Al vs Al Eshraq
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Al
Stay informed with local and international news, including updates from Qatar and the Gulf. This app offers a clear reading experience with breaking news alerts and the ability to save favorite articles for later.
- Local and international news
- Breaking news alerts
- Save favorite articles
- Clear, readable font
- News from Qatar and Gulf
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يقدم تطبيق الشرق لك كافة الأخبار المحلية والعالمية. ابقَ على تواصل بكل أحداث قطر والعالم عبر تطبيق "جريدة الشرق" الإخباري الشامل. كن أول من يعرف الخبر مع تطبيق "جريدة الشرق"، بحلته الجديدة والتي شملت مزيداً من الإضافات في صفحات الأخبار المحلية والعالمية والسياسية والرياضية، مع خاصية التنبيهات للأخبار العاجلة لا يتطلب تطبيق "جريدة الشرق" أي عملية اشتراك لعرض المحتوى الإخباري، حيث يمكنك قراءة الأخبار والمقالات بكل سهولة، ويتميز الإصدار الجديد بمرونة التصميم حيث يتم عرض الخبر بخط واضح ومميز وسهل القراءة، كما يتم عرض تاريخ نشر الخبر، ويمكن حفظ أي خبر في قائمة الأخبار المفضلة بالتطبيق، وذلك للرجوع إليها لاحقا في أي وقت. قم بتحميل تطبيق "جريدة الشرق" الآن، وابدأ تصفح أخبارك المفضلة من قطر ودول الخليج وأخبار عربية وعالمية أخرى. The "Al Sharq Newspaper" mobile app provides you with all the local and international news. Stay connected with all the events of Qatar and the world through the comprehensive news application "Al Sharq Newspaper". Be the first one to know the news with the "Al Sharq Newspaper" mobile app, in its new look, and a sign of additions to the local, international, and sports news pages, with the alerts, feature for breaking news Downloading and using the application is completely free, as in, where you can read the news in the budget, where you can read the news, as it displays, where the news is displayed in the list of news, favorite news in the application, for later reference at any time. Download the "Al Sharq Newspaper" mobile app Now, and start reading your favorite news from Qatar, the Gulf countries, and other Arab and international news.
Al Eshraq
This news application provides coverage of Iraqi, regional, and international affairs. It broadcasts news, information, and ideas through various programs in Arabic and Kurdish, including cultural, economic, and sports content.
- Iraqi, regional, and international news coverage
- Programs in Arabic and Kurdish
- Political analysis
- Cultural and economic shows
- Sports coverage
- Documentaries
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Al-Eshraq is a Satellite television channel based in Iraqi capital Owned by Eshraq Cultural Foundation, a non-governmental organization. The channel deals with the Iraqi, regional, and international affairs and seeks to convey news, information and ideas to its audience through its various programs. Broadcast in Arabic and Kurdish languages. In addition to the news, summaries, news and political programs, the channel is covering cultural, economic and sports shows, reports and documentaries.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Al Eshraq at 5.0 against Al's 2.4. Al Eshraq also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). Al's advantage is update cadence (every 9 months vs every 34 months) and ratings volume (7 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.
Al Eshraq holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Al has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Al ships an update every 9 months, Al Eshraq every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Al | Al Eshraq |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 34 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | DAR AL SHARQ | AVESTA FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND GENERAL TRADING LIMITED |
Customer experience
Al
Al Eshraq
In-app purchases
Al
No in-app purchases
Al Eshraq
No in-app purchases
