Kech24 vs MAPExpress
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
MAPExpress
Access Moroccan and international news in Arabic and French. Get continuous, real-time updates on economic, political, cultural, and sports events in text and video formats. Receive personalized alerts based on your language and preferred topics.
- Moroccan and international news
- Arabic and French languages
- Text and video formats
- Economic, political, cultural, sports news
- Continuous, real-time updates
- Personalized alerts
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MAPExpress est l’application embarquée de la MAP, Agence Marocaine de Presse, relative au site www.mapexpress.ma. L’application offre l’actualité marocaine et du monde en deux langues : arabe et français. MAPExpress vous propose l’information sous formats texte et vidéo. MAPExpress permet l’accès à l’actualité d’ordre économique, politique, culturelle et sportive en continu et en temps réel. MAPExpress fournit une information rapide, vérifiée et complète sur les événements. Ses journalistes couvrent l’ensemble des domaines d’actualité aux quatre coins du monde et à tout moment. MAPExpress vous offre exclusivement l’actualité nationale, régionale et internationale, en intégrant les alertes personnalisées selon la langue et la rubrique
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kech24 at 4.6 against MAPExpress's 3.7. Kech24 also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 23 months). MAPExpress's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Kech24 ships an update every 5 months, MAPExpress every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kech24 | MAPExpress |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aziz Mourid | Maghreb Arabe Presse |
Customer experience
Kech24
MAPExpress
In-app purchases
Kech24
No in-app purchases
MAPExpress
No in-app purchases
