Addiyar vs The Commonwealth Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Addiyar
Stay informed with 24/7 updated news across entertainment, sports, and celebrity topics. Receive real-time notifications and access coverage of the Middle East and Arab countries, with a focus on keeping Lebanese expatriates updated.
- 24/7 updated news
- Notifications for breaking news
- Coverage of Middle East and Arab countries
- Entertainment, sports, and celebrity news
- Focus on Lebanese expatriates
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Addiyar's application provides news updates in all categories including entertainment, sports, celebrities, and more. Our 24/7 updated news are available for you as notifications and you may check them anytime. Our team covers the Middle-East and Arab countries including Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and other countries’ news. Our main target is to keep Lebanese people who live abroad especially in USA updated with all the news happening around the region.
The Commonwealth Journal
Access community news, commentary, photos, and videos on the go. Download daily editions for offline reading and stay updated with breaking news, sports, and weather. Share content with friends and explore local information like weather, events, and classifieds.
- Offline daily editions
- Breaking news updates
- Photo and video galleries
- Print edition layout view
- Local weather and events
- Social sharing
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Take the Commonwealth Journal with you wherever and whenever you go. Your community resource for news, commentary, photos, video and special features is evolving. Access it now and take off with our award-winning breaking news, sports, weather and more. Features: - Download daily editions and content to read offline at your convenience. - Get breaking news and developing stories from the Commonwealth Journal newsroom. - Browse photos and watch videos of local and national events. - View articles as they were written and edited for the Commonwealth Journal print edition. - Access free local weather, events, classifieds and shopping information - See each page and article in a horizontal or vertical display. - Share articles, photos, coupons and local events with friends on your social network. - New enhanced Weather feature in Live News
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Commonwealth Journal at 4.9 against Addiyar's 4.3. The Commonwealth Journal also leads on ratings volume (45 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.1). Addiyar's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. The Commonwealth Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Addiyar asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Commonwealth Journal holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Commonwealth Journal has 45 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Addiyar ships an update every 2 months, The Commonwealth Journal every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 9, 2026.
| Parameter | Addiyar | The Commonwealth Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 4.9 (45 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 45 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | WhiteBeard S.A.R.L | CNHI LLC |
Customer experience
Addiyar
The Commonwealth Journal
In-app purchases
Addiyar
No in-app purchases
The Commonwealth Journal
- One Day Access$1.99
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