Almadina vs Addiyar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Almadina
Access news and historical context from a Saudi Arabian newspaper founded in 1937. Explore articles covering local and international events, enriched with photographic content.
- Historical newspaper archive
- Local and international news
- Includes photographic content
- Founded in 1937
- Saudi Arabian focus
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Al-Madina Newspaper - جريدة المدينة نبذة عن المؤسسة أسس علي و عثمان حافظ صحيفة المدينة المنورة، وصدر أول عدد منها في يوم الخميس السادس و العشرين من محرم عام 1356هـ الموافق 8/4/1937م بالمدينة المنورة . وفي عام 1383هـ الموافق 1963م انتقلت ملكية الجريدة لمؤسسة المدينة للصحافة والنشر، وقد مرت الجريدة بتطورات عديدة ونمت نمواً مطردا خلال ما يربو على نصف القرن . البداية القوية : صدرت المدينة لأول مرة في أربع صفحات لكنها تفردت كونها أول صحيفة سعودية تنشر الصور الفوتوغرافية, وكانت تصدر أسبوعيا ومنذ إنشائها اشتغلت بنشر ألوان المعرفة والثقافة بالإضافة إلى الأخبار المحلية والعالمية. وكان أول رئيس تحرير لها أمين مدني وفي 19 ربيع الثاني 1356هـ (عام 1937مـ) تولى السيد عثمان حافظ رئاسة التحرير حيث أصبح صاحب الجريدة ومحررها المسئول وشارك علي حافظ أخاه مسؤولية التحرير في 26 جمادى الأول 1358هـ حيث اصبحا معاً (صاحبي الجريدة ومحرراها).
Addiyar
Stay informed with 24/7 updated news across entertainment, sports, and celebrity topics. Receive real-time notifications and access coverage of the Middle East and Arab countries, with a focus on keeping Lebanese expatriates updated.
- 24/7 updated news
- Notifications for breaking news
- Coverage of Middle East and Arab countries
- Entertainment, sports, and celebrity news
- Focus on Lebanese expatriates
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Addiyar's application provides news updates in all categories including entertainment, sports, celebrities, and more. Our 24/7 updated news are available for you as notifications and you may check them anytime. Our team covers the Middle-East and Arab countries including Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and other countries’ news. Our main target is to keep Lebanese people who live abroad especially in USA updated with all the news happening around the region.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Addiyar at 4.3 against Almadina's 2.6. Addiyar also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 25 months). Almadina's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). 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.
Addiyar holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively.
Almadina ships an update every 25 months, Addiyar every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Almadina | Addiyar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Al-Madina Press | WhiteBeard S.A.R.L |
Customer experience
Almadina
Addiyar
In-app purchases
Almadina
No in-app purchases
Addiyar
No in-app purchases
