“why is everyone mad..? — Okay hear me out, I have been using this app for a while now and I honestly think it’s pretty good I mean if you don’t wanna subscribe they still have good free shows or series all though I would recommend you to…”
Independent automated assessment · 6 signal sources · 505 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-05.
3.2 ★801,363 ratings
100M+Downloads
12+Age rating
149 MBApp size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
Welcome to MBC Shahid – Your Ultimate Entertainment Destination
Dive into a refreshed world of endless entertainment with MBC Shahid—now with a brand-new look and enhanced experience. Discover the leading platform for Arabic Originals, exclusive series, blockbuster movies, live TV, sports, and more. Whether you’re watching for free or subscribing, enjoy unlimited access to premium content tailored just for you.
Why Choose MBC Shahid? 1. Exclusive Arabic Originals Enjoy the finest Arabic Original productions available exclusively on MBC Shahid. From gripping dramas to captivating comedies, we bring you stories that resonate with your heart.
2. Live Sports in HD Catch the thrill of local and international sports and tournaments, all in stunning HD (available in MENA only).
3.…
Preview
Real screenshots from the store listing.
Independent evidence report
The evidence behind this assessment
This is where the page changes from an app-store listing into an evidence report: findings, important reviews, pricing and a dated history.
Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
App Store
This analysis describes version 8.8.2 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 8.8.2, updated 2026-09-25.
Google Play
This analysis describes version 8.9.0 of the app (the version number recorded inside the package we inspected), analyzed 2026-10-05 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 8.9.0, updated 2026-10-01.
What we measured
Each line is a measurement published as a measurement, never a verdict.
Each line is a measurement, published as a measurement. Where we have not looked, the line says so rather than reading as a zero.
Developer replies to reviews
Replies to at least 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
2 themes reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
Under 65% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
From the package we downloaded and read — version 8.9.0, scanned 2026-09-25.
Permissions Android classifies as dangerous
1–2 requested
Counted against the eighteen permissions listed in collect-package.ts. A dangerous permission is one Android asks the user to grant; requesting one is not itself a finding.
Analytics or tracking SDKs in the scanned package
3 or more found
Advertising SDKs in the scanned package
1–2 found
Counted as distinct SDKs in the package we scanned. One mediation bundle can contribute several, so this is not a count of advertisers.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
Context 1
Measured and published because a reader would want to know — deliberately not a charge. The measurement alone does not show a harm.
Cheapest and priciest options are far apart
The disclosed in-app purchases span an unusually wide price range. Published as context: the cheapest and priciest items may be different kinds of product entirely, so the spread alone deducts nothing.
What we saw: In-app purchases run from USD 2.99 to USD 139.99 — a 47x spread across 10 items
Positive evidence 1
Things this app does right, published at the same strengths as the catch list.
Developer says data deletion can be requested
The developer's data-safety disclosure on the store states that users can request deletion of their data, or the app's own text offers a way to delete the account. This restates what the developer declares; it is not a test of whether deletion works. Apple publishes no equivalent disclosure, so on an Apple-only listing only the app's own text can support it.
What we saw: The developer's store data-safety disclosure states that data deletion can be requested; we have not seen a deletion control in the app's own text
One source only — shown, not confirmed 2
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
Reported by users: Aggressive ad load
Advertising volume or placement that interrupts normal use: ads between every action, unskippable or forced full-screen ads.
What we saw: Aggressive ad load: raised by 10 distinct reviewers (2.2% of 452 reviews scanned)
Reported by users: Price keeps rising
The price of the paid tier has been raised on existing users.
What we saw: Price keeps rising: raised by 6 distinct reviewers (1.3% of 452 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“Too much ads — this is so annoying like why is there 5 or 6 ads in every episode that is clear that shahid is obliging us to get the vip not recommended”
“??? — A lot of ads”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 8.8.2.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
Items shown9
Lowest$2.99
Highest$139.99
VIP$13.99
VIP | BigTime$16.99
VIP | Sports$19.49
VIP$139.99
VIP$2.99
Show 4 more purchases
VIP$29.99
VIP | Sports | GOBX$23.49
VIP Mobile$13.99
Ultimate$24.49
Google Play does not publish per-purchase prices.