تطبيق المركز vs GPB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
تطبيق المركز
Stay updated with the latest news and events from your beloved village, "Al-Markaz." This app covers general news, special occasions, births, obituaries, and historical photos. Engage with the community by commenting on news articles.
- General town news
- Event announcements
- Birth and death notices
- Community activities
- Historical photo archives
- Comment on news
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تطبيق_المركز هو مصدرك الأول لأخبار قريتنا الحبيبة " الـمـركـز" ـ# حيث يحتوي على : - الأخبار العامة للبلدة -المناسبات -المواليد -التغطيات -الوفيات -المنوعات -جمعية المركز -مركز النشاط -المركز في سطور -صور من ماضينا إمكانية التعليق على الأخبار لاتبخلوا علينا باقتراحاتكم وملاحظاتكم 0500131203 support@almarkaz.app
GPB
Stream live and on-demand audio and video content from Georgia Public Broadcasting. Features include DVR-like controls for live streams, program scheduling, and a search function to find content across multiple stations. Wake up to your favorite shows with the built-in alarm clock.
- Live audio and video streaming
- DVR-like controls for live streams
- On-demand content library
- Program schedule integration
- Search across multiple stations
- Sleep timer and alarm clock
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GPB: The GPB App allows you to listen to and watch Georgia Public Broadcasting radio and television, pause and rewind the live audio, and view the program schedule all at once! You can explore On Demand content, search for programs, bookmark a program for later, and wake up to GPB with the alarm clock! Live Streaming • DVR-like controls (pause, rewind, and fast forward). You can pause the live stream to have a conversation and pick up right where you left off! Or rewind to catch a comment you just missed! • Listen to live streams from GPB even while traveling! Start the app and your favorite station starts playing – no clicks to start listening. • Integrated program schedules for the GPB stream! • One click stream switching – flip over to the program you noticed on another stream with a single click. • Listen to GPB in the background while browsing the web or catching up on your emails! On Demand • Access GPB programs easily and quickly. • DVR-like controls. Pause, rewind and fast forward your program with ease. • When listening to programs, individual segments (when available) are listed so you can review and choose one or listen to the entire program. • Easy to access past programs. • The GPB App displays the web page associated with the program or program segment you are listening to On Demand so you can explore for more information. Search • The unique “Search Public Radio” feature finds stories or programs across hundreds of stations and web pages and makes it easy to play instantly. Additional features • Easily share stories and programs with family and friends via the “Share” button. • A built in Sleep Timer and Alarm Clock allows you to go to sleep and wake up to your favorite station. The GPB App is brought to you by the people at Georgia Public Broadcasting and Public Media Apps. We work to provide our valued listeners with great solutions to find what you want, when you want it, and where you want it. Please support Georgia Public Broadcasting by becoming a member today! http://www.gpb.org http://www.publicmediaapps.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: تطبيق المركز at 100% against GPB's 65%. GPB's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (99 vs 5). 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.
GPB holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GPB has 99 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of تطبيق المركز's written reviews are positive against 65% of GPB's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | تطبيق المركز | GPB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 4.3 (99 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 64.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 99 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | AMAAR ALAHMAD | GPB Media |
Customer experience
تطبيق المركز
GPB
Bugs and requests
تطبيق المركز
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
GPB
Reported bugs
13 issues- App automatically closes when paused, losing place
- Randomly occurring PSAs interrupt programs
- Radio silence for minutes to hours
- App needs to be reopened when transitioning from home network to mobile
- Frozen transmission when transitioning from Wi-Fi to mobile
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- Show will not stay on, requires reboot or reinstall
- Recent update causes spontaneous playback of GPB hook/bump
- App gets stuck in a buffering loop
- App starts by itself
- Live feed hung up on donation screen
- Skipping over itself, repeating segments
- The 'live' show in this app is different from GPB NPR programs on radio
- Cannot browse old app for different GPB NPR affiliated programs
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to use app on Firestick, SmartTV, or Xbox
- UI refresh needed
- More specific search functionality
In-app purchases
تطبيق المركز
No in-app purchases
GPB
No in-app purchases
