«الشرق الأوسط» Asharqalawsat vs عرب ترند
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
«الشرق الأوسط» Asharqalawsat
Stay informed with in-depth news and analysis from a trusted pan-Arab source. Enjoy a rich digital experience with narrated articles, podcasts, live coverage, weather, and engaging puzzles.
- In-depth news and analysis
- Narrated opinion articles
- Podcast
- Live news coverage
- Weather reports
- Sudoku and crosswords
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Access the latest in-depth news and analysis on the move from Asharq Al-Awsat, the Middle East’s most trusted source of pan-Arab news for 45 years. Bringing the same quality journalism to a new digital audience, our rich in-app experience includes the latest articles from Asharq Al-Awsat alongside additional features such as narrated opinion articles, a podcast, live news coverage, weather reports, sudoku, crosswords, user profile enhancements, and more.
عرب ترند
This news app aggregates trending topics and reactions from across the Arab world, sourced from major social media platforms. It provides impartial coverage of popular social media discussions, delivering them to readers in a single, convenient platform.
- Monitors social media sites 24/7
- Publishes trending topics in the Arab world
- Covers reactions to trends
- Impartial reporting
- Consolidated platform for social media trends
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Arab Trend newspaper, a newspaper depends on the reader in making its news. Arab Trend Newspaper was founded in 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA, and is published by New Media Focus INC, the leading digital content company. Around the clock, Trend newspaper monitors all social networking sites such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and Tik Tok. It is publishes the most important trend topics in the Arab world and the reactions that these trends receive from all categories of Arab societies. Arab Trend Newspaper is an independent newspaper that deals with social media publications with complete impartiality, And transmits only the trend topics and their reactions without adopting any opinions, whether for or against the trend. Arab Trend newspaper came to meet the need of readers to follow the most important daily publications on social networking sites within one platform.
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Verdict
«الشرق الأوسط» Asharqalawsat and عرب ترند both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of عرب ترند's written reviews are positive against 34% of «الشرق الأوسط» Asharqalawsat's. عرب ترند also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). «الشرق الأوسط» Asharqalawsat's advantage is ratings volume (39 vs 3). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for «الشرق الأوسط» Asharqalawsat against 4.3 for عرب ترند. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: «الشرق الأوسط» Asharqalawsat has 39 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of «الشرق الأوسط» Asharqalawsat's written reviews are positive against 100% of عرب ترند's.
| Parameter | «الشرق الأوسط» Asharqalawsat | عرب ترند |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (39 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Saudi Research and Publishing Co. | New Media Focus INC. |
Customer experience
«الشرق الأوسط» Asharqalawsat
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In-app purchases
«الشرق الأوسط» Asharqalawsat
No in-app purchases
عرب ترند
No in-app purchases
Questions
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