GLARAB vs Darya
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GLARAB
Access live Arabic television programming and radio stations from around the world. This service offers a rich source of cultural, educational, musical, and entertaining content for Arabic-speaking communities globally. Future updates will include video-on-demand for movies and TV series.
- Live Arabic television programming
- International radio stations
- Cultural, educational, musical, and entertainment content
- Video-on-Demand (coming soon)
- Access from anywhere, anytime
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Welcome to the world’s most powerful WebTV technology! GLWebTV's GLARAB service offers Arabic live television programming broadcasted from around the world over the high speed public internet. The GLARAB feature-rich WebTV service provides an enhanced viewing experience in Arabic language that suits every taste and preference. GLARAB's state-of-the-art Application allows for the Arabic-speaking communities from all Arab communities living around the globe to tap into GLARAB's rich and comprehensive source of cultural, educational, musical and entertaining content from anywhere, at anytime. Now you can access hundreds of live TV Channels and international Radio Stations on your iPhone and iPod Touch device. Plus, coming soon, the Video-On-Demand feature will allow you to watch thousands hours of your favourite Movies and TV series directly on your mobile device! Download the GLARAB App today and start enjoying your favourite television programming on your iPhone and iPod Touch from anywhere in the world.
Darya
Stream a diverse collection of TV shows and movies in Dari, Farsi, and Pashto. Enjoy Afghan, Turkish, Western, Indian, and Korean content, including series, documentaries, news, sports, and cartoons.
- Watch in Dari, Farsi, Pashto
- Afghan content
- Turkish series
- Western movies
- Indian dramas
- Korean shows
- Documentaries and news
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Watch in Dari, Farsi and Pashto the best Afghan, Turkish, Western, Indian and Korean series, movies, TV shows, documentaries, news, sport, kids cartoons and more ...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GLARAB at none against Darya's 1. GLARAB also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (49% vs 31%). Darya's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 3.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Darya sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. GLARAB asks for nothing beyond the download.
Darya holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 118 and 218 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 49% of GLARAB's written reviews are positive against 31% of Darya's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GLARAB ships an update every 6 months, Darya every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GLARAB | Darya |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (118 ratings) | 3.5 (218 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.4% of reviews — better | 30.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 118 | 218 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | GOLD LINE TELEMANAGEMENT INC. | Moby Media FZ-LLC |
Customer experience
GLARAB
Darya
User reviews
GLARAB
From 118 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Great app
- 👍 Excellent application
- 🙌 Awesome app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Not working
- ⚠️ Doesn't work anymore
- 🚫 App not working
- 🔴 Connection issues
- 💤 Freezes/crashes
Darya
From 218 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Great app for entertainment
- 👍 Variety of content
- 🙌 Helpful for travelers
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 💰 Expensive subscription
- 📺 Incomplete series and missing episodes
- 🔍 Poor search and navigation
- 🔇 Audio and translation issues
Bugs and requests
GLARAB
Reported bugs
3 issues- Compatibility issues with iOS 8 and newer
- Frequent crashes and connection timeouts
- Channels not loading or disappearing
Requested features
4 requests- Add more Arabic channels
- Support for iPad and iPhone 5
- Chromecast support
- Subscription option to remove ads
Darya
Reported bugs
4 issues- Videos getting stuck or freezing
- Subscription issues and inability to unsubscribe
- Inconsistent content updates
- Compatibility problems on some devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add more Turkish and war/mafia series
- Improve episode availability and completeness
- Provide better search and filtering options
- Enhance audio and translation quality
- Offer ad-free subscription option
In-app purchases
GLARAB
No in-app purchases
Darya
- Darya+$3.991 Month
