Dumbuls vs NORA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dumbuls
Easily find and join gyms across Iraq. Compare memberships, purchase plans securely, and chat with gym managers. Manage your active memberships and enjoy a smooth payment experience.
- Discover gyms
- Compare memberships
- Purchase plans
- In-app chat with managers
- Manage active memberships
- Secure payment processing
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Discover and join the best gyms across Iraq with Dumbuls — your all-in-one fitness companion. With Dumbuls, you can easily explore nearby gyms, compare memberships, and purchase plans securely — all in one app. Stay connected with gym managers through built-in chat, manage your active memberships, and enjoy a smooth, safe payment experience. Start your fitness journey today — download Dumbuls and find your perfect gym!
NORA
Easily find and book beauty and grooming appointments at nearby salons and barbershops. Discover services, view locations on a map, and manage all your bookings in one organized place.
- Discover nearby beauty services
- View business locations on map
- Check service details and times
- Book appointments easily
- Manage bookings in one place
- Receive booking updates
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NORA is a modern booking app that helps customers find and book barbers, salons, nail services, beauty services, and grooming appointments. With NORA, customers can discover nearby service providers, view business locations on the map, check service details, choose a suitable date and time, and book appointments directly from their phone. NORA is designed to make the booking experience simple, fast, and organized for both customers and service providers. Key features: • Discover nearby barbers, salons, nails, and beauty service providers • View business locations using the map • Check service details and available appointment times • Book appointments quickly and easily • Manage your bookings from one place • Receive booking updates and notifications • Sign in using phone OTP, email/password, or Google Sign-In For service providers, NORA helps manage schedules, bookings, services, prices, and appointment requests in a more organized way. NORA brings beauty, grooming, and appointment booking together in one simple app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NORA at every 3 days against Dumbuls's every 9 days. NORA also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Dumbuls's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dumbuls against 5.0 for NORA. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Dumbuls ships an update every 9 days, NORA every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dumbuls | NORA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shamal Perodzada | Rawyar Mustafa |
Customer experience
Dumbuls
NORA
In-app purchases
Dumbuls
No in-app purchases
NORA
No in-app purchases
