Hydra TV vs Smart Qanun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hydra TV
Stream live television, movies, and series with an electronic program guide. Catch up on missed episodes and enjoy a wide range of entertainment content.
- Live TV streaming
- Movie and series library
- Catch-up functionality
- Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
- On-demand content
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LIVE TV, MOVIES, SERIES, CATCH UP and EPG
Smart Qanun
Explore the rich tones of a traditional stringed instrument with this app. Learn to play, create your own melodies, and share them. It offers a realistic acoustic sound and includes helpful tools like scales, notes, and a piano with oud sounds, all for free.
- Realistic acoustic Qanun sound
- Create and share original tunes
- Includes scales and notes
- Integrated piano with oud sounds
- File manager for your creations
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- Qanun Is the richest musical instrument in tone and voice, for this reason, Qanun is considered the law or the constitution for all musical Arabian instruments - Free Qanun is the leading musical app that allows younger generations to understand contemporary arts and employ traditional musical instruments to achieve new musical concepts. -99% Acoustic qanun, like no other sound. create your tunes and share them on social media Engage Audio features, Scales, Notes, File Manager & Piano with oud sounds. ALL FREE
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Smart Qanun at 5.0 against Hydra TV's 3.6. Smart Qanun also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Hydra TV's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (25 vs 1). 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.
Smart Qanun holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hydra TV has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hydra TV ships an update every 3 weeks, Smart Qanun every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hydra TV | Smart Qanun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (25 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OBELIX Agency | Hossam Afify |
In-app purchases
Hydra TV
No in-app purchases
Smart Qanun
No in-app purchases
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