Dawn vs UrduPoint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dawn
Access breaking news, business updates, sports scores, entertainment news, and opinion pieces from Pakistan and around the world. This app provides a comprehensive news experience with features like push notifications and offline reading.
- Breaking news push notifications
- Offline story downloads
- Social media sharing
- Bookmark favorite stories
- Post and view comments
- Automatic background updates
- Full news category access
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The latest news from Pakistan and the world is at your fingertips with Dawn.com’s free mobile app. We bring you breaking news, business, sports, entertainment, blogs, informed opinion and more from the combined platforms of Dawn.com, the Dawn Newspaper and the DawnNews TV channel. Key features: • Push Notifications for breaking news stories • Downloads latest stories (up to 30 for each section) for fast browsing • Share stories to Facebook, Twitter, email, SMS and more • Bookmark your favorite stories for easy accessibility • Post comments and view all comments on stories • App automatically updates every hour in the background • Access the full range of our news categories • Landscape support
UrduPoint
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Breaking Urdu News, Pakistan News, latest Urdu news, videos, sports, showbiz, technology trends, exciting news, etc. Your one-stop application to remain connected with Pakistani and global news in Urdu.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dawn at every 2 weeks against UrduPoint's every 4 weeks. UrduPoint's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dawn ships an update every 2 weeks, UrduPoint every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dawn | UrduPoint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (125 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 9.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 125 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dawn Media Group | UrduPoint Network FZE |
Bugs and requests
Dawn
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on launch
- Scrolling issues within articles
- Compatibility problems with iOS 12
- Frequent freezing and unresponsiveness
Requested features
4 requests- Update the app for iOS 12
- Improve font size and readability
- Add more customization options
- Enhance the overall user experience
UrduPoint
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dawn
No in-app purchases
UrduPoint
No in-app purchases
