Comparison

المكتبة العمانية vs Al Manhal

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

المكتبة العمانية

Free

📚 Books

★ 4.18 ratingsView app →

Al Manhal

Free

📚 Books

★ 2.810 ratingsView app →

About

المكتبة العمانية

Access a unified platform for books and publications from the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs of Oman. Search for books, add them to your personal library, and receive instant notifications for new releases.

Highlights

Unified platform for publications
Search for books
Add books to personal library
Instant notifications for new books

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يوفر تطبيق المكتبة العمانية منصة موحدة لنشر كتب ومطبوعات وزارة الأوقاف والشؤون الدينية بسلطنة عمان كما يوفر التطبيق خاصية البحث عن كتاب وإضافته للمكتبة الخاصة بالمستخدم وخاصية الإخطار الفوري للكتب الجديدة

About

Al Manhal

Access a vast library of Arabic bestsellers and academic research. Read, highlight, and annotate content with a user-friendly viewer. Sync for offline reading and purchase books on-the-go.

Highlights

Vast Arabic content collection
Read, highlight, and annotate
Offline reading sync
Purchase books on-the-go
Dark mode support

Features

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Al Manhal – Go To Library for Arabic Readers Looking for Bestseller Titles or Authoritative Research in Arabic? Satiate your love for reading or thirst for quality academic research in Arabic with the most dependable e-reading app. READ – ANYTIME & ANYWHERE! • Includes a vast collection of Arabic content across subject areas including bestsellers & scholarly content • App users can read, highlight, and annotate and much more inside the user-friendly viewer • Can be synced with Al Manhal Platform for offline reading of academic content • Can be synced with Al Manhal Store to read purchased books on-the-go • Supports dark mode for easy nighttime reading DOWNLOAD – FREE!

Screenshots

المكتبة العمانية2 screens

Al Manhal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: المكتبة العمانية at 4.1 against Al Manhal's 2.8. المكتبة العمانية also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 14). Al Manhal's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 75%) and device support. On price, ratings volume and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Al Manhal sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. المكتبة العمانية asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

المكتبة العمانية holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of المكتبة العمانية's written reviews are positive against 83% of Al Manhal's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level

المكتبة العمانية versus Al Manhal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	المكتبة العمانية	Al Manhal
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.1 (8 ratings) — better	2.8 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews	75.0% of reviews	83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	8	10 — better
Update frequency	—	Every 2 months
Ads	—	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	Free — better	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	—	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	10.0 — better	11.0
Further details — not scored
Size	54 MB	17 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	MINISTRY OF ENDOWMENTS AND RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS	Kezana LLC FZ