Wain vs Al Murshid for iPhone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wain
This intelligent map application provides real-time traffic, smart navigation, and parking information. It offers speed camera alerts, a POI database, and road-side assistance. Discover current events in Qatar with dynamic maps and reliable GIS data.
- Real-time traffic information
- Smart navigation
- Dynamic maps
- Updated parking information
- Speed camera alerts
- Points of Interest (POI) collection
- Event listings for Qatar
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Wain by QMIC, is an intelligent map and location-based services application. Wain delivers useful map related services which includes real-time traffic information, smart navigation, dynamic maps, updated parking information, speed camera alerts, a rich collection of POIs, access to road-side assistance, in addition to providing a comprehensive look of the most current and exciting events in Qatar. Wain’s real-time traffic information and GIS data comes from a multi-source network to ensure its accuracy and reliability. Wain is committed to continuously enhance the services and features provided to users to ensure the success of its evolving strategy to support residents as well as visitors of Qatar. Wain is your companion on the road, giving you Qatar’s most needed transportation and location services. Disclaimer: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Al Murshid for iPhone
This bilingual navigation app provides detailed maps and aerial imagery for Qatar. It allows users to search for addresses, landmarks, parcels, and mosques, and offers routing with turn-by-turn directions. Users can also mark and track their location and convert coordinates.
- Bilingual map and imagery display
- Address, landmark, and parcel search
- Mosque search by name or category
- Coordinate conversion (QND95/WGS84)
- User location tracking and bookmarking
- Turn-by-turn street routing
- Spatial query for distances
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A bilingual iOS app developed by The Centre for GIS - Ministry of Municipality & Urban Planning - State of Qatar. The application displays Aerial/Satellite imagery and vector maps for streets, street names, landmark symbols and provides the following services: Search/Locate address through address (Inwani) data i.e. Building Number, Street Number, Zone Number. Search/Locate Landmarks through entering whole or part of landmark name. Search/Locate Parcel Identification Number (PIN) Search/Locate street, zone or coordinates Convert coordinates between QND95 and WGS84 or vice versa Search/Locate Mosques through entering whole or part of their name. By searching Mosques categories. By performing spatial query from current location a landmark. Search/Locate a user personal geographic bookmarks Marking and tracking current user location. Spatial query and distances for landmarks from either current location or selected landmark. Street routing between two or more points with turn-by-turn instructions. Note : Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. For more information, please visit CGIS website: www.gisqatar.org.qa
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wain at 75% against Al Murshid for iPhone's 22%. Wain also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (111 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Wain holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wain has 111 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Wain's written reviews are positive against 22% of Al Murshid for iPhone's.
Wain ships an update every 3 weeks, Al Murshid for iPhone every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wain | Al Murshid for iPhone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (111 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 111 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #175 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 184 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | QUWIC | The Centre for GIS - MMUP |
Customer experience
Wain
Al Murshid for iPhone
Bugs and requests
Wain
Reported bugs
12 issues- Location sharing link doesn't link back
- Location sharing link doesn't work in chats
- App filled with bugs
- App is slow
- Doesn't work outside Qatar
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- Need improvement in Apple Carplay
- Not supporting Home Screen for Carplay
- App doesn't send notifications like before
- Problem after update
- Map is not 100% accurate
- Navigation brings to old/closed places
- Traffic data not always accurate
Requested features
17 requests- Promote the app officially
- Generic link for location sharing
- Landscape mode
- Expand app coverage area
- Improve Apple Carplay integration
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- Add Apple Carplay feature
- Change app color to burgundy
- Add notifications for new/closed streets
- Add region and street number to 'My Address'
- Offline map functionality
- Feature to know friends' locations
- Show nearest address to pin drop
- Add more places to the map
- Support Arabic language
- Allow users to report on places or add new ones
- Improve accuracy of traffic congestion data
- Add more features soon
Al Murshid for iPhone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Wain
No in-app purchases
Al Murshid for iPhone
No in-app purchases
