Mathrubhumi vs Indian Express Malayalam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mathrubhumi
Access the latest news from Kerala and around the world in both Malayalam and English. This app offers a reader-friendly layout for easy navigation on smartphones, with offline viewing capabilities and multimedia content.
- Latest Kerala news in Malayalam and English
- Regional and international news updates
- Multimedia content (videos, photos, cartoons)
- Offline news viewing
- Bookmark saving for favorite articles
- Easy sharing of news content
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We are happy to release the Mathrubhumi Integrated Edition to Malayalees around the world Latest Kerala News in Malayalam and English, Politics, Sports News, Movie News, Movie Reviews, Entertainment News, International News, Lifestyle, Malayalam News With a refreshing new design, the iOS edition of the Mathrubhumi Newspaper now delivers the power of journalism directly to your phone with latest news, regional news, cartoons, videos and photos streamed live 24X7. Read all the news from Kerala's favourite Newspaper now on the move anywhere anytime! The new reader-friendly layout allows users to read their favourite news on all smart phones with ease. Mathrubhumi App keeps you updated on the latest Malayalam News and English News from all over the world. The App consists of various sections such as Latest News, Sections, Districts, Gallery and Other News, containing all news categories covered by the Newspaper. All the news stories are locally stored in your device for off-line viewing as well. The Gallery consists of Daily Cartoons, Kakadrishti - the front page cartoon, Photos and Videos streamed from Mathrubhumi servers and are updated regularly. The various news categories covered are Top News, District news feeds from the 14 districts of Kerala, World News, India News, Kerala News, Science and Technology, Movies, Health, News Specials, Travel, Agriculture, NRI News, Books, Women's affairs, Sports, Business etc. An easy Bookmark saving option is also provided to the user to save favourite news items on the device. All news items, images and videos can be shared with your friends and family through email, social media or by any wireless connectivity option supported by your device. An App user guide is also provided along with the Application to enable users to navigate the app easily.
Indian Express Malayalam
Stay updated with Kerala's latest news, opinions, and videos. This app offers a unique language style and visual presentation, with dedicated sections for entertainment, sports, lifestyle, and more. Save stories for offline reading and explore content tailored for a discerning audience.
- Kerala News updates
- Opinion pieces
- Video content
- Offline reading
- Entertainment and Sports sections
- Lifestyle and Technology news
- Photo gallery
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The ieMalayalam app is ideal for those who want to keep track of Kerala News, Opinion, and Videos. Among Malayalam news apps, this app stands out with its unique language style and visual play. The ieMalayalam app also showcases best of opinions on the top trending news in Kerala and rest of the world, written for a discerning audience. The app follows a distinct visual language based on the visualisations that make ieMalayalam content unique in every way. The app offers the options to save stories for offline reading and has separate sections for Kerala News, Malayalam Entertainment, Sports, Kerala social buzz, lifestyle, technology, Malayalam features, Opinion and Malayalam Literature. The ieMalayalam app also has a photo gallery section as well as a dedicated section for news on Kerala's overseas population.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Indian Express Malayalam at 100% against Mathrubhumi's 18%. Indian Express Malayalam also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Mathrubhumi's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (18 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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.
Indian Express Malayalam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mathrubhumi has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Mathrubhumi's written reviews are positive against 100% of Indian Express Malayalam's.
Mathrubhumi ships an update every 3 weeks, Indian Express Malayalam every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mathrubhumi | Indian Express Malayalam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MATHRUBHUMI PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED | The Indian Express Group |
Customer experience
Mathrubhumi
Indian Express Malayalam
Bugs and requests
Mathrubhumi
Reported bugs
17 issues- App is slow and hangs
- App shows update prompt repeatedly
- Push notification deep linking fails
- Unable to open news articles after update
- Pages not loading after update
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- App crashes frequently
- Cannot see pictures in news
- Articles covered by ads
- App automatically pastes clipboard content
- Videos not closable
- Unable to tap on bottom bars on iPhone X
- Music players muted when app launched
- App not working after updates
- Invalid response error on iPhone X
- Details screen not loading on iOS 9
- App hangs and freezes
- Navigation is horrible
Requested features
7 requests- Audio news feature
- Improve dark mode
- Add e-paper
- Background radio playback
- Improve video playback controls
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- Adjust ad positioning
- Improve font
Indian Express Malayalam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mathrubhumi
No in-app purchases
Indian Express Malayalam
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Mathrubhumi free?
Is Indian Express Malayalam free?
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