Alsumaria السومرية vs شفق نیوز
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alsumaria السومرية
This Iraqi news and entertainment app offers a comprehensive digital platform with a modern design and fast content delivery. It provides breaking news, in-depth analysis, live TV and radio streaming, on-demand video, and offline reading capabilities. Users can also access social media trends and personalized content.
- Breaking news and analysis
- Live TV and radio streaming
- On-demand video library
- Offline reading
- Social media trends
- Personalized user profiles
- Horoscope forecasts
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السومرية تطبيق إخباري عراقي ومنصة رقمية شاملة للأخبار والترفيه في العراق، يتميّز بتصميم عصري وسرعة عالية في تقديم المحتوى بدقة وموثوقية. يوفّر تحديثات إخبارية سريعة وتحليلات معمّقة في مواضيع متنوعة لتقديم تجربة مصمّمة لكل مستخدم. يتجاوز التطبيق المقالات التقليدية ليقدّم ميزات متعددة الوسائط مثل البث المباشر للتلفزيون وراديو سومر اف ام، الفيديو حسب الطلب، والمقالات الصوتية، إلى جانب إمكانية القراءة دون اتصا بالنت. كما يوفّر تجربة تفاعلية فريدة من خلال عرض ترندات وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي وتقديم محتوى ترفيهي مثل توقعات الأبراج، ضمن ملف شخصي قابل للتخصيص. محتوى متنوع يغطي جميع اهتماماتك: • الأخبار السياسية والاقتصادية • المجتمع والثقافة والفن • الرياضة وأخبار العراق العاجلة • الطقس والأبراج اليومية مشاهدة مباشرة وبجودة عالية: • بث مباشر لقناة السومرية • استمع لراديو سومر FM مباشرة اينما كنت • مكتبة ضخمة من الفيديوهات حسب الطلب: برامج، مسلسلات، تقارير، نشرات إخبارية • دعم Chromecast و Airplay للبث على التلفاز أكثر من 4 ملايين مستخدم يثقون بتطبيق السومرية — حمّله الآن وكن أوّل من يعرف! Concept, Management and Development by Softimpact, Built on top of TheWALL 360 CMS
شفق نیوز
Stay informed with the latest political, economic, and sports news and reports. This app provides quick access to global events and also features Shafaq Radio.
- Latest news and reports
- Political, Economic, Sports coverage
- Shafaq Radio streaming
- Multi-language support (Arabic, Kurdish, English)
- Fast and modern technology
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Shafaq News Agency App... One-click and the world is in your hands Be informed of the latest news and reports through the application of Shafaq News Agency, the world is in your hands with one click Political, Economic, Sports News, and Reports, everything that occupies your interest... You can also listen to Shafaq Radio via the app, Shafaq News Agency application is built with technologies that is the latest and fastest of its kind The application is available in Arabic, Kurdish, and English.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: شفق نیوز at 100% against Alsumaria السومرية's 50%. شفق نیوز also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Alsumaria السومرية's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (7.7K vs 10). 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.
Alsumaria السومرية holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alsumaria السومرية has 7.7K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Alsumaria السومرية's written reviews are positive against 100% of شفق نیوز's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Alsumaria السومرية ships an update every 8 days, شفق نیوز every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alsumaria السومرية | شفق نیوز |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (7.7K ratings) — better | 4.0 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7.7K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | +12 |
| Developer | Tasjil Art Production and distribution, LLC | Ayoob Asad |
Customer experience
Alsumaria السومرية
شفق نیوز
Bugs and requests
Alsumaria السومرية
Reported bugs
4 issues- Notifications not working
- App crashing on launch
- Compatibility issues with iOS 13
- Inability to expand news articles
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved notification system
- More detailed news coverage
- Better support for older devices
شفق نیوز
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Alsumaria السومرية
No in-app purchases
شفق نیوز
No in-app purchases
