ARY DIGITAL vs PakDrama
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ARY DIGITAL
This app provides access to a popular Pakistani entertainment channel, offering a wide range of content. It caters to viewers worldwide with regional coverage across Asia, the Middle East, UK/Europe, and the USA.
- Pakistani entertainment channel
- Global coverage
- Asian entertainment
- Regional broadcasts
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ARY Digital is the most watched Entertainment channel in Pakistan. ARY Digital is the flagship channel of ARY Network. ARY Digital launched in the United Kingdom in December 2000 on the growing demands of Asian entertainment in the region. At present, the ARY Digital has four different coverage areas around the world: ARY Digital Asia, ARY Digital Middle East, ARY Digital UK/Europe and ARY Digital USA.
PakDrama
This app serves as a comprehensive TV guide for Pakistani dramas, offering up-to-date schedules, cast information, and personalized features. Track your favorite shows and actors with smart reminders and detailed filmographies.
- Live TV Schedule & EPG
- Personalized Watchlist
- Follow Favorite Stars
- Complete Filmography
- Smart Reminders
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PakDrama is the definitive, all-in-one television companion for fans of Pakistani dramas. Whether you are a casual viewer or a dedicated follower of the industry, our app provides the most accurate and up-to-date schedules, cast directories, and personalization tools available. FEATURES: • Live TV Schedule & EPG: Never miss an episode. Our interactive Electronic Program Guide gives you a clear, chronological view of what is airing across all major Pakistani networks. • Personalized Watchlist: Bookmark the dramas you are currently watching and keep your active list in one view. • Follow Your Favorite Stars: Connect deeper with your favorite celebrities. Search through our extensive database of Pakistani actors and actresses to build your own portfolio. • Complete Filmography: View a detailed history of every drama your favorite actor has appeared in. • Smart Reminders: Opt-in to receive push notifications when a new episode of your saved drama drops. *IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER:* PakDrama is strictly an informational directory and scheduling tool. This app provides accurate TV schedules, cast biographies, and episode metadata. This app DOES NOT host, stream, or provide unauthorized access to copyrighted video content or live TV feeds. Any video playback consists of publicly available trailers embedded via standard platform players.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PakDrama at 5.0 against ARY DIGITAL's 2.1. PakDrama also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). ARY DIGITAL's advantage is ratings volume (66 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
PakDrama holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ARY DIGITAL has 66 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ARY DIGITAL ships an update monthly, PakDrama weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ARY DIGITAL | PakDrama |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (66 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ARY Services Limited | syed saddam ahmad |
Customer experience
ARY DIGITAL
PakDrama
Bugs and requests
ARY DIGITAL
Reported bugs
18 issues- Subtitles not visible on larger screens
- App does not play dramas
- App crashes when opening or playing episodes
- Blank white screen after opening
- No audio/volume
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- App not working on specific devices (iPhone, iPad)
- Content unavailable in certain regions
- App not full screen on older devices
- App closing automatically
- App not loading
- App crashing when an episode begins playing
- App crashing continuously
- App not working since latest update
- App not supported in US
- App crashes when trying to open
- App not working at all
- App not playing some dramas
- App crashing every time an episode begins playing
Requested features
10 requests- Add search bar for old dramas
- Improve app for iPhone users
- Make dramas available outside of Pakistan
- Make dramas available on YouTube
- Fix subtitle display on expanded screen
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- Add Chromecast support
- Update app for newer iPhones
- Add search option for archive dramas
- Upload missing episodes (Good Morning Pakistan)
- Keep updating the app
PakDrama
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ARY DIGITAL
No in-app purchases
PakDrama
No in-app purchases
