«الشرق الأوسط» Asharqalawsat vs إرم نيوز
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.
إرم نيوز
Stay informed with comprehensive coverage of political, economic, sporting, and cultural events across the Arab region. This app offers an easy browsing experience for news, with a special focus on the Arabian Gulf.
- Comprehensive Arab region news coverage
- Focus on Arabian Gulf political and economic activities
- Sporting and cultural event updates
- Easy browsing experience
- Independent news source
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Erem News is an independent website owned by Erem Media, a private LLC registered with the Abu Dhabi Free Media Zone Authority (twofour54). The Erem News team works to provide comprehensive coverage of all political, economic, sporting, and cultural events taking place in the Arab region, focusing particularly on the Arabian Gulf, which has become a vital hotspot for political and economic activities and a financial hub, hosting numerous global companies. We present this application to complement the Erem News website and offer an easy browsing experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: إرم نيوز at 5.0 against «الشرق الأوسط» Asharqalawsat's 4.2. إرم نيوز also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). «الشرق الأوسط» Asharqalawsat's advantage is ratings volume (39 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
إرم نيوز holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: «الشرق الأوسط» Asharqalawsat has 39 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
«الشرق الأوسط» Asharqalawsat ships an update every 2 months, إرم نيوز every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | «الشرق الأوسط» Asharqalawsat | إرم نيوز |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (39 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Saudi Research and Publishing Co. | EREM MEDIA FZ-LLC |
Customer experience
«الشرق الأوسط» Asharqalawsat
إرم نيوز
In-app purchases
«الشرق الأوسط» Asharqalawsat
No in-app purchases
إرم نيوز
No in-app purchases
Questions
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