DESCO vs ADB Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DESCO
Manage both postpaid and prepaid electricity bills in one place. Pay bills, recharge accounts, and view past usage with ease. Access service and emergency contacts, and find your local office location.
- Postpaid and prepaid bill management
- Bill payment and account recharge
- View electricity usage history
- Usage bar chart
- Contact S&D office
- Find S&D office location
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DESCO New Mobile application is now available for your apple mobile device with both Postpaid and Prepaid bill. View both Postpaid and Prepaid DESCO Electricity bills through one app and pay your Postpaid due bills and recharge Prepaid account from the application by only a few taps. Due to huge demand we are finally making this app available at app store for all the loyal customers of DESCO. We are also welcoming any new customers to try this out. DESCO mobile application is a unique one in Bangladesh including the facility of both Postpaid and Prepaid bill . Features: -Both Postpaid and Prepaid bill. -Usage bar Chart -Prepaid bill payment history -View electricity usage for past 12 months -Contact your S&D office for service and emergency -View the location and address of your S&D Office in Map Download New DESCO iOS App to experience the easiest DESCO Bill Payment in Bangladesh!
ADB Go
This application enables ADB staff to securely authenticate into their system using QR codes. It also facilitates the digital signing of transactions through push notifications for enhanced security and efficiency.
- QR code authentication
- Digital transaction signing
- Push notification authorization
- Secure system access
- Staff-specific utility
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This app allows ADB staff to authenticate to their system via QR codes and digitally sign transactions via push.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ADB Go at 100% against DESCO's 16%. ADB Go also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). DESCO's advantage is ratings volume (158 vs 2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). 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.
ADB Go holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DESCO has 158 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of DESCO's written reviews are positive against 100% of ADB Go's.
DESCO ships an update monthly, ADB Go every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DESCO | ADB Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (158 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 158 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Software Shop Limited | Asian Development Bank |
Customer experience
DESCO
ADB Go
In-app purchases
DESCO
No in-app purchases
ADB Go
No in-app purchases
