iBest vs Hakawati
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iBest
Control your home's entertainment, lighting, and climate systems with this universal remote app. It offers comprehensive multi-zone control and scenario management for integrated smart home setups. Requires a specific smart home system to function.
- Multi-terminal A/V streaming control
- A/V library browsing
- Multi-zone lighting control
- Curtain and motor control
- Air conditioning control
- Scenario management
- User authentication
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iBest is a universal remote control application, designed to provide you with a simple yet powerful control over your domotics, entertainment and surveillance system. The application is specifically targeted at Benetti's BEST(TM). The functions available on your iPhone, iPod and iPad depend on the hardware currently installed in your system, and include: - complete multi-terminal, multi-zone A/V streaming control - A/V library browsing directly on your iPhone / iPod / iPad - multi-zone domotics control for lighting (on/off, dimmers, RGB, RGBW, multi-white) - multi-zone domotics control for curtains and shaders, lifters and motors - multi-zone domotics control for air conditioning - comprehensive scenarios capturing the status of the entire system - user authentication with different pages and levels of functionality - easy access to all zones and terminals The application can be used only if you have a Benetti's BEST(TM) integrated system.
Hakawati
Experience a world of Arabic spoken content, including dramas, talk shows, and educational materials. This app delivers high-quality audio designed for Arabic speakers globally.
- Arabic spoken word content
- Drama audio series
- Talk shows
- Educational audio content
- High-quality audio delivery
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Listen to Arabic spoken work content, such as: - drama - talk shows - educational content We are dedicated to delivering high quality audio content that caters specifically to Arabic speakers around the world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iBest at 5.0 against Hakawati's 3.7. iBest also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.4). Hakawati's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). 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.
iBest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iBest | Hakawati |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | neXtworks Srl | Joy Khoriaty |
Customer experience
iBest
Hakawati
In-app purchases
iBest
No in-app purchases
Hakawati
No in-app purchases
