lifestyle and your professional and business capabilities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MBR at 93% against EMIRATES 24/7's 20%. MBR also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). EMIRATES 24/7's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
EMIRATES 24/7 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MBR has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of MBR's written reviews are positive against 20% of EMIRATES 24/7's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MBR ships an update every 3 months, EMIRATES 24/7 every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MBR | EMIRATES 24/7 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Government of Dubai Media Office | TWENTY FOUR SEVEN 24/7 |
Customer experience
MBR
EMIRATES 24/7
In-app purchases
MBR
No in-app purchases
EMIRATES 24/7
No in-app purchases
