Comparison

Miqdaa vs NSR

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

Head to head
About

Miqdaa

Features
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Live the story in the heart of our homes. Forget standard bookings. Step into an authentic Saudi home where the aroma of cardamom fills the air and every corner holds a story. With Miqdaa, you are more than a guest; you are part of the family. Share authentic traditions, taste home-cooked heritage, and learn traditional Saudi crafts directly from the people who know them best. What’s waiting for you inside? • Open doors, open hearts: Genuine encounters hosted by real Saudi families in their own homes. • The art of Hafawah: From the ritual of coffee to traditional soul food and local folklore. • Seamlessly yours: Direct chat with your host and secure booking at your fingertips. • Moments that matter: Hands-on heritage, creative workshops, and cultural encounters across every region of the Kingdom. Our home is yours. Download the app and start your story today. عيش القصة في قلب بيوتنا. تخيل إنك ما تحجز مجرد مكان، بل تفتح باب لبيت سعودي. تشم ريحة القهوة والهيل، وتسمع قصص ما تلاقيها إلا عند أهلها. مع مقداع، أنت ضيف الدار مو بس زائر، تشاركنا أوقاتنا، تذوق طبخنا، وتتعلم مهارات وحرف سعودية من يدين أصحابها. وش اللي ينتظرك ورا كل باب؟ • بيوت ترحب بك: تجارب ولقاءات ودية في ضيافة عوائل سعودية. • علوم الطيب والحفاوة: من فنجال القهوة لأسرار الطبخ الشعبي والقصص الشعبية. • رفيقك في الرحلة: تواصل مباشر مع مضيفك، احجز بشغف، وخلك علي الموعد. • ذكريات تصنعها بيدك: دورات حرفية، جلسات تراثية، وفنون يدوية من كل مناطق المملكة. الدار دارك..حمّل التطبيق وابدأ قصتك الآن.

About

NSR

Features
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NSR is your guide to Saudi Arabia, made for Saudi, not translated onto it. Saudi: the Kingdom's thirteen regions, each with its symbol and its own page of places and stories. The emergency numbers are one tap away at the top. Discover: places in your city and across the Kingdom, a page at a time: For you, Around you, and the Stories of places retold by NSR. One search for everything. NSR: a guide you can talk to. Ask about any place in Saudi Arabia and get answers from NSR's information, with its sources behind ⓘ. When it doesn't know, it says so and points you to the official source. And a person from the NSR team on WhatsApp whenever you need one. Souq: experiences ready to book, and active offers when there are some, each with its end date. Booking and payment happen on the partner's page. Account: your NSR passport: what you saved, your outings on the map of the Kingdom ready for directions in Apple Maps with one tap, your city and your language, all on your phone. Sources and rights: the ⓘ beside a place's name and on its photo opens its sources: the photographer and license of the photo, where the text and the story come from, every data source and its license, and whether a person has reviewed the record. The Content rights page in Account lists them all: Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, the Saudi Tourism Authority and Saudipedia. Your privacy: no sign-in, no tracking, no targeted ads, and we never ask for your location. You choose your city, your saves never leave your phone, and NSR does not keep your conversations with the guide. In Arabic and English, follows your text size, and works with VoiceOver and Reduce Motion.

Screenshots

Miqdaa4 screens
NSR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NSR at daily against Miqdaa's every 2 weeks. Miqdaa's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Miqdaa ships an update every 2 weeks, NSR daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Miqdaa versus NSR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMiqdaaNSR
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMiqdaaNsrTech

In-app purchases

None

Miqdaa

No in-app purchases

None

NSR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Miqdaa free?
Miqdaa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NSR free?
NSR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Miqdaa or NSR have ads?
Neither Miqdaa nor NSR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Miqdaa or NSR?
Miqdaa ships an update every 2 weeks, and NSR daily. Most recently, Miqdaa was updated on October 7, 2026 and NSR on October 3, 2026.

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