Al vs Zagel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Al
Access breaking news from Egypt as it happens, along with front-page stories, daily columns, and obituaries from Al-Ahram Egyptian Foundation. Stay updated on accidents, economy, stock market, and sports news, including Egyptian league, Arab, and international headlines.
- Breaking news from Egypt
- Front-page newspaper content
- Daily columns and obituaries
- Economy and stock market news
- Sports, Arab, and world news
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تطبيق الأهرام مقدم من مؤسسة الأهرام المصرية وهو يقدم الأخبار العاجلة من مصر وقت حدوثها وكذلك موضوعات الصفحة الأولي من صحيفة الأهرام المصرية والأعمدة اليومية وصفحة الوفيات. يقدم التطبيق أيضا أخبار الحوادث والأقتصاد وأحدث أخبار البورصة. يتابع التطبيق أخبار الرياضة المصرية وخاصة الدوري العام وكذلك الأخبار العربية والعالمية
Zagel
This app provides a distinguished news service, focusing on comprehensive coverage and real-time updates of all ongoing events. Stay informed with the latest developments as they happen.
- Distinguished news service
- Comprehensive coverage
- Real-time updates
- Current events reporting
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زاجل.. تطبيق يقدم خدمة إخبارية متميزة، تعتمد على تغطية، وتحديث كل الأخبار الجارية
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Zagel at 4.4 against Al's 3.0. Zagel also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (153 vs 2). Al's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). 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.
Zagel holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zagel has 153 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Al ships an update every 13 months, Zagel every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Al | Zagel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.4 (153 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 73.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 153 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AlAhram Newspaper | Clicks |
Customer experience
Al
Zagel
In-app purchases
Al
No in-app purchases
Zagel
No in-app purchases
