Mathrubhumi vs The Peninsula
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.
The Peninsula
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The Peninsula, one of the leading English dailies in Qatar, was launched in 1996. In the past 25 years, The Peninsula has been successfully providing our readers extensive news coverage from around the world with a primary focus on life in Qatar. With over 65 million pageviews in 2020, thepeninsula.qa (thepeninsulaqatar.com), we can proudly say, is the top news website – in both English and Arabic – in Qatar. Last year we had over 8.5 million users visit our website and good majority of the visitors are from Qatar, making us a very hyper local website. Now with the new look and features we hope our readers will find our app useful and informative.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: The Peninsula at none against Mathrubhumi's shown. The Peninsula also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Mathrubhumi's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases 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.
Mathrubhumi ships an update every 3 weeks, The Peninsula every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mathrubhumi | The Peninsula |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 18.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MATHRUBHUMI PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED | DAR AL SHARQ |
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
The Peninsula
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mathrubhumi
No in-app purchases
The Peninsula
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Mathrubhumi free?
Is The Peninsula free?
Do Mathrubhumi or The Peninsula have ads?
Which is updated more often, Mathrubhumi or The Peninsula?
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