Rudaw vs NRT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rudaw
Stay informed with up-to-the-minute coverage of Middle Eastern affairs, particularly from Iraq. Access 24-hour headlines, breaking news, and live updates directly on your smart device. Engage with the community through an interactive feature to share news tips and stories.
- Up-to-the-minute coverage
- Middle Eastern affairs focus
- 24-hour headlines
- Breaking news alerts
- Live coverage
- Interactive news tips feature
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Enjoy updates in Kurdish affairs from the comfort of your smart device. Rudaw app offers up to the minute coverage of Middle Eastern affairs, straight from Iraq. Get 24 hour headlines, breaking news, live coverage, and so much more from the convenience of a phone. Become a member and contribute on YourRudaw, an interactive feature allowing you to send in your news tips, photos or stories. Stay connected with Rudaw.
NRT
Access breaking news and headlines from Arabic sources. Stay informed with the latest updates on current events.
- Arabic news aggregation
- Headline updates
- Current events
- News from Arabic sources
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NRT Arabic, News and Headlines in Arabic.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rudaw at 4.4 against NRT's 3.7. Rudaw also leads on ratings volume (277 vs 10) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). NRT's advantage is iOS requirement (7.1 vs 16.0). 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.
Rudaw holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rudaw has 277 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Rudaw ships an update every 2 months, NRT every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rudaw | NRT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (277 ratings) — better | 3.7 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 277 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 7.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Rudaw Media Network | Zyrak Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
Rudaw
NRT
Bugs and requests
Rudaw
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes when opening notifications
- Frozen app during video playback
- Font size resets when navigating between articles
- Live stream crashes after 1 minute
- Slow loading on English version
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- Unreadable comment text (gray on gray background)
- Non-selectable text prevents copying
- Duplicate notifications in notification center
- Plus button in top-left corner non-functional
- Slow performance with high traffic
Requested features
10 requests- Font size adjustment functionality
- iPad version of the app
- iPhone X/notch support
- Improved notification system with customization options
- Share to WhatsApp button
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- Apple Watch compatibility
- Dark mode option
- Accessibility features (VoiceOver support)
- Better video playback quality
- Latin alphabet option for Kurdish text
NRT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rudaw
No in-app purchases
NRT
No in-app purchases
