الرياضية vs Al Mayadeen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
الرياضية
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Experience Arriyadiyah Newspaper on the iPhone. This application gives you the ability to read your digital issue every day, save stories for later use and view the issue's pages. الرياضية
Al Mayadeen
Stay updated with major global events and coverage across various fields. Enjoy high-quality live streaming of news, reports, investigations, and articles from prominent writers. Get continuous, real-time updates on important issues.
- Live streaming (audio & video)
- Major event coverage
- Real-time news updates
- In-depth reports and articles
- Diverse content
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تابعوا أهم التغطيات والأحداث الكبرى في مختلف المجالات. التطبيق يقدم لكم بثاً مباشراً بجودة عالية، وبالصوت والفيديو. شاهدوا أهم القضايا والأحداث التي تهمكم بالفيديو. متابعة مستمرة: تابعوا أهم الأخبار من كل أنحاء العالم لحظة بلحظة. محتوى متنوع: تقارير وتحقيقات ومقالات لأهم الكتّاب.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Al Mayadeen at 4.1 against الرياضية's 3.8. Al Mayadeen also leads on ratings volume (138 vs 8). الرياضية's advantage is review sentiment (58% vs 39%). On price, update cadence, 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.
Al Mayadeen holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Al Mayadeen has 138 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of الرياضية's written reviews are positive against 39% of Al Mayadeen's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
الرياضية ships an update every 2 months, Al Mayadeen every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | الرياضية | Al Mayadeen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (8 ratings) | 4.1 (138 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better | 38.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 138 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Saudi Research and Publishing Co. | Mentis Plus Company S.A.R.L. |
Customer experience
الرياضية
Al Mayadeen
Bugs and requests
الرياضية
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Al Mayadeen
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes on startup after updates
- Blank video pages and missing audio
- Live stream not loading, only YouTube available
- App freezes with ad popups
- Notifications truncated with (...) ellipsis
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- Push notifications not working outside app
- App closes automatically on blank pages
- Battery drain (10% in 2 minutes on iPhone 6s)
- High CPU usage causing device overheating
- Incompatibility with iOS 8.1 and newer versions
- Screen lock interrupts audio streaming
- Video playback issues in sports section
Requested features
9 requests- Reduce or remove intrusive advertisements
- Add audio streaming background play when screen locked
- Implement notification categories (breaking news, country-specific)
- Apple TV compatibility
- English language version
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- Disable opening music that plays when phone is silenced
- Better push notification management
- Landscape mode support for videos
- Faster news update frequency
In-app purchases
الرياضية
No in-app purchases
Al Mayadeen
No in-app purchases
