Hespress vs Kech24
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hespress
This is the leading Moroccan electronic newspaper, offering a rich and diverse content without taboos. It serves as a primary source for news from Morocco and around the world.
- Rich and varied content
- Uncensored reporting
- Moroccan news
- International news
- Electronic newspaper
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Hespress est le 1er journal électronique Marocain, ayant un contenu riche, varié et sans tabous. Principale source d'information du Maroc et de l'international.
Kech24
A Moroccan news portal in Arabic, launched in 2012. It provides national and international news updates with accuracy and objectivity. Users can receive breaking news alerts on their phones for free.
- Arabic news portal
- National and international news
- Accurate and objective reporting
- Breaking news alerts
- Free news service
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كِشـ24، بوابة مغربية للأخبار باللغة العربية تم إطلاقها في 30 يونيو 2012. كِشـ24، تضم فريقا صحفيا من الشباب الثواق الى نقل الخبر بكل دقة وموضوعية وحياد، وتقريب القارئ الكريم من الحقيقة والكشف عن خبايا الحاضر والنبش في أسرار الماضي. يعتبر تطبيق كِشـ24 التطبيق الاول من نوعه باللغة العربية والذي يوفر الخبرالوطني والدولي اولا باول. كما يوفر التطبيق خدمة الارساليات الاخبارية العاجلة على هاتف المشتركين مجانا.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hespress at every 10 days against Kech24's every 5 months. Hespress also leads on ratings volume (3K vs 5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Kech24's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 71%). 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.
Kech24 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hespress has 3K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Hespress's written reviews are positive against 100% of Kech24's.
Hespress ships an update every 10 days, Kech24 every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hespress | Kech24 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (3K ratings) | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hespress | Aziz Mourid |
Customer experience
Hespress
Kech24
Bugs and requests
Hespress
Reported bugs
2 issues- Invisible city list in night mode
- Inability to add multiple comments on the same row
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved comment system with more freedom of expression
- Expanded cultural and historical content
Kech24
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hespress
No in-app purchases
Kech24
No in-app purchases
