A Haber is a news and live-broadcast application for Turkish users, providing real-time updates, sports scores, and television streaming on iOS and Android.
Product velocity
Maintenance
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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News
Sentiment
4.3
26k reviews
Nemesis
Fragmented field
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire A Haber to access 24/7 live television and breaking news in a single interface, serving the need for immediate, localized information consumption.
For Turkish news consumers seeking real-time updates, live television access, and sports coverage.
What does it look like?
Key features
24/7 HD broadcast of A Haber channel and associated Turkuvaz media channels
User-defined layout and content prioritization for the news feed
Real-time updates for Turkish and European leagues plus Ziraat Turkish Cup video summaries
How much does it cost?
Ad-supported model with no subscription gates, monetizing via high-volume traffic and video ad inventory.
Velocity
Maintenance developmentperformanceShow more...
The app has released only two updates in the last four months, resulting in a cadence of approximately 0.12 releases per week. Development is currently in a maintenance phase, focusing exclusively on minor bug fixes and performance stability rather than new features or live operations. The latest release addressed a specific playback issue, but the overall lack of frequent updates suggests a low-intensity development cycle.
Who built it?
Turkuvaz Radyo TV Haberlesme ve Yayincilik A.S.
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efotoMaçUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Review voice lately leans upset. Users appreciate historical user base appreciates the core news delivery and editorial content, but report frequent application crashes and instability prevent reliable access to news content.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Historical user base appreciates the core news delivery and editorial content
- Frequent application crashes and instability prevent reliable access to news content
60 of 223 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Upset overall
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Competitive landscape for a Haber
How's the News market?
A Haber holds a #42 rank in the Turkish News & Magazines category, but the high volume of 1-star reviews regarding stability indicates that its market share is vulnerable to more performant competitors.
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Key takeaways for a Haber
Where is it heading?
The Turkish news aggregator market is consolidating around apps that offer personalized, stable experiences, leaving A Haber exposed. Unless the team shifts from maintenance-mode stability fixes to active feature differentiation, the app will continue to lose ground to competitors like Haberturk.
- Persistent application crashes and high ad-density drive negative sentiment, which compounds the churn risk against stable news aggregators.
- Recent updates focused on stability and video playback, but the lack of new feature expansion leaves the app vulnerable to competitor innovation.
The SWOT
- 24/7 live broadcast integration sustains daily session frequency
- Turkuvaz media network provides exclusive editorial content
- Localized news notifications could increase retention
- Wearable integration for prayer times would expand utility
Next best moves
Rebuild launch sequence because crash-on-open is the top complaint → improve retention
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's high download volume is a liability…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Real-time match data center (available in NTV Spor but absent here) +1
Since the last report: The app remains in a maintenance phase with no new feature releases, but the PM strategy and SWOT analysis have been updated to prioritize launch-sequence stability and address specific competitive gaps in local news notifications.
Bottom line
A Haber maintains its category lead through exclusive live-broadcast content, but persistent technical instability and ad-fatigue threaten its long-term retention, so the PM must prioritize stability fixes to secure the user base against more performant aggregators.
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